The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-02


 By BILL AK.
 In a hit and run affair with the visi- tors doing the greater part of the hit ting, Little Rock won the third and last game of the series yesterday after noon, the final score being to 5.
 On account of the fact that the Trav- elers found the solution to Fords de- livery, Manager Molesworth was com pelled to remove him before the conclu- ton of the first inning. Robinson, who succeeded, lacked control, and in addi- ton, was bombarded to every corner of the lot.
 Mique Finn opened with Neuer, but after the erstwhf1e New York High lander had walked two men in success sion, Captain Wood jerked him to cover "Rain- in the Face Eastman, who be- lieves himself another Bender lasted with a degree of success, until near the conclusion of the eighth. But when he grew tame in that portion of the game Captain Wood chased him from the scene and ordered Eyler, who was performing on the initial corner, to re- neve the threatening situation.
 Eliminating the superabundance of hits, the game was more than fair Each team fielded well, and the Barons. though sadly beaten,7 stung the ball often enough, and made runs sufficient to win an ordinary game. It was an other case of the pitchers being un- able to hold the visitors in check, and the result was a natural one.
 There was one bright feature. Along toward the middle of the afternoon, Stark smashed one of Robinson's bend CTS to centerfield fence Molesworth. after a great run, and a flying leap. pulled it down with a single paw. There was cheering, for the catch was mar velous.
 Fans Enjoy the Sport.
 The game started in the rain and though eight innings were played be- fore darkness fell, the clouds hung thick and threatened throughout. When the Travellers piled up lead of three runs in the first inning, the fans prayed for rain, that is, all did who had not wagered their coin on Little Rock victory. But Jupe was not in d friendly humor, and, as stated. it was at the conclusion of the eighth innin 8 that Fitzsimmons put an end to hostil , ities.
 There were several hundred fans at the park in spite of the decreased interest and the indictment weather These fans were entertained from the opening of the game until the close. It was a thick affair, with flying spheres and scurrying legs The Travellers hit every ball thrown over the plate, and so overwhelm- ing was the defeat destined to be that the fan lost his unlxind spirit and made merry There was a great deal of good natured raillery, and the afternoon passed with the spectators and the play CTS, too, perchance, in good humor
 Denuded of the sting of defeat, there was a great deal in the afternoons enter tainment to bring a smile to the lips, g guffaw from the throat or a screech from the lungs.
 In every tragedy there is a humorous element, and realizing this fact the fans proceeded to get all the entertainment possible. They could not knock, because the Barons, with the exception of the pitchers. were playing the game. Wher Douglass fielded a hit and retired the runner, the fans demanded that Manager Molesworth return Meek to the first pill low The fans were insisting that Moles
  team just before he made one of thu most sensational running one-handet catches ever witnessed in this or any other league. The artillery directed to- ward Douglass was at It's height, wheI he leaned against the spNere and trottet to second. Someone remarked that al though Carlos Smith was ''all in.' th' fans admired him nevertheless and Car los proceeded to rap out a two-sacker tt i0,t same fan used the same pointed remarl A second time. Smith retaliated with an other double to the same territory.
 And thus the placid afternoon wor itself away and the fans left the parl without any pricking consciences o grewsome memories.
 How Runs Were Made.
 But the Travellers certainly larrupe, the ball.
 In eight innings they piled up a tota of IT hits, one being for three and tw' for two sacks each.
 This hitting, assisted by passed ball a wild pitch, one error and several ire admissions to the first corner. netted tn ys.tors total of nine runs. So oftel did the Barons threaten to wipe the Tray elers off their feet that there was regre when the fun was cut short at the con clusion of the eighth. The spectators ar still wondering whether in the ninth tn Barons would have loped ahead, O whether the locals would have ever bee able to retire the side before the ringin of the supper bell.
 It Is altogether unnecessary to discus the game in detail. Every man who ar preached the stick stung the ball totsaf territory. There was great deal c running, a great deay of hitting, muc dust. much noise. a spattering of raj and lonesome sensation amongst 1t al
 In the first inning the visitors mad three runs. In their half of the first tn Barons, by a pinch hit of Tommy Raul got two of them back. In the second an third the visitors scored one, and In tn fourth annexed another pair. In tn