The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-13

The Little Rock Travellers opened n three-game series at RickwoOd Field yesterday afternoon by pounding out 20 hits off the Baron InOundsmen and won the initial clash of the series in comparatively easy manner. The final count was to 6. The game was wit messed by a fairly good sized crowd which was probably kept small by the threatening clouds which hung over Redwood the entire afternoon.
 It was the fourth straight defeat for the Barons. BurIeiSh Grimes started the hurling duties for the Barons, but lasted but two innings against the ter- rifle hitters of the Starr aggregation. Burleigh was relieved by Karl Black, the Baron southpaw, who was pounded equally as hard. if not worse. Jim AL Hson. the recent addition to the Trav- elers, pitched a fairly creditable game. He was touched for II safeties by the Barons, but was strong with the bases occupied.
 The Travellers took the lead in the opening session when Wares poled a long drive to center that went for a circuit tour. A couple of more were added in the next frame Barbare sin gled and Starr beat out his bunt. Gib- son walked. Allison hit to short and a double play forrowed, Caton to Clark to Hauser. but Barbare scored on the play. Covingtons single to left scored Starr
 BLACK TAKES MOUND
 Black went in to pitch for the Bar ons in the next inning and held the Travellers scoreless for the third and fourth innings. In the fifth. Jacobson's triple, one Of the longest hits seen here this season. and Manning's sim gle netted another tally. Barbare's. Starrs and Covington's singles added another run in the sixth. In the sew enth the Travellers scored a couple of more. With one down, Manning bunted and beat it out. Kirby doubled to right. Barbare scored them both with a dou- ble down the third base foul line. The eighth Traveller counter was made in the eighth when Jacobson hit home run to deep left. The final run scored in the ninth on Starr's single, Rumler's double and Powelps single.
 The Barons scored their first runs in the third inning. Red Smith opened with single to center. He took sec ond on Mike Hauser's infield out and scored when Karl Black doubled to right. Caton scored Black with a, sim gle to right. Another duo was added by the Barons in the fifth that tied the game up. Smith walked and Hauser singled sharply to center. Black sac- rificed. Eschen hit to Covington and Smith beat the throw to the plate. Eschen stole second while Gibson was arguing with Umpire Kerin. Caton flied to center and Hauser scored
 The final Baron talIies came in the eighth. Eschen beat out an infield hit but was forced at second by Caton. Me- Donald doubled to right. Meuseps in- field hit scored Caton and Eddie ram bled across on Danny Clark's long fly to center. Couchman pitched the ninth for the Travellers. Hauser tripled with one down but died on the third station. Two fast double plays by the Bar ons killed other Ira yeler rallies, while a double play also stopped Baron rally. Gibby Gibson was put out of the game in the fifth inning by Kerin. While Moley was chased in the sixth by the same arbiter
 FIRST
 Little Rock--Covington out, short to first. Wares hit a home run to deep cen ter Jacobson walked. Manning forced Jacobson at second and stole second. Kirby flied to right. One run, one hit, no errors.
 Birmingham-Eschen bunted and beat it