The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-17
By FRED BODEkER

Little Rock at Atlanta.
 In q listIess game, played on n soGEy field. the BarOns evened the series with the Travellers yesterday afternoon when they copped the final fray hy the score of to 2. Although large crowd witnessed the affair and the game was well filled with sensational stops the crowd never thrilled.
 The nOor condition of the field ham pcred fast base running. or fast field ing, but several sensational stops were made. Fred Derrick pulled the best stop seen at RickwOOd this season when he speared Manning's terrific lin- CT. while Wares made good stop of Lindsay,s liner with the bases full In the seventh inning.
 Emmett Key Perryman, better known as "Preacher," was on the mound for the Barons, and besides twirling a fine game, led his team mates in swatting the pill Perry" was in fine form and for seven sessions he let the Travellers down in order. In the first and ninth inning the Travellers showed across tally, but in all other sessions Of the game, the elongated parson found sail~ ing comparatively easy.
 
 Starr's twirling choice and with the exception of the first inning, when he was touched for a couple of doubles and single, he made a fairly good showing, although he was hit rather freely for the remainder of the game. He worked out of several tight places, but by no means had the Barons at his mercy.
 The Travellers took the lead in the first inning With one down, Manning doubled to center and scored on Jacob sons Texas leaguer to center. The tally in the ninth was added on Rum Ier's double to center, Starrs single to left, put him on third and Tex Coving- tons single to right counted him.
 The Barons hopped into the lead in the first session, overcoming the small advantage that the Travellers possessed. Eddie Mcdonald singled to center, but was forced at second by Derrick. Meusel flied to center but Cecil Coombs worked the Traveller finger for a walk Danny Clark missed putting one over the fence by inches and Derrick count ed. Coombs taking third and Danny stopping at second. Bill Lindsay doubled over first and Coombs and Clark crossed the plate.
 This ended the Barons scoring until the seventh, when another tally was added. Perryman opened the inning with his third single of the day, driv- ing one between second and first. Eddie Mcdonald popped out and Derrick forced Mcdonald at second. Emil ! Meusel singled to right and Derrick took third. Coombs hit high fly back of second and Wares funbled the ball, Derrick scoring, Clark was hit by pitched ball, filling the sacks, but Wares ended the rally with his sensa- tional stop of Lindsay's drive that was labelled for a homer.
 FIRST
 Little Rock--Wares flied to left. Man ming doubled to left. Walker popped to Smith. Jacobson singled to center, Man ming scoring. Rumler out at first, unas- sisted One run, two hits no errors.
 Birmingham-M Mcdonald singled to cen- ter. Derrick forced Mcdonald at second, Wares to Starr Derrick stole second. Meusel flied to center. Derrick went to third on a wild pitch. Coombs walked. Clark doubled to right, Derrick scoring Lindsay doubled to right, CocSlbs and Clark scoring. Caton struck out. Three runs, three hits, one error
 SECOND
 Little Rock-Gibson popped to Clark Starr out, pitcher to first Covington popped to Mcdonald. No runs, no hits, no errors.
 Birmingham-Smith out, pitcher to first. Perryman singled to right Mcdonald flied to center Derrick popped to sec Ond. No runs, one hit, no errors.
 THIRD
 Little Rock-LeClaire out short to first Wares out pitcher to first. Manning walked Walker struck out. No runs, no hits, errors
 Birmingham-Me popped to Starr Coombs popped to Starr. Clark flied to center. No runs no hits, no errors.
 FOURTH
 Little Rock-Jacobson out, third to first. Rumler bunted and beat it out. Gibson hit to Derrick and Rumler was forced at second. Gibson stole second. Starr out at first unasssted. No runs, one hit no errors.
 Birmingham-Hoff playing left field for Little Rock. Lindsay singled to left. Ca ton sacrificed, LeClaire to Starr. Lindsay