The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
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 First Game; Ponder Forced
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Uphill Contest Annexed by Razorbacks in Seventh Result of Perrymans Wild Heave-Moley Uses Three Slabs
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By HENRY LoEscH

Little Rock, July -(Special.)- l.)-The Travellers knocked Elmer Ponder out of the box by scoring five runs off him , in the second inning and took advants age of Preacher Perrymans wild throw in the seventh to win the opening game of the series. to T. The minister's chuck, which was made on Ed Man ning's ground ball. sent the tieing run over the plate and put the winning run on third.
 The Barons had two leads on the bali game which they took by hammer ing the offerings of Elmer Knight Manager Wares youthful finger from Mississippi but when Lou North went into the box to relieve Knight they did most of the swinging in vain.
 Cecil Coornbs smashed line drive to right center in the eighth with two on and two out and the Barons one run behind e1t Ed Barney pulled sensational running catch, taking the ball at his shoe tops and rolling over twice before he came up with the ball firmly in his grip. The drive should have scored two runs for Baronial win.
 BARONS GET LEAD
 smart beseoal gave the Barons their first lead Mcdonald walked to start tie game. Johnston lined out to Baker. Coombs single9 to right, sending Eddie to third tu score on Clarks smash to first. which Covington was lucky to knock down Ellis forced Clark at sec ond. roombs taking third. Lord Cecil and Ellis pulled double steal for an- other run Knight passed Webb ana Caton but Tincnp caged Smiths fly to left.
 After Ponder had famed in the sec ond McDonald's grounder to short took big hop and scared over Wares head. Johnston singled to right, and Eddie took third Coombs hit to Wares ana the Travellers caught Doc in chase between second and thord, after he had stole second. forgetting about McDon- ald. who scored from third, Knight then picked Coombs off second.
 PERUVIAN KNOCKED OUT
 The next half inning saw the passing of Ponder. Tincup, opened with smash through the box for one base. Kennedy walked A wild pitch advanced them called out on strikes. protesting stren- uously. A base on balls to Chapman loaded the bases. Knight skied to Coonlbs and Tincup scored after the catch. Baker drove hot one through the box and Kennedy scored. Barney shot one mile minute by Bill tWepp in right field and circled the pases with Chapman and Baker scoring ahead of him. Perr5+man took the pox and was welcomed by Covington With triple u right center Manning end led it with pop fly to Johnston.
 The Barons came right back and tied it up in the third. Clark grounded to Wares and was out at first. Ellis groun- der to short took a bad hop, and went for a base hit Webb drove a single to left, Ellis reaching second. Caton grounded to Knight, but the runners ad- vanced. Red Smith brought both of them over with single to center
 BARONS BREAK TIE
 The Barons broke the tie in the eighth with Caton walking to start it. Smith grounded to Covington on hit and run nlay. He was out, but Caton reached sacond. Knight then passed Perryman. McDonald's single to right scored Caton and sent Knight to the shower Wltn North m the box Johnston popped to Covington Coombs drove single to center and Perryman scored when Bar ney booted the ball. Clark then forced Coombs,
 The travellers squeezed one over in the sixth, Wares leading off with hlt 10 right, taking second on passed ball, going to third on Chapman's out, ana scoring on North's bunt.
 The Travellers won in the seventh. With one down. Covington dropped double on the right field line. Manning grounded to Perryman, who hes1tated about throwing the ball and the chunked wild Covington scored and Mannlng g went to third Ed scored after Coomps had caught Tincup's fly Ledbetter prob ably will oppose Comstock in the second