The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-22

Dixie Walker contributed a nice catch on Coombs' attempted bunt and dou- bled Young of third in the fifth in ming. saving the game. Pat Duncan also snagged a line drive over third that looked good for a single. but with these two exceptions the fielding was of the mediocre variety
 The second game went three innings, when it was called on account of dark ness with the score to in Little Rocks favor. Rain was pouring down at the time and the contest developed into, a farce before it was terminated by Pfenninger.
 The Travellers were still further weak ened yesterday by the absence of Ham Hyatt, who left for New York Thursday night to join the Yankees. so Kid Fiber field went to first base and Pitchers Bow man and Young held down right and left fields, while Cecil Coombs played short Dixie Walker has performed well at first during the last few games and his catch ing has helped to put pepper into the fray.
 Game in detail:
 FIRST INNING
 Moran doubled to left Coombs fouled out to Mcdonald. Walsh grounded out, Mcdonald to Walker. Fisher tripled to deep left, scoring Moran. Elberfeld sin gled over first. bringing in Fisher. Brot tenn flied to Smith.
 smith singled past Fisher. Mcdonald walked. Southworth beat out, fill ing the bases. Duncan forced South worth at second. Smith scoring on the out and Mcdonald going to third, from where he tallied on Haworth's grounder that killed Duncan at second. Haworth stole second and went on to third when Brottem threw the ball to center field. BernSen struck out.
 SECOND INNING
 Palmero was safe on Bernsen's error and took second on Bowman's sacrifice. Young grounded out, Mcdonald to Walker. Moran singled to left and Pal mero counted. but Young went out try ing to go to second on the throw-in. Jansen hoisted a high one to Brottem. Walker singled to left and took second on Hills infield out Smith flied to right.
 THIRD INNING
 coonbs walked. Walsh struck out. Fisher grounded to Mcdonald and was out at first, but Coombs went all the way to third on the play. Elberfeld flied to Walker.
 Mcdonald was called out on strikes. Southwolth grounded out, Fisher to El- berfeld Duncan singled over second and stole second, from where he scored a moment later on Haworth's single to lad ont nttlh to Elberfeld
 FOURTH INNING
 Brottem flied to Duncan. Palmero grounded cut, Jansen to Walker. Bow man grounded out to Walker
 Jansen hit safe to Coombs and went tc second, when Cecil threw wild to first Walker grounded out, Fisher to Fiber field, Jansen going to third. Hill sim gled to center, scoring Jansen Smith grounded to Walsh and Hill was forced at second. Mcdonald singled to center. Southwortn grounded to Elberfeld, and had it beat out, but ran over Palmero. who covered and was called out
 FIFTH INNING
 Young hit a Texas leaguer over first and took second on a. passed ball. Moran sacrificed Young to third. With the squeeze play on Young was almost over the plate when Coombs bunted high foul toward first that Dixie Walker grabbed after a hard run. Dixie had no trouble in doubling Young off third.
 Palmero was so badly shaken up fol- lowing lis collision with Southworth at first that he had to retire, and Tuero went in. Duncan struck out. HaWorth flied to center. Bernsen flied to Coomos.
 SIXTH INNING
 Walsh flied to Southworth. Fisher singled to center and took second on El-