Show FIERCE BATTLE BETWEEN HAWK I I AND ANI SPARROWS S IN CITY'S CITY HEART 1 i Pedestrians on Second South street in front of the D. D F. F Walker building yesterday witnessed a spirited and interesting in interesting interesting in- in battle between a a. sparrow hawk and a a. flock of sparrows Hundreds of th the small sparrows were pursuing their daily labor of gaining a a. living by picking up stray grains of food In the street when a sized large d sparrow hawk descended from the upper upper upper up up- per region without warning and attempted attempted attempted at at- tempted to carry away some of the small game upon upon which he Is so delighted delighted delighted de de- de- de lighted to feed The sparrows were Immediately thrown into a state of consternation and were at first Inclined to take I flight However they rallied and put up a fierce fight for a time but finally weakened after that they were on the losing side of the battle bat tic After a vain attempt to get the upper hand of their opponent the sparrows gave up the battle and sought safety in precipitous flight but not until one of their comrades had been numbered among the slain After coming out of th the battle victorious the hawk gathered gathered gathered gath gath- ered up his prey and took flight The bystanders enjoyed the battle im- im their sympathies being entirely entirely en en- with the sparrows notwithstanding ing jug the fact that the little birds have become so numerous in the city cit that they are a public nuisance |