, 1876-08-20
HAN.D-BALL.
FIGHT TO SEVEN ALL KnUyn.

HAN H"bAlL.
EIGHT TO SEVEN ALL ROUND.
The thirty games in the first and second
classes Of the Hand-Ball Tournament Of the
Northwest terminated yesterday in Condor
alley, on the corner Of Decring and Cologne
streets. In the first class, out OF the fifteen
games O'Bricn and Ahern won eight, making
them vctors by one game in the tournament.
Feron and Carmody yesterday, however, won
the best three out OF five played in Condon's
alley. The first game resulted in score Of q
to II in favor Of O'Brien aud Ahcrn; the sec
ond, in q to in favor Of Carmody and Fcron;
the third, in q to 1G in favor Of Carmody and
Fcron; the fourth in q to 13 in favor of 0'Bricn
and Ahern; and the fifth in2 to II in favor of
Feron and Carmody.
Up to yesterdays games O'Brien and Abe m
stood 6 to t, out Of the II. Requiring only
games to make the out Of Is, the odds were
decidedly in their favor in the outset yesterday
afternoon. Their opponents, Feron and Car
mody, must made out Of the S. The odds
changed pcrceptibly, however, as the game pro-
gressed. The play in the first game Of q to "A
in favor Of O'Brien was more than Offset by the
the score In the second game Of 81 to ! in favor
Of Carmody and Fcron.
O'Brien and Ahcrn winning the toss, Ahcrn
went to toss, aud made one ace. Carmody fol
lowed with IN ace. Ahern made two aces, and
by Ahern, who could not help it very well, Some
fine caro,n play by Carmody brought his side up
to five aces. Carmody followed up his caroms
and allowed Ahern to make one ace only.
fully throughout, making over-baIls in rather
quick succession. He yet brought the game to
even five aces. Feron aud Carmody made moth
ing-which ono Of 0'Drieu's nailcEs" is, in
II
mp and tuck u for while after this, the boys
dividing the aces pretty evenly. Carmody
intimatca work when he tossed the
ball on the ninth ace made By
his team, and by making five, made the score II
to Is. Feron followed with good intentions,
OF the acc-line. When Carmody resumed work
on aru II magnificent t' dy take u by Ahern on
tic acc-l;ne LETT him there. Ahern taking
hand i'll, was served In almost precisely the same
and tic similar precision to get satisfaction eyi-
deutlv, bought duwn the house. 4 fine left
handed q butter" BY Ahcrn, with neat play by
O'Brien, led O'Brien to the call of are 2l,--an
OVERHAUL intervening. Score. 81 to II for
O:Bricn and Ahern.
Upon the inception Of the second game It was
iutin,atcd that the sun, striking the alley,
blinded the players, already flushed by the in
cipher. Carmody and Feron did some beautiful
tossing and got the game to against ''love."
Aliern made three aces to counteract Glove"
aud O'Brcn would have swclled the score but
for an unfortunate error BY Ahern: Carmody,
to aggregate o'Brien, who. with one, OF
his Characteristic "buttcrs,' stored him
away to order, Fcron brought up with
J.! to 8. Ahern get in to 4, when when
his partner o'Brien tried bis luck. He could
grounder. The applause shook the gallery.
Carmody, taking tue toss, made q score Of IS to
&: 16 tot; II TOT. Feron added eli ace; Ahcrn
and O'Brien made nothing; and Carlnodv made
the 18th, 18th, Goth, and 2lst aces. Score, q to
! in favor OF Feron and Carmody.
Carlnody, retaining his hand, started in with
to "loye' on the third game. Ahcrn made
the call "all aboard" at s.. The game, as CON
ccrned the tournament, was here decided close,
and bets were freely in order. 1t was con
sidcrcd safe to watch the next succeed
ing play, however. Carmody made it
to 3, S to 3, 6 to 5, Z to g. and had made it to
8, when Ahern, changing to strike to left cor
ner e the en t9s5 to 70 2bepo who
tossed to 10 5 to 10, 4 to 10, Z to 10, 5 to 10,
to 10, 10 to 10, II to 10, and IL to 10. 0'Brien
made one more acc, aud Feron's s'butter " set
tied him. Carmody now began hard tossing,
made it 12 to 13, IL to 13, IA to Is, by fine
rrounacr to right by Carmody, and Is to IL
by All inimitahlc t. butter" from Carmody, one
OF the best ever hit in this part of the world.
by OBrien brought this game to close, III
favor Of Carmody and Feron BY q to IL.
Carmody male six aces to s:love" to intro
duce the fourth game. Hard play began here.
Ahcrn made nothing, O'Bricn started in like
himself and made four aces, and recognized as
sistancc from his partner in the shape Of .
carom, and when he made the score stand ~,
So, 90, 1919, 11-9, and 1870 his carom practce,
and long and short play came to tell, and the
current changed omnously. Those in the alley
-. &h.A 1efi int f1.n hnEf
condition, thought he got in time at once, and
would bet anything on him. Excellent play,
directly, on all hands, brought Ahern to 1918,
1918, :!0-13, and Glib. Score, 21-l3 in favor OF
0'Rr1en and Ahcrn.
The fifth game resulted in score OF q to ID
in favor OF Feron and Cartnody. Throughout
the game was we'll contested, atoundiug IN
magnificent exhibitions OF longs, shorts, car
ouls, grounders, and festive =" "butteEs."
1t is probable that match will be arranged
soon between O'Brien and Ferou against Car
mody and Ahern.
Tie second-class games ercntuated in the sue
cess OF Harrity and Cullen, by score Of 8 to I,
in series Of match games OF Is. The first
O'Walley's court, corner Of Franklin street and
Chicago ayenue, and resulted infayor of Harrity
and Cullen, by three out Of i've: The second
series Of games were played IN VBrien's court,
and resulted in favor ct Harrity and Cullen,
best three out Of i've The games now stood
six to four in favor Of Harrity and Cullen. The
decisive games we're played yesterday afternoon
at Condon's alle;;, corner Of Decring and
Cologne streets. These games resulted in
victory for Harrity and Cullen, who won two
games out Of tive in this bout, and eight out Of
fifteen as against Murphy and Lynch.
In the contest yesterday the score stood thus;
First game, q TO 0, in favor OF Murphy and !
Lynch; second game, q to T., in favor Of Muir
ply and Lynch; third game, 81 to 16, in favor !
Of Murphy and Lynch; fourth game, q to u, in
favor OF Harrity and Cullen; fifth game, q to |
10, in favor Of Harrity and Cullen.
The game Of the second-class players cannot |
be criticised just now, as circumstances, I
over which the players seemed to !
PLAYED excellently in Condor d O'Brien'5 alley; |
Lynch played excclientIy in Carmody's alley
much bctt.r in OBr;cn's alley-and well IN
condor's alley; Cullen played beautifully at
O'Bricn's alley. as his partner, Harrity, was
not faeling in the best Of trim: At Condon's
alley, however, Harrity appeared to understand
what he was doing, and acted Gnely. |