The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-08
HANDBALL AND RicKETS.
THE PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL qouHsAMnsr

THE PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT
AND THE PLAYERS TO PARTICIPATE.
The leading handball and racket players Of this city,
Brooklyn and vicinity organized themselves into
Metropolitan Committee some two months ago, and
they have boon actively engaged arrang-
ing Centennial international tournament at the above
games TO take place in Now York during the present
spring II 1t FIRST designed open the contest
tho nth ult but Canadian and Western players hav-
ing requested tho committee to postpone the meeting
until later 10 enable them to visit Philadelphia at
the time, opening will now take place on tho
LIST OF Juno next
Tho address issued by the Metropolitan Committee
has been warmly received all sections or the Union
and Canada by the players Of handbal and rackets
The Quebec, Montreal, Toronto and Lindsay papers
have given considerable space furthoring the
mcnt, and many recognized experts in the two games,
among them Nj. Thomas Grace, the Canadian handbal
champion have announced their intention OF partic
pating in the tournament. The Western newspapers
arc also cxpcditing matters with ZEAL and large
ber OF players from that section will take part in
tho contest Alderman James OBricn, OF Chicago.
writes TO the Now York committee that he will
bring on team Of six experts and Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Louisville and Richmond, Va, arc also
organizing populations. ST. Louis Is warm In the
matter, and there Is probability Of meeting here
those celebrated Western champions--Messrs. r. J.
O'Bricn Thomas Bumbcry, John Ryan and Thomas
HanniGn. Toledo, Ohio, rs IN active correspondence
with the managers, and will be represented By the
champion OF the State, Mr. r. Shcan, with Mcssrs
Nicholas Evoy Martin J. Carney and others Players
from Troy already In the field month ago Mr.
Michael Buckley, OF that place. sending the following
names Of contestants on the nth Of March last -
Mcssrs- Edward Fitzgerald, James Judge, Timothy
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The Metropolitan Committee announce, with much
pleasure that numerous recognized opponents OF the
game Of handball from Ireland also expected TO
participate in tho approaching tournament It's sti
open question whether American experts equal
in science with the adopts OF tho old land and this
question will probably be settled next Juno by such
widely known pro6cients as Mr.. Butter, OF county
Kilkenny, Messrs Thomas Walters and Peter Kenny,
OF Dublin, and perhaps by the famous Krkham or
Tippcrary Mcssrs William Tobin John Ieary, both
OF Ferm0y, are also expected while kanturk, county
Cork will DO represented either by Nessrs. Buckley
players OF "Fivcs" which is morcy tho old game OF
bandball arc also interesting themselves in this tour
nament Tho New York committee have not yet
ceived tho names Of contestants from their English
corrcspondonts but several excellent players from
there have lately arrived IN this city Tor the purpose Of
taking part In tho tournament.
The Metropolitan Committee desire 10 have II under
stood that their tenure Of Office is merely provisional
Their object Is to arrange tho preliminary details Of
the approaching contest and thcu resign the
OF direction to the General National COMMITTEE under
whose auspices tho meeting next juno will be held and
controlled. The postponcmcnt OF the opening day of
the tournament has enabled the managers to give
much wider scope TO tho movement than originally
intended They feel every confidence that the prizes
offered in competition VIII be numerous and valuable.
There will be, in act three tournaments held during
the mcetng-namcly, ut handball American rackets
and English rackstsand II Is proposed 10 give three
prizes ia each section There will also be numerous
forhanded matches that different States ana cities
test their skill and endurance against each other
BY means OF their recognized champions M
1t Is advisable that the General National Committee
be formed without delay, that all details regarding
tho prize fund Players and amateurs OF handba and
rackcts requested by the Metropolitan Committee TO
forward their names aud addresses TO Mr. Bernard
McQuade Secretary, No. 4o4 Madison street, New YORK
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