The morning call., 1891-07-20
as 1CllOWs
SECOND CLASS.
HAND-BALL CONTESTS.


One of the Best Rnles Ever Played at the
Union Court
The interest in hand-ball seems to in
crease as the summer progresses. 1t is es-
senhallv winter game and brings into
play sudden and violent exertons of all the
muscles Of the body. For this reason it is
recommended as a good exercise for train
ing puEilists, and has by many of these been
Incorporated in their daily course. On a
warm day, however, 1t is not game offer
ing much enticement to the ordinary player.
To the deyotee the hottest weather carries
no influence, and he may always be found
on hand notwithstanding the highest coDd-
tons of the thermometric calendar This
explains why during the last few months of
warm weather the different hand bail courts
lave been crowded with players. Yester-
day was no exception to the rule and the
usual large attendance of both players and
spectators was on hand.
At Buffers court the ball was put in
motion at an early hour, and kept going nn-
til dark The first game was played be-
tween DODahue and SlatteTy on the one side
and Williams and Harlow on the other
The former team came out victorious in tile
first rub, but the latter team carried the
next two rubS, winning the game.
In the next contest the champions OF the
above game were pitted against DAILY and
Condan. Although the latter were the fav-
critics, Williams and Harlow won by long
odds, the score standing, 10 to 8, Is to 10, Is
to s, 10 to IL. The winners carried both
rules.
Killie and Sharkey, two old players, next
took The ball against LinDehan and Malloy.
This game was the most exciting during the
DAY, long odds being placed on the first and
losing team. Killie and Sharkey have chal-
lenged the winners to another go. The fol-
lowing were the scores: 10 to IA, 10 to u,
u TO -, II to 10, Is to Is, to 10.
There was the usual large number of
games at the Union Court. The first to start
the ball was team composed of Kissame
and Darcy against Lufken and Sharkey,
which ended in favor Of the former with the
following score: 15 TO IL, 10 TO 15 Is to II.
The next game as between Pete Hutchin-
son and John McDermott against Pete
Eeeney and Mike Malloy. The latter team
won two rules, giving their opponents one
of the worst beatings ever witnessed in the
court. The dTubbing the beaten team re-
ceived, both members being good players,
can be seen from the following score: For
the first rule-15 to O. 10 to Q; second rule
Is TO 4, is to /.
a team composed of Pennoyer and Has
kins entered, the court against Toner and
Dillon, the former being winners, with the
following score: 10 to Is, IL to Is Is to II.
The next game was had between the same
men, with change Of partners, Haskins
going with Toner and Dillon with Pen
esting of the day, the second rubs being one
Of the best ever played in the court. The
following was the score: 10 to 9, 10 to Is, 10
to H. In the second rub each game set at
IA aces, but the second named team was too
strong for their opponents.
A contest succeeded between Condor,
Prendergast and Hutchinson against O'Don-
nell, Pennoyer and Mclaughlin. The
former team won, the score being: First
rub-l3 to 10. 10 to Z, 10 to 10; second rub
10 to 2. 6 to 10, Is to Z.
Thomas Mccain and James O'Donnell
have issued challenge TO meet all corners
on next Sunday, barring none, for a purse
OF $50, the game to take place at the Union
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