The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-06
IRISH AGAINST AMERICAN HANDBALL.
what John Lawior saw Durinx His I.nte
Visit to ireland.

In the opinion OF john Lawlor. e1-champion
OF Ireland. handball in that country is not
nearly as progressive AS 1t is In America.
lawlor has !ust returned after six weeks
visit to the STAMPING ground Of his former ex-
PLOTS, and he does not come home flushed
with enthusiasm about whns he Jaw
in connection with the Gaue. "Playiug
seems to be veIy slow in Ireland"
said Lawlor TO a Sun reporter. What
mean Is. the games are not so quick rs they
are In this country. There seems to be quite
anumber o. players. but not any more than
when was over some three years h2o What
particularly impressed re was. that ttere
was no i'm provement III own In the playing OF
the men whom l have met before. and the
same old methods are adhered to by the
younger generation This can be readily ac-
counted for. They haven't the same facilities
as in America. Allow the the same oopor-
tunities as the players have in this country
and :hey would becom, much better Players.
Il, must be remarked that the principal
courts 10 ireland are some twenty feet longer
and wider than the court, We have been usu-
ally accustomed to play in here Then they
have no roofs and during tho rainy weather
rubber balls are brought into use. Which are
tho better balls. American or Irish make. The
American balls. OF course. but tho cost would
be 100 great to have them used il the I!ish
courts
Lawlor said that It would be impossible TO
m axe con parson between tho American
and Irish exper',. Their playing is done
under different circum stances entirely" said
ne. There are men N Ireland OF the Mall
colin Grady. Barrett. Quinn. and ForLe class.
who could surely beat the Americans in Irish
courts. but the result would probably be re-
versed 10 America" Law!or stated that he
did not think there were more two.hand.d
thing he Iii observe. and that was; he saw
greater nnmo-r @, me WI" uset ,heir let
hard with NOR sNeG, than 'net right.
is now studying Tor the n, nissry at Man"otn
DID so 10 s sontisu ua hen arrived v ,i'S in
Cork Aunouncel that II Jones want,i 70
Tor from tloo 10 600 u 500. ". II he did not
wish TO play for money; would meet him ,os
sm aH hs x'na
that II the Cook handbal Cub would .sr q
ms iausa ~ wo nl sy 'oD ea
play Jones simply to decide who WAS the bet.
, ,sr man n,s At tho game AorsDly was received
rsce Sei WIN great enthus.as,H:, i Is Claimed
to touch irish sol. and When. he landed at
Quesnstown quite q numbeE u his admi!er,
10 sfs vent .asi to 70 effs' ANT mn .hoss
s,.ooS the ex-lrish champion By the nand wa,
martin Is ltlor. one OF The bo,t payers ireland
ever. produced. Butler oks old. but 9 IN
any u, an in l. Gland. From Cork i:awor trav-
ellad TO Dublin. and hero at his old home. was
euthusia. ticaliy welcomed. He saws he met
Pc sous who had not seen . game OF hnndbail
since h- lett lrel MI. In Dublin Iawlor and
NJ. Tiernev played Jos. Berns and Mn.. De-
yoy. the est players In that ciIy. 1t was Berns
snd Mooney. who beat Barney Nc suae and
fve games 70 four I;swlor played h second
street He met Berns and Dewey for % sds.
Ten games were to be u aged here and eleven
in klngs'own. Berns and Devery won
every game: Only four games were PLAYED
ktlsenny and iisred Holland and Martin two
wa, r baT ssh hsv n ca MSn three
Tor. and Ilerney. llayei poyl- o, carlow
and Dewey ~ Duhtn. The score was n .,
games atiece Nolan and ION then challenged
Lawlor and AlcCar = . very promising young
player II Dubli n. to match Tor 5, side Tho
latter won by six games to two The last game
PLAYED Hayes and Herihy 81 that cl,y. The
lor won very handily. He captured the first
game by 81 10 ~. The s..ond By 2 to 3, the
third BY II 10 90 AMI the NTH by q to 3. the
fourth game tho pair won W u to 90
Law or said that no did not Propose to In
dulge In any matches here for some time but
iIspb w y q" ysss you'd A.: =
John Rick.by. With rubber bail That's. I
will play him homeland. homo m stch, bali OF
the games 10 his court at home and half In the
Brooklyn Handbsll Clubs court"