The morning call., 1892-09-19
In THE HANDBALL COURTS.
Proposed Contest Between the TIVE
Champions.

Proposed Contest Between the Two
Champions.
That the game of handball is steadily
growing in popularity was fully demon
strated yesterday.
The delightful weather brought out one
Of the largest crowds ever seen in Ryan's
court on Howard street.
The spectators saw some close and ex-
citing doubles, but as usual, the triple
handicap between John Jones, the Austria
liam champion, and Hollow and Williams,
was the event Of the day.
The main feature in the doubles was that
in most of the rubs it took but two straight
games to decide the bout, which denotes
great Improvement made by some of the
players in their game.
j. Hurley and d. Daley played the first
double with Donohoe and Buckley for oppo-
nents. the former winning in two straight
games. Score, 15-10. 1913.
Iu the next double Condor and Williams
defeated Slattery and Kenny. winning in
two straight games, with the score: 1913,
15-12
ID. Mcdonald and r. Mckenzie won
well-contested rub from Manning and G.
Mcdonald, with the score: 1913, 1916.
15-12
Williams and Slattery defeated Condor
and Donohoe in two straight games. Score:
15-11, 1910.
The triple handicap between Jones, the
Kangaroo, and j. Hollow and w. Williams
followed.
The games were of twenty-one aces each
and considerable betting on the event was
done, with Jones selling favorite
The champion proved more than match
for his opponents. and won the necessary
three-out- in four games with ease.
The score was: 21-16 14-21, 2l-10. 21-19
Thorn = nrnha biIity hat Z ha
much-discussed match between John Jones,
| the champion of Australia. ana Jack Ror-
| don, champion OF the Pacific Coast, will
eventually take place.
Jones threat to claim the championship
| il Riordan refused to accept his second chal-
| lenge brought challenge from til at
gentleman, and the only difference which
remains unsettled is the question of courts.
Riordan refuses to play in any but the
Union Court, which Jones claims Is only 81
feet wide, while the regulation width is 80
feet.
The Australian Is willing to accede to any
conditions proposed by Rordan. but pre-
fers to play either at Ryan's Court or the
Olympic Club Court, both of which are
larger than the Union.
Jones' hackers claim that the local cham
pion is throwing every obstacle in the way
and doing his utmost to avoid the decisive
contest.
1t Is about time the controversy was set
tea, anu rs jones is Teauy 10 post forfeit
with the sporting editor of THE CALL to
guarantee the match, it only remains for
Riordan's hackers to be heard from or give
up his claim to the championship title.
EThere was some good sport at the Union
handball court, where the following games
were played:
A single between M. Tierny and 0'Leary,
won by the former-score, 15-7, 9-15,
15-12.
In the doubles Darcy and Hutchinson
were defeated by 2. Hutchinson and Kel-
ley-score, 15-9, 15-11.
Dillon and Hutchinson played tie with
Kelley and r. Hutchinson in two rubs-
score. first rub. 15-11, 15-9; second rub,
13-15, S-15.
j. Dillon and Kelly defeated Pennoyer
and Dillon-score. 15--13 1912.
Dillon and p. Hutchinson won game
from Hutchinson and Kelly-score, 1910,
15-13.
Jack Riordan won triple handicap from
Farrell and Pennoyer-score, 21-16, 1S-21,
21-19, 14-21, 21-17.
Riordan next captured a Is ace triple from
O'DonEeli and Pennoyer--score, 15-11,
15-10, 14-14, 15--7.