The record-union., 1892-06-29
EXCITING CONTESTS.
The Handbail tournament Results in
Three Ties for First Place.
Payne and Bliss Win and Lose With
york and Neutrality-suspicious.
Contests Ordered.

The largest crowd that has yet wit
messed the handball contests at the Sacra-
mento Athletic Club rooms, was there
last night.
The last of the scheduled games were
reached last night, but the tournament is
not ended yet, as three teams, are tied for
first place, and they will have to play
each other now for first, second and third
places.
The first contests last evening were be-
tween Flint and Dryer on one side and
German and Berger on the other. The
latter team won both games. In the
second game, however, Flint and Dwyer
gave their opponents a merry race, and
brought the perspiration from them in
streams. The scores were I'll and
21-15.
Kleinsorge and 0. Hebron were next
pitted against Pope and Maloney. Both
games played were interesting, but not
very exciting. Pope and Maloney won
both games. Scores, 2L-9 and ZIP.
Stanley and Nathan then played A.
Hebron and Fred york (the latter be-
ing substituted for Nicolaus). york and
Hebron won the first game hands
down." the score being 2I-2 in their
idN VI. 1ue SSCOilu game, however, WAS
not such a walkover for them. Stanley
and Nathan struck fast gait and came
near capturing the game. Their opponents
finally won, however, by score Of
2l-l7.
Then came the event of the evening
the event that the big crowd was waiting
for. This was the contests between
Payen and Bliss and G. york and Nc
CATCHY. Both Of these teams were tied
for first place before last evenings con-
tests opened, and the two victories of
German and Berger last evening made
| matters rather uncomfortable for them.
The two crack teams were greeted with
loud applause when they appeared in the
court, and the cheering was kept up
wildly through both games. The friends
of the teams were about evenly divided
in the audience, and that accounts for the
fact that there was no cessation Of the
noise. Payen and Bliss started off in a
winning gait in the first game and their
opponents looked correspondingly glum.
But bad run of luck overlook the former
team, which disconnected them and in
spired york and McClatchy. The latter
made grand squirt and obtained a lead
that could not be overcome. They
finally won, the score being q TO II in
their favor.
After a five-minute rest the second
game was proceeded with. Payen and
Bliss went in with determination that
placed them soon in the lead. The play
! ing of Payen in this contest was revela-
ton to the spectators. york and Me-
CATCHY fought desperately to stem the
tide that had set in against them, but,
brilliant as their playing was, they could
not head off Payen and Bliss. The latter
won, the score being q to Ii.
This ''split'' left these two teams and
German and Berger tied for first place.
1t was decided to play the ties off to-
morrow evening. No doubt they will be
very exciting contests, as the ambi-
tious athletes are bent on glory more than
| the prizes that the club has put up, and
play as though their lives depended upon
| the result OF the tournament. There are
two postponed games which will also be
| played tomorrow evening and
Maloney VS.. Flint and Dwyer, and Klein
sorge and 0. Hebron VS.. Nicolaus and
A. Hebron. These contests involve the
fourth prize.
The score Of the tournament, including
last nights contests, now stands as fol-
lows: