The morning call., 1894-06-18
HANDBALL SPORT.
Exciting Matches Among
Young Players.
The Courts Crowded With Visitors,
and Votaries of the Game Grow
Enthusiastic.

That handball will become more and
more popular in this city as time pro-
crosses is beyond question. The past few
months have marked the advent of many
young and skillful PLAYERS, who give the
old hands all they can do to keep pace
with them. 1t was thought that two
courts were more than enough few
months ago, but the large attendances and
increasing number OF players at these
courts and at the new court, the Occi-
dental have shown that there was de-
mand for it.
TIE games played yesterday at the
courts, more particularly at the San Fran
cisco and Occidental, were keenly con-
tested and ev Oked the greatest enthusiasm.
Jones. the Au stralian champion, was suf-
fering from indispOsition yesterday and
was unable to play.
At the San Francisco court the follow
ing games were played:
NJ. Mcneil and G. Mcdonald played Phil
r van and j. Rodgers. Each side won rub and
the final game and rub was won by Ryan and
Rodgers by a score of 15-9, 1916. Is Il.
r. Shea and G. MckinnOn played 7. Barrett
and j. O'ConnoT. Each side WOO a game and
the final game was won by Barrett and 0COn-
nor bv The following score: 1912. 9-l5, 1916.
| Magee and j. McGue. Each side won a game
| ana the final game was won by Cussen and
| OCallaghan by the following score: 1872,
| p. j. Cussen played ID. Magee. This game
| proved very interesting, as both players were
evenly matched. 1t was won after a hard
| struggle by +. j. Cussen by score OF 15-11,
| 6-15. 1913.
j. Sharkey and W. Naming played j. OCaI-
| Iaghan and NJ. Keefe. The game and rub was
won by Keefe and O'Callaghan by the following
| lbs, lZ-lD, 1D-9.
j. Lawless and Tom Cashin played J. Har
| low and w. Williams. They played the best
| games and the final game was won by Harlow
and Williams by the following score:
| Csshin aud Lawless.. 81 ~ 81
| HerIow and Williams .....2I 10 81 10 q
]. Harlow played Pat Kelly a single h andeC
game for SO. They played the best two out o.
three 81 aces. Each side won game and th'
final game was won by Patrick Kelly by the
following score: 21-19, 1921, 21-13.
The following games were played at the
| Occidental:
T. Clemmens and a. Collins defeated Jot
Shaw. 2l-19, 1871, PLY.
I. Cashin and Dennis Daily champion of Oak
Iand) defeated Jim HacoW and Walter VIII
liams, 21-18, 1921. 21-16.
f. COruyn defeated A. Hanson, 21-15, 80
21. 2l-I7.
| M. Prince and J. Purcell defeated }. Lyncl
and c. johnson, Pile, 1921. Pills.
e. Toy and M. Prince defeated c. johnson
and J. Wilson, 21-17. 21-15, 21-1S.
w. d. henry QeIeaIeu a. COlllDS, Z1-lO, 10
i. Clemmens defeated A. Collins, 21-1s
20-21, 2l-17.
Next Wednesday evening-ladies' nigh
John Jones. champion of Australia, will
play match game against James c. NealOr
and Jim Harlow. best three out of fiVl
games of 81 aces.
Prior to this match j. Purcell and jim
Shook will play best two out Of three of i
aces, to decide their set of two weeks ago
There were a few interesting game
played at the Union court as follows:
George Hutchinson and Charles Mccarthy
played Mike Mulaney and Al Pennoyer. The
iatter won by a score OF 1910. S-15, 1912
AL PennOyer and Charles Mccarthy agains
John Condor and Mike Muaney. The fOrme
team won the game by the following score
1913, 12-15, 15-9. The second rub wa
won by the latter team by a score OF ISL
S-15, 1913.
AL Pennoyer and Mike Mullaney playe
John Condor and Charles Mccarthy. The LAT
ter won by a score Of I'LL. 9-15. 1912.
George Hutchinson and William Kell
played AL Pennoyer and John Condor. Tn
latter won by score OF 15-S. 12-15, 1910
, James Norris and Jack Fitzgibbons defeated
Mat Coughlan and William Tobin. Score
1910, S-l5, 1913.