The morning call., 1894-12-10
CHAMPION MEDALS
Final Scene of the Hand
ball Tournament.
Close and Exciting Games in the
Two Covered Courts Yesterday.
Coming Events.

The unpleasant weather had no effect
upon the attendance at the two covered
handball courts. but rather increased the
the number Of spectators. There were no
games at the Union Court owing to the
rain.
At the San Francisco Court there were
several closely contested games, one of
the best being between j. Nelson and Ed
die Toy, two boys. Nelson won after a
spirited contest. Another exciting game
was between M. Dillon and R. Linehan
and j. Harlow and G. Hutchinson. The
former team won four straights.
Phil Ryan, the proprietor of the court,
was unable to play, as he is suffering from
severe cold, which may confine him to
The house for some days.
Among the games at the Occident tai that
aroused the greatest excitement was one
by Champion I. D0nneily and Pat Kelly
against L. f. Bonnet and Al Hampton, of
the Olympic Club. best three out of five.
Each team won two games, and the final,
which was hotly contested, was won by
Bonnet and Hampton by three points.
Another spirited contest was between
John Purcell, amateur champion of the
second class. and T. j. Curley and 6. Eb-
ner and the Cyclone. Purcell and Curley
won two games out OF three.
The talk among handball players is the
success Of the tournament at the Occi-
dental, which they say is mainly due to
the energy and enthusiasm of Cham pon
Jones. 1t has done much to create a
deeper interest in the merits of handball
as means OF physical development, and
has brought TO The front rank a number of
young players. who will yet be heard of TO
advantage. The winners of the champion
ship and medal in each class are: First
class. Patrick T. Donnelly; second class,
John Purcell; third class, AL Collins. The
gold medals, which are of chaste design,
will be presented to the winners probably
on Wednesday night, December 10.
On Wednesday night at the Occidental
the return match between Champion Jones
and j. c. NealOn, and Champion Riurdan
and j. Harlow Will be played. liz is excit-
ing great interest in handball circles. Rior-
dan and Harlow were the winners on the
former occasion.
An interesting event will take place at
the San Francisco Court on Christmas day.
John RiOrdan, the coast handball cham
piop. and John OConnor, champion heel
and-toe walker of New Zealand, Will walk
mile for $50 side Riordan receiving $50
yards start.
Following were the games played at the
San Francisco Court yesterday:
Dan Mcdonald and P. Ryan against G. Nc
Donald and PiOus Mckinnon. Each side won
a game by the score OF 81 10 10, 81 TO 10. The
final game was won by The former team by the
score of 81 10 10.
rafting single-hand game Tor French
dinner between G. ButIerfeld and j. Brown Ii
was a fine exhibition of handball, the IN in
feature OF the game being the Sc vice of Butter
field. be winning the game by the score of 81 TO
13. 81 TO 10.
j. FInDigan and j. Norrie against 7. Devine
and Nj. COughlan. The game aud rub were won
by the former team by the score OF 81 to IL,
81 to 10.
j. Brown and P. Barry against w. Darius
and g. Ward. Each side won rub by the
score of FL to ID. p to 10. p to IL, II TO 20
I. Ryan and q. Ward against j. Brown and
L. Barry. The game aud rub Were won BY the
latter team by the score OF 81 TO IL. 81 10 IA.
Dan Mcdonald and Pat Barrett against q.
Mcdonald and Pat HefferDaD. The first rub
was won bS the former team by the score OF 81
toI2, 81 to 16; the second rub by the latter
team by the score OF 81 TO 49, 81 70 8.
Dan OBrien and Hugh Moffitt against NJ
Mcdonald and j. Maloney. The former team
won the rub bandily by the score of II TO 16
81 TO IL. The feature OF the game was the
science of OBrlen.
C. Sullivan aud j. Slattery against t. Barry