The morning call., 1894-07-09
JONES is AGILE.
He Refuses to Be Put in
a Corner.
CLEVER AMATEURS BEATEN.
Handball Is Booming at the
Different Courts.
GREAT GAMES SEEN YESTERDAY
The Many Fine Points in the Sport
Being Recognized and keenly
Appreciated.

Handball is booming and the courts yes
terday were crowded with enthusiastic
patrons of the manly sport There Is no
mistaking the fact that people are begin
ming to realiZa that ii requires the display
of unusual skill and dexterity, and the
many fine points in the play are becoming
known and keenly appreciated.
One of the finest games seen at the San
Francisco court was between j. Lawless
and r. Linehan on the one side and j.
Harlow and J. Hausman on the other. 1t
was the best three out of five, and up to
the last it was nip and tuck which would
win. Both teams did their level best to
win, ana the delighted spectators watched
The struggle with GREATNESS interest.
Lawless and Linehan were successful, but
it was a hard-fought victory.
At the Occidental the chief interest GEN.
tered 10 the game between j. Jones. he
Australian champion. aud j. Nealon and
NJ. Minehan, best three out OF five. Nealon
is acknowledged to be one of the best am
ateur players in the city, and 1t was
thought that with the assistance OF Nine
han he would give the championa hard
tussle 10 win. Two games were won by
each side and the fipal Was won by Jones.
the wonder and surprise of all who see 1t.
lie extricates himself from the most diff
cult positions with apparent ease and con-
fiden ce, as he is as agile as cat. Nealon
is not satisfied with his defeat, and on
Wednesday night he and j. McElroy of
the Olympic Club will put in their best
licks to have a victory scored against the
redOubtable champion.
Al the San Francisco court the follow
in mas ware DlaVR0.
First game-M. Mcneil and G. McKin-
non were defeated by G. Mcdonald and
Barrett by a score of 15-9. 12-15, 15-6.
Second eame-Patrck Barrett and G.
Mcdonald defeated Philip Ryan and j.
Rodgers by score of 1912, 6-15. 15-11.
Third gamer. Shea and NJ. Mcneil de-
feated P iliD RYAN and L. Edwards by a
score # 21-1S. 14-21. 2l-16.
Fourth game-Philip Ryan defeated E.
Edw ards by the following score: 21-14,
10-21, 21-18.
Fifth game-E. D. Connolly and j. Shar-
key defeal ed NJ Pr nee and II. Moffett two
ruhs by the following score: First rub. Is
to 6, to Is. Is to II; second rub, Is to u,
to Is, 10 to s.
Sixth game-J. Lawless and X Lnehan
laypd J. Harlow and J. Hausman. They
played the best 3 out OF 5-21 aces. Each
side won TWO games and the final was won
by Lawless and Linehan by the following
scorr:
hawess and Linehan ..........m IL Is y ~ y
HarIoW anu hauSman- ~ 81 IL u IA
Seventh game-J. Hausman and J. Cur
~ defeated w. Williams ana Z. Edwards
by the following score: Is 10 s, 6 to 10,
10 10 II.
Eighth game-J. Hausman was defeated
by j. Curry and E. Edwards by the follow
ing score: 10 to II, to 10. 10 to 10.
The Occidental court was well patron
ICED 10 witness some very lively games.
=. Donnelly and c. McGlynn defeated
J Purcell and G. Ebner. Score: 21-10.
1871. 2117.
NJ Murphy and Ben Clements defeated
J. Shaw and a. Collins. Score: 21-16.
21-11, 21-19.
Con Kelleher and W. Collins defeated
Con Buckley and F. Coryn. Score: 15-12,
1915, 1910
F. Cornyn defeated Con Buckley. Score
15-13. 14-15. 1910
j. Mu!Ianey and B. Clements defeated
j. Hurley and F. CorDyn. Score: 15-11,
9-15, 15-12.
a single-handed game for S. a side be-
tween j. Nelson and NJ. Murphy. j. Nell
son won, after very easy game. Score ::
21-16. 21-12.
Then came the final game Of the day
j. Jones, the Australian champion. played
j. NeaIon and NJ. Minehan. Each side
won two games, then Jones won the final.
Score: 2l-17, 1871, 21-16, 15-21, 21-11.
Next Wednesday Will be ladies' night
and there will be several good games. In
the final game j. Jones, The Australian.
will play j. Nealon and J. McElroy the
best three games out of five.
There were a few interesting games
played at the Union Court as follows:
First game-A single-handed game be-
tween Mike Callahan and Matt Coughlan :
The latter won by a score: 15-9, 7-15,
15-11.
Second game-A siugle-h anded game be-
tween Matt Coughlan and Al Pateo. The
game was won by the former Score :
15-11. 12-15 15-11. The second rub was
won by the former. Score: 15-9, Ills,
15-12.
Third game-A single. handed game be-
tween Mike Mcdonald and Pat Feenan.
The former won by score of 15-11, S-15,
15-11.
Fourth game-James Nelson and John
Condor played George Hutchinson and All
Pennoyer. The latter won bv a score of
15-11. 1913. The second rub was won
by the former, 1913, 15-S.
Fifth game-Wtlliam Kelly and Hugh
Toner defeated Pat Kelly and John Me-
DermOtt Score: 15-11. 8-15, 15-13.
The second rub was won by the former.
1913 9-15, 15-10.
SIKH game-A single-handed game be-
tween John MuIhan and William O'Brien.
The latter won by a score of 15-11, 15-9.
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