The morning call., 1894-10-29
CASEY IS COMING.
The Worlds Champion
HandbalI-Player.
Rattliug Games Played at the Courts
Yesterday-The Tournament Ex-
citing Great Interest.

Closely contested games were In order at the
handball courts yesterday, and there was a
large turnout or the admirers of the manly
sport.
There was something out OF the ordinary run
OF games at the Occidental court In the shape
OF game in the championship tournament in
the first class series between the veteran
PLAYER. ). G. NeaIon. and j. Connolly. They
gave fine exhibition of the scientific points OF
the game, and after some exceedingly clever
play on both sides Connolly won by oil points 10
80. Tie game was watched with the keenest
interest by large number OF specta ors- To-
night there will be three games In the third class
series between A. Collins and T. Clements, II.
Pontiac and I. Walsh and D. Stanley and r.
Bradley. The tournament is exciting lively in
terest among handbaIl players.
Another closely contested game at the Occi-
dental was one with three players on each side.
They were evenly matched, and IL was nip and
tuck which which would win till the finish.
Harlow and Slattery playrd fine game ut
10y. Harlow feels the loss of his former part
ner, Lawless, but Sattery will soon reconcile
him to 1t. They won the game from Linehan
and MOlloy by three TO two.
At the Union court the event of the day was
rattling game between four star players.
George Hutchinson and M. Pennoyer played
M. Dillon and Patrick Kelly. and the former
team won both rubs, but they had 10 hustle for
IL.
The long looked for return match between j.
Harlow and w. Kelly, the hurricane" and
Pat Donnelly and NJ. Dillon, which was booked
again for yesterday afternoon, had TO be post
Doned owing to a recent bereavement that has
brfallen Donnelly in the death OF his little son.
he has the sympathy OF every handball player
in his afflictioD.
On Wednesday night at the Occidental J.
Harlow of the San Francisco court will play w.
Kelly, the hurricane, of the Union court in the
championship tournament, and close and ex-
citing struggle may be anticipated.
The players at the Occidental are forming a
club with the object of promoting handball and
10 arrange matches with the other courts and
the Olympic Club. This week officers will be
elfced and the club permanently organized.
I. 4. Bonnet will In all probability be president
ana Pat Donnelly vice. president, at least their
names have been mentioned for these offices.
Phil Casey, the champion OF the world. in which
he states that he and ex-Alderman Dunno OF
Brooklyn, n. Y, will pay visit to San Fran.
cisco about Christmas. Mr.. Dunno is one OF
the finest players In the United States and plays
a good second TO the worlds champion. The
proposed visit OF these world-renowned players
will be glad news to the local players. aud will
have The effect OF stimulating them 10 greateI
efforts
Following were the games played at the San
Francisco court yesterday:
and j. Ahern TWO rubs by the following scores:
First rub. 1912. els, 15-10; second rub
1873, 12-15, 1913.
George Ward and j. Brown defeated w,
| 1912, 9-15, 1910.
jean VogeIsang and j. Brown defeated Dan
OBrlen aud g. Ward by the following score
| 15-6. SIS, 15-11.
j. Feeney and r. Murphy defeated Jane:
| White and w. Stansbury by the following
score: 1912, 9-15, 1910.
ID. O'BTieD and ID. Connolly defeated nj. Nc
| Donald and j. pogelsang two rubs. The fea
lure OF The game was the fine serving o
| O'Brien.
j. Feeney and r. Murphy defeated j. Col
| Inns and Z. Curlcy by the following score
| 15-7. 11-15, 15-10.
| M. Keefe and L. Fitzgerald defeated j. Hur
| ley and M. McInerDey by the following score
! 1912, 9-15, 15-11.
| E. j. Harlow and J. Slattery played r. Line.
| han and M. Malloy. They played the bes
| three out OF five, tweuty-one aces. Each side
won two games, aud The fnal game was won by
Harlow aud Slattery by the following score:
| Harlow ana slattery. l9 1e 81 q
Molloy and Linehan. ID 81 II IL l.
There was good attendance at The OccI
| dental court to witness some very lively games
The hrst game was very exciting between