The morning call., 1894-06-26
JONES A WONDER.
AstonisF1es Native Hand
ball Experts.
THE GAME VERY POPULAR.
Old Players Returning to the
PaStime.
SOME PROMISING YOUNGSTERS.
Great Enthusiasm Aroused Among
Spectators by Dextrous Plays
at the Courts.

The game of handball has sprung into |
favor with such rapidlty as TO not
only greatly please but astonish its ardent |
admirers. Every Sunday afternoon the |
courts are crowded and the skill and dex- |
terity shown by the players arouse the ut |
most enthusiasm. Yesterday was no ex-
ception to the rule. the attendance at the
different courts being even larger than
usual.
Several old players hearing of the sue
cess of Young blood have been driven from
their seclusion and are again seen bathing
with their old-time skill and vigOr for
supremacy. Sometimes they are success
full, but very often they are disgusted and
amazed when some stripllngs play all
round them. This has more 10 DO Win
the growing prosperity OF the game than
proba bly, anything else, as 1t has the effect
Of stimulating the young men to greater
effort and old hands TO bringing into play
all the tricks they had learned TO despise.
Some OF the games on Sunday were
marked with more than usual brllilaney OF
play. At the San Francisco courts John
Riordan, the coast champion, playeu
Thomas Barry and j. kearney, ana tue
recognized as a very skillful player. Kior-
dan, however, was successful. Another
crack game was a single-hander between
Phil Ryan and Jean VogelsaDg, when
was close and exciting from start 10 nhlsh.
Ryan came out ahead.
At the Occidental. Pat Donnelly. an old
time player, made his appearance on sun
day, and he and Nj. Daily played rafting
game against j. Purcell and j. Mullaney,
each side winning a rub. The event oil
the dav was game between j. Jones, the
Australian champion, and y. harrow
and E. Toy, best three out OF hve. Eac1
side won TWO games, when Jones pulled
himself together and won the hnal easily.
1t is q treat to wat b Jones play, and 1t
IS drawing crowds to the Occidental.
Following were the games played at the
San Francisco court:
First game-Dau Rodgers and Phil Ryan
against G. Mcdonald and NJ. Mcneil.
Each side won a rub by the following
score: 10 to 9, 10 to II and 10 to 10; second
| ruh-15 to s, to 10 and 10 to II.
Second game-P. j. Cussen and ID. Ma
gee against w. Keeie and w. Manning
| The game and rub was won by the former
| team bv the score of Is to II and 10 to 13
Third game-A rafting single-handed
game between p. j. Cussen and J. McCue,
which proved very interesting. as they are
| evenly matched. After hard struggle
| the rub was won by Z. McCue by score
Of 10 TO 8 and 10 TO TO-
| Fourth gane-Jean NOgelsang and
| ,J
! p. Ryan. This game was the best three.
| 2l aces, out of five. 1t was won by the
| latter team by the score of 21-16, 19-21.
! 21-2O.
Fifth game-A very interesting and exeit-
! ing slugle-handed game between Jean Vo-
re1sang and Phil Ryan, as they are both
clever players. 1t was won after hard
| struggle by Phil RyRn by the score OF
21-19 and 21-20.
Sixth game-James Harlow and Morris
| Murphy against Joseph Lswless and Pat
rick Kelly. After each side won game,
the final was won by J. Lawless and P
| Kelly by the following score: 21-16. IS
y and 21-20.
seventh game-Joseph Lawless and D.
| Connolly against Norris Murphy and Pat
rick Kelly. The game and rub was
won by the former team by the score Of
15-1I and 1913.
Eighth eame-The event of the day wa:
the game by John RordoD. champion oi
The coast, against Thomas Barry and j.
Kearuey. The first game was won By
r ordon by the score of 2l-16. Inc second
was won by Barry and Kearney by the
score Of 21-19. The third and final was
won by Riordon by thu score OF 2l-15.
Ninth game-J, Hurley and c. Ksllehel
against NJ. DAILY and Nj. Dunn. Each side
won q rub by the score of 15-1l and l5-13
The second rub was won by Hurley and
Kelleher by a score of 15-13 and 15-12.
Next Sunday an exciting single-hanc
game will be played between Ryan and
Henchy. which will be for blood.
There was a large crowd TO witness
some very lively games at the Occidental
Court between some of the amateurs.
The first game Of the day was a single
handed game. A. Collins defeated T
Clements. Score: 15-11, 1915, 1910.
Second game-J. Shaw defeated A. Col
Inns and T. Clements two rubs. First
15-7. 1913, 1913. Second: 15-1O
14-15. 15-7.
Third game-W. Collins and B. Clement
defeated F. Cornyn and G. Langley
Score: 15-1O. 12-15 1913.
Pat DOnneIly and NJ. DAILY played j
Purcell and j. Mullaney. Each side wol
rub. Score: First, 15-11, 13-15, 1912
, second, 15-9, 11-15, 15-14
C. Johnson and ?. Sullivan defeated J
Shaw and j. Mullaney. Score: 15-13
! 14-15. 15-12.
! The final game of the day was a tripl
, game. j. Jones, the Australian champion
J J played j. Harlow and E. Toy the bes
T three in five games. Each side won tw
games Then Jones won the final score
!, Jones. H. q, 21, 1S, 81; Harlow and Toy
81, II, IA, q, 10.
! Next Wednesday night Qades' night
there will be two very interesting matchr
played. Four players from the Olympi
I Club will play one rub. j. McElroy an
b. Sullivan will play j. Purcell and
Shook. J. Jones will play j. Nealon an
2. j. Lawless, the amateur champion, til
best three in five games, which will
a well worth seeing.
n There we're a few interesting game
e played at the Union court:
The first game was a single handed on
Q between Nike Callahan and AL Pate
The former won by score of 15-11. 81
1913.
!. Second game Charles Mccarthy an
t Mike Callahan against James Norris an
q Al Pateo. The latter team won by the score
15-12, 15-11. The second rub was wo
y oy the latter team by the score: Is
+ 15-12.
!. Third game - A single handed on
between William Keffe and James NelsoI
The latter won by score of 15-12, Ill
15-13.
Fourth game-James Nelson and job
Condor played Hugh Toner and AL PEI
e noyer. the former won By a score
IL 1913, 1910. The second rub was wO
r By the former team by a score of 10
BIB. The third rub was won by I'll
z foi mer team by score of 1913, 1910.
" Fifth game-A single-handed one b.
" tween Jack Lynch and Thomas Coleman
The latter team won by a score of Id
l. 9-15. l5-6.
s Sixth game-A single-handed one b
a tween Charles Mccarthy and Mat CougI
D Ian. The latter won by score Of 15-1
8-16, 15-12.
Y VIVlSECTlON.