The morning call., 1895-02-11
BEST Or THE nine.
The Handball Match for the
Team Championship.
LINEHiN'S SURPRISE PARTY.
He and Harlow Win Three of the
First Four Games.
DONEELLY And BONNET OUTPLiYED.
A Large Crowd at .lthe Occidental Court
Yesterday interesting Games at
the Other Courts.
DONNELLY And BONNET OUTPLiYED.

court and ]. Harlow and r. Linehan of
the San Francisco court was commenced
at the former court yesterday afternoon.
The match, which is the best of nine
games, has excited the greatest interest in
handball circles for various reasons. Don
nelly defeated Harlow for the amateur
championship at the recent tournament,
and some months ago Donnelly and Bonnet
were matched to play Harlow and j. Law
less for the amateur championship, but
after the first game Bonnet was compelled
to retire from bad knee, and John Purcell
was substituted. The result of the match
was unsatisfactory in consequence, al
though Purcell played rattling game.
The court was crowded in every part yes
terday afternoon, the San Francisco and
Union courts being well represented. J.
G. Nealon was the Judge and scorer, and
his decisions were unquestioned.
The first game was the speediest ever
seen in the court, requiring only two hands.
Donnelly was the first to toss, but was re-
tired with a cipher. Linehan followed with
three aces, and Harlow, by fine tossing,
added ten. Bonnet started the second
hand by making two aces, and Donnelly
was again retired with cipher. Linehan
made two, and Harlow added the necessary
six to win the game.
Harlow began the second game with two
aces. Bonnet followed with four, and Don
nelly with the same number. Harlow, in
the second hand, made one, and Linehan
was retired with cipher. Bonnet and
Donneliy made one each. Then Harlow
added four and Linehan one, and the game
stood: Harlow and Linehan, 8; Donnelly
and Bonnet, 10. Bonnet followed with an
exhibition of tossing that reused the spec
tators to pitch of the widest enthusiasm.
He tossed eleven aces, winning the game,
and continued on the third game with six
more, making seventeen aces in succession.
q record that has seldom been equaled by
an amateur.
With six to their credit at the start the
third game looked sure thing for DON
nelly and Bonnet. Linehan began with
four and Harlow with five. Bonnet also
made five, but Donnelly was retired with a
cipher. Up to this time Linehan had been
keeping his strong play in reserve. When
Donnelly tossed the ball Linehan, who
was standing at the ace line, reached out
his right hand and with an overland swipe
what had happened. Linehan was only
able to make one, but Harlow got in his
fine tossing game and piled on eight, the
score standing, Harlow and Linehan 1S
DonneIly and Bonnet IL. Bonnet and DON
nelly failed to score and Linehan made the
three necessary to win the game.
Iinehan continued his good tossing and
made nine aces in the fourth game before
being retired. Donnelly followed with two
and Bonnet with one. Linehan was re-
tired with a cipher, but Harlow added
three aces. Donnelly was a victim to Line
hans overland swiping and could not
score, while Bonnet was only permitted to
score one Linehan made one and Harlow
followed with three, the score standing,
r nnnnol1u
Bonnet 4. Donnelly added two, but Bon
net had to be satisfied with cipher.
Linehan followed with one ace and Harlow
made the three aces required to win the
game.
Harlow and Linehan thus won three
games and Donnelly and Bonnet one. The
remaining games will be played at the San
Francisco court next Sunday afternoon.
The feature of the play yesterday after
noon was Linehans overland work. He
stood at the ace line and swiped the swift
est balls with a precision that astounded
the spectators and completely upset the
calculations of his opponents. There was
lots of pretty play on both sides, and ex-
larly by Donnelly and Bonnet.
The score was as follows:
Harlow and Linehan ............... 81 8 81 81
DonnelIy and Bonnet. ............... 81 IL
Following is the list of the other games
played at the Occidental court yesterday:
AL Collins and The Cyclone defeated Jean
Williams and D. j. Coakley. Score: 21-17,
14-21, 21-13.
J.shaw defeated t. Clements. Score: 21-14,
17-21, 21-10.
AL Collins and Pat Brannick, new arrival
from Ireland, defeated L. Kenny and w. Col
Inns. Score: 21-16, 1921, 21-13.
Paul Goessel defeated ]. Kisten. Score: 21-
The cyclone defeated Mat Daily and W. Col
lins Score: 21-17, 14-21, 21-18.
Next Wednesday will be ladies' night,
when J. G. Nealon and j. Purcell will play
P. r. Donnelly and T. F. Bonnet the best
three games out of five.
The games played at the San Francisco
court were as follows:
Phil Ryan and D. Rodgers played NJ. Mcneil
and G. Mcdonald. Each side won rub and
the deciding game will be played next Sun
day.
W. Davis and j Brown played C. Butterfeld
and P Barry. Each side won rub by the fol-
lowing score: First rub, 21-14, 12-21, 21-
1e. Second rub. 1921, 21--16, Ills.
P. Barrett and J. Morris defeated J. Brown
and W. Darius by the following score: 21-1S,
r. Shea and ]. Brannick defeated P. Barrett
and Jean Vogelsang by the following score:
21-12, 1871, 21-20.
w. Darius and J. Brown defeated j. Morris
and P. Barrett by the following, score: 21-16,
1921, 21-11.
Pat Kelly and H. Moffett defeated D. Con-
Z.
1912, 9-15, 1876.
D. Connolly and H. Moffett defeated Pat
Kelly in the best 2 out of 3-21 aces-by the
following score; Pill, 1871, 21-15.
NJ Dillon and al Pennoyer played w. Kelly
and George Hutchinson the best out of 5-21
aces Each side wen two games, and the final
game will be played next Sunday.
AT the Union court the following games
were played:
William Duane and A. Tobin defeated James
Norris and Matt Coughlin by score of 21-1S,
21-15.
Charles Johnson and J. J. McGonnigle against
Professor Lynch and James O'Leary, the latter
winning by score of 21-12, 21-18.
Dan Dougherty and M. White defeated Charles
Long and Barney Hughes by score of 21-17,
21-12.
J. Nelson and Jean Williams defeated Austin
Hendy and Ed Toy by a.score of 21-1S, 21-1O.
This was the event of the day between J.
Nelson and Jean Williams and Al Penn oyer
and John Dillon, the best three out of five
games. the latter winning by a score of 21-10,
15-21, 21-1S, pip.
A scientific single-handed game between
John McGrath and William Keogh. The for
mers science proved too much for the youth,
and he won by a score of 21-15, 21-10
Terry McMannus and H. Batzner defeated II.
McKenny and Ed McGlade by score of 21-1S,
21-15.
Owing to the rain the match game be-
| r Co.,