The morning call., 1895-01-14
Interest Is Increasing and Betting
Is Brisker.
CHAMPIONS IN ACTIVE TRAINING.
The First Four Games to be Played Next
Sunday-Seyeral Rattling Games
Yesterday.

becomes brisker. 1t is the alLabsorbing
topic in handball circles.
Riordan is a hot favorite south Of Market
street and any amount of money is being
put up on him. The betting is, however.
even. although week ago 10 to was
offered, with Riordan on the long end.
Jones friends are accommo dating all who
prefer Riordan, and they will continue
doing so as long as the other side is in the
same humor.
Nothing in handball has aroused such
extraordinary interest on this coast, aud
next Sunday afternoon. when the first four
games will be played at the San Francisco
court. there will not be sufficient room to
accommodate the crowd.
Both champions are in active training
for the event. and the proficiency they have
attained with the left hand is something
remarkable. Jones at any hour of the day
can be seen on the horizontal bar giving
the left arm all the exercise possible. The
usual salutation among his friends now is:
Have you felt Jones' muscle?" He Is in
first-class condi ton and feels confident Of
inning the 500.
Riordan's finger Is better, and last week
he was able to show his admirers the Won
derful things he could accomplish with his
left hand His training for the walking
match on Christmas day put him in the
pink of condition, and he is keeping 1t up.
When Phil Ryan is asked if Riordan is in
dulging in horiZontal-bar exercise, he only
smiles knowingly and remarks, "Riordan's
all right"
Yesterday the courts were crowded and
several rattliDg games we're played. Al
the San Francisco court the event Of the day
was match between George Hutchingson
and AL Pennoyer and r. Linehan and L.
Kelly. 1t was closely contested, but the
terrific service of Kelly was too much for
HutchiDgson and PenD0yer.
At the Occidental court Jones played
against P. I. Donnelly, the amateur cham
! pion. and t. +. Bonnet and defeated them
| by three games TO two. II was one of the
| speediest games seen in the court. Jones
used his left hand with telling effect:
| Among the interesting games at Union
and Terry MeManus. the two heavy
weights, and J. P. Kelly and Andy Conlon.
| The "heavies" won with ease.
/ The Occidental court will be closed this
| week. A solid concrete wall all the way
up will be built in the front of the court.
| At present it is only built twelve. feet up.
| When The alteration is made the players
will get ball 10 e.. just where they in
| tended 1t. The ladies' gallery has also
| been altered and remodeled and the fair
sex can see every part OF the court and
not, as before, only the front part of it,
Following were the games played at the San
Francisco court yesterday: w. Darius and J.
Brown against g. Ward and 7. Barry. The
| game and rub we're won by the former by the
score of 21-14, 1921, 2l-19.
fine siDgle-nand game between j. Lavelle
| and D. RYAN. Tie game and rub were won by
| the former by score OF 21-13, 1921. 21-.19.
| j. Ferry and W: Siansbury against j. Collins
| and X. Murphy. The game and rub were won
by the former team by he score OF 21-12,
J. Collins and j. Healy against P. M. Kinnlon
! and F. Heifernan The game and rub were
| won Dy the former team. Score. 21-16,
/ 1921, 21-20.
i. Collins and p Barrett defea ted P Hefer.
nau andsJ Healy. Score. 21-13, 1871.
H. Moflitt and j. Keefe against R. Shay and
| j. Sbafky. The game and rub were won by the
latter team by score of q to IA. Is to 81, 81
G. Hutchingson and AL Pennoyer against R
Linehan and 2. Kelly. The feature OF the
event event Of the day. Linehan and Kelly won by
the following score: Huiehngsoh and Pen
| nOyer II, 81 49, 20: Linnehan and Kelly, FL,
16 81, 21.
| On Sunday next the single-hand game
! between John Ri0rdan vs.. John Jones,
using left hand only, will be commenced at
| this court.
There was good attendance at the
| Occidental court to witness some very
| lively games.
The first game was sIngle-handed one be-
| tween l.. Kenny and j. Shaw. 1t was very
exciting ali through, each side winning the
game. Kenny winning The final; score: 21-16,
| 1921, 21-20.
P. F. Mccormick and R. O'Connor defeated
| r. c. OConnor and w. OConnOr; score: 21-
4, 1921, 21-19
NJ. Collins and L. Kenny defeated j. Shaw
/ ana F. Cornyn; score: Ale. 14-21, Pill.
| Clements and NJ Prtchard: score: 2l-16 10
F. Cornyn and NJ. Pritcbard defeated T.
Clements and W. Jacobs; score: 21-1o, IL
| 81, Glib.
+. Cornyn defeated Mat DAILY; score: FL
| 10, 17-21, 21-16.
The Cyclone and G. Stirling defeated T.
Sullivan and G. Bishop; score: Pile, 18-
| 81, 21-9.
Then came the final game of the day, j.
Jones, the Australian. against I; Donney, the
amateur champion. and I. f. Bonnet. There
was some very pretty play on both sides, each
side winning two gam S. Then Jones won the
final with the following score:
Donneily and Bonnet. .-.20-21-1l-2l-l6
There Will be no games next Wednesday.
ladies' night. on account of the alterations 10
the court There Is a new concrete wall being
erected, and the ladies' gallery is being altered
also.
The following games were played at the
Union court yesterday:
Frank Morrissey and John Carney against
Joe Daley and James Scott; the former team
won by the score OF 21-19. 21-15.
william Cullen and III. Morton against John
Mccain and William Higgins. the former
winning by score of 21-12. 2l-19.
Jean Williams md Austin Hendy against
James Nelson and G.. johnson, the latter win
nIng by the score OF 21-15. 21-17.
Matt Coughlin and J. Norris against William
TobiD and William Duane. the latter winning
by a score of 21-1S, 21-12.
Robert Knowles and Terry McMaDus. the
two heavy weights, defeated j. p. Kelly and
Andy Conon by the score of: 21-1o 21-S
r. Pauline and D. Murphy against Andy
Delaney and George Wurster. The latter team
won by score of 21-15, 21-17.
The match game of George Ackar-
son and Dan Dougherty against Frank
McManus and John Mcnamara was post
poned until next Sunday.
LONGFELLOW'S RELIGION.