The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20
HANDBALL.
Matches That, If Consummated,
Will Attract Much Attention.

Matches That, If Consummated,
VIII Attract Much Attention.
number of matches between promi-
nent handball players are talked about,
but nothing definite has been accom-
nlished. Perhaps the one that is exciting
the greatest interest Is between M. j. hll-
Gallon. champion of Denver, and J. Har-
low, champion of the coast. 1t was ex-
pected that the arrangements would have
been completed this week, but 1T is now
announced that the deposits to bind the
match will be made tomorrow afternoon.
The match will he for an amount to be
mutually agreed upon and the champion
ship of the coast. Harlow has claimed the
championship, since he challenged John
Riordan three or four months ago, who
then held the championship, and who
| failed to cover Harlow's deposit. Harlow
has improved greatly of late under the
tutelage of Jones, the Australian cham
pion, and his friends believe he can defeat
| Kilgallon, who has proved himself to be
| an exceptionally strong player, and his
| friends think that, barring Jones, he IS the
| best player on the coast. These two
| players, each with a partner, Will play
against each other tomorrow afternoon IN
| the San Francisco court, and the result
will be watched with interest.
| w. McManus, proprietor OF the Union
court, has challenged Phil Ryan, proprie-
| tor of the San Francisco court, 10 play
match for 500 side, the match to be the
best of nine games, part to be played In
each court. Ryan has accepted the chal-
lenge, and the dates for the match and
other arrangements will be made as soon
as possible. McManus, since he scored
| forty y-two consecutive aces while playing
| against two amateurs, has been wearing
chip on his shoulder. The match is the
talk of both courts, and it promises to be
| 'scorker."
| One of the players who is rapidly COM
| ing to the front is r. Lenihan OF the Union
court. He has recently shown that he Is
! competent to stand up against the best
amateur players in any of the courts, and
it would not be surprising II he soon joined
| the professional ranks and competed Tor
the coast championship. He and his part
ner, Feeney, defeated Kilgallon and Har-
| low at the Union court on July 4, and that
| is sufficient evidence of their skill. To-
morrow afternoon Lenihan and Feeney
will play against John Riordan and Al
| Pennoyer. Riordan, since his fiasco with
Harlow, has been looked upon as back
number, but he has again taken heart of
| grace and will probably soon make amends
/ for not accepting Haflow's challenge. He
is 100 good a player to be placed on the
| shelf.
/ 1t would add greatly to the popularity
of handball if matches between the lead
ing players in the different courts were
played. Each court is now practically in
dependent of the other in this respect,
which is very much to be regretted and
not by any means in the interest OF the
sport.
The following games will be played to-
morrow at the San Francisco ball court:
Thomas Ryan and ]. MeElroy against F.
Smith and NJ. Kelly; P. Ryan and J. Rodgers
against M. Mcneil and NJ. Mcdonald; r, Shea
and H. Moffett against J. Bannick and p Bar
| rett; d. Finni gan and Ed Toy againstJ. Sharkey
and D. Connolly; J. Harlow, the coast cham
| pion. and P. Kelly, the Cyclone, against NJ. ]
| Kilgallon, the Denver champion, and G.
| Hutchinson; J. Jones, the Australian cham
| pion, against ]. Lawless, the well-known anna
teur, and Austin Hendry; the game will be
| the best 3 out of 5-21 aces.
The Union court will introduce this bill
of fare tomorrow to its patrons:
/ T. McManus and W. ]. Nelson VS.. Charles
| Johnson and 0. Hendry; J. Rfordan (coast
| champion) and Al Pennoyer VS.. J. Feeney and
! R. Lenihan; William Keough and J. Nesson VS..
| J. Norriss AND Matt Coughlan; William J. Hig
| gins and J. MeCann VS.. r. Ash and j. McDer-
| mott.