The morning call., 1895-01-21
VARIOUS HANDBALL GAMES.
Champion Jones Receives an Address Prom
Australian Admirers,

Australian Admirers.
The alterations and improvements in the
Occidental handball court not being COM
pleted yet, no games were played there
yesterday afternoon. 1t is expected that
everything will be in ship-shape order by
next Sunday afternoon.
Champion Jones on Saturday received a
beautifully engrossed address, handsomely
framed, which came by the steamer Ala
media from his friends and admirers in
Australia. 1t reads as follows:
To John Jones' Esq, Champion HandbdlIef Of
australia and the Pacific CodSt-DEAR SIR: We,
the undersigned players and admirers OF the
game of handball on your attainment TO the
court OF San Francisco, beg your acceptance OF
this address, offering you our united congratu-
lations and hearty good wishes for successful
future.
We also rejoice to have this opportunity of
acknowledging the kindly interest you have
taken in the welfare OF your country, and to
assure you that you will alWays.sretain our
warmest affection and esteem.
In conclusion, we earnestly hope that you
will live to enjoy many bright and happy days,
and eventually return to your native land bear
ing the honored title of champion OF the
world.
We beg to subscribe ourselves
+. O'Farrel, George Fishburn and eighteen
others.
San Francisco court yesterday:
W. Brown and W. Darius defeated P. Barry
and 7: Ryan by the following score: 21-16,
1921, dip.
White and D. Regain by the following score:
15-12, 9-15, 15-7.
J. Feeney and L. Kenney defeated Al Collins
and w. Stansbury by the following score:
PIP, 1871, 21-19.
p. Barrett and W Brown defeated c. Butter
field and G. Ward by the following score:
21-19, 11-21, 21-16.
c. Butterfield and W. Darius defeated P. Bar
rett and w. Brown by the following score:
21-17, 12-2I, 21-1S.
J. McEvely and J. Sharkey played J. Nelson
and II. Moffett. Each side won q game and
the deciding game will be played next Sunday.
George Hutchinson and j. Dillon played K.
Linehan and J. McEvely the best three out of
five-21 aces. Each side won two games and
the final game was won by Linehan and Nc
Evely by the following score;
Hutchinson and Dlllon.......,..,..19 II ~ II "a
Llnehan ana McEvely. ...........-.21 10 FL 18 FL
J. McGonigle defeated James Burns by the
following score: 1912, 9-15, 15-13.
AT the Union court the following games
were played:
Professor Lynch and James Leary against
c. Johnson and J. ]. McGonigle, the former
team winning by a score OF 21-18, 21-15.
William Tobin and William Duane against
James Norris and Matt Coughlin, the latter
team winning by a score OF 21-19, 21-14.
Ed Toy and James Nelson against Austin
Hendy and Jean Williams, best three out of
five games, the former team winning by score
of 2I-15, 17-21, 21-10, 21-S.
Charles Long and Barney Hughes against
Dan Doherty and w. White, the latter team
winning by a score of 21-1S, 21-12.
James Nelson and Professor Lynch against c.
Johnson and Austin Hendy the former team
winning by a score of 21-l5, 21-1S.
William Nicholson and Hugh Dougherty de-
feated Pop Egan and James Boland by the fol-
lowing score: 21-16, 21-14.
Terry McManus and Thomas Warde defeated
NJ. Morton and John Mccain by the score of
2l-I7, 21-1S.