The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-23
A SPORTING MELANGE,
Champion Handball Players of
the World to Meet in
Cork.
The Olympic Clubs Swimming,
Boxing and Baseball
Matches.

The local champions of handball have
been firing hot shot at each other for some
weeks past, and not very long ago Cham
pion Harlow woke up one bright and
sunny morning and repaired to the house
of a friend, to whom he said he had had a
most wonderful dream.
81 dreamt," said Champion Harlow,
that met and easily defeated Champion
Riordan, and that my friends went wild
with Joy over the result. l feel now as if
I was really qualified and com petent to ao-
complish that trick under the light of
day."
Harlow's friend acquiesced and the re-
suit was that challenge appeared next
day from Harlow to Riordan, which more
than took the latter by surprise. Riordan
in reply sends the following to the CALL
for publication.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 81, 1895.
Editor San Francisco CalI-DEAR SIR: In refer
ence to the article published in your sporting
column of to-day's CALL, / wish TO state l
have positively declined to play any game
OF handbal in the San Francisco hand ball
court. In regard to Harlow's challenge,
will agree TO meet him best five in nine,
21-point game, for 500 or $500 per side,
game to be played in the Union or Occidental
handbau courts. l have my own money to
back me whenever the former sees fit TO make
match. Yours respectfully, JOHN RIoRDAN.
The lovers of handball cannot under
stand Riordan's action in refusing to play
in the San Francisco ball court. If Rior-
dan had broad-gauge ideas he should GER
tainly agree to meet Harlow in any of the
courts. There is no doubt that he will be
accorded fair play in any court.
LawIor, the Irish champion, who is at
present in New York, has accepted cnal-
fenge from James Fitzgerald OF Cork, Ire
land, to play rubber for $3.50 side and
the championship of the world, the rubber
to consist of fifteen games and each game
to contain q aces, to be finished in one
day in the Cork racquet court, Grattan
street. The challenge appeared in Dublin
Sport on April 6, directed to the leading
players of the world. Henry Armstrong
of J. J. O'Brien 81 Co. has just received a
letter from Lawlor, stating that the latter
has accepted the challenge for match
where endurance will cut prominent fig
ure, and that he will soon depart for his
native country.
Grattan court is 81 feet in length and Al
feet wide, having no back wall.
L. w. Blankman of Potter Valley has
sent word to the CALL that a man named
Ryan is engaged in killing deer for their
hides. To escape from the heavy snow on
the mountains the game have wandered
into the valley, and are now being slaugh-
tered by Ryan and other poachers. There
is no doubt that Commissioner Emeric
will send deputy to the place in question
when he receives further particulars.
A special meeting of the Olympic Gun
Club will be held in the wheelmen's COM
partment of the club on Wednesday even
ing for the purpose of discussing a game
and fish preserve.
The Olympic Club boxing tournament
will be held in the gymnasium of the club
on May Is. 1t will be open to amateurs in
good standing. There viii be six events of
need apply for place.
The Imperial Club of Colma has matched
Joe King and Henry Peppers (colored) for
a twenty fight, to take place on the
evening of May 20. The pugllists have
signed articles to box at l58 pounds, which
weight it is extremely doubtful that either
man can reach and be in good fettle.
King recently left this city for Bakersfield,
where he engaged in farming for a time.
champion boxer of Bakersfield
blacksmith-that he had raw
recruit on his ranch who could do some
fighting, and that he would have no objec
ton to match him against any man IN the
county. The Iron man" quickly ac-
cepted the challenge and fight vas
arranged 1t took place in Bakersfield,
II.
in the second round. The latter's friends
are still wondering who that plowman
could have been and where he made his
escape to after the war was over.
The Olympic Club tournament will take
place on the evening of May q and the
bill of aquatic fare reads: One hundred
yards open race, 100 yards maiden, 90
Yards open, fancy diving, plain
diving. tub race, candle race, guar
far mile race. Superintendent Ken
nedv alias Linquist Tom, is now talking
DO a relay race from the foot Of Mission
street to the Oakland mole, distance OF
abont four miles. Kennedy is of the
aninion that there can be selected from
, nnonc the natators of the club ten able
bodied fellows who can give. good ac-
count of themselves in race OF this KIND
against any ten amateur swimmers OF the
State.