The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-18
JONES' NECK Was TWISTED.
ACCIDENT TO THE AUSTRALIAN
HANDBALL CHAMPION WHILE
PLAYING.
NEALoN AND BONNET DEFEAT
CHAMPIONS RIORDAN AND
DONNELLY.


Champion Jones of Australia had his
neck twisted at the San Francisco court
yesterday afternoon, and it will be some
days before be thoroughly RECEIVERS from
the shock. He was playing a match against
J. Harlow and r. Linehan, and in the final
game Harlow had returned the ball and
Jones rushed forward to hit it. Just then
Harlow's right hand, which was extended,
came in contact with the side of Jones
head with such force as to twist his neck
The champion dropped to the floor and
for several minutes was unable to stand on
his feet. He pluckily finished the game
and won the match.
There was surprise in store for Rior-
dan, the coast champion, and Donnelly,
the amateur champion, at the Occidental
court. They had defeated J. c. Nealon
and t. F. Bonnet the previous Sunday, but
the tables were turned upon them yester-
day, Nealon and Bonnet winning three
games out of five.
flowing to the rain the match for $25 a
side at the Union court between J. Nelson
and John Dillon of that court and J. Law
less and George Hutchinson of the San
Francisco court had to be postponed till
next Sunday.
John Riordan, the coast champion, and
P. j. Kelly have challenged Champion
Jones to play the best of nine games for $50
side
The following games were played at the
San Francisco court yesterday:
J. Brown defeated W. Darius in single
anded contest by the following score: 21-12,
1921, 2l-I0.
R. Shea and G. Mcdonald played Phil Ryan
and J. Rodgers. Each side won a rub and the
final rub will be decided next Sunday.
K. Shields and H. Moffett defeated W. Murray
and G. Butterfeld by the following score:
21-12, 1921, 21-16.
z. Barrett and H. Moffett defeated W Murray
21-11, 1921, 2l-15.
F. Mcguire and Sullivan defeated +. O'Neil
and J: Manning by the following score: 21-I3,
1921, 21-16.
| 81. Lawless and Pat Kelly defeated AL Pen
meyer and J. Slattery by the following score
2l-12, 1921, Gle.
J. Jones, the Australian champion. PLAYED ].
Harlow and K. Linehan the best three out of
five, twenty-one aces. Each side won two
games and the final game was won by J. Jones'
after hard struggle, by the following score:
Harlow and Linehan. ...........IS 81 81 10 ~
There was very good attendance at the
Occidental Court to witness some lively
playing.
j. Shaw and Jacob Schneider defeated p. II.
Kroeger and Ed Lyden. Score, PLY, 14-2l,
21-20.
j. Shaw defeated l.. Kenny. Score, 21-1s.
1921, 21-20.
The Cyclone and w. Collins defeated P. Nc
Cormick and Al Collins. Score, 21-15, 20
81, 2l-1S.
w Collins and W Jacobs defeated Ben Gle
ments and George Cunningham. Score, 81
Id, 2O-21, 21-1S.
George Cunningham and w. Collins defeated
Ben Clements and w. Jacobs. Score, 1871
ala, 21-20.
J. Riordan and Edward Maloney defeated p
IT noDnally-
21-14, 2l-18.
Then came the game OF the day, Coast Cham
pion John Riordan and P. T. Donnelly playing
J. C. Nealon and T. F. Bonnet the two forme1
being defeated by the following score:
Eeaion ana Bonnet IA 16 81 81
Donnelly and Riordan.. ..........-.1S 81 81 II 10
NJ. Mulaney defeated NJ. Brady Score. 81
10, 14-21, 21-16.
Wednesday evenings ladies' night Coast
Champion John Riordan and T. r. Dom
nelly will play j. G. Nealon and r. T.. Bon
net; the game will be best three out of five
twentyone aces.
AT the Union Court the following games
were played:
Matt Coughlin and J. Norris defeated w.
Dolan and A. Tobin by a score of 2I-18, FL
10.
George Dill, and Thomas Grant graduate
from Champion Casey's court of BROOKLYN
played John Riordan and William McMan1ius
the best five out of nine games. Each side won
two games and the final will be played next
Sunday.
j. Nelson and Professor Lynch defeated
Charles Johnson and Jean Williams for a
21-17.
H. Batzner and T. Holland defeated II. Nc
Henry and d. Doherty by score of 21-lS.
17-21, 2l-15.
Terry McManus and William Smith defeated
Robert Hamilton and John Bell by score of
21-1S, PHO.
The match between ]. Nelson and John
Dillon and }. Lawless ana George Hutch
inson was postponed until next Sunday on
account of the rain