The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-24
JONES' COLORS LOWERED,
Kilgallon and Harlow Defeat
the Australian Hand
ball Champion.
Return Match Arranged for Next
Sunday for Two Hundred DOL
lars Side.

Denver and San Francisco met Australia
in the San Francisco Handball Court yes
terday afternoon, and after a brilliant
struggle for supremacy Australia had to
take back seat. In other words, NJ. ].
Kilgallon, champion of Denver, and J.
Harlow, the coast champion, defeated J.
Jones, the Australian champion, in a
match, the best five games, for 500 a side.
The match attracted an immense crowd,
Every seat in the gallery was filed, and
standing room was at a premium. 1t was
the first time that Jones and Kilgallon had
played against each other, and the event
naturally aroused the liveliest interest
among handball PLAYERS. Betting was
Harlow and Kilgallon started off by
winning the first game in short order by
score of 21-6. They won the next by
21-14 to the intense surprise of Jones'
| friends, and an intermission of 10 minutes
was taken. In the third game Harlow
and kilgallon scored II aces to Jones 2,
and it looked as if they would win in three
straight Jones began to toss In his old
| form and amid the greatest excitement
won the game. The excitement was kept
up in the fourth game by Jones again
winning, and his friends became hopeful.
| He had, however, overtaxed his strength
and his legs gave out. The result was
| that H arrow and Kilgallon won the final
and the match.
1t was acknowledged by all that pref
| tier exhibition of handball had not been
seen in this City. Kilgallon's play was
| greatly admired and Harlow played
grand game. Jones showed the lack of
training, but some of his brilliant efforts,
| particularly in the rallies, were loudly APP
plauded.
Immediately after the match Ben Chap
man, a well-known sporting man from
49, \ -
| posted forfeit of $25to back Jones against
the same team, the match to take place
next Sunday for 5000 side. Kilgallon
promptly covered the deposit. As Jones
| lays his defeat to his poor condition he
will go into active training and promises
to be in first-class condition next Sunday.
The principal event at the Union court
was a game between John Riordan and r.
Lenihan and j. Feeney and Al Pennoyer,
the two former winning by three games to
two after an exciting contest. Another
interesting game was between Terry Nc
Manus, heavy weight champion, and
| Frank Curran and Frank Reynolds, cham
pion of Benicia, and D. Tobin, the two
former winning.
AT the Occidental court the attraction
was game between John Purcell and P.
F. Mccormick against Ed Maloney and G.
j. McGlynn, from enthusiasts. 1t was
any body's game from start to finish, but
1
struggle victorious. On Wednesday night
! John Riordan and John Purcell will play
r. Lehman and M. J. Kilgalion, and the
preliminary game will be between V. C.
Tobin and G. J. McGlynn against Walter
Jehu and G. Goggin.
Following were the games played at the
different courts:
Darius defeated Thomas Ryan and P.
| Barry: 21-16, 1871, 21-12. P. Bar
rett and J. Brown defeated Jean vogel-
CHAPMAN and j. oBrien defeated Professor
| Foster and ]. Sullivan: 21-1O, I7-21, 21-1S.
| w. Fox and w. Wilson defeated J. Mcguire and
and J. .Pendergast played j. sattery and E.
| Toy and each side won a rub. J. Harlow, coast
champion, and N. J. Kilgallon, champion OF
| Denver, defeated J. Jones, champio of Austria
| liza, in a match for 500 u side: 21-6 21-14
| 17-21, 1921, Oil.
Occidental courtrcraig defeated J; Daune,
Stanley, 21-i4, Clio B. Collins and Tom
| Clements defeated J. Hurley and C. Kelleher,
| Cunningham defeated j. Shaw and H. Stanley
21-14, Pol, 21-19. H. Stanley and ]. Shaw
defeated G. Cunningham and M. Dolan, 21-13,
defeated w. Jehu and G. Goggin, 21-14 49,
81, 21-17. C. Bauer and T. c. Raborg defeated
w. Cronan and G. Kane, 21-14, 21-19. John
Purcell and P. +. Mccormick defeated Ed Ma
21-i5, 2I-19.
| Union court--John McGuinn and Thomas
Farrell defeated Ed Parkinson and D. Hughes,
21--15, 1921, Pip. Matt Coughlan and
Professor Lynch defeated NJ. Morton and D.
Crowley, 2i-16, 1921, 21-1S j. O'Leary
and J.: J. MeGonnigle defeated Dan Doherty
f saazn M and Hannfors defeated Me- e.
Kenny and E. McGlade 21-15, 1871, 21-I2.
J. Nelson and 7. Lenihan defeated o. Hendy
and Jean Williams, 21-13, 1871, dis.
Terry McManus and Frank Curran defeated
| Frank Reynolds and D. Tobin, 21-15 1921,
21-17. 0. Hendy and d. Fennigan defeated
| 12-21, 21-15. Ex-Supervisor ]. Foley and
James O'Donnell defeated James Molloy and
Peter Duffecy, 21-19, 1921, 2l-16. P. Rior-
dan and R. Lenihan defeated j. Feeney and