The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
]. Harlow, the Coast Champion,
Defeats T. F. Bonnet for
a Trophy.
EXCELLENT PLAY WITNESSED
John Riordan Promptly Challenges
Harlow to Play for. the
Championship.

The great game OF handball which has
been the sole topic of conversation In
handball circles for some weeks back is
over and J. Harlow, the Coast champion.
has won the $50 trophy and shown that he
is slayer from start to finish.
Harlow won the Coast championship
without an effort about a year ago as
Riordan, the then holder of the. title, re-
fused to accept his challenge and ne
claimed it by default. Since then there
has been an earnest desire on his own part
and on the part of his friends that some
prominent player should play him for the
championship.
T. f. Bonnet was generally conceded to
be the one player who had chance OF
wrestling the title from him, but nothing
could be done, as Bonnet refused TO leave
the amateur ranks. A few weeks ago the
difficulty was got over by Phil Ryan, the
proprietor of the San Francisco court,
putting up $50 trophy to be presented to
the winner, and the match came OH yes
terday afternoon.
The court was crowded with the friends
and hackers of both players. Bonnet was
the favorite, and odds of Is to 10 were laid
upon him. The confidence OF his friends
seemed to be well grounded, as he won
the first two games after some orllllant
play on both sides and started In on the
fourth with six aces to his credit.
Harlow pulled himself together and won
the third game, Bonnet being only able to
add one ace to his score OF six. Harlow
seemed to have been reserving all his
strength and dexterity, as he won the
fourth game without Bonnet being able to
score at all. Harlow in the third had
made thirteen consecutive aces and in the
fourth he had added eleven, making
twenty-four aces in all before Bonnet got
a chance. Harlow won the final and the
trophy, Bonnet only scoring four, and was
loudly applauded.
Bonnet played himself out in the first
two games. Harlow then made the pace
so hot for him that he was not able to re-
spond and Harlow, who tossed great
game, had it practically all his own way.
At the close of the match the perspira-
ton was pouring off Bonnet, but Harlow
was as fresh as daisy and fit for another
match. Bonnet showed the lack of train
ing, but his pluck during the last three
games won the hearty admiration of the
spectators. It was conceded to be one of
the finest exhibitions of skill and judg-
ment ever seen on the coast.
Riordan promptly challenged Harlow to
play for the coast championship, and the
match will take place in the San Francisco
court in two weeks.
The event OF the DAY at the Union court
was a match between j. J. Feeney and
Terry McManus and +. Linehan ana P.
Kelly. Each side won rub and the final
will be played next Sunday.
Following were the games played yes
terday:
San Francisco court--Robert Shea and G. Nc
Donald defeated P. Ryan and NJ. Mcneil.
21-ll, 1921, 21-17. W. Manion and NJ.
Mcneil defeated r. Shea and G. Mcdonald two
rubs. NJ Edwards and w. Stansbury defeated
r: Murphy and D. Regan, 21-13, 1871,
21-12. 7. Hutchinson and E. Mcdonald
played J: slattery and G; Sullivan, AND each ael
laghan defeated F. Mitchell and J.
ONeI, 21-13, 1921, 2l-1O. Al PEN
noyer and J. MeEvelley played J. Nell
son and G. Hutchinson, and each side won a
rub. r. Lnehan, T. Kelly and P. Hutchinson
defeated P. Donnelly, the amateur champion,
]. Feeney and j. Slattery, 21-12, 1921,
21-16, 21-S ]. Harlow. the coast champion,
defeated T. f. Bonnet, 17-21, 15-21, 21-7,
21-O, 21-4.
Union court-N. Edwards and ]. Collins de-
feated R. Murphy and J. White, 21-17,
1921, 21-16. 7. Jordan and T. Linihan
defeated William Keough and G. Mel
son, 21-15, 1921, 21-19. William Nc
Manus and w. Lennard defeated J.
Kennedy and Owen Rowen, 21-17, 1921, 21-15
]. Dooley and r. Patterson defeated M. Nc
Roberts and j. Wise, 21-l6, 1921, 21-14. Ben
Chapman defeated D. Connolly, Ellis, 1921,
feated H. Mckinney and G. Ackerson, 21-18,
1921, 21-16 ]. J. feeney and Terry McManus
played r. Lenihan and P. Kelly and each side
xyn "a rIl