The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10
THE HANDBALL COURTS.
Joe MeAuiife and Terry McATanus
Play for the Heavy-weight
Championship.

The handbali courts were well patron
lied yesterday and a number Of exciting
games were played. Af the San Francisco
court Phil Ryan, the proprietor, and d.
Rodger turned the tables on M. McNeill
and G. Mcdonald, and won closely con-
tested match by two games to one.
The event of the day was 3 match in
which John Riordan, the coast champion,
and P. Hutchinson played against P. T.
DonnelIy, the amateur champion. and G.
Hutchinson, the two former winning the
final by only one ace.
A game that was not on the regular
programme aroused the greatest interest
among the spectators. Colonel James
o. Hea and Antoine Flynn are both en-
pioyed in the Tax Collectors Office, and
each had been boasting OF his ability as
handbau PLAYER. To settle the contro-
versy as TO who was the better player il
was arranged TO play q match in the San
Francisco court yesterday afternoon. The
colonel won after some brilliant rallies BY
the score OF - to Il.
Several rafting games were played at
the Union court. The chief attraction
was match in which ]. Harlow. the ex-
coast champion, and J. Nelson played
against J. J. Feeney, one of the cracks
jacks of the court, and I. Linihsn. 1t was
hotly contested from start 70 finish, and
the final was won by Harlow and Nelson
by two aces
Terry McManus. one of the proprietors
of the Union court, went out TO the Mis-
sion Athletic Club court yesterday alter
noon TO play q match with Joe McAuliffe,
the well-known pugilist, which has been
the talk of the Mission for weeks past.
The match was for the heavyweight
championship Of the coast It was great
game, and after each man won q rub. 1t was
decided to play on the final next Sunday
ar the Union court
Following were the games played In the
courts yesterday:
Mcclure defeated G. Mcguire and D. Regsn,
21-l4, 1921. 21-19; ". Stansbury and NJ
Edwards defeated N. Mcclure and G. Mcguire,
Ryan defeated u. Mcneil md G. Mcdonald,
2i-13, 15-21. 21-16; ". Manning and @.
Mcdonald defeated ?. Ryan and D: Rodgers,
R Shields defeated 7. Sullivan and
c. Ward, 21-15. 1911, 21-20;
J. vogeIssng AID r. Murphy defeated u. Nc
LawIess and ]. HeEveIy defezted D. Connolly
and J. Slattery, Ills, 17-21, 21-20- W.
JeElu and r. Murphy defeated " Edwards and
coast champion. and e Hutchinson defeated
P. J. DonneIly and 6. Hutchinson, 2l-15,17-
81. 21-2O.
Union court-wilhsm Prince and T. WILEY
defeated NJ Terry and n. Duff, 21-13. 1871,
2l-Is; r. Murphy and n Nally defeated J.
Perm and ]. DFiseoll, 21-17, 14-21, 2I-9;
o. O'Brien and I. Crane, 21-18, 1921. 21-15:
]. Freeman and I Murphy defeated u. MilOs
and ". Bourne, 31-17. 15-21s 21-1Oi J.
let and J. Howard, 21-1S. 15-21, 21-5;
W. T. McAvoy and Phil Gaughan defeated
George Mcclure and T. Fay. Ala 12-2l,
21-6: Ed Toy and n. Basch defeated P. Yslo
ana J. Hogan, 21-19, 1921, 21--15; James
Harlow and James Nelson defss1ed J. J.
Feeney and 7. Lenihan, 16-21, 21-1S, 1871,
Alb, 21-19.
Mission Athletic Club court. Gordon and
N. Sullivan defeated P. Ryan and H. slattery,
21-12, 21-17; Terry MeMsnus and J. J.
Feeney defeated 7. Ryan and ]. Condor,
21-17. 17-Z1, 21-1S; Ed Reynolds ana II.
Kennedy defeated p Ryan and P. Morris,
2I-IS, 21-17; Harry Doylen and P. Riordan
21-16