The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
THE HANDBALL COURTS.
Champion DOnnelIy and L. It. Bonnet
Defeat Champion Harlow and j.
G. Nealon.

The rainy weather had the effect Of
crowding the handball courts yesterday,
and the spectators witnessed several excit-
ing and closely contested games. The
principal event was at the San Francisco
court, where P. T. Donnelly, the amateur
champion, and T. f. Bonnet played against
]. Harlow, the coast champion, and j. c.
Nealon and defeated them. Harlow and
Nealon won the first two games, but the
two invincibles pulled themselves together
and won the next three, thus keeping VI
their unbroken record of victories. The
defeat of Harlow and Nealon, two Of the
most scientific players on the coast, places
Donnelly and Bonnet in an invulnerable
position.
Another match, which, although not as
scientific as the othe was watched with as
keen an interest, was played between Phi
Ryan and Dan O'Brien and ]. Rodgers and
Nj. Mcneil. Each team had won two
games when in the fifth, while they stood
20 to 10, O'Brien, in attempting to return
an almost impossible ball, fell and dis
located his shoulder, which put an end to
the play.
Besides the usual spectators at the Occi-
dental court there was large delegation
! from the Acme and Reliance clubs of Oak
| land. The lights had to be turned on for
! the final game between NJ. j. kllgallon,
the Denver champion, and J. j. Feeney
and Richard Linehan, the overland
! swiper, and Ed Maloney. Linehan swiped
/ as he never swiped before and his defeat
was so close that little margin was left for
| rejoicing on the part of the winners. A
return match will be played on Wednes-
| of the Olympic Club will also play against
! John Purcell and Al Hampton.
General J. G. Wall, great lover and
! promoter of amateur sports, has pre-
sented the Occidental Club with 500 to
purchase gold medal for the best player
/ held during the week, when a single
handed tournament will be arranged.
The fall of rain in the afternoon spoiled
/ the games at the Union court, which is I'M
/ covered. In consequence the match be-
/ tween J. Nelson and Terry McManus and
W. Kelly and j. Roger was postponed till
next Sunday.
Following were the games played in the
courts yesterday:
San Francisco court-P. Ryan and D. O'Brien
! played j. Rodgers and NJ. Mcneil Each side
won two games, and the final game was post
poned until next Sunday. j. Slattery and P.
Hutchinson defeated W. Williams and NJ.
Hutchinson, 2I-11, 1921, PLY. W.
! Manion and G. Mcdonald defeated J. Rodgers
and NJ. Mcneil, Pip, 21-1S. J. Callahan
and j. Fitzgerald, 21-1S, 1921, 21-13.
]. Slattery and P. Hutchinson defeated D,
! Connolly and W. Williams, 21-16, 9-2l,
| 21-14. Al Pennoyer and James Nelson de-
feated James c. Nealon and Willie Jacobs,
21-16. 17-2l, 11-21. 2. Donnelly, the anna
teur champion, and T. F. Bonnet defeated J.
/ Harlow, the coast champion, and ]. C. Nealon,
! 1921, 12-21, 21-9, 21-S, 21-17. ]. Rior-
dan and c. CollOpy defeated j. Condor and F..
! Mitchell, 21-I0, 1921, 12-21, 21-1S, 21-20.
O'Brien defeated W. Cronan and D. E. Condor.
21-15, 1921, 21-13. p. H. Goessel and P,
| c. Vaughn defeated o. Westerfeld and B.
! Clemens, 21-15, 2l-17. c. Kane and A. G.
McKerron defeated A. G. Green and ]. Z.
o'Meara, 1921, 21-14, 21-19; al Collins
Collins, 21-17, 1921, 2l-18. V. c.
Tobin and G. Goggin defeated d. NJ.
| Stanley and c. J. McGlynn, ola, 1921,
! Pip. P. Cadgan and w. Gillette of the Re-
lance Club defeated D. williamson and j.
! Coakley OF the same club, 2l-l2, 11-2l,
| 21-16. In the Acme Club game T. Fennessy
and J. Hanifn defeated Lou Hardie and H. R.
French, 20-21, 21-16, 2l-16. Lou Kenny
and Ed Maloney defeated John Purcell and P.
Kelly, 21-16, 1921, 21-17. NJ. ]. Kilgallon,
feated R. Linehan, the overland swiper, and
Ed Maloney, 21-15, 21-17, 1921, 20-21,
! 21-18.
Union court-Ed brady and Sam Barber de-
feated Andy Porter and Thomas brady, 21-11
! 1871, ply. Tim Jordan and William
1921, 21-16, 2l-l9. 7. Bosto and NJ. Carlo
defeated Lou Maguer and ]. F. Edmond 21-19,
! 17-21, 21-20. Thomas Doyle and Joe Ne
/ Namara defeated John Dooley and Tom Halli-
han, 21-15, 21-1S. c. Johnson and Professor
Lynch defeated o. Hendry and r. Parkinson,
2i-17, 1921, 21-16. J. Bryson and E. vii.
liams OF Mare Island played q single-hand
game and Bryson won, 2l-16, 1921, 21-20