The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
A. A. U. HAND BALL.
The Tournament for ANA
teuIs Opened in
This City.
BRISK PLAYlNGo2 DONE.
N. Egan, W. Schmidt and N. Layoie
We're the Winners Of the First
Ronnd-Polo and Skating.

The first national championship hand
ball tournament ever held under the aus
pices of the Amateur Athletic Union was
begun yesterday afternoon at the Jersey
City Handball Court, No. 2s Mercer
street, and will be continued today when
the finals win be decided. The sport was
OF a high order and the men that came
together for the honors were the best
that can be found in the amateur ranks
in this country as far as is known. The
entry of Napoleon Lavoie, Of, the ST.
Roch Club, Quebec, gave the event an
international tinge and added consider
ably to the interest. He played well, far
better than was expected of him, and
his defeat of Fitzpatrick was a great
surprise. The latter is considered one of
the best players at Manhattanville. There
was a ~good-sized audience present and
the crowd was very enthusiastic. The
playing was spirited and the tournament
will greatly stimulate the sport in this
vicinity. The management of the affair
was in the hands of George D. Bushfield,
who was made chairman of the local
committee by the Amateur Athletic
Union. The games We're to have been
started at one o'clock, but the failure of
the players to appear delayed it until
two and the closeness of the first games
and the third set stretched the event out
and the three preliminary matches were
all that could be played before the twi-
light set in. 1t was due to the efforts of
the Jersey City Club that the tournament
was brought about and they have estab-
lished a precedent that will undoubtedly
become an annual event. In drawing for
partners the pairing was N. Lavoie,
Quebec, and James Fitzpatrick of Man
~hattanville; Mike Egan, Jersey City, and
Dan Mccarthy, of Harrison, and James
Flaherty, Jersey City, and Billy Schmidt
of Brooklyn. In the second drawing the
teams played in the above ORDER. Lavoie
and Fitzpatrick went in first. Fitzpatrick
won the toss and went in to serve. He
Melted five aces and then lost his hama
on short balls. The Canadian made
eight and in the next four innings only
three aces We're secured by the players.
F1tz made two in the next inning and
Lavoie i've. Fitzpatrick was put out for
one and on his next hand Lavoie ran
game with five well earned aces. The
next game was short, being decided in
four innings. In three hands Fitzpatrick
ran IS aces to 5 for Lavote. On his fourth
hand in, however, the Quebec champion
rolled up a score Of II by clever placing.
His opponent ran game, however, win
ming by s.. The third game was won right
off the reel. Six hands were all thai was
needed to decide it in the Canadians
favor. On the third and he ran up a
total of 10. and won finally by 6 aces.
h rubber was a hot one and the longest
prayed OF the series. Fitzpatrick started
with q good lead, but Lavoie by wei
placing, ran up the aces and won out
me next pair were Mike Egan and Dan
Mccarthy. This was rather one sided.
Inc Harrison player was no match for
the first game, Egan running game in
four hands The second game was the
longest drawn out of the preliminaries
and thirteen hands We're required to de-
up a trihe in the third game to make it
interesting and allowed his opponent to
win. He cut the series short, however,
by winning the deciding game. allowing
his opponent only 7 aces. The last play-
ers were James Flaherty of this city and
Billy Schmidt OF Brooklyn. This was
one OF the most exciting contests of the
Quincy. Both played a superior game
and although Schmidt exeeiled he had
not the walkover anticipated Every ace
was well earned and frequently appar-
emily safe balls were returned, SO speedy
were the men. Schmidt won in three
straight, but Flaherty improved with
edcn game WINE Schmidt tired fast, and
it was only by a lucky shot in the last
game that Flaherty was retired when he
was piling up the aces. The three win
ners drew lots and Egan and Lavoie will
play a bye with Flaherty and the win
ner of the first match will play Schmidt
for the first prize. The scores of yester-
days games by service were:-
FIRST GAME.
Fitzpatrick ...-.-... . | 1 0 ] 2 Iii
Lavoie ......... 5 / / 5 5-2l
Aces by service-Fitzpatrick. s; LavoSe,
IA. *Hand lost on three Short balls.
SECOND GAME.
F Estnnatr;cr ! ] LIZ
Aces BY servioe-Fitzpatrick, IS; La
vote. 9.
E Easzpasrlok ! Id 8 8 II
FOURTH GAME.
F=i aass ss s ..r;;,s;.: ! va ] =. : R Z : ss:als
II. *Hand lost on a foul service.
FIRST GAME.
E EsGaf. ..ls...... I Il III
Aces by se-rvice-Egan, II.
SECOND GAME.
Egan .....--.- 0416ll00102412M
| Mccarthy ........ 221600O10011.- 8
Aces by service-Egan, 10; Mccarthy, 5.
THIRD GAME.
Egan -..--- 9 2 9 9 2-1o
Mccarthy -..--..- 6 | o 0 8 0 81
Aces by service-Egan, 5; Mccarthy, Z.
FOURTH GAME.
nsss - y..:. 8 ii ii
FIRST GAME.
E seasanias ] : Z : 3 3 3 ! 3 ] FL
Aces by service-Sehmddt, Il; Flaherxy, 8.
*1and lost On kicked ball.
SECOND GAME.
| Schmidt 1885,. l 6 l 8 0 2 5 | o 2-21
Fsaherty ...... 3 0 4 Q 5 Q 0 4 III
Aces by service-Schmidt. ID; Flahersy, 8.
THIRD GAME.
Schmidt .....O3 04I102324e1-21
Naherty -...-.-.. O 00211601070a-1
Aces by seryice-Schmidt, 10; Flaherty, g.
THE a. a. o. VS. THE 4 A. vi.
The Conferences Consnitsec Decides