The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-24
FINE WORK AT HANDBALL.
EGAN OUTPL.AYS TWOHILL OF
IRELAND.

All Seven Games in Initial Sertes for Worlds
Championship Won BY EEan-Twohil
an Open Court Piayer-The Remain.
ing Games to BE Played In Ireland.
The first half OF tho international handball
match between Mike Esan OF Jersey City
and Timothy Twohill Of Kanturk. County
Cork. Ireland. was played yesterday at Jersey
City. The match when complete carries
with II a wager Of $3.50 side and the title
OF champion Of the world. the man winning
the oftenest In fifteen games taking tho
disposed OF yesterday and tho remaining
eight will take place at Twohil's native town,
in Ireland on July ~. OF the games played
Egan won all, the Corkonian not running
higher than six aces In any instance. Egsn's
grand total amounted to the full score Of
iH aces. while Twohill Tailed only 20. On
paper the match appears to be one-sided.
but the burly Jerseyite had far from having
his own way, and tho Irishman put UP game
and gallant fight.
Two totally different styles Of handball
science were exhibited. Egan used the
bull rushing tactics and slammed the little
sphere every old way. taking chances to
meet 1t on the rebound from the back wall.
and when he did not meet II he allowed 1t
to go In whatever direction 1t pleased.
Directly to the contrary was the method
OF Twohill He used NICE loose. quick drive,
aiming the sphere for some particular spot
and calculating for its return to some par
ticular part Of the alley. 1t could be easily
seen that Twohill is an open court player. for
some OF the best aces he returned were taken
from behind the short line and were never
allowed to hop against the back wall at all.
On the other hand, Egan's strong point was
back.wall play. and he made most Of this point.
He lie q poor Judge Of distance and when he
goes across TO the other side. where there
are no back or side walls. he will find himself
greatly puzzled. The experts who saw the
game yesterday. including Phil Casey. say
that Twohill is an out and out open court
player. and when he gets Egan In ireland
Will surprise him.
An accident which initiated considerably
against Twohill was an injury to his left elbow
in the second game. While making a reach
for q ball which hoped close to the side wall
he lost his balance and the point OF his elbow
came In conta ct with the hard board. Some
time ago his elbow was struck by a ball,
and the additional knock 1t received yester-
day put the limb partially out Of commission.
However. T>wohil stuck pluckily to his work
and stayed to the finish.
Not since Phil Casey played John Labor. In
1887. had such interest been taken in a
handball match as that Of yesterday, and
there was big gathering Of devotees OF the
sport at the Mercer street court. Amongst
those who had seats IN the front, row Of the
Supreme, Court Justice Martin J Keogh.
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The conditions OF the competitions was
that the man an. Winning The toss should use his
and hve-eishths. Esan's ball was. little
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that Twohll was not as fast server as was
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the es crowd Wild There was lot q oos sss
play in the second game, when Esan elected
70 bis own Da only ioq{ ace: going
Melted BY play. Twohill put on bit Of q spurt
in the third game. but was beaten out, Egan
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minutes 10 seconds. Referee-Phl Casey.
Brooklyn H. c. Scorer-Dr. Gilen. Brooklyn H. G