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The wheelmen of this City will be well j
represented at San Jose Sunday, as the
Garden City boys have prepared an excel
lent programme of sport.
Lovers of rifle-shooting are getting ready
for the great annual Schuetzen Club festi
val which will be held in San Rafael Park
in a few weeks. .
The coursing meeting at Ocean View next
month will attract dog men from many
parts of the State.
Angling parties are leaving the City
daily for the mountains.
The Country Club will hold its annual
pigeon shoot and polo races at Del Monte
during the latter week of this month. { -''"
The addition of a rowing annex to the
Olympic Club will boom amateur aquatics.
Devotees of tennis are arranging ; for a
ceries of matches to be held in the J sub
urbs of Oakland.
THE WHEELMEN.
San Jose Road Club's Five-Mile Road
Race To- Morrow.
CLUB EVENTS TO-MORROW.
Acme Club Wheelmen— Run to San
Jose.
California Cycling Club— to Napa.
Four Aces Cycling Club— Run to San
Eeandro.
Garden City Cyclers— Bun to Warm
Springs.
Golden City Wheelmen— Bun to Toco
lorn a.
Liberty Cycling Club— to Bolinas.
Outing Boad Clvb — to Camp Tay
lor.
Pacific Cycling Club— Bun to Eos Gatos
and Saratoga.
Reliance Club Wheelmen — to the
Beach and Presidio.
San Francisco Boad Club— to tho
Beach.
Ran Jose Boad Club— Five-mile road
race.
There has been nothing of particular mo
ment during the past week, except the
arrival of the Mclirathsfrora Chicago last
Monday on their tour awheel around the
world. They have been shown every at
tention since their arrival, and will no
doubt enjoy themselves here up to August
13, when they embark for Japan.
George A. Nissen's wonderful perform
ance of 25:45 in the ten-mile road race of
the Acme Club Wheelmen last Sunday,
stamps that young rider as a "speed mer
chant' of great ability. It is a question
whether any one will be able to lower this
record for a long time. To-morrow he
will make an endeavor to establish a record
between the Courthouse, Oakland, and San
Jose, so low that no one will want to even
try to beat it. The distance is exactly
forty-four miles, and Nissen will make the
start at 2 p. m. and will be paced by four
tandems from the Diamond Cycling Club
of Alameda, under whose colors it is stated
he will ride hereafter. Nissen seems to be
as much of a wanderer from one club to
another as some of our other reputed
crackerjacks, having belonged to the Ala
medas, Bay Citys, Acmes and now the
Diamonds. But his joining the latter club
is excusable as he lives in Alameda and it
is more convenient to him.
The regular bimonthly meeting of the
board of governors of the California Asso
ciated Cycling Clubs will be held this
evening at the rooms of the Bay City
Wheelmen, 441 Golden Gate avenue, and
all delegates are requested to be present.
An amendment to the by-laws will be
offered, which must pass the meeting
unanimously to become a rule, that no
contestant can ride in the relay race for
any club unless he has been a resident of
the locality in which the club is situated
for at least six months prior to the race.
Although one negative would kill this
resolution, it will probably be passed, as it
is favored by all the clubs. The proposition
to hold a theater party for the benefit of the
association, also a steamer ride around the
bay and the annual ten-mile race in Octo
ber, will be thoroughly discussed. The
question whether the Koyal or Crescent
club is entitled to membership under the
original application cf the Crescent Road
Club, will be finally reported on by the
inter-club relations committee. There is a
rumor, which sadly needs verification, that
the association will hold its next meeting
after to-night in San Jose.
The Pacific Cycling Club will ride to Los
Gatos by moonlight to-night, returning
via Congress Springs to-morrow. The
roads covered on this trip are in splendid
condition.
The Camera Club cyclists held a meeting
last Thursday evening. Captain Argenti
reported on the recent club runs and Pres
ident Adams interested the members with
several readings on cycling from papers
written by himself. The club will meet
again on the 15th inst.
The picture accompanying this article
shows three of the fastest" and best known
class A riders in California, representing
three of the largest cycling clubs — Percy
R. Mott, Acme Club Wheelmen Dan T.
Whitman (of Los Angeles), Olympic Club
Wheelmen, and Floyd A. McFarland, San
Jose Road Club. The picture gives the
impression of an actual race Mott's side
glance at Whitman's wheel, the latter's
determined look, and McFarland with that
celebrated hump on his back.
Harlow H. White, chairman of the
Olympic Club Wheelmen, with four com
panions will leave next weeK for an ex
tended vacation in the northern part of
Humboldt County on a hunting and fish
ing trip.
Cycling clubs continue to be organized
everywhere. The latest is the Polytechnic
High School Cycling Club, with the follow
ing officers: President, W. Britt; vice
president and second lieutenant, S. Phil
lips; secretary, treasurer and first lieuten
ant, L.White; captain, N. Cahn. Several
country runs are planned and the club
promises well.
The Liberty Cycling Club will go to Bo
linas to-morrow, taking the Ba. m. Sausa
lito boat. This is a hard ride, but a par
ticularly beautiful one, and the scenery en
route fully repays one for the hard work
incident to the trip. On Sunday, the 11th
inst., the club will have a run "to San Ma
teo, on the 18th to the park with the ladies'
annex, and on the 25th a live-mile roadrace
over the San Mateo course, the entries for
which close Tuerday evening, August 13.
The handicapping will be done by F. Fan
ning, C. Meyer, R. McLean, S. Mitchell
and J. Quarga.
The Outing Road Club will enjoy a run
to Camp Taylor to-morrow, taking the 8
a. m. Sausaiito boat.
Captain L. L. Korn has called a run of
the San Francisco Road Club to tne beach
to-morrow, leaving the clubhouse, - 726
Golden Gate avenue, at Ip. K. The blind
run last Sunday ended at the Ingleside,
the Outing Road Club being the guests of
the San Franciscos. An excellent repast
was served and every one had a jolly time.
The California Cycling Club, members
will go to Napa to-night, leaving the City
on the steamer Zinfandel from Jackson
street wharf at 6:15 o'clock sharp. They
will enjoy a run in the vicinity of Napa
Sunday and return that nieht. For those
who cannot get away on this trip another
run has been called to the park for to- 1
P. R. MOTT, Acme Club Wheelmen. D. T. WHITMAN, Olympic Club Wheelmen. F. A. McFARLAXD, San Jose Road Club.
THREE CRACK CLASS A RIDERS.
morrow, leaving the clubrooms, Twenty -
second and Folsom streets, at 9a. m Tit
j club will go to Redwood City, have a score h
over the five-mile ' course, and return .via
the big lakes on Sunday, August 11. : All
! this has been arranged by their energetic
; captain, Mr. Burke.
The San Jose Road Club will hold the
I eighth of a series of five-mile handicap
| road races over the East San Jose course
j to-morrow, the entries for which are as
j follows: J. Wing, J. A. Harrington, F.
Smith, F. A. McFarland, R. D. McFar-
I land, V. A. Benson, G. Hardenbrook, J.
j Carroll, A. L. Benson, C. Dahlstrom, Ray
| Hogg, H. Galloway, Charles Maddox and
I Gus Navlet. They will have handicaps
; ranging from nothing to 3 minutes, with
| McFarfand on the scratch. The record for
the course is 13:43 2-5. held by McFarland,
and he will try to lower it considerably.
After the race the club will entertain the
I Acme Club Wheelmen of Oakland, who I
! will ride down to-night on the Oakland !
side under Captain Kitchen. The Road '.
Club will meet them at Warm Springs.
The Oakland Y. M. C. A. Cycling Club j
will hold a five-mile road race on next !
Thursday evening at 6:30 o'clock, from |
San Leandro to Haywards. B. H. Elford
and E. C. Brown are looked to to make
the best time.
Captain J. A. Delmas has called a run of |
the Garden City Cyclers to Warm Springs i
to-morrow, where they will be tendered a I
clam bake by the proprietor of the Warm
Springs Hotel.
The San Francisco Bicycle Track Asso
ciation will meet next Friday evening at j
the rooms of the Young Men's Christian I
Association. There is still some talk of !
the association holding a race .meet at
Central Park, to increase its treasury if
possible. The meet could be held on a
Saturday afternoon and would probably
be successful.
The Four Aces Cycling Club will have a
run to San Leandro to-morrow, leaving
their clubrooms, Eighth and Mission
streets, at 10:30 a. M. sharp.
The Golden City Wheelmen will have a
run to Tocaloma to-morrow, leaving on
the Ba. m. Sausaiito ferry, thence by train
to San Anselmo, where the ride will begin.
Ten new members have been added to the
roll and several more . applications are to
be voted on.
The Reliance Club Wheelmen of Oak
land will hold a club run to the beach and
Presidio to-morrow. The club will hold a
five-mile handicap > road race • from? San
Leandro to Haywards on Sunday, August
18, and Captain Bates expects a large entry
list.
The Pastimes have added a bicycle an
nex to their club and have elected "the fol
lowing officers : K. M. Borman, captain ;
F. X. Larkey, first lieutenant; J. T. Mc-
Carthy, second lieutenant. The first run
will be held Sunday, August 11, to San
Leandro.
The _ Olympic Club Wheelmen have a
five-mile handicap road race scheduled for
Sunday, August 18. Ten valuable prizes
will be offered, ana as Foster, Jones and
Davis will ride the pace will be very fast.
Foster will - endeavor to ride within the
world's five-mile record of 11:19. He will
undoubtedly lower Alexander's coast five
mile record of 12:03 2-5, but whether he
can lower the former mark is a question.
However, with good pacing and a fast
course he should be able to do the trick.
The following communication from Miss
Ida M. Stanford, secretary -treasurer of the
Ladies' Annex to the Liberty Cycling Club,
is self-explanatory : .
The Ladies' Annex to the .Liberty Cycling
Club was formed last Thursday evening at the
home of Mrs. _N. A Robinson, . 1141 . Market
street where twelve young ladies congregated
for the purpose of joining a bloomer club. ;
The charter members are: Mrs. N. A. Robin
son, Miss Ida M. Stanford, Miss L. M. Munson,
Mrs. McMillan, Miss M. I. Crowley, ; Miss A. T.
Crowley, Mrs. L. H. Brod, Miss Nixon, Miss F.
THIS SA_IX rt 'ItAJN -Jia-JU- <JA___l_, SATUKDAY, AUGUST 3, 3895.
SUMMER
SPORTS
Webster, Mrs. L. M. Hoeg, Mrs. Chris West
phal and Miss Fen ton, all bloomerltes. Our
colors are white and gold, and the emblem the
gold liberty bell suspended to a white lover's
knot.
The club chose the following officers: Presi
dent, Miss L. M. Munson; secretary-treasurer,
Miss Ida M. Stanford; captain, Mrs. N. A. Rob
inson.
Runs have been called by the captain as fol
lows: To the park and beach, Sunday, August
4; to San Leandro, August 11, and on the 18th
a joint run will be taken to Golden Gate Park
with the Liberty Cycling Club.
All the members are young and enthusiastic
and mean to work ior the good of their sister
bikers.
The Oakland Y. M. C. A. Cycling Club
held two races at the Oakland Trotting
Park Thursday evening last— quarter-mile
club championship and one-mile handicap.
Following were the starters in the quarter
mile: E. C. Brown, A. P. Deacon, B. H.
Elford, Charles D. Gooch. Charles D.
Gooch first by a wheel, E. C. Brown sec
ond. Time, 34"^ seconds.
Starters in the mile handicap: Charles
D. Gooch, A. P. Deacon, E. C. Brown,
B. H. Elford, all scratch; G. C. Lanfear,
100 yards; F. W. A. Edwards, 100 yards:
Otto Kurtz, 100 yards; J. A. Arlett, 200
yards; A. S. McDonald, 275 yards; John
Taggart, 275 yards.
! Result: Edwards, 100 yards, first;
i Gooch, scratch, second; E. C. Brown,
j scratch, third. Time, 2:37.
This Edwards is no relation to the
j Olympic flier, except in rapidly developing
j speed. He won by six inches "from Gooch,
who was rapidly coming up.
There was little wind," and the race
{>assed off very successfully, there being a
arge crowd of spectators. The officials
were: N. H. Jacobs, referee; A. T. Brock,
I starter; timers— C. N. Wood, A. Bedbury,
I Charles E. Hanatt.
HE IS AN ENTHUSIAST.
Henry Martin Now ; Rides a Bike
for Pleasure.
Henry Martin, capitalist and worthy
grand treasurer of the Native Sons of the
i Golden West, is now an enthusiastic
! bicycle-rider. He started in with the idea
i that the exercise would reduce his weight.
I He was not disappointed, as he has lost
; twenty-two pounds avoirdupois in about
j three weeks. The success of the experi
; ment has given him a liking for the exer
cise and the "bike" is now one of Mr. Mar
j tin's most cherished possessions.
His favorite exercise ground is Washing- I
HENRY MARTIN- ON HIS "BIKE."
ton square and there is not a night in the
week but what "the most popular man in
the order of Native Sons" can be seen at
exercise. When he first started in Henry
tipped the beam at 300 pounds. Now he
only weighs , 278 pounds and has a com
plexion like a healthy schoolboy.
The youths of the neighborhood have
tried and tried again to beat ■ him in trial
spins around the square, but in a spurt he
can win hands down. Over a distance he
is not so good, as his weight tells.
When Mr.-Martin made the pleasing dis
covery that he could control a "bike" he
at once procured a complete outfit. His
bloomers and sweater are of the latest pat
tern and his cap is of Scotch plaid. When
in full uniform he presents a striking ap
pearance and his friends compliment nim.
Every Sunday Mr. Martin goes to Oakland
and . takes a ' ten-mile spin. As soon as
Deputy . Collector Jerome has recovered
from the effects of his last accident, Mr.
Jerome intends to challenge him to a con
test on the Oakland racetrack. In spite of
the acknowledged . ability of the Custom
house man as a bicycle-rider there are
many who are willing to bet that Martin
will win out in the end.
GUN AND RIFLE.
A Horse Whose Instinct for Hunting
Is Marvelous— Snap Shots.
Although some weeks have passed since
the inaugural day of the deer-shooting
season, very few flattering reports of suc
cess have arrived from the several camping
parties that left this City for the happy
hunting grounds. Sportsmen who have
returned state that although male deer are
scarce in parts of the countrj* where in
past years they were plentiful, does and
fawns have increased in numbers, proving
conclusively that considerable poaching
must have been going on during the closed
seasons and that the bucks were singled
out for the slaughter. '
The fact that the deer as well as the
small game will soon disappear unless the
Supervisors appoint county wardens is
very conclusive, and the sportsmen of
every county of this State should at least
interest themselves in the protection of
game birds and animals during the breed
ing season. Campers kill off many quail
that are raising broods, and for every
mother that, helps to furnish a meal for a
camper at least" one dozen little chicks
suffer the death that occurs from neglect
and starvation. The camper, however,
does not care a fig for the result of his van
dalism as long as his appetite for quail on
toast is appeased, but if there was a county
warden lurking in the vicinities selected
by the rusticators many a representative of
the latter tribe would be made to pay
handsomely for luxuries unlawfully pro
cured and the county treasury would profit
by the transaction. '
"The men who leave this City for a sum
mer outing are no worse than country
town clerks and the sooner they will be
made to understand and to fear the law
the better it will be for the game and the
people at large.
Tui- Cam, stated a few weeks ago that
county ordinances that do not conflict with
' the State game law are still in force. It is
! very evident that the game protectors of
j some counties have been taking a lesson
from The Call's teachings, as letters have
: reached this office from sportsmen in the
j country giving particulars of arrests that
I have been made for the killing of deer and
' quail out of season. Six arrests were made
in Lake Country last month and five ar
rests have been reported in Mendocino. .
In the last-named county the deer
shooting season will open August 25 anc
close October 15. In Lake County the sea
son opened on the Ist inst. and will close
October 1. Several deer were killed in
Santa Cruz County in July, but the season
I did not open until last Thursday. There
having been no game warden appointed
j for Santa Cruz County, fawns, docs and
bucks were slaughtered with impunity.
j The sportsmen of Amador and San Joa
! quin counties should remember that the
I season for deer-shooting in their respective
j counties is from September 1 to Octo-
I ber 1.
The live and inanimate bird shooting
events on slates for to-morrow are: Cali
fornia Wing-Shooting Club, live birds, at
the ; Oakland Park; Electric Gun Club,
clay birds, Oakland Park: Sportsman's
Association . of Alameda '. County, clay
birds, at Oakland Park.
'• George Jackson/ a prominent represen
tative of the Pacific Kennel Club and
Olympic Club, while dove-shooting
last ; Sunday : near Cordelia, espied some
large bird sailing lazily in the air toward
him. He supposed it was a large chicken
hawk, but as the; object drew nearer he
saw that it was a real simon pure Ameri
can eagle on a mission for young mutton.
Two charges of No. 8 shot brought the
noble specimen of the feathered tribe to
earth, and, according to the sportsman,
the expression of rage depicted in the
bird's eyes was something to be admired
and ■--agM_WMM|a_W|[|^^
H.Wagner, J. Berriere and two friends
have left this City for a month's shooting
and fishing in the vicinity of Ferndale,
Humboldt County.
T. M. Barney of the Tamalpais Sports
men's Club succeeded in bringing down a
splendid spiked buck last Monday. Mr.
Barney was a very proud man on his re
turn from the chase, not because of having
captured a splendid deer but because of
the excellent shot he had made at the
animal while it was going at top speed in
comparatively open ground. The deer
dressed at 120 pounds.
McAvoy, a teamster for Miller & Lux,
succeeded in bagging another large buck
last Sunday on Shattuck's ranch. Mr. Mc-
Avoy states that the horse he rides when
deer-hunting will manifest signs of alarm
when passing near the lair of a deer and
invariably snorts and tramps the ground
when he scents big game." Any person
doubting: this statement can win a wager
of $50 from the owner of the horse if proofs
cannot be shown on trial.
E. O'Rourke, E. C. Lachs, Joe Rodgers
and Doctor Hitchcock left last Monday for
a three weeks' shooting trip to Branscomb,
which place is about fifty miles north of
Ukiah. They expect to find bear, deer
and lions in abundance.
The trouble in Wyoming between the
Indians and the white settlers was caused
by the wanton destruction of game, which
had been killed out of season by the In
dians. .The settlers were punished when
caught in the act of killing game during
the closed seasons and they naturally
rebelled against the visits of the red men,
who can never be made to understand
that game must be protected during what
is termed the breeding season.
Wyoming is a natural preserve for big
game. The Indians know every inch of
the country, and it has been found no easy
task to keep them in their reservations
every summer and fall. An Indian will
pursue for miles a female elk just to secure
the unborn young, which he considers a
great delicacy, and to gratify his fiendish
desire thousands of female elk have been
killed just at a season of the year when
they require the closest protection. The
Indian agents are undoubtedly to blame
for the uprising and the present condition
of affairs, because if they had refused to
give the Indians permission to leave their
reservations, ostensibly to visit neighbor
ing tribes, but in reality to go hunting,
there would be no necessity for the send
ing of troops in pursuit of the Bannocks.
If some scheme can be devised compelling
the Indian agents to conform to the laws
respecting Indians hunting off their re
spective reservations future difficulties be
tween the reds and the wnites will 'be
pleasantly avoided.
THE ANGLER.
Pleasure-Hunters Who Are Off for
the Mountains— Short Casts.
Now is the time of the year anglers
should shake the dust of the City from
their boots and repair to the highland
streams, where the best of trout-fishing is
to be had. The larva, which were so plen
tiful in the rivers whose banks were
washed by the swift and heavy waters dur
ing the months of June and July have dis
appeared, and the result is the trout which
have waxed strong and fat on snails and
other crustacean food must now look up to
the fluttering insects which arop from the
overhanging trees into the jaws of death,
so to speak. ' ■ .* ""•'•'■'
The angler who prefers one hour of fly
fishing, to a day's bait fishing can safely
rely upon good" sport in any of the streams
which contain trout from* now until the
end of the angling season.
To have good sport it must be understood
that skill in the art of fly -casting is in
dispensable. Practical experience is also
necessary, because at this season the water
of a river or stream is as clear as amber,
and a trout is quick to see danger ahead.
Success in angling greatly depends on the
man at the butt of the rod.
Moral : Do not let the fish see you. Cast
well ahead and strike quickly and lightly
and you wiil be rewarded "with success.
Small flies are best, but they must be tied
on substantial gut. If the day is dark try
flies of light color, and the reverse on bright
days.
W. A. Tilley returned a few days ago
from Truckee. He reports that the river
is yet too high for first-class trout fishing,
but some good sport can be relied on for
the morning and evening's whip. He
speaks very highly of the sport that awaits
anglers on Sagehen Creek, which is only a
short distance from Boca.
Robert Hewson is preparing an excur
sion which will be run from this City to
Boca at reduced rates. The excursion is
specially intended for anglers, and Mr.
Hewson is of the opinion that it will be a
great success.
. Al Cumming is preparing for a two
months' outing on the Truckee and Inde
pendence Lake. He will divide his leisure
time between shooting mountain quail and
grouse and landing rainbow and cutthroat
trout. Captain George Cumming is now
enjoying the grand fishing that always
awaits anglers on the Williamson River.
The captain's companion, a Mr. Moore
of New York, sends word that he never
enjoyed such grand sport, and twenty
five trout he caught in one afternoon's fish
ing scaled sixty-five pounds.
Billy Cooney caught a nice basket of
fish last Sunday in Stony Creek.
John Lemmer returned from the head
waters of the Sacramento River a few days
ago with some very nice trout. One salmon
which Mr. Lemmer hooked overcame him
completely. He thinks the fish must have
weighed at least forty pounds.
Henry Skinner, the champion long dis
tance fly-caster of the coast, Mr. Chase of
Santa Cruz and John Gallagher of Oak
land will leave this evening for Boca, to.be
gone one week. How those old rainbows
will suffer a skinning out. , ■, . - .. ■ -
'Merton Allen of the Chronicle, George
Jackson, H. Gobher and Mr. White will
take their departure ' on the 6th inst. for
the famous Van Duzen River in Humboldt
County. V The party of expert anglers and
big-game hunters will spend three weeks
in the happy hunting grounds of Northern
California. -
Bass-fishing in San Andreas Lake has
improved, but trout-fishing still remains
poor.
Anglers and sportsmen will,* no doubt,
be sorry to learn that John Sammi, treas
urer of : the San Francisco Rod and Gun
Club, has been confined to his room with a
severe attack of rheumatism, the result of
a cold.
CRICKET CHIRPS.
Recent -Matches in England— Big
Scores In Ireland— At Home.
So many and varied are the reports regard
ing the present size of the Grace testimonial
fund that ; it is impossible : to do more than
guess at it. The last gave the "single shilling
account" credit for 03,000 shillings. The ma
jority rof foreign : clubs has * yet to ; be heard
from, so ; the grand total jis likely to be emi
nently, satisfactory. :In regard to " .V. G.s"
recent exploits with the bat it is reported that
in the seven matches in which he has played
for Gloucestershire this . season he has . played
twelve innings— not out— and scored 1054
runs; with an average of 95.9.
It must be : near the record score that Essex
made |in its ( match with Somerset last month,"
-92, to which the highest contributions were
15.1 by Carpenter and - 147, by .'■ C. McGahey .
Their opponents made 375 in two innings. '
• But the | most important English event to
chronicle is the Harrow and Eton match.which,
after three long days, resulted in a draw in
Eton's . favor. r The '-. latter, called ; both its
innings for .260 and; 2B3 respectively; their
adversaries' finished first innings netting 326
and the second 75 for 9.
As in England, the season has been a notable
one for scores in the Emerald Isle. In the re
cent Leinster-Ulster match the first two Lein
ster men put on 152 in an hour against excel
lent bowling, and the side was only dismissed
for 535, while ; centuries are everyday occur
rences. jj_*iiji I' _M llijfclfii 'M.I fil* j— tt 1 1 -ijili-i| iit iil'iifyri
I regret, to say that F. A. Anson, captain of
the California Club and one of the association's
vice-presidents, is confined to his bed " wit .
serious sickness. He is one of our most enthu
siastic and able cricketers, and all his friends
will join in the hope for his speedy recovery.
The : matches : scheduled for to-morrow are:
Alamedas vs. Pacifies, at Alameda— likely to be
a close event— and Bohemias vs. Californias, at
Klinknerville. The latter maybe forfeited by
the Californias on account of their captain's
absence. Umpiee.
HANDBALL.
Rules That Will Govern the World's
Championship Match.
The champion handball-players of the
world, John Law lor and Phil Casey, are
now in Ireland. As stated some weeks
ago in The Call, Lawlor left New York
for Ireland purposely to play the Irish
champion, Fitzgerald, for the Irish cham
pionship and the championship of the
world also. When Casey learned that very
keen interest was manifested in handball
by the Irish people he concluded to put in
an appearance on the other side of the
water, and in all probability he will chal
lenge the winner of the Fitzgerald-La wlor
match, but the game must be played in ac
cordance with the old rules, as the Irish
people do not take much stock in the rules
T. Lawless.
framed by Phil Casey. It will be interest
ing to the lovers of the game here to learn
of the articles of agreement and the rules
that will govern the big Irish game.
The following is a copy from Dublin
Sport, an Irish sportsman s journal :
Articles of agreement entered into this 15th
day of July, 1895, between James Fitzgerald
and John Lawlor, whereby the said James
Fitzgerald agrees to play the said John Lawlor
a match at handball— the best of twenty-one
games— twenty-one aces to each game.— in the
racquet and handball court, Grattan street,
Cork, for fifty (£SO) a side and the champion
ship of the world. The first ten games of the
match to be played on Thursday, August 15,
1895. Play to commence at 2p. m. and not
later than 3p. m. The remaining portion of
the match to be played on Tuesday, August 20.
Should it rain and wet the floor so as to inter
fere with the match being played on either of
the days mentioned, the match shall stand
postponed from day to day till the court shall
be in proper playing condition, Sundays ex
cepted.-."
It is also agreed that the match shall be
played according to the following rules:
1. That every hall served over the short line
shall be an ace unless returned. . *• ■■'-.* ,"*
2. That three short balls be a hand out.
3. That any ball striking the tell board shall
not be up.
4. That each player will have the privilege of
selecting a ball every other game: the said ball
after being selected cannot be changed during
the game unless it be unfit for playing, the
player losing the toss to have the first choice.
5. That neither of the players shall leave the
court during the progress of the game, unless
with the consent of the other.
6. That on signing this agreement, twenty
five pounds (£25) shall be deposited with the
editor of Sport, who shall be final stakeholder.
The balance of the stake money to be deposited
on or before Thursday, August 8.
7. That the referee must decide all disputes
according to this agreement, and his decisions
must be final, as no appeal to a court of law
shall be allowed-"
3. That if the referee selected for the first
part of the match be unable to act as such for
the second, another referee be appointed.
9. That Mr. Lawlor receive half the gate re
ceipts for his expenses; the other half to be
divided between Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Hor
gan, the proprietor of the court.
10. That either player failing to comply with
this agreement will forfeit the stake and cham
pionship.
The famous Kanturk player, Timothy
Twohill, has been after the* Irish cham
pion for several months for a game, but
for reasons best known to Fitzgerald the
latter has ignored the Kanturk man.
However, Twohill has deposited the sum
of $125 as a guarantee that he means busi
ness and will meet the winner of the big
match when the race for place is finished.
Casey is accompanied : by Dunn, the
champion amateur player of America.
According to the present outlook hand
ball will be a most interesting pastime
this summer in the green little isle. ■>
The principal topi, of conversation
among handball-players during the week
has been the proposed match between M.
J. Kilgallon and J. Harlow, the coast
champion, { for a monetary consideration
and the championship of the coast. .- . .
It was confidently expected that all
arrangements for the match would have
been made this week, but unfortunately it
j has not turned out as was anticipated.
j The stumbling block was the proposition
of Kilgallon that the match should be con
tested in the three courts— the San ; Fran
cisco. Occidental and Union. Harlow's
friends objected to this proposition on the
grounds that it would take too long to de
cide the match, and that it would look too
much like a hippodrome or* "fake." 'On
Sunday night the matter was talked over
with Kilgallon and he agreed on the r sug
gestion of Harlow's backers *to play the
first of the series of games in the San
Francisco court and he would have the
option of selecting either the Occidental or
Union courts to play the balance of the
games.
Since then Kilgallon has made no move
ment to clinch the match, but it is under
stood that he wants a week or two to train
and finally decide upon the dates for the
match. Harlow ,is only too anxious to
meet him, and by agreeing to play the con
cluding games of the series in i either the
Occidental or San Francisco courts he has
shown a sportsman-like spirit and a proper
feeling . for. the best interests of the game.
It is to be hoped that Kilgallon and his
backers will meet Harlow in the same lib
eral spirit, and that all arrangements for
the match will be completed without any
lurther unnecessary delay.
T A h m d t _-- of the match between Kilgallon
and T. F. Bonnet of the Occidental court
has not yet been fixed. / It is considered
probable that . it will not take place till
after the match between Harlow and Kil
gallon is played. Bonnet has no ambition
for cnampionship honors but simply wants
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