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the: GrAWLK OF 
 
 HAND BALL 
 
 AND 
 
 HOW TO PLAY IT. 
 
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 Py nAURICE W. DE5H0NQ 
 
 ITS GREAT MERIT AS A PHYSIt^AL EXERCISE ; QUALIFICATIONS NEC- 
 ESSARY FOR A player; a REGULATION COURT AND SOME- 
 THING ABOUT ITS CONSTRUCTION; THE RULES AND 
 THEIR DEFINITIONS; NOTABLE GAMES IN IRE- 
 LAND AND AMERICA; SKETCH OF FA- 
 MOUS EXPERTS OF TWO COUNTRIES. 
 
 ILLUSTRATIONS: 
 
 Philip Casey, Champion of the World; John Lawlor, Ex-Champion of 
 
 Ireland; James Dunne, Jr., of Brooklyn, Amateur Champion 
 X of the H orld; The Court; The Standard Ball; One of 
 
 the Most Difficult Balls that can he Served; 
 
 The Ball Takes in Three Walls ayid is 
 
 then Recovered; Hitting Four 
 
 Walls and its Return. 
 
 -Published by the- 
 
 AmERICflH SPORTS PUBLISHING COAPflHY 
 
 i?4l Broad, ■sva^', New "Vor-lt Cit>'. 
 
 
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 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1893, by 
 
 Ihe American Sports Publishing Co., 
 In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 
 
JHANDBALL. 
 
 OKIGIN AND BENEFITS. 
 
 Although the game of handball is generally conceded to be of 
 Irish origin, and has been played witli more or less fervor through- 
 out the little green isle for a century at least, the invigoratmg pas- 
 time has, ^vithin a very recent date, become a great favorite with the 
 lovers of sport in America, and is fast being incorporated as a regu- 
 lar athletic exercise at all of our prominent clubs and educational 
 institutions. The cause of its increasing popularity is f^sUy ^- 
 plained. While it requires time, patience, and considerable skill be- 
 fore the game can be fully mastered, the method is so simple and the 
 rules so easy to comprehend that even the beginner feels himselt 
 thoroughly at home in the court. 
 
 As a healthful and exhilarating exercise there is no g^me extant 
 that develops a person's physical quality so well as handball, ihe 
 best evidence of this is the splendid condition of those who are now 
 regular patrons of the game. It calls into play every muscle m the 
 body, will tend to teach one to look quickly, while the running that 
 is necessary will certainly improve the mnd if anything does. As a 
 means of placing a bas.'ball play*i- into condition for his season s 
 work, the old Irish gam(^ as it is generally termed, presents oppor- 
 tunities not afforded by any other exercise. In the earlier days ot 
 the National Baseball League it was quite a common occurrence to 
 see its players practising at handball. Some of the crack players 
 then were Pitcher James Devlin, George Bechtel, of the old Atn- 
 letics; Nat Hicks, the famous catcher of the Mutuals of New 
 Vork; Robert Ferguson, of tne Atlantics ; James McCormick 
 and Michael J. Kelly, of the Chicagos. At the present time 
 the "men of the diamond," who dislike to do any more work 
 tlian is absolutely necessary, do not seem to appreciate the merits 
 of handball as an athletic in vigorator, because there is some laboi 
 attached to it; therefore, out of the mass of men actively iden- 
 
4 HANDBALL. 
 
 titled with that pastime, only a few can be rated as being experts. 
 The most prominent of these, and certainly the ablest, is Kicliard 
 Buckley, the noted catcher. 
 
 Quite opposite to the baseball players are the boxers. All the 
 skilled men with the gloves are beginning to look up to handball as 
 one of the best ways to keep in form, or to prepare for an important 
 event. It was the magnificent physical appearance of Phil Casey, 
 after 30 years of active life in the courts, that induced the backers of 
 John L. Sullivan to select the world's champion handball player as 
 the trainer of that great pugilist for his fight with James Corbett. 
 It was expected that the Irish pastime would do as much good for 
 Sullivan as it had done Casey, but the former must have thought 
 differently, for he practised the game only very little. On the other 
 hand Corbett, before and since the memorable fight which elevated 
 him to the leading position in the pugilistic ranks, fi«quently take-? 
 a hand at the game, and he considers the benefits derived from the 
 exercise to be far greater than can be obtained at any other sport. 
 
 At his tiaining quarters, Loch Arbor, Asbury Park, N. J., where he 
 is preparing for his fight with Charles Mitchell, of England, Corbett 
 has had a place erected especially for the sport. He devotes much 
 time daily in the court, and frequently has the assistance of a num- 
 ber of New York and Brooklyn experts. Considering his brief ex- 
 perience, and the fact of never having received instructions, further 
 than to appear at an exhibition with John Lawlor, at the Madi- 
 son Square Garden, prior to his battle at New Orleans, Corbett 
 plays very fairly, and has frequently demonstrated his superiority 
 over men supposed to have far greater knowledge of the pastime. 
 
cA^WdU ^Ft 
 
 KEGULATION COURT 
 
6 HANDBAlilj. 
 
 THE COURT. 
 
 One of the greatest drawbacks to the advancement of the game 
 has been improperly constructed courts. A perfect court makes a 
 perfect player, and nothing affects the pleasure of the exercise so 
 much as crooked walls and an unbalanced floor. As a rule, however, 
 the courts that have been erected in this country of, late years 
 answer the purposes fairly well, although the expenditure of a little 
 more money w^ould have produced a much better building. 
 
 The court that is universally acknowledged to be as faultless in 
 construction and appointments as it is possible to have one, is that 
 of Phil Casey's, 297 Degraw street, Brooklyn. The project was sud- 
 denly conceived by the champion, who was anxious to have a proper 
 place wherein to play the balance of his international match with 
 John Lawlor. From the time that the first spadeful of dirt was 
 taken from its foundation until the court was placed in condition for 
 play, less than thirty days elapsed, yet in that rather brief period the 
 only regulation court in existence had sprung up. It is 65 feet long, 
 24% feet wide, 35 feet high at the front, and then tapers down to 33 
 feet in the rear. The walls are substantially built of brick a foot 
 thick , the front one being faced with marble and the two side ones 
 with keen cement. The floor is of white pine boards laid on beams 
 ten inches apart. The back Avail is of wood, 12 feet high, and in the 
 rear of that is a nicely arranged gallery in which 200 persons can 
 find comfortable accommodations. The entire place is well lighted 
 and ventilated, there being a skylight 60 feet long and 8 feet wide. 
 There are two dressing rooms, a shower bath, and the members of 
 the Brooklyn Handball Club have been furnished with lockers, and a 
 handsomely fitted up reception room in the second story front of the 
 main building. 
 
 Brooklyn contains another public court at 199 Centre street. It is 
 the property of William Courtney, and was built many years ago. 
 Its side w^alls are of wood, and the front wall of brick faced with 
 cement. Among the very latest additions to the playing places in 
 that city is the court at the corner of North Fifth and Berry streets, 
 Williamsburgh. It was opened last month, and promises to become 
 an important factor in developing players in that locality. 
 
 All the'^leading educational institutions in the City of Churches, 
 such as the Polytechnic Institute and Adelphi Academy, and many 
 
HANDBALL. ' 
 
 of tlio public schools, have recognized the merits of the game, and 
 in a number of instances the gymnasiums are used as a playing 
 ground. The members of the various branches of the Young Men's 
 Christian Association also take a deep interest in the sport, and 
 their tournament last winter, held in the Association's gymnasium 
 on Fulton street, was highly successful. 
 
 New York has but one handball court, and that is situated at 131st 
 street and Tenth avenue. Its proprietor, Thomas McConnell, has 
 probably done as well as he could with the facilities at his command, 
 and while the court can be greatly improved, it is not far out of the 
 way to say that it is the best one Gotham has had since Bernard 
 McQuade's building stood at the corner of Madison and Grand 
 streets. The Manhattan ville Court is about 60 feet long, 24 feet wide, 
 the right wall being of brick and the left of boards. The front wall is 
 of cement, smooth and very solid. It is well lighted and contains an 
 excellent gallery. 
 
 Among other prominent courts throughout the country are the old 
 Carpenter street building, Philadelphia, now directed by Thomas 
 Nicholas, recognized as the "Father of Handball" in that city; the 
 private one of the Athletic Club of the Schuylkill Navy; Cusack's, at 
 37 Chapel street, Newark, N. J.; McCall's, at Harrison, N. J.; Egan's, 
 at Jersey City; Boston Athletic Association, Union Boat Club, of 
 Boston ; Columbia Athletic Association, of Washington, D. C. ; Scran- 
 ton and Williamsport, Pennsylvania; Danbury, Connecticut; At- 
 lanta, Georgia; William MeGurn's, at Chicago; Chicago Athseneum, 
 and one or two others in the same city; Pastime Athletic Club, of St. 
 Louis; Kansas City, Denver, Omaha, Salt Lake, Calfornia, Quebec 
 and Montreal, and many private courts. 
 
 It was not until very recently that any great attention was paid 
 to the playing properties of the courts in Ireland. Ten years ago a 
 covered court was almost unheard of. Now there are several. The 
 regulation Irish court is used for racquets as well as handball. It is 
 about 80 feet long, 40 feet wide, with only two side walls and a front 
 wall. The tloor is either of cement or flagging. There is no cover- 
 ing, and, in many instances, no back wall. Probably the oldest court 
 in that country is in Patrick street, Dublin. It is said to have been 
 built fifty years ago. That city now has a new one on Kutland 
 square, the property of the National Club. Cork has two public 
 courts, one in Grattan street belonging to Mayor Daniel Horgan. 
 Then there are two courts at Galway, two at Fermoy, one each at 
 
8 HANDBALL. 
 
 Tralee, Middleton, Kanturk, Chaiieville, Kilkenny, Carlow, Water- 
 ford, while County Wexford boasts of twelve new ones. Carlow and 
 Kilkenny seem to furnish the best players ; the former place has one 
 of the finest courts in Ireland. 
 
 There are a few courts scattered throughout England, but very few 
 experts are to be found. In Australia, however, much enthusiasm is 
 shown over the pastime, and it promises to extend. The champion 
 of that country is John Jones, a stockily built and pleasant-faced 
 young man, who is now in this country, but not for the purpose of 
 measuring his strength against any of the American experts. 
 
 Until within a couple of years ago there was but one black line 
 marked out on the floor of the court from one side wall to the other, 
 and just half way between the front and back wall. This is known 
 as the ace or short line, to indicate when a ball is in play after leav- 
 ing the server's hands. Under the new style of game in this coun- 
 try, which was suggested by the New York Swi, and now the stand- 
 ard in American courts, another line has been drawn across the 
 court, six feet from the old one. Between these two lines a server 
 must confine himself, thus producing more all-round play and less 
 hard and unscientific tossing. 
 
 QUALIFICATIONS OF A PLAYER. 
 
 Although the game is quite easy to understand, it is not so easy 
 to become a good player, and very few are elevated to the rank of an 
 expert. Hitting a little ball with your hand around a spacious court 
 for an hour or longer is not very pleasing work. Some don't succeed 
 because the exertion is too severe. Others fail for a different reason. 
 Champion Casey says that a man may be in need of exercise such as 
 may be received in a game of handball, but unless his life is at least 
 comparatively regular, he cannot expect to profit by it. Then he 
 adds: "I have noticed that the best men whom I meet are those 
 who take good care of themselves, and do not indulge in intoxicating 
 drinks or stimulants of any kind to an excess. Of course I do not 
 say that tliey are total abstainers. I mean, however, that my ex- 
 perience has taught me that to be an athlete and to enjoy physical 
 
HANDBALIi. 9 
 
 good health, a man must take unusual good care of himself. There 
 is no use in his attempting to overcome the law of nature by the use 
 of exercise, drugs, stimulants or anything else. 
 
 •'The game will tire the strongest and most active men at first. I 
 have known some who, by late hours and over-indulgence, have 
 weakened their constitution. They are enabled to play one or two 
 games all right, but in many cases they may never go into a court 
 again. If these persons would only keep up the practice they would 
 in the end find it better than medicine. Where they have the pluck 
 to hold out in spite of a few blisters and the aches and pains that any 
 one unused to active exercise are sure to feel after unaccustomed 
 exertion, they would soon discover that they were well paid for their 
 trouble. The superiluous llesh would be reduced, their appetite im- 
 proved, and on the whole, better men physically at least." 
 
 HOW TO SUCCEED. 
 
 In order to make any satisfactory progress, a person should have 
 thorough command of both hands. That seems to be the most seri- 
 ous drawback with many of the players at the present time. They 
 use the right hand with brilliant effect, but when a left hand play is 
 absolutely necessary, the effort is not only humiliating to the player, 
 but makes him look ridiculous in the eyes of the spectator. This 
 imperfection can easily be obviated if, at the commencement of one's 
 career, the left hand is used with every opportunity. Such experts 
 as Casey, John Lawlor, ex-Alderman James Dunne, William Court- 
 ney, Bernard McQuade and John Delaney use one hand with equally 
 as much effect as the other, and while the latter is essentially a left- 
 handed player, he In'ings his right into play with just as much force 
 and execution. 
 
 The game calls for quickness of the eye and limb, ^ut a player 
 should not be over ambitious. He should always keep the ball in 
 view and wait until it is placed in such a position that it can be hit 
 to cx\vantage. It is necessary, both in serving and receiving the ball, 
 to aim at a certain place on the front -vVall, and to use all the ingenu- 
 -ity you possess to land it there. It is not always the one who can 
 hit the ball the hardest that makes the best player. Champion Ca- 
 sey claims— and who can be a better judge— that a long, sweeping 
 
10 HANDBALL. 
 
 blow is far iriore effective than iising the hand as if it were a basebal 
 bat. Instead of making furious efforts to reach the ball, as in the 
 case of seven-eights of those who play the game, Casey scarcely ever 
 fails to have the little sphere meet him, while in perfect attitude to 
 do wondrous execution. And it is a rare thing indeed wdien the 
 champion misses the spot aimed at on the wall. 
 
 One of the most attractive plays is to drive the ball so low down on 
 the front wall that, no matter how close an opponent may be, he 
 cannot get a hand under it for the purpose of recovery. This is 
 called "killing the ball" and requires a great deal of knowledge and 
 skill to execute it. 
 
 In serving or tossing the ball it is not altogether the strength put 
 forward that makes the effort most effective. A cool, calculating 
 man, who uses just enough force to place the ball in play, can keep it 
 out of the reach of his opponent with far greater degree of effective- 
 ness than a man wlio hits the ball viciously and without any knowl- 
 edge of where he is going to send it. Hard service is really all that 
 is to the game as it is played in Ireland. A man who can stand 
 within a foot or so of the front wall and smash the ball to the outer 
 court with all the strength he possesses is considered to bo a wonder- 
 ful player. That is the reason why they build their courts so long 
 and wide and without any back wall. It was in consequent ^ of Law- 
 lor's wonderful abilities at serving the ball and the extent of the 
 courts that induced men to back him against Casey for $1,000 a side. 
 The Irish champion beat the American in the series at home, but 
 when the final series was played in what is now regarded to be a 
 regulation court, Lawlor seemed to be wholly at sea, and was more 
 than discounted. 
 
 The manner of striking the ball and the position of the hand should 
 be studied with a great deal of care, for without proper methods 
 one can never succeed. When ready to make the attack on the 
 little sphere, the player should brace himself lirmly, with the 
 hand that he intends to use slightly curved, fingers well set together, 
 and the thumb resting on the base of the forefinger. When the ball 
 bounds upon the fioorthe hand should be drawn back higher than the 
 shoulder, and when the black object reaches to the height of the hip, 
 bring the hand around close to the hip, so that its contact with the 
 ball will be in the soft portion between the fingers and the palm. 
 This is Phil Casey's style. The champion's hands at present are as 
 perfect as when he commenced to play the game, away back in the 
 
HANDBAIil.. 11 
 
 go's. Tlie great expert very rarely makes a mistake in his style of 
 hitting, for if he did, his liands would soon show the result. 
 
 Beginners are very apt to err, and soon their hands become dis- 
 abled. Hitting the ball within the palm of tlie hand or at the base of 
 the thumb will do a great deal of injury. John Lawlor, the ex- 
 ehampion of Ireland, holds his hands straight, with fingers wide 
 part, when in the act of hitting, but the ball comes in contact with 
 his hand properly. Courtney, another Brooklyn expert, catches the 
 ball on his fingers while close together, and it is astonishing with 
 what rapidity and accuracy he can send the sphere over its course. 
 Ex-Alderman Dunne, of Brooklyn, Bernard McQuade, of New York, 
 and Philip Smith, of New York, have had many years' experience at 
 the game, and while their style of hitting varies, they receive the 
 ball properly and their hands are in splendid condition. A poorly 
 constructed ball will prove damaging to any kind of hands, but faulty 
 hitting is the chief cause for many of the complaints. 
 
RULES AND EXPLANATIONS. 
 
 Twenty-one aces shall constitute a game. 
 
 An ace is when a server sends the ball to any part of the outer court 
 beyond the ace line, and it is not returned to the front wall by an op- 
 ponent. All balls must be recoverd on the first bound after reaching 
 the floor. That is, a ball can take the circuit of the four walls before 
 it can be termed returnable. The service is considered to be very 
 difficult Avhen the ball, after hitting the front wall, takes in either the 
 side walls on a fly, bounds on the Uoor, and then comes off the back 
 wall; or after hitting one side wall bounds from the lloor to tLo back 
 wall, and thence to the other side wall. The great trouble in recover- 
 ing these balls is that the force of their flight is expended when they 
 come in contact mth the last wall, and, therefore, drop dead to the 
 floor. If the ball is returned to the front wall the server must re- 
 cover it, either^ on the fly or flrst bound ; if he fails the hand is out, 
 and his opponent becomes a server. It is allowable to serve at either 
 side of the court, but always within the two parallel lines. Stepping 
 beyond the inner line twice in succession, or hitting either side wall, 
 roof or floor before striking the front wall, or serving three short 
 balls in succession, shall cause the loss of a hand. 
 
 A low sharp service that can be placed at a side angle of the court 
 without any rise to the ball, or sent to the extreme outside corners, 
 is particularly destructive. Then there are the "Scotch twist," a high 
 service that sends the ball around the court in an irritating fashion, 
 and a towering ball, that does not commence to drop until reaching 
 the corners, and then continues its fall close to the wall. There are 
 a few players, but they can be counted upon one's fingers, who can 
 serve the ball to the right and left without changing their position. 
 This requires a great deal of skill and experience, but it can be done 
 effectively, and should be seen oftener in practice. 
 
 The ball shall be 1% inches in diameter and 1% <->unces in weight. 
 
A sharp, lofv drive, 
 dlfTicult to return 
 
14 HANDBALiI.. , 
 
 The brilliancy of the game depends as much upon a good ball as a 
 good pair of hands. An improperly made ball is discouraging to an 
 expert; in fact, no one who has any regard for the safety of his hands, 
 should indulge in the game without first testing the quality of the 
 little sphere. While no general regulations have ever existed in re- 
 gard to this matter, the Brooklyn Handball Club, the leading organi- 
 zation of the kind in the world, has adopted a standard ball which is 
 recognized at all the prominent courts in America as the best for all 
 purposes. It is constructed with as much care as-the Spalding regu- 
 lation baseball, or the standard cricket ball of England. The founda- 
 tion is laid with a round bit of cork or solid rubber. That is 
 wrapped with a thin strip of rubber, upon the top of which is 
 rolled yarn of the finest character. The covering is of horsehide, 
 neatly stitched. A great deal depends on the strength of the 
 wrapping whether the ball will be lively, or just moderately so. 
 Some players like plenty of life in the ball, some admire a hard dead 
 ball, while men like Casey, Dunne, Courtney and other leading ex- 
 perts prefer a well made ball above anything else, one neither too 
 hard nor too soft, but with a true and fairly lively bound. There is a 
 great deal of time and labor expended in perfecting these little 
 globes, and those of the best make are sold for $1 a piece. 
 
 The Irish ball, as a general rule, differs considerably from the one 
 used in America. They are smaller, and not near as much attention 
 paid to the composition or finish. The harder the ball, the better an 
 Irish expert likes it. As he depends chiefly upon service for his suc- 
 cess, he wants a ball that will fairly batter down a front wall. That 
 is the reason while seven-eighths of the plaj'-ers in Ireland at the 
 present time object to the American style of playing the game and 
 adopting their ball. Take the service away from them, and you de- 
 stroy all the effects of their playing. 
 
 In a four-handed match, parties winning the toss are allowed only 
 one hand at the commencement. The server's partner shall stand 
 inside of the ace line, with his back to either the right or left wall, 
 imtil the service ball strikes the front wall. All balls striking an 
 opponent shall be a hinder. 
 
 The server's partner and one of the opponents generally stand side 
 by side against the left hand wall, if the service is from the right. 
 
Return from Three WalK 
 
16 HANDBAIili. 
 
 The recoverer is on the alert in the outer court the same as in a 
 single-handed game. It is not compulsory, however, that the op- 
 ponent of the server's partner shall stand just oiitside^of the ace line. 
 He can go in the outer court and help his partner to recover service, 
 but he may be more useful at the line, particularly to take all line 
 service to the left on the fly. This is a very important position 
 against a heavy server, Ijecause in a majority of instances it results 
 in the disposing of the hand. 
 
 A hinder is when a ball strikes your opponent and retards it from 
 reaching the front wall. For instance, if the recoverer of service 
 should strike either of his opponents with the ball on the way to its 
 destination, it is termed a hinder. If said recoverer, however, strikes 
 his partner instead of an opponent, it is an ace against him. Then 
 again, if the server should be hit by his partner's ball it is a hand 
 out. A great many of these hindrances are accidents pure and sim- 
 ple, but in some instances they can be avoided, and, if in the opinion 
 of the referee the hinder was intentional, an ace can be counted 
 against the side committing it, or a hand be declared out just as the 
 case may be. A server at work frequently hits his partner while 
 standing within the ace line; this is also called a hinder. If a ball 
 from a server strikes either of his opponents, before or after bound- 
 ing, it becomes non-playable and is counted an ace. 
 
 When a ball from the server drops anywhere inside of the ace line, 
 the player has the privilege of using his hand or foot; if the hand is 
 used, it counts the same as if it was served regularly over the line; 
 if the foot, the striker or his partner has the privilege of stopping 
 the ball before it reaches the front wall. If the ball after being 
 struck with the foot gets to the front wall, the striker or his partner 
 t-hall have to return it before stopping it. 
 
 The use of the foot is not very frequent, and is not considered to 
 be at all scientific. There is considerable talk of barring the play 
 altogether. It is claimed that it w^ould be difficult as well as danger- 
 ous to cultivate the style, and what effectiveness could be reached, 
 would be more than offset by injuries to players. 
 
 Only one hand shall be used in striking the ball, otherwise a foul is 
 committed, and the punishment is the loss of a hand or an ace. 
 
Return from Four Walls 
 
18 HANDBALL. 
 
 Aftci ji. seivor and partner shall have been retired, tliey must be 
 all<)w<^.d sufficient time to take their positions in tiie outer court. 
 
 All claims shall be decided by the referee, whose decisions are iinal. 
 
 This is one of the most interesting features connected with the 
 game as it is played in America. If there is a single-handed or 
 double-handed match, a man is usually selected for referee who has 
 tlie entire confidence ^rtthe principals and spectators, and strange to 
 say that in all the important contests within the experience of the 
 writer, it has never been a difficult matter to agree upon that official. 
 And his labors are very exacting, too, and without he makes himself 
 master of the situation dt once, he will be in a far worse position 
 than the poor umpire on a baseball field. But, a conflict between a 
 liandball player and a referee rarely occurs. If an appeal is made by 
 a player, and sometimes it is done very vigorously, the referee gener- 
 ally decides the point quickly and with such firmness that convinces 
 the player, that to dispute the decision would be useless and costly. 
 The referee has the power to inflict various punishments upon those 
 who violate the playing rules, and obedience to that official Is con- 
 sidered to be imperative. 
 
 While not being covered by the rules, it is incumbent upon each 
 and every man to make as neat appearance as possible while in the 
 court. This is carried out in almost every instance, and in no other 
 athletic exercise is this feature so strictly observed. Twenty years 
 ag(3 men could play under any conditions— bare feet was a favorite 
 with many, while in other instances scanty attire prevailed. If a 
 man were to appear under these circumstances at the present time 
 he would soon be told that he was not wanted. Most of the clubs in 
 America has special uniforms, the Brooklyn Handball Club being the 
 the first to establish such a proceeding. 
 
SOME OF THE LEADING PLAYERS. 
 
 PHIL CASEY. 
 
 The foremost expert in the world is universally acknowledged to 
 be Phil Casey. Americans further claim, and with a great deal of 
 justice, too, that he has never had an equal. Ho was born at Mont- 
 rath, Queens County, Ireland, some 47 years ago. He is just six 
 feet tall, weighs ordinarily about 215 pounds, and when in prime 
 playing condition tips the scales at from 185 to 190 pounds, rie is of 
 magnificent physical development, s*vong and active, and immensely 
 popular with all. He served two terms as an alderman in Brooklyn 
 and made quite a reputation as a promoter of improvements in that 
 city. For many years Casey has been a prime mover in everything 
 to advance the interest at handball. He has travelled as far as Cali- 
 fornia, and visited every principal city where there was a handball 
 court. He has also made several trips to his native country, all for 
 the love of the game. 
 
 As a player Casey is certainly a phenomenon. There is always 
 something charming about his exliibition. No stroke seems to be 
 too difficult for him to complete, and he rarely fails in his execution. 
 His position when in the act of striking the ball is remarkably easy 
 and graceful. When others exert themselves in trying to reach the 
 little sphere, Casey is waiting for it to come to him, and his judgment 
 seldom fails him. Furthermore he is probably the strongest tv.o- 
 handed player in the world. He can place a ball, nine times out of 
 ten, with a degree of accuracy that is certainly astonishing. He 
 takes a deep mterest in all who desire to know how to play, and fre- 
 quently sits in his gallery and gives instructions. 
 
 When the New York Swi suggested that the service should be from 
 the ace line, Casey instantly said : "A grand idea; let it be done by 
 all means." And yet the famous player had hardly an equal at the 
 old style of serving the ball. He knows more about the game than 
 any living man. however, and wanted to see all the fine points 
 brought out. That is the reason why he is such a strong supporter 
 of the new rule, and a bitter opponent of the old one. 
 
I 
 
 PHIL CASEY, 
 
 Champion of the World. 
 
HANDBALIi, 21 
 
 Casey's first iiiatch of any prominence ^vas in a four-handed game. 
 He and Mulliall, of Montrath, played Halligan and Martin, of Car- 
 low, half of the games at Montrath and half at Carlow. The Carlow 
 pair won. Another match was played in the Kilkenney racquet 
 court, and the Carlow men again won. In 18G8 Casey won the Ameri- 
 can championship from Bernard McQuaide, of New York. From that 
 time to the present the champion has never met with defeat in any 
 match played for money. In 1872 he and James Everett, of Brook- 
 lyn, played a home and home game with James O'Brien and William 
 Foley, of Chicago, for $1,000 a side. The Brooklyn team won. Two 
 years later Casey visited Philadelphia and played Hugh Judge and 
 James. McGrannegan, two of the leading experts of the Quaker City. 
 The single player won an easy victory. This was not satisfactory to 
 the Philadelphians. and, to get square , thought they had a sure 
 thing in matching Frank Burke, who had a remarkable right hand, 
 but the weakest kind of a loft, against Casey. They met at the 
 old Carpenter street court, Philadelphia, and at Casey's Douglass 
 street court, Brooklyn, and Casey played with the Philadelphian as 
 he would a toy. 
 
 Then came the only international match that has ever been played. 
 It was between Casey and John Lawlor, of Dublin, for $1,000 a side. 
 The match was the best of 21 games, 10 being played at Cork 
 and 11 in this country. The first series was decided in the old 
 Grattan street racquet court, Cork, on Aug. 4, 1887, and the 
 unusual size of the building (being about 80 by 40 feet) was 
 a severe handicap to the American ^ and he was beaten by 6 games 
 to 4, Lawlor S(;oring a total of 166 aces against 125. The sec- 
 ond series of games were set down to be played in the fall of 
 the Bame year at Sweeney's court. Thirty-fifth street and Third 
 avenue, New York. The limited accommodations caused a change , 
 and the handsome court of Casey's, which was erected just for the 
 purpose, was finished in time, and the two men met there on Nov. 
 29, 1887. Tickets sold for $5 a piece, and if the gallery had been five 
 times its size it would not have held the crowd that were anxious to 
 see the games. The series proved to be one-sided, Casey winning 
 seven straight games and the match with ease. He scored 147 aces 
 against 63 for Lawlor. The total points of the two series were: 
 Casey, 272; Lawlor, 229. Casey was one of the organizers of the 
 Brooklyn Ha ndball Club, and for several years has been its treasurer 
 
JOHN LAWLOK, 
 Ex~ Champion of Ireland. 
 
HANDBALL. 23 
 
 JOHN LAW LOR. 
 
 Another wonderful player, who is recognized as being- next to 
 Casey, is John Lawlor,a Pennsylvanian by birth, but who was reared 
 at Dublin, Ireland. Lawlor is about 33 years old, stands 5 feet 7 
 inches tall, and weighs in playing form 135 pounds. He* is a man of 
 extraordinary stamina, hard hitting qualities and activity. While 
 not being very graceful in movement, he has the "get there" quality, 
 and wears his opponent completely out. He won the championship 
 of Ireland in 1885 by defeating David Browning, of Limerick, in the 
 best 21 games at Carlow, the contest ended when Lawlor had won 11 
 games to 7. The following year, at a tournament held by the Cork 
 Handball Club, Lawlor won lirst prize by defeating such a strong 
 field as Browning, Tobin, O'Leary, Macroon, of Fermoy, and O'Her- 
 ilhy, of Cork. The deciding game was between Lawlor and Tobin, 
 and the former won. Then came the international match with Casey 
 in 1887. 
 
 Since his arrival in this country, Lawlor has participated in three 
 notable matches. He and John Delaney played William Courtney 
 and John Malcolm at Casey's court, April 9, 1890, for the "Meehan 
 Medal" valued at $50, and Courtney and Malcolm won the best four 
 of seven games. It was a stubborn contest, and in the seventh and 
 deciding game, Lawler and partner had the lead by 20 to 5. Courtney 
 then went in to serve, scored 14 aces in a singlo hand, and Malcolm 
 made the necessary two to win tlie game. In January of the follow- 
 ing year Lawlor and John Grady, of Brooklyn, met in a series of fifteen 
 games in the Courtney and Casey courts, for $50 a side. Grady re- 
 ceived a handicap of ten aces in each game. Lawlor won five of the 
 first seven games at Courtney's Court, and wound up the match at 
 Casey's two weeks later by wining the lirst, second and fourth 
 games. His greatest victory, however, in his handball career, was 
 the defeat of William Courtney, in the best of 11 games, the latter re- 
 ceiving the odds of ten aces a game. The contest took place at 
 Casey's court, June 4, 1891, for $100 a side. Among the best judges it 
 was thought that even a Casey could not giv^e such odds and win. 
 Courtney won four of the lirst live games. He lost the sixth by 21 to 
 18, and the seventh by 21 to 17, Lawlor running this game out with 
 13 aces. The ex-Irish champion also won the eighth aiad ninth 
 games, the latter taking only two hands to decide, and Courtney 
 failed to score an ace outside of his handicap. The Brooklyn boy 
 
24 HANDBAIiT-. 
 
 Moji the ten:n game, much to his opponent's chagrin. Each man had 
 now won flvo games. Lawlor was entitled his own ball in the last 
 game, and made the best use of it. He ran the game out in the 
 fourth hand Courtney scoring only three aces beside his handicap. 
 When the Australian champion arrived in California, Lawlor put up 
 a deposit to play him. He also offered to give William McGurn, of 
 Chicago, 10 aces a game, and play him a home and home series for 
 $250 a side, but no response was received from either man. 
 
 JAMES DUNNE, SR. 
 
 James Dunne, Sr., of Brooklyn, is an enthusiastic supporter of the 
 game, and while playing simply for recreation, stands in the front 
 rank of the world's experts. He is a six-footer, straight as an arrow, 
 and weighs in the neighborhood of 195 pounds. He is at his best in a 
 four-handed game, where he has probably no equal as a partner. 
 While possessing a good pair of hands and a fine method, it is 
 in the display of superior generalship that he excels. No one 
 likes the game better than Mr. Dunne, and he has always been 
 ready to do his share in pushing it to the front. He has fre- 
 quently yisited Ireland, and it was during one of these occasions, in 
 1886, that he made a remark in the court at Cork, which resulted in 
 the international match between Casey and Lawlor. It appears that 
 Mr. Dunne happened to be in that city during the memorable hand- 
 ball tournament of that year. He was invited to take part, and he 
 said that he would, provided the managers would pit him against 
 Lawlor first. This they would not agree to do. He played another 
 contestant and won, but injuring his side was compelled to withdraw 
 from further playing. Efforts were subsequently made to get him 
 to meet Lawlor, notwithstanding his crippled condition, but Mr. 
 Dunne refused, claiming that he did not wish to be injured for life. 
 Finally some remark provoked the Brooklyn man to make this state- 
 ment : "Why, if you think you have a world beater, we have a man 
 in America who will give him five aces a game for as much money as 
 you can scare up." This was talked about a great deal all over Ire- 
 land, and the following spring Thomas Waters, one of the most 
 popular sportsmen of that country, issued a challenge on behalf of 
 Lawlor, which was immediately accepted by Casey. 
 
HANDBAIjTj 
 
 25 
 
 BERNARD McQUADE. 
 
 One of the best known and among the cleverest of the active list 
 of players, is Bernard McQuade, who for years beat down all oppo- 
 sition, and stood without a peer in this section of the country. He 
 has seen a vounger generation of players grow up, and yet Gotham's 
 old-time champion can still take his place in a court and acquit him- 
 self almost as ci jditably as he did mty or twenty-live years ago . 
 "Barney," as he is familiarly called, presided ove. one or two of the 
 best courts ever built in New York. The old stamping ground at the 
 junction of Madison and Grand streets, was the scene of many mem- 
 orable contests. A little over twenty-eight years ago, McQuade, 
 who was a finely built young man, and strong, agile and skillful, won 
 his championship spurs in a match with Tom Cook, a man of nmch 
 more experience, and who was considered to be unbeatable. Cook was 
 a great favorite, but the youngster beat him fairly and squarely, and 
 "Barney" at once jumped into widespread popularity. He won several 
 matches subsequently, and was then deprived of his title by Casey 
 in 1868. In his day "Barney" was remarkably active, and no match 
 was too long for him. In addition to that he was a good two-handed 
 man, level headed and a strategist of the first magnitude. He hails 
 from' old Castle Blaney, County Monahan, stands about 5 feet 9 
 inches tall, and in playing costume weighs in the neighborhood of 
 150 pounds. 
 
 WILLIAM COURTNEY. 
 
 The handball fraternity of Brooklyn dotes on the fact of having 
 the champion of the world, the second best player, the ablest man in 
 a partner game, and the graceful and accomplished William Court- 
 ney. This player, in some respects, is one of the neatest that ever 
 donned a uniform. Unfortunately, his physique is a great handi- 
 cap, and is the principal cause of his ill-success among the great 
 masters. For a limited number of games, say the best three 
 of five, it is doubtful if there is a man excepting Casey, who 
 can defeat him. As endurance plays an important part in the 
 game, Courtnev's knowledge and skill does not always appear 
 to the best advantage. He has won a number of notable smgle 
 handed and double handed victories during his career, howcN^^r, 
 

 H 
 
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 JAMES DUNNE, Jr., 
 Amatett/r Champion, 
 
Handball . 27 
 
 Jiis lirst prominent match bein^ al»out fifteen years ngo, with Pro- 
 fessor John Manix, who at the time was consiclej-ed to l^e one of the 
 strongest players in tlie world. The articles called for the best of 
 fifteen games, five at Casey's Douglass street court, Brooklyn; five 
 at Paterson, N. J., and five at the Centre street court, Brooklyn. 
 Courtney, however, surprised the talent by not allowing his oppo- 
 nent a single game in the deciding eight. Then he defeated James 
 Burke, the crack Philadelphia player, and John Delaney, a powerful 
 Irish player, whom many thought might develop into a second Casey. 
 The latter event took place in January, 1891, for $100 a side. The 
 match was the best of eleven games, played at Courtney's court and 
 at Casey's, the series being a week apart. Courtn».^y won three of the 
 five games played at his court, but he started off poorly in the second 
 series, losing the first three games, and being beaten to one ace in 
 the third game. Quite surprisingly, however, he won the fourth 
 game by 21 to U, the fifth game by 21 to 18, and in the sixth game, 
 when the score stood 20 to 13 against him, he ran the game out with 
 as brilliant collection of aces as were ever seen in a court. Courtney 
 was born at Chicago, but came to Brooklyn when a child. He is of 
 spare build, stands 5 feet 1)4 inches tall, and in playing form weighs 
 about 130 pounds. One of his special plays is a right overhand 
 stroke which he rarely fails to execute. 
 
 JAMES DUNNE, JR. 
 
 In the amateur division, James Dunne, Jr., of Brooklyn, must be 
 placed at the head by reason of his remarkable qualifications. He 
 appears to be a born athlete. Although only 19 ^gfars old, he has 
 mastered the science of handball that has been simply astonishing 
 to those who have watched his career from a beginner. He is quite 
 an expert baseball player, too, having been called upon frequently 
 this year to fill the catcher's position on the first team of the Poly- 
 technic Institute, of which he is a student. Then, he is a sprinter of 
 no mean ability, and is quite a wielder of the racquet, being a good 
 lawn tennis player and unusually clever at the game of racquets. 
 "Jimmy," as he is familiarly called, is extremely popular with his 
 fellow students, and promises to graduate with honors from the 
 
28 HANDBALL. 
 
 commercial class. Keturning to his handball experience, "Jimmy" 
 has never suffered a defeat for a prize. He has a capital pair of 
 hands, is a strong server, can recover the most difficult balls, and 
 has a powerful overhand stroke that does fearful execution. As a 
 double-handed player there is scarcely any better. In 1890 "Jimmy" 
 visited Ireland in company with his father, Phil Casey, Bernard 
 McQuade, John Dunne, of Brooklyn, and others, and the young 
 Brooklyn lad created quite a sensation at every place he visited. At 
 Cork he was presented with a handsome and costly medal by Mayor 
 Daniel Horgan, on behalf of the Cork Handball Club, in recognition 
 of his abilities as a player, and the high esteem in which he is held 
 by every prominent player in that city. After "Jimmy's" return to 
 America he was presented with another beautiful medal by the late 
 lamented P. F. Murphy, of Williamsburgh. It is emblematic of the 
 amateur championship of America. Mr. Murphy at one time was 
 very anxious to arrange an international match between young 
 Dunne and Twohill, of Kanturk, but the admirers of the latter had 
 evidently learned of che American boy's abilities, for they allowed 
 negotiations to fall through. 
 
 Among other celebrities with more or less reputations, are John 
 Delaney, of Brooklyn, who hails from Athy, Ireland, and has one of 
 the best left hands that ever struck a ball ; John Grady, an old Brook- 
 lyn boy; John Malcolm, of Brooklyn; Patrick Barrett, of New York, 
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 others throughout the country. 
 
 Ireland has had scores of good players, but not having the same 
 facilities as are enjoyed by the admirers of the game in America, the 
 development of players is not over extensive. The most notable 
 championsof that country have been Billy Baggs, of Clonmel, Tip- 
 perary; Thomas Waters, of Dublin; Alexander Kickham, of Mulli- 
 nahone, Tipperary; Martin Butler, of Kilkenny; David Browning, 
 of Limerick; John Lawlor, of Dublin, and Thomas Jones, of Tralee. 
 At the present time James Fitzgerald, of Tralee, holds the champion- 
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