Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-21 | Page 6 | Laswell Defends Handball Title in Bitter Battle

Laswel Defends ana Title in hitt Bitter r Battle Batte San Francisco Duo Walks Off With Doubles I. I Honors Detroit Pair defeated d ST. ST PAUL March 20 AP AP- AP Maynard Laswell of ot Los Angeles is the 1926 national A. A A. A U. U singles handball champion S for the third consecutive t year ear and McMillan Mc- Mc Millan MUlan and Donovan Dono of San Fr Francisco are 4 the new doub doubles es champions 5 j They a were victor victori- victorious I ous in the finals of ot their res respective pee t i v e events in the national na- na 4 h handball and ball Caswell tournament concluded ed tonight at the St. St Paul Athletic club Laswell representing the Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles Athletic club came from be behind behind behind be- be hind in two games to win from tram Jack Donovan of ot the San Francisco I Olympic club 21 18 and 21 He lIe HeIs HeIs lIeis Is the tile first man to hold the national singles title three e times I Donovan and Lane McMillan his Olympic club partner captured the doubles s title by downing H. H Dworman Dworman Dworman Dwor- Dwor man and W. W Kamman of ot the tile Detroit Y M. M C. C A. A 1925 champions 21 17 and 21 14 Laswell came through the six- six day grind with victories over J. J Hanle Hanley of St. St Paul L. L Walker Toledo Toledo Toledo To To- ledo Art Milwaukee Joe Toe Cleveland and l I McMillan Mc Mc- l Millan n and Donovan Donovan gave his plenty of ot thrills in each game as he e. e stepped out ahead in the early In Innings Innings Innings In- In piling up a to 10 lead In Inthe Inthe inthe the first four tour innings of the first game before Laswell got going It was nearly the same in the second second sec see ond game for tor the San Francisco en entry entry entry en- en try had a to t lead at the end endot of ot the fourth frame Laswell counted count count- ed six points in the last frame of oC the second game to go out and three points ii in the final frame of the first game S Donovans Donovan's deadly kill ball was working effectively in the tile early earty In Innings innings In- In s of each game He got In si six kills In the first t. t and lour Tour and an anI anace anace I ace in the second before Laswell got his first kills Donovan had fourteen kills for point and an ace and eleven kills for hand out but while Laswell's point kills totaled twenty one one an end and an ace ace with fifteen kills for hand out Donovan after atter a few hours' hours rest from the strenuous singles final went Into the doubles and with McMillan took tool the fist st game InI in I nine Innings and the second in eight innings The Pacific coast stars stars' killing game was very effective and the tile 1925 champions were unable to stop them The doubles card follows First game game Donovan Donovan 0 2 2 L 4 4 3 3 1 t 4 4 1 21 14 4 21 Dworman- Dworman K Kamman 3 3 3 3 3 4 0 1 0 O. O x x 17 17 Second game Donovan game Donovan McMillan 3 0 O. 2 2 0 0 O. 1 10 3 3 2 21 2 21 Dworman- Dworman Kamman 2 0 O. O 1 3 3 2 2 1 0 5 5 14