# Edward J. Sweeney

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Active in 1891.

## Roles

- Proprietor: proprietor of the Murray Hill Handball and Racquet Court, [Sweeny's Murray Hill Handball and Racket Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/places/sweeneys-murray-hill-159-e-35th.md) Source: [The Sun (New York), 5 January 1891, p. 6](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030272/1891-01-05/ed-1/?sp=6) (OCR lines 1200-1206)

## Dated facts

- 4 January 1891: Brooklyn Handball Club resolves unanimously to play all games under the Sun's new rules; Murray Hill and South Brooklyn courts already adopted them Source: [The Sun (New York), 5 January 1891, p. 6](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030272/1891-01-05/ed-1/?sp=6) (OCR lines 1200-1206)

## Sources

- [The Sun (New York), 5 January 1891, p. 6](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030272/1891-01-05/ed-1/?sp=6) (OCR lines 1200-1206)
- [The Sun (New York), 2 January 1891, p. 6](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030272/1891-01-02/ed-1/?sp=6) (OCR lines 396-404)

## Corrections

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