John Egan
Dated facts
- by 20 October 1896 (dated from the issue it appeared in): John Egan of the Jersey City Handball Club challenges James Dunne Jr. on behalf of his brother Mike Egan for the amateur championship of America
John Egan is Mike Egan's brother
Source: The Jersey City News (Jersey City), 20 October 1896, p. 3
- 19 March 1904 (dated from the issue it appeared in): Salt Lake Tribune (SF dispatch): Michael J. Egan, born County Galway 1878, came to America at 17, joined his brother John (owner of a Jersey City handball court), won the 1897 amateur championship of the United States
born County Galway, Ireland, 29 Sep 1878 (OCR '1S78'); came to the US at 17 and joined brother John, who owns a handball court in Jersey City
won the 1897 amateur championship of the United States among seventeen entrants; second Leroy of Montreal, third Billy Smith of Brooklyn
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City), 20 March 1904, p. 6
- 9 November 1906 (dated from the issue it appeared in): Chicago's Charles Schuttler and Thomas Lee beat Oliver Drew ('the national champion') and John Egan, and Daniel Shea, in the opening tournament of the new Cincinnati gymnasium courts, called 'the greatest handball tournament ever held in this country'
tournament opened the new courts of the Cincinnati gymnasium on 9 Nov; Chicago pair won afternoon and evening
Chicago pair beat Drew 'the national champion' and John Egan of Jersey City, and Daniel Shea of New York
Source: The Minneapolis Journal (Minneapolis), 10 November 1906, p. 8