Louis Keegan
Dated facts
- 12 April 1903 (dated from the issue it appeared in): Mike Egan beat Louis Keegan of Chicago 8 games to 1 (seven straight in the first half, said by the 12 Apr wire to have been played recently at Jersey City, then 1-1 at Chicago on 12 Apr), $200 a side, billed the handball championship of the United States; a San Antonio paper of 21 Mar only announced that the series would begin that night
articles: seven games in Jersey City, eight in Chicago, $200 a side
Egan won; 7 straight in Jersey City, then 1 of 2 in Chicago
Source: San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio), 21 March 1903, p. 6