# Martin J. Carney

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Active in 1908.

## Dated facts

- July 1908: Martin J. Carney (County Mayo, late of Philadelphia, now of Chicago) beat Oliver Drew, 'the handball champion of the world', at Chambers' court, Chicago, and claimed the title Source: [The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.), 31 July 1908, p. 10](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026749/1908-07-31/ed-1/?sp=10) (OCR lines 592-600)

## Sources

- [The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.), 31 July 1908, p. 10](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026749/1908-07-31/ed-1/?sp=10) (OCR lines 592)
- [Waterbury Evening Democrat (Waterbury), 14 September 1908, p. 9](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn93053726/1908-09-14/ed-1/?sp=9) (OCR lines 981-1000)

## Corrections

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