Tommy Gillen
Dated facts
- 14 April 1898 to 29 April 1898 (dated from the issue it appeared in): Second annual A.A.U. handball championship, Jersey City and Brooklyn clubs; Mike Egan retains the title after losing to Dr. Tommy Gillen in Brooklyn Sources disagree
The start of the tournament is dated from an April 14, 1898 report that play was beginning that day, while the end of the range, April 29, comes from a wire report that Egan still held the title; the exact dates of the tournament are therefore not fixed.
Egan's only defeat (Gillen, Brooklyn); still wins on games
Egan holds the title, wins by default at Casey's court on 29 April
Date: sources disagree. The value from the stronger source (the lower rank number) is preferred.
- 14 April 1898 to 29 April 1898 preferred, source rank 2: The Jersey City News (Jersey City), 1 April 1898, p. 3
- 14 April 1898 also given, source rank 2: The Jersey City News (Jersey City), 1 April 1898, p. 3
Source: The Jersey City News (Jersey City), 1 April 1898, p. 3