# Brighton Beach Baths handball courts

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- Address as printed: Brighton Beach Baths, Coney Island
- Walls: 1

## Dated facts

- 15 May 1921: Tribune: the Brighton Beach Baths (Coney Island) has constructed twelve 'regulation' handball courts, to be opened free to the public; 'American handball' to be revived on a pretentious scale; July tournament planned Source: [New-York Tribune (New York), 15 May 1921, p. 20](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1921-05-15/ed-1/?sp=20) (OCR lines 870-892)
- 23 July 1921 to 9 October 1921: A.A.U. outdoor handball tournaments on the Brighton Beach Baths' seaside courts, July-October 1921 (first major tournament 23 July; second from 11 September, finals 25 September; Sakman winner of singles and doubles in the first) Source: [New-York Tribune (New York), 23 July 1921, p. 8](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1921-07-23/ed-1/?sp=8) (OCR lines 613-622)
- 6 May 1922 to 10 September 1922: A.A.U. tournaments on the 'new courts' of the Brighton Beach Baths, Coney Island, May-September 1922 (singles/doubles, New York v. Boston intercity match 29 July, invitation tournament at Manhattan Beach Baths); Murray Vernon the leading player Source: [The Evening World (New York), 3 May 1922, p. 23](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030193/1922-05-03/ed-1/?sp=23) (OCR lines 562-575)

## Sources

- [Robert L. Ripley (ed.), Spalding's Official Handball Guide (1923)](https://www.loc.gov/item/23002979/) (OCR lines 3386)
- [New-York Tribune (New York), 15 May 1921, p. 20](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1921-05-15/ed-1/?sp=20) (OCR lines 870-892)
- [New-York Tribune (New York), 23 July 1921, p. 8](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1921-07-23/ed-1/?sp=8) (OCR lines 613-622)
- [New-York Tribune (New York), 6 September 1921, p. 13](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1921-09-06/ed-1/?sp=13) (OCR lines 330-342)
- [The Evening World (New York), 3 May 1922, p. 23](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030193/1922-05-03/ed-1/?sp=23) (OCR lines 562-575)
- [The New York Herald (New York), 18 June 1922, p. 51](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045774/1922-06-18/ed-1/?sp=51)
- [The New York Herald (New York), 30 July 1922, p. 50](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045774/1922-07-30/ed-1/?sp=50) (OCR lines 1046-1062)
- [New-York Tribune (New York), 10 September 1922, p. 16](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1922-09-10/ed-1/?sp=16) (OCR lines 491-501)

## Corrections

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