# The Handball Record

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A written history of handball in chapters, from the racket courts of the 1860s to the codes played now. Each chapter names its sources in the text and lists them at the end. The chapters are drafts: they were written and checked with machine help, and a person has not yet read them through.

## Chapters

1. [Racket courts and saloon alleys](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/record/01-racket-courts-and-saloon-alleys.md) (1860 to 1887; Draft, machine-reviewed)
2. [Casey's court and the Sun's rules](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/record/02-caseys-court-and-the-suns-rules.md) (1887 to 1896; Draft, machine-reviewed)
3. [The game in Ireland, seen from both shores](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/record/03-the-game-in-ireland-seen-from-both-shores.md) (1867 to 1923; Draft, machine-reviewed)
4. [Amateurs and world champions](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/record/04-amateurs-and-world-champions.md) (1896 to 1919; Draft, machine-reviewed)
5. [One-wall: New York's own game](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/record/05-one-wall-new-yorks-own-game.md) (1898 to 1923; Draft, machine-reviewed)
6. [Codes on paper: the A.A.U. rule books and the gym game](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/record/06-codes-on-paper.md) (1920 to 1950; Draft, machine-reviewed)
7. [The All-Irelands and the Council](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/record/07-the-all-irelands-and-the-council.md) (1924 to 2008; Draft, machine-reviewed)
8. [The USHA and the common rules](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/record/08-the-usha-and-the-common-rules.md) (1950 to 1978; Draft, machine-reviewed)
9. [One body, three codes, and the big ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/record/09-one-body-three-codes-and-the-big-ball.md) (1978 to 2026; Draft, machine-reviewed)
10. [Four codes, one rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/record/10-four-codes-one-rulebook.md) (2009 to 2026; Draft, machine-reviewed)

## Closing section

- [What this record cannot tell you](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/record/what-this-record-cannot-tell-you.md) (1860 to 2026; Draft, machine-reviewed)

## Corrections

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