The 1860s

Years with their own page

A year gets a page when the record holds at least 3 dated items for it.

• 1867 3 dated items

Dated items

1860

• by 10 April 1860: A New-York Daily Tribune advertisement for the New York Clipper lists 'Hand Ball in Philadelphia' (10 April 1860); the Clipper's report itself is not seen Source: New-York Daily Tribune (New York), 10 April 1860, p. 1, p. 1

1861

• about 3 May 1861: Hand ball match announced for the Bowery Racket Court, 333 Bowery, New York, admission 25 cents Source: The New York Herald (New York), 2 May 1861, p. 12, p. 12

1867

• 22 April 1867: New York Racket Club, Thirteenth Street: the Chicago Tribune says of the game of rackets that 'It is a modification of hand ball'; Gray v Foulkes rackets match Source: Chicago Tribune (Chicago), 26 April 1867, p. 2, p. 2
• 5 October 1867: Chicago Fenian paper letter urges young Irishmen to form ball clubs including hand ball and hurly Source: The Irish Republic (Chicago), 5 October 1867, p. 13, p. 13
• 25 December 1867: Announced Christmas Day hand ball game at Pendergast alley, South Street, Memphis (Ryan and Hackett v McGrin and McNamara) Source: Public Ledger (Memphis), 23 December 1867, p. 3, p. 3

What the record does not hold

• The record holds nothing for the 1860s under rulebook editions: no edition dated to the decade is listed.
• The record holds nothing for the 1860s under championship results: no result row is dated to the decade.
• The record holds nothing for 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1868 and 1869: no fact, edition or championship is dated to those years.