# 1867

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3 dated items in the record for 1867.

## Dated items

- **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](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014064/1867-04-26/ed-1/?sp=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](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn94054745/1867-10-05/ed-1/?sp=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](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85033673/1867-12-23/ed-1/?sp=3), p. 3

## Neighboring years

- Next year with a page: [1880](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1880.md)
- Part of [the 1860s](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1860s.md)
- [All years and decades](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years.md)

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