1883

Dated items

• 30 May 1883: McAuliffe of Timaru beats Hogan of Auckland, 25 a side, at Auckland (and a 40-a-side match on the Saturday) Source: Evening Post, 31 May 1883, "Telegrams" (Papers Past)
• 10 June 1883: Patrick Regan, keeper of a hand ball and racquet court in Madison Street, New York, shot dead by a policeman on a Sunday night Source: The Sun (New York), 11 June 1883, p. 1, p. 1
• 13 December 1883: Notice, not a report: a double-handed match 'will be played' on Thursday 13 Dec 1883 at Sweeny's Murray Hill court, 159 East 35th Street, New York, Alderman Phil Casey and ex-Alderman Jim Dunn of Brooklyn against Wm. Courtney and Frank Reynolds; no report of the match has been found Source: The Society News (Wilmington), 15 December 1883, p. 3, p. 3