# 1890

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4 dated items in the record for 1890.

## Dated items

- **12 July 1890 to 19 August 1890**: Casey, McQuade, Dunne and others sail 12 July 1890 for an Irish exhibition tour; return Aug-Sept (conflicting) A New York newspaper of July 12, 1890 reports that the party of handball players had sailed; the end of the tour is not stated in the cited reports, so the later end of the date range is an inference, and a letter from Cork dated July 28 is the only evidence of the party in Ireland. Source: [The Evening World (New York), 12 July 1890, p. 1](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030193/1890-07-12/ed-3/?sp=1), p. 1
- **27 October 1890**: The Sun proposes ending hard serving: a front-wall line or service only from the ace line Source: [The Sun (New York), 27 October 1890, p. 4](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030272/1890-10-27/ed-1/?sp=4), p. 4
- **by 21 November 1890**: By 21 Nov 1890 Brooklyn courts play under the Sun's new service rule (serve only from the ace line); Casey endorses it Source: [The Sun (New York), 21 November 1890, p. 4](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030272/1890-11-21/ed-1/?sp=4), p. 4
- **by 29 November 1890**: The Sun of 29 Nov 1890 notes that Phil Casey's Brooklyn court opened 'three years ago to-day', 29 Nov 1887, the night the first international match (Casey v. Lawlor of Dublin) was decided in it; the earlier games of the match had been played in Dublin on 6 Aug 1887 Source: [The Sun (New York), 29 November 1890, p. 4](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030272/1890-11-29/ed-1/?sp=4), p. 4

## Neighboring years

- Previous year with a page: [1889](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1889.md)
- Next year with a page: [1893](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1893.md)
- Part of [the 1890s](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1890s.md)
- [All years and decades](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years.md)

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