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, 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, 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, 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, p. 4