# 1897

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5 dated items in the record for 1897, and 3 championship result rows.

## Dated items

- **7 January 1897 to 8 January 1897**: First A.A.U. national amateur handball championship, Jersey City; Michael J. Egan wins (conflicting) Newspaper reports of the first A.A.U. championship give either 7 January 1897 (the preliminary round) or 7 and 8 January (preliminary round and final). Source: [The Jersey City News (Jersey City), 9 January 1897, p. 3](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn87068097/1897-01-09/ed-1/?sp=3), p. 3
- **15 January 1897**: Death of John C. Carmody, 'the Major', President of the Brooklyn Handball Club Source: [The Sun (New York), 16 January 1897, p. 4](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030272/1897-01-16/ed-1/?sp=4), p. 4
- **4 July 1897**: William Carney (Chicago, of Swineford, Mayo) beats James Fitzgerald (Tralee) for the 'world's championship' at Phil Casey's court, Brooklyn Source: [Worcester Morning Daily Spy (Worcester), 5 July 1897, p. 5](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn93058748/1897-07-05/ed-1/?sp=5), p. 5
- **by 4 July 1897**: Irish and American courts differ: open space at the back of the Irish court, solid back wall under American rules Source: [Worcester Morning Daily Spy (Worcester), 5 July 1897, p. 5](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn93058748/1897-07-05/ed-1/?sp=5), p. 5
- **14 November 1897**: Carney retains the 'handball championship of the world' against Fireman Louis Keegan, Chicago Source: [Kansas City Journal (Kansas City), 15 November 1897, p. 5](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86063615/1897-11-15/ed-1/?sp=5), p. 5

## Championships held

- [A.A.U. national amateur handball championship (singles)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/aau-handball-championship.md)

## Neighboring years

- Previous year with a page: [1896](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1896.md)
- Next year with a page: [1898](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1898.md)
- Part of [the 1890s](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1890s.md)
- [All years and decades](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years.md)

## Corrections

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