Year
1897
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, 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, 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, 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, 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, p. 5