# 1904

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5 dated items in the record for 1904.

## Dated items

- **9 January 1904 to 11 January 1904**: Syndicated press notices say Mike Egan, 'the world's champion', has written / just published a handball book, called 'The Official Handball Guide' Source: [Lewiston Evening Teller (Lewiston), 11 January 1904, p. 4](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86091109/1904-01-11/ed-1/?sp=4), p. 4
- **30 January 1904**: Oliver Drew and Mike Egan matched again for the world's championship, $250 a side, best of 15, seven games at Egan's court on 17 Mar and the rest at Tarrant's court on 20 Mar; later postponed to April Source: [Waterbury Evening Democrat (Waterbury), 30 January 1904, p. 9](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn93053726/1904-01-30/ed-1/?sp=9), p. 9
- **19 March 1904**: Salt Lake Tribune (SF dispatch): Michael J. Egan, born County Galway 1878, came to America at 17, joined his brother John (owner of a Jersey City handball court), won the 1897 amateur championship of the United States Source: [The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City), 20 March 1904, p. 6](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045396/1904-03-20/ed-1/?sp=6), p. 6
- **27 March 1904 to 3 April 1904**: Mike Egan beat James Fitzgerald at the Olympic Club, San Francisco, 6 games to 1 on 27 Mar and 2 of 3 on 3 Apr (8 of 15 needed), billed the handball championship of the world; gate nearly $800 Source: [The San Francisco Call (San Francisco), 24 March 1904, p. 10](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85066387/1904-03-24/ed-1/?sp=10), p. 10
- **12 July 1904**: Phil Casey, for 25 years handball champion of the world, died at his Brooklyn home on 12 July 1904, aged 56 Source: [New-York Tribune (New York), 13 July 1904, p. 4](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1904-07-13/ed-1/?sp=4), p. 4

## Neighboring years

- Previous year with a page: [1903](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1903.md)
- Next year with a page: [1905](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1905.md)
- Part of [the 1900s](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1900s.md)
- [All years and decades](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years.md)

## Corrections

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