# 1905

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5 dated items in the record for 1905.

## Dated items

- **12 January 1905 to 27 January 1905**: Oliver Drew beat Francisco Y. Ordoizoiti (France and Spain) at Tarrant's court, Jersey City, for the 'international handball championship' (begun 12 Jan, won 27 Jan); straight handball against the French game of 'reves' Source: [Waterbury Evening Democrat (Waterbury), 13 January 1905, p. 9](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn93053726/1905-01-13/ed-1/?sp=9), p. 9
- **17 March 1905**: Mike Egan, 'the world's champion', in early tuberculosis; Olympic Club directors gave him a purse; benefit handball games at the Olympic Club (Dunne Jr. and Hampton v. Fitzgerald and Cory) on 19 Mar Source: [Waterbury Evening Democrat (Waterbury), 18 March 1905, p. 9](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn93053726/1905-03-18/ed-1/?sp=9), p. 9
- **8 April 1905**: Dispute over the Yale handball champion (Moore 11-1 v. DeForest 10-1) submitted to 'the handball expert of the American Amateur Athletic union' Source: [The New Haven Union (New Haven), 8 April 1905, p. 1](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn92051126/1905-04-08/ed-1/?sp=1), p. 1
- **27 June 1905 to 30 June 1905**: Lewis and Clark Exposition, Portland: amateur handball tournament 'for the championship of the Pacific coast' in hard-ball and soft-ball events; Louis Levy (Olympic Club, San Francisco) won the singles Source: [The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City), 27 June 1905, p. 7](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85058130/1905-06-27/ed-1/?sp=7), p. 7
- **29 August 1905**: Spalding Athletic Library list: 'No. 13 - How to Play Hand Ball. By the world's champion, Michael Egan of Jersey City. This book has been rewritten and brought up to date in every particular' Source: [The Spokane Press (Spokane), 29 August 1905, p. 2](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn88085947/1905-08-29/ed-1/?sp=2), p. 2

## Neighboring years

- Previous year with a page: [1904](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1904.md)
- Next year with a page: [1906](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1906.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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