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, 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, 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, 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, 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, p. 2