# 1906

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5 dated items in the record for 1906.

## Dated items

- **1 April 1906**: Oliver Drew, 'fast coming to be recognized as the champion handball player of the world', beat John Howes and Jack Flaherty 2 games to 1 at Tarrant's court; James Dunne Jr., who had twice beaten Drew, beat P. J. Corby at the Brooklyn court Source: [Waterbury Evening Democrat (Waterbury), 2 April 1906, p. 9](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn93053726/1906-04-02/ed-1/?sp=9), p. 9
- **1 June 1906**: Press notice: a 'coming match' between Brooklyn's P. J. Corby and 'Champion Mike Egan' (no report found) Source: [The Pascoag Herald (Pascoag), 1 June 1906, p. 3](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn91070508/1906-06-01/ed-1/?sp=3), p. 3
- **6 June 1906**: James Dunne, Superintendent of Sewers in Brooklyn, and his son James Dunne Jr. sail for Europe to play handball in Ireland and unveil a Cork monument Source: [The Sun (New York), 6 June 1906, p. 8](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030272/1906-06-06/ed-1/?sp=8), p. 8
- **9 November 1906**: Chicago's Charles Schuttler and Thomas Lee beat Oliver Drew ('the national champion') and John Egan, and Daniel Shea, in the opening tournament of the new Cincinnati gymnasium courts, called 'the greatest handball tournament ever held in this country' Source: [The Minneapolis Journal (Minneapolis), 10 November 1906, p. 8](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045366/1906-11-10/ed-1/?sp=8), p. 8
- **8 December 1906**: Rock Island Argus quotes the history section of 'Spaulding's athletic guide on the game': handball 'unquestionably of Celtic origin', earliest mention in Ireland 1,879 years before the Christian era Source: [Rock Island Argus (Rock Island), 8 December 1906, p. 3](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn92053934/1906-12-08/ed-1/?sp=3), p. 3

## Neighboring years

- Previous year with a page: [1905](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1905.md)
- Next year with a page: [1907](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1907.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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