1908

Dated items

• 1908: The A.A.U. constitution claims jurisdiction over handball, Article IX (H-33 supported). Source: Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, Official Athletic Rules (1908 handbook)
• 3 January 1908: Brooklyn real-estate report: 'a three story brick building and handball court, known as Casey's Ball Court', on Degraw St, sold to John Muldoon Source: New-York Tribune (New York), 3 January 1908, p. 12, p. 12
• 5 March 1908: Honolulu Y.M.C.A. handball tournament 'for the championship of the Territory' begins 5 March, fifteen-point games Source: The Hawaiian Star (Honolulu), 4 March 1908, p. 6, p. 6
• July 1908: Martin J. Carney (County Mayo, late of Philadelphia, now of Chicago) beat Oliver Drew, 'the handball champion of the world', at Chambers' court, Chicago, and claimed the title Source: The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.), 31 July 1908, p. 10, p. 10
• August 1908: Michael McGurn, 'prominent for twenty years in handball circles', died at Chicago after an illness of five weeks Source: The Penn's Grove Record (Penn's Grove, N.J.), 21 August 1908, p. 4, p. 4