# 1917

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3 dated items in the record for 1917.

## Dated items

- **13 February 1917**: Rex Beach plays 'snowbird handball' on the New York Athletic Club roof; first roof tournament, sky for a ceiling, back wall Source: [The Evening World (New York), 14 February 1917, p. 12](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030193/1917-02-14/ed-1/?sp=12), p. 12
- **23 February 1917 to 24 February 1917**: Detroit Athletic Club hosts intercity singles and doubles handball championships (Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Buffalo); balls differ in weight and speed between cities Source: [The Detroit Times (Detroit), 24 February 1917, p. 4](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016689/1917-02-24/ed-1/?sp=4), p. 4
- **7 April 1917**: Columbia wins the Intercollegiate handball championship at the Crescent Athletic Club; Prettyman of Yale takes the singles Source: [The Sun (New York), 8 April 1917, p. 18](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030431/1917-04-08/ed-1/?sp=18), p. 18

## Neighboring years

- Previous year with a page: [1916](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1916.md)
- Next year with a page: [1919](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1919.md)
- Part of [the 1910s](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1910s.md)
- [All years and decades](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years.md)

## Corrections

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