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, 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, 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, p. 18