Year
1920
8 dated items in the record for 1920, and 2 championship result rows.
Dated items
- 1920-1923: A.A.U. R2: 'standard rubber handball'; the 1923 guide adds '(Spalding's No. 101 ball is used in the national championship tournaments)' (Hand Ball (1920), Official Handball Rules of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States (1923); Source: Amateur Athletic Union, official athletic rules (Library of Congress digitised volume, 1920)
- 1920-1929: An Irish Times article of 2025 says handball was not in the GAA's first constitution and became an official part of its activities in the 1920s, when national championships gave it structure; GAA Handball's own page says it was included from 1884 (conflicting) Sources differ on when handball became part of the GAA's official activities: an Irish Times article says it was added in the 1920s after being left out of the 1884 constitution, while GAA Handball's own history page says it was among the sports to be promoted from the founding in 1884. Source: The Irish Times, "Traidisiún fada na liathróide láimhe" (Gaeilge section, 14 October 2025)
- 1 January 1920: The 35-rule four-wall text is in force (Hand Ball (1920), A.A.U. handbook): court approximately 24 x 50 ft, ceiling at least 25 ft, 'covered ball' defined, hinders to the referee without appeal, 'points' instead of 'aces'. Source: Amateur Athletic Union, official athletic rules (Library of Congress digitised volume, 1920)
- 4 January 1920 to 22 February 1920: First Metropolitan Association A.A.U. handball championship, Annunciation A.C., New York: 'amateur handball came in for official recognition for the first time on the A.A.U. curriculum'; Cyril Regan beat Dan Shea in the singles final Source: The New York Herald (New York), 5 January 1920, p. 20, p. 20
- 7 April 1920 to 9 April 1920: A.A.U. warns its associations off the Detroit A.C.'s unsanctioned 'junior national championship' handball tournament; Carl Haedge beat William Sackman in the Detroit national invitational singles final (9 Apr) Source: New-York Tribune (New York), 8 April 1920, p. 12, p. 12
- 22 May 1920 to 29 May 1920: A.A.U. national handball championships at the Los Angeles Athletic Club: Max Gold beat George Klawitter in the singles final; holder Bill Ranft lost in the semi-final Source: New-York Tribune (New York), 25 April 1920, p. 19, p. 19
- 24 September 1920 to 25 October 1920: Jim Kelly and Pete Burke (of Casey's old Degraw St. court) are to play a leather-ball exhibition; the Van Kelton Stadium (57th St. and 8th Ave.) open singles handicap championship, in a Herald item, lists Kelly as 'world's champion' Source: The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.), 24 September 1920, p. 18, p. 18
- 16 November 1920: A.A.U. convention (16 Nov 1920) awards the 1921 national handball championships: junior to the New York A.C., senior to the Detroit Y.M.C.A. Source: The Birmingham Age-Herald (Birmingham), 16 November 1920, p. 10, p. 10