# 1921

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5 dated items in the record for 1921, and 2 championship result rows.

## Dated items

- **22 March 1921 to 25 March 1921**: A.A.U. national handball championships at Detroit: Dr Carl Haedge (St. Paul) retained the senior singles title over William Sackman, 14-21, 21-16, 21-12 Source: [Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls), 27 March 1921, p. 11](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045217/1921-03-27/ed-1/?sp=11), p. 11
- **15 May 1921**: Tribune: the Brighton Beach Baths (Coney Island) has constructed twelve 'regulation' handball courts, to be opened free to the public; 'American handball' to be revived on a pretentious scale; July tournament planned Source: [New-York Tribune (New York), 15 May 1921, p. 20](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1921-05-15/ed-1/?sp=20), p. 20
- **23 July 1921 to 9 October 1921**: A.A.U. outdoor handball tournaments on the Brighton Beach Baths' seaside courts, July-October 1921 (first major tournament 23 July; second from 11 September, finals 25 September; Sakman winner of singles and doubles in the first) Source: [New-York Tribune (New York), 23 July 1921, p. 8](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1921-07-23/ed-1/?sp=8), p. 8
- **13 November 1921 to 11 December 1921**: Metropolitan Association A.A.U. handball championship at the Van Kelton Stadium courts (57th St. and 8th Ave.): Jack Byrne (West Side Y.M.C.A.) beat William Sakman in five games on 11 December Source: [The New York Herald (New York), 12 December 1921, p. 12](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045774/1921-12-12/ed-1/?sp=12), p. 12
- **19 December 1921**: Central A.A.U. (Milwaukee, Dec 1921): Milwaukee Athletic Club awarded the national handball championships (held March 1922) Source: [The Milwaukee Leader (Milwaukee), 20 December 1921, p. 10](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045293/1921-12-20/ed-1/?sp=10), p. 10

## Championships held

- [AAU national four-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/aau-national-four-wall-championships.md)

## Neighboring years

- Previous year with a page: [1920](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1920.md)
- Next year with a page: [1922](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1922.md)
- Part of [the 1920s](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1920s.md)
- [All years and decades](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years.md)

## Corrections

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