Year
1951
4 dated items in the record for 1951, and 4 championship result rows.
Dated items
- 1951: First USHA national championships listed: four-wall at Chicago (Plekan) and three-wall at Detroit (USHA national four-wall handball championships, USHA national three-wall handball championships, firstHeld 1951; US Handball Association, Source: US Handball Association, "National Champions" (seen 28 October 2026)
- 1951-1953: The USHA says its first Collegiate National Championships were held at Evanston, Illinois, in 1951, but its champions roll lists a collegiate title only from 1953 (conflicting) The USHA's collegiate history page says the first Collegiate Nationals were held in 1951 at Evanston, but its champions page first shows a Collegiates section in the 1953 block, so the date is given as 1951 to 1953. Source: US Handball Association, "History of Collegiate Nationals" (seen 28 October 2026)
- 1951: Bob Kendler breaks with the A.A.U. in 1951 'to form' the players' fraternity (by a 1972 USHA cover note): the first USHA four-wall (Chicago) and three-wall (Detroit) nationals; Avery Brundage was most instrumental in mediating a lasting agreement Source: Handball (USHA), June 1972, PDF p. 3
- 1951-1959: From 1951 the USHA's national roll carries a three-wall tournament at Detroit every year of the decade beside the travelling four-wall nationals Source: US Handball Association, "National Champions" (seen 28 October 2026)