Year
1958
7 dated items in the record for 1958, and 4 championship result rows.
Dated items
- 1958-1959: The A.A.U.'s 1962 book (H-128; seller photographs) dates the first all-glass court (Aurora Y.M.C.A., 1958) and the official opening of a three-wall 'jai-alai type' court at Forrest Park Playground, Queens (the book's spelling) (29 November Source: eBay listing 178429923015: seller photographs of an A.A.U. handball rules booklet (1962) (seen 30 October 2026)
- 1958: The A.A.U.'s 1962 book dates the first all-glass court to the Aurora, Illinois, Y.M.C.A. in 1958 (H-128; seller photographs). Source: eBay listing 178429923015: seller photographs of an A.A.U. handball rules booklet (1962) (seen 30 October 2026)
- 1958-1960: A Unified Handball Rules Committee of four bodies (USHA, Y.M.C.A., A.A.U., Jewish Welfare Board) prepares the unified four-wall rules that the A.A.U.'s 1960 and 1962 books print; the Champion Glove booklet names the committee and its Source: HathiTrust Digital Library, catalog record 102896696 (seen 28 October 2026)
- 1958 or 1959: Common rules: secondary sources say the A.A.U., USHA and Y.M.C.A. agreed unified rules and held one tournament in 1958 (H-19) or 1959 (H-03); the USHA 'broke away again in 1961' (H-19). Source: eBay listing 206605328625: seller photographs of the unified handball playing rules (Y.M.C.A., 1960) (seen 30 October 2026)
- 1958 or 1959: Common rules between the A.A.U., USHA and Y.M.C.A. (H-03, H-19; secondary, undated by any primary source). Source: eBay listing 206605328625: seller photographs of the unified handball playing rules (Y.M.C.A., 1960) (seen 30 October 2026)
- 1958: The A.A.U.'s 1962 book dates the first all-glass handball court to the Aurora, Illinois, Y.M.C.A. in 1958 Source: eBay listing 178429923015: seller photographs of an A.A.U. handball rules booklet (1962) (seen 30 October 2026), pp. 66-67
- 1958: The Y.M.C.A., A.A.U., Jewish Welfare Board and USHA adopt common 'Unified' four-wall rules in 1958, with Charles J. O'Connell as chairman of the rules committee Source: eBay listing 800810243429: seller photographs of "Handball Official Unified Playing Rules" (A.A.U., J.W.B., Y.M.C.A., 1968) (seen 30 October 2026)