Handball
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University Handball
Faculty and students at the University inaugurated a new handball court in December 1876 by playing a match against each other, which, according to The Argosy (December 1876), was viewed by many. Regular competitions were also staged between the University and Academy until the early 1880s. However, following a fire at the Academy on 7 January 1882 and the University on 30 January 1883, handball did not regain its popularity until a new University gymnasium was built in 1887.
Edgar E. Hewson, who entered the University as a freshman in 1887, noted in an issue of The Argosy (9 March 1940) that "Cricket was in vogue as was lacrosse, but hand ball was the prime favorite and the court was usually in use..." Handball continued to receive attention by students through to the turn of the century, but with the rise of rugby football, hockey and track and field, its status was diminished to that of a pastime.
By 1903, there were two handball courts, one inside and one outside on the back of the University gymnasium. After the destruction of the gymnasium by fire on 28 March 1912, a new handball court was built at the rear of the new University gymnasium (Lingley Hall) later on that same year.
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