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Where and when was the 1887 match between John Lawlor and Phil Casey played?

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The 1887 international handball match between Irish champion John Lawlor and American champion Phil Casey was a two-part event. It began in Ireland on August 4, 1887, and concluded on November 29, 1887, at Casey’s private walled court in Brooklyn, New York.1