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Tucson Memorial Entry Now Closed

Happy Birthday WPH Board Member & Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Frederick Banfield

Announcement #1

75 years ago…

  • A gallon of Gas was 10 cents
  • A loaf of bread was 8 cents
  • A postage stamp was 3 cents
  • Harvard University Annual Tuition just $420
  • Minimum Wage 30 cents per hour
  • Stock Market Closed at 136
  • Ted Williams wins the Triple Crown
  • A new car cost $920
  • A movie ticket 30 cents
  • A Handball Legend Was Born…

 

A Frederick Banfield, Happy Handball Birthday!

 

Announcement #2

No Entry Fee $60,000 Memorial Handball Tournament & WPH R48Pro Indoor 4 Wall Big & Small Tour Stop, November 10th-12th, 2017…

  • On Line Entry closed
  • Free DAVID CHAPMAN Pro Tour souvenir shirt for all that registered to play
  • Qualifier begins Thursday after 4pm
  • $60,000 divided into just 6 divisions
  • Amateur, skilled, age, women, juniors, pros
  • Continuous food & drink; Saturday BBQ and LIVE Music by Rilen’Out! (Open Cash Bar)
  • Junior skills competition, clinics, games and challenges
  • ESPN3 & Watch ESPN App LIVE Coverage Saturday & Sunday
  • Saturday evening Memorial Presentation to air on ESPN; to Honor Dave Chapman & Ben Manning, plus those in our handball communities that passed, as we will celebrate their lives
  • Top touring pros:  Catriona Casey, Killian Carroll, Luis Moreno, Timothy Gonzalez, Martina McMahon, Sean Lenning, Samzon Hernandez, Mando Ortiz, Tracy Davis, Jenny Schmitt, David Fink, Marcos Chavez, Hilary Rush, Shorty Ruiz, Emmett Peixoto, Ashley Moler, the Flying Cordova Brothers, Courtney Peixoto and more!
  • Dr. Ashley Moler w/ Moler Sport & Spine Chiropractic offering adjustments, kinesiotaping, stretching, myofasical release, IASTM, and access to recovery compression boots

 

Do you Want to Support?  You Can! Donate on-line, HERE>

(While in Tucson, stop off at the US Handball Hall of Fame and explore the history of our sport)

DV: David Vincent formed the World Players of Handball in 2005 and ushered live handball viewing into our living rooms for the first time. Since its inception, the World Players of Handball has broadcast over 1,500 matches live. Dave Vincent serves as the lead play-by-play announcer for virtually all matches, combining his unique perspective and personality with a lifetime of handball experience. DV brings 25 years of broadcast radio experience (in Oregon and California) to World Players of Handball & ESPN broadcasts and provides professionalism and wit to the amazing game of handball. DV also serves as the Executive Director of the World Player of Handball at the WPH headquarters in Tucson, AZ, working daily to grow the game of handball through innovation.
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