A group of Mixteca Indians demonstrates a different form of handball at an event to raise money to buy the Maravilla Handball Court in East Los Angeles. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Players strap on handball gloves during the fundraiser. The Maravilla Historical Society hopes to buy the property and reopen it as a community center and a handball court geared toward children. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
People socialize at the event. The handball court was built in the early 1920s. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Legendary handball coach Tony Huante shouts, “Handball forever!” The 81-year-old coach will conduct a twice-weekly clinic for children who want to learn the sport. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
