Emily Chan
The rules of the game were simple: two teams were divided on either side of the court, and one team would throw the ball to the other team, where they would catch or miss the ball. If the ball touched the floor within the boundary lines without being caught, a point would be scored.
Her students ended up loving the game, so they continued to play it even after the basketball hoops arrived. Newcomb Ball became so popular that at the beginning of the twentieth century, it actually became a varsity sport in some states. She was celebrated for establishing a culture of sports and physical education for women in the South.
Baer even presented her invention at a national convention, where Morgan was also in attendance. So, it was likely that Morgan knew about Newcomb Ball and tweaked some of the rules for his own game of volleyball.
Newcomb Ball did not achieve the fame that volleyball did for several reasons. For one, it was created and favored by women and deemed as “feminine.” Additionally, the game itself was not particularly difficult as it aimed to improve women’s health and was not all about fierce competition.
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