The errors Baer had made as a result of her misunderstanding of Naismith's rules package became ratified into the rules for women’s basketball in 1899 and proliferated which also resulted in the creation of a new and separate sport called "Netball", still played today primarily in Commonwealth nations.
Baer's errors regarding Naismith's rules package contributed to the development of the rules for women's basketball in 1899, which then led to the emergence of Netball as a distinct sport played primarily in Commonwealth countries.