Sports in New England Sports in New England Two popular American sports were invented in New England. Basketball was invented by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891. Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 1895. Also, the first organized ice hockey game in the United States is widely believed to have been played in Concord, New Hampshire in 1883. The region is famous for its passion for baseball and the Boston Red Sox, as well as for the intense rivalry between the Red Sox and the New York Yankees. On November 1, 1924, the Boston Bruins of the National
William Morgan (abolitionist) who distributed information and invitations to the local Sunday Schools. Morgan was a founder of the local Baptist Union and served as secretary to the Birmingham Anti-Slavery Society when British slavery was made illegal (in 1838). The picture above shows him at the 1840 Anti-Slavery Convention which was organised by Morgan's colleague Joseph Sturge. Morgan served as a secretary at the 1840 convention. He continued to work with Sturge during the 1850s. In 1866, the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society sent Morgan to Jamaica. Morgam had married Henrietta Barnard on 6 March 1841 from Nailsworth in Gloucestershire. William Morgan (abolitionist)