William G. Morgan Physical Education. Dr. Gulick was so pleased that he asked Morgan to present his sport at the school's new stadium. In preparation for his big debut, Morgan created 2 teams of 5 men, who would help in demonstrating “Mintonette” in front of the conference delegates in the East Gymnasium at Springfield College. On February 9, 1895, William Morgan presented his new sport to the world. When Morgan was explaining the game before the demonstration, he named a few key guidelines in the game of “Mintonette” such as that the game was created so that it could be played in open
USS William G. Anderson (1859) "Reindeer" (ex-"Jeff Davis") laden with 288 bales of cotton en route to Havana. "William G. Anderson" arrived at Pensacola Bay, Florida, on 3 October and remained there on station, protecting the navy yard until the next spring. Underway on 10 April 1863, the bark resumed blockade duties off the coast of Texas soon thereafter. On 15 April, she captured the cotton-laden schooner "Royal Yacht" after a six-hour chase. Seven days later, "William G. Anderson" teamed with to capture the schooner "Nymph" which was attempting to run the Union blockade off Pass Cavallo. Just eight days later, "William G. Anderson" spotted