William G. Morgan weighed 9–12 ounces. This new ball that had been made for Morgan's sport was the perfect finishing touch to the basics of the sport. The last thing that had to be done by Morgan was to create a name. Morgan came up with "Mintonette" as the new name for his game. The first time Morgan revealed his sport to the other Directors of Physical was at the YMCA located in Springfield, in 1896. He presented his new, creative idea to Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick (director of the professional physical education training school) and the rest of the YMCA Directors of
William Morgan Shuster William Morgan Shuster William Morgan Shuster (23 February 1877 in Washington, D.C. – 26 May 1960 in New York City), was an American lawyer, civil servant, and publisher, who is best known as the treasurer-general of Persia by appointment of the Iranian parliament, or Majles, from May to December 1911. Shuster was born in Washington, D.C. and educated in the Columbian University and Law School. After graduation, Shuster became a customs collector for the U.S. government, serving in Cuba in 1899 following the Spanish–American War, and in the Philippines, which was at that time an American colony. In 1906, the