Clara Gregory Baer described the basic elements of the game, consisting of a court divided at the midpoint, with lines marking where the players could move, and outlining the object of the game, to "make the ball touch the opposite ground, beyond the base—when it counts a point for the side sending the ball". This game would eventually become Newcomb ball, and has many similarities to the game of volleyball. The letter by Baer appeared in the January, 1895 edition of the journal, while the first game of volleyball, invented by William G. Morgan was reported to be first played in February 1895.
Morgan William Morgan William Morgan William (born July 14, 1996) is a women's college basketball player who previously played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. She helped lead the Bulldogs to four appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including three Sweet Sixteens, and two appearances in the championship game, 2017 and 2018. She is best known for a buzzer-beating shot to beat Connecticut in the 2017 Final Four, ending the Huskies' 111-game winning streak. William went undrafted in the 2018 WNBA Draft but it did not take the Mississippi State point guard long to land on her feet. The Las Vegas Aces signed William