Tags: Activity, Sport.
Newcomb ball (also known simply as Newcomb and sometimes spelled Newcombe (ball)) is a ball game played as a variation of volleyball.Invented in 1895 by Clara Gregory Baer a physical education instructor at Sophie Newcomb College Tulane University in New Orleans it rivaled volleyball in popularity and participation in the 1920s. The game is significant because it was invented by a woman and became the second team sport to be played by women in the United States after basketball.
