Newcomb ball (also known simply as Newcomb, and sometimes spelled Newcombe (ball)) is a ball game played in a gymnasium or court using two opposing teams and a net. Newcomb ball and the sport of volleyball were both created in 1895 and are similar in their design. The sport rivaled volleyball in popularity and participation by the 1920s. The sport of throwball may be a possible relative.
Game of Newcomb ball in action, 2015
Newcomb featured in Spalding's Red Cover series of athletic handbooks in 1914
A game of Newcomb ball in action, 2015
Throwball is a non-contact ball sport played across a net between two teams of nine players on a rectangular court.
Throwball at Silver Oaks International School, Visakhapatnam campus