Annie Belle Sherwin Myers - we called her 'Nannie'. She was a great source of family stories as we browsed through her photo albums in her home or on strolls through the cemetery just down the road from her house. But as the title of this blog post says, her participation in 'sports' escaped me.
Recently I chose her for one of my online searches at Newspapers.com. And there she was as a member of her high school basketball team in 1915.
This photo was from a few years before her experiences on the court but probably depicts 'the look' of the day.
Two other sidenotes were these 'basketball facts' in the timeline of Women's Basketbal
RULE Change—Coaching from sidelines prohibited during game, except for halftime
RULE Change—The bottom of the basket is removed. Substitutes allowed for
first time (but cannot re-enter game). The bounce pass is allowed.
These are the articles I found:
