What was volleyball called in ancient times?

1895 was invented by William g Morgan, a sports worker in holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. In the early days, volleyball was called Mintonette (meaning small net). 1896, according to the characteristics of the competition, Professor halsted suggested that it be changed to volleyball, that is, volleyball with modern international common name. At that time, the official ball was 25~27 inches (about 63.5~68.8 cm) in circumference and weighed 9~ 12 ounces (about 255~346 grams).