25 Courtesy of John Fox.
38 Athenian Black-figure Lekythos, AN1890.27. Courtesy of the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK.
40 Tuthmosis III playing ball, Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir e-Bahri. Courtesy of Wolfgang Decker.
62 “La Soule en Basse Normandie,” M.J.L. de Condé, published February 28, 1852, in weekly magazine L’Illustration.
66 “Throw Up of the Ba’, New Year’s Day, 2010.” Courtesy of Joe Fox.
70 The Kirkwall Ba’. Wikimedia Commons.
87 Courtesy of John Fox.
89 Garsault, François-Alexandre de. L’art du paumier-raquetier et de la paume. Descriptions des arts et métiers, faites ou approuvées par messieurs de l’Académie royale des sciences, Paris, 1767. Courtesy of William D. Haggard III Tennis Collection, Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, University of South Carolina Libraries.
94-5 Jeu de paume in a royal Paris court, 1632. From Baron Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce Aberdare, Story of Tennis, 1959. Courtesy of William D. Haggard III Tennis Collection, Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, University of South Carolina Libraries. Photo of jeu de paume at Fontainebleau, 2009, courtesy of John Fox.
119 The ancient Maya ball court at Cobá, Mexico. Wikimedia Commons 27527.
123 Ulama player holding ball. Copyright © Janet Jarman (www.janetjarman.com).
125 Ulama player striking ball. Copyright © Janet Jarman (www.janetjarman.com).
130-1 Late Classic Maya polychrome vase, St. Louis Art Museum (K5435). Copyright © Justin Kerr.
147 “Ball Play of the Choctaw—Ball Up, 1846-50,” George Catlin (1796–1872). Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art Resource, NY.
153 Onondaga Lacrosse Team, ca. 1902. Courtesy of Onondaga Historical Association, NY.
165 Photograph of Alf Jacques. Courtesy of The Post Standard/ John Berry.
181 Leaves from The Ghistelles Calendar, Flemish, ca. 1301, parchment with ink and paint. Copyright © The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
183 “A Little Pretty Pocket-Book—The little k Play.” Courtesy of Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
198 Vintage baseball in Washington, D.C. Courtesy of John Fox.
235 Ada, Ohio, high school football stadium. Courtesy of John Fox.
239 Footballs ready to be “turned” at the Wilson Football Factory in Ada, Ohio. Courtesy of John Fox.
252 “Out of the Game,” Harper’s Weekly, 1891. From Dean Hill, Football Thru the Years. New York: Gridiron Publishing.
258 “Football of the Future,” Harper’s Weekly, November, 1889. From Dean Hill, Football Thru the Years. New York: Gridiron Publishing.
273 Spalding basketball advertisement, 1894. Courtesy of Springfield College, Babson Library, Archives and Special Collections.
276 Early basketball action, ca. 1910. Courtesy of Springfield College, Babson Library, Archives and Special Collections.
297 Photograph of Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir. Copyright © Getty Images.
305 “Ball about to be tossed up at centre,” with Senda Berenson officiating at a Smith College basketball game, 1903. From the 1903 edition of Basket Ball for Women. Courtesy of Smith College Archives.