Morse was born in Berkeley, California. His father, Newell O. Morse, Sr., was a native of Maine who managed and later owned a stationery and book store in Berkeley. At the time of the 1910 and 1920 United States Censuses, Morse was living in Berkeley with his parents, an older brother Paul, and a younger sister Helen.\n', '

Morse enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley in 1922. He was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity at Berkeley. According to the university\'s 1924 and 1925 yearbooks, Morse played for the California Golden Bears baseball team coached by former major league pitcher Carl Zamloch. Morse was listed as a five-foot, nine inch, 143 pound left fielder.\n', '

Morse transferred to the University of Michigan where he graduated in 1928 with a bachelor of science degree in education. and played for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team. He was a member of the Phi Epsilon Kappa National Honorary Physical Education Fraternity at Michigan. In 1956, Michigan\'s long-time baseball coach Ray Fisher selected his all-time Michigan baseball team and named Morse as one of two second basemen (along with Buck Giles).\n', '

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