Handball codes compared, 1889

The rules in force in 1889, one column per code. Each cell is the code's newest edition on or before 1889.

Concepts come from the research crosswalk. Wording is shown only for editions whose text is republished on this site; for the Irish (GAA) and wallball (USWA) rules a cell says the concept is in the rules, with the rule number where known, and no wording. A code appears from its first edition on record. The Irish column holds the 1903 hardball rules only; later Irish editions are not yet in the comparison. Terms as of a year has the glossary; the family tree of the rulebooks shows how the editions descend from one another.

What the codes share

0 concepts appear in more than one code, 33 in only one.

Shared (0)

In two or more codes, each with it from the first edition of its line on record.

None this year.

Converging (0)

In two or more codes, at least one of which added it in a later edition of its line (first year per code shown).

None this year.

Unique (33)

Only one code has it.

• Appeals and finality (American four-wall)
• Ball hits an opponent before reaching the wall (American four-wall)
• Ball hits the hitter or his partner (American four-wall)
• Ball: specification (American four-wall)
• Catching or stopping the ball (American four-wall)
• Change of serve (American four-wall)
• Court: service zone (American four-wall)
• Court: short line (minimum serve length) (American four-wall)
• Doubles: serving order and first hand (American four-wall)
• First service (toss) (American four-wall)
• Forfeits for no-show, late start and defaults (American four-wall)
• Game length (American four-wall)
• Game types: singles, doubles, cutthroat (American four-wall)
• Obstruction: penalised (intentional / avoidable) interference (American four-wall)
• Officials: who officiates (American four-wall)
• Rally: ball landing out (American four-wall)
• Rally: failure to return (American four-wall)
• Rally: one touch only (American four-wall)
• Rally: play before the second bounce (American four-wall)
• Scoring: who scores and the unit (American four-wall)
• Serve hits a player (American four-wall)
• Serve: faults on the rebound (walls, ceiling, out of court) (American four-wall)
• Serve: faults that lose the serve (American four-wall)
• Serve: how it is put in play (American four-wall)
• Serve: must hit the front wall first (American four-wall)
• Serve: playing a fault serve (American four-wall)
• Serve: positions of the other players (American four-wall)
• Serve: receiver's position (American four-wall)
• Serve: server's position (American four-wall)
• Serve: short (American four-wall)
• Striking: hand only (American four-wall)
• Time between games (American four-wall)
• Time between rallies and service delay (American four-wall)