A.A.U. Four-Wall Rules · American four-wall
Rule 17
HistoricalA.A.U. Four-Wall Rules, 1 January 1920 (historical)
If a ball hits an adversary on the way to the front wall and afterwards reaches the front wall before touching the floor, it is in play. All balls striking players on the return are hinders or points.
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How these ideas connect in this rule
- Actor
- Action
- Place
- Thing
- Concept
- related term
- mentioned together in sub-rules (×number)
- Player relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Ball: mentioned together in 13 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Point: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Hinder relates to Ball: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Wall: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Point: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Wall: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Floor: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
8 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.