# Rule 23 (A.A.U. Four-Wall Rules, 1 January 1920, historical)

> **Historical rulebook: not the current rules.** The current rules are here: https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/

It is the duty of the side that has played the ball to keep out of the way of the side that is playing and under no circumstances shall a player be forced to run around an adversary in order to reach the ball. Hinders when claimed should generally be allowed unless clearly in the opinion of the referee there was no hinder.

## Mentioned here

- [Player](https://handball.theperfectship.com/player.md)
- [Referee](https://handball.theperfectship.com/match-referee.md)
- [Hinder](https://handball.theperfectship.com/hinder.md)
- [Appeal](https://handball.theperfectship.com/appeal.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-fourwall-american/23.md)

## Relationships

- Player relates to Referee: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Ball: mentioned together in 13 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Ball: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Hinder relates to Ball: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Appeal.
- 4 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

Rulebook: [A.A.U. Four-Wall Rules, 1 January 1920](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/aau-fourwall-1920.md)

Source: Official Athletic Rules and Official Handbook of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States (Spalding's Athletic Library, Group VII, No. 12A; American Sports Publishing Co., ©1920), rules in force January 1, 1920, pp. 118-120 (Library of Congress, gdc officialathletic13amat); reprinted from the same setting in the edition in force January 1, 1921, pp. 122-124 (officialathletic12amat). Public domain.