A.A.U. Four-Wall Hardball Rules · American four-wall hardball (1930s-40s)
Rule 1
HistoricalA.A.U. Four-Wall Hardball Rules, 1931 (historical)
Standard hard ball courts shall have four walls enclosing a floor space for playing, approximately 65 feet long and 25 feet wide. The front wall should be 30 feet high and the back wall 12 feet high. The side walls may be of even height with the front wall for their entire length, or may taper down to the height of the back wall.
The building and use of standard courts is advised, although for the time being championships may be held on courts of other sizes, but not less than four walls. Such courts should be at least 50 feet long and 22 feet wide, with height in proportion.
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How these ideas connect in this rule
- Place
- Thing
- Game
- related term
- mentioned together in sub-rules (×number)
- Court relates to Ball: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Wall: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Floor: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Ball: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Wall: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Floor: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Wall: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Floor: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Wall relates to Floor: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
No link to the other terms shown: Back wall, Side wall, Four-wall. 8 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.