# Rule 13 (A.A.U. Four-Wall Hardball Rules, 1931, historical)

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

Hitting the ceiling, side wall, or floor, before or at the same time as the front wall, shall count a hand out against the server. The front wall must be hit first.

## Mentioned here

- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)
- [Front wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/front-wall.md)
- [Side wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/side-wall.md)
- [Ceiling](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ceiling.md)
- [Hand-out](https://handball.theperfectship.com/hand-out.md)
- [Wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/wall.md)
- [Floor](https://handball.theperfectship.com/floor.md)

## Relationships

- Server relates to Wall: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Floor: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Hand-out: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Wall: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Floor: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Side wall relates to Wall: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Side wall relates to Floor: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Wall relates to Floor: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Ceiling.
- 6 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

Rulebook: [A.A.U. Four-Wall Hardball Rules, 1931](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/aau-fourwall-hardball-1931.md)

Source: Charles J. O'Connell, How to Play Handball ... Including Official Rules for Play and Diagrams of Court Construction (New York: American Sports Publishing Company, copyright 1931; Spalding's 'Red Cover' Series of Athletic Handbooks No. 114R), pp. 102-104; Ohio State University copy (HathiTrust osu.32435007267735), page screenshots saved by the user from HathiTrust's viewer. Public domain in the US.