# Rule 24 (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/

It is the duty of the referee to decide all hinders and covered balls without being appealed to by the players, as it is often distasteful to a player to make claims especially in close cases, and failure to claim a hinder or covered ball does not relieve the referee from the duty of rendering a decision.

## 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)

## Relationships

- Player relates to Referee: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Ball: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Ball: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Hinder relates to Ball: mentioned together in 4 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 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.