# Rule 36 (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/

In a three-game match an interval of one minute shall be allowed after the first game without leaving the court and five minutes after the second game, when the players may leave the court. In a five-game match, an interval of one minute shall be allowed after the first, second and fourth games without leaving the court, and seven minutes after the third game, when the players may leave the court. A player failing to resume play at the end of any of these rest periods may be disqualified by the referee and the match forfeited to his opponent.

## Mentioned here

- [Player](https://handball.theperfectship.com/player.md)
- [Opponent](https://handball.theperfectship.com/opponent.md)
- [Referee](https://handball.theperfectship.com/match-referee.md)
- [Forfeit / default](https://handball.theperfectship.com/forfeit.md)
- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Game, match, tiebreaker](https://handball.theperfectship.com/game.md)
- [Clock](https://handball.theperfectship.com/clock.md)

## Relationships

- Player relates to Opponent: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Referee: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Forfeit / default: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Opponent relates to Referee: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Opponent relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Forfeit / default: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Court, Clock.
- 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.