# Rule 25 (A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1922, historical)

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

It is the duty of the referee to decide all hinders without being appealed to by the players as it is often distasteful to a player to make claim, especially in close cases, and failure to claim a hinder 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)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-onewall-smallball/26.md)

## Relationships

- Player relates to Referee: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Appeal: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Hinder relates to Appeal: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.

Rulebook: [A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1922](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/aau-onewall-1923.md)

Source: Spalding's Official Handball Guide, 1923 (Library of Congress, LCCN 23002979). Public domain.