# Rule 9 (A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 1931, historical)

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

Two short balls in succession, or two long balls in succession, or a short ball and a long ball in succession, shall count as a hand out.

## Mentioned here

- [Short serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/short-serve.md)
- [Long serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/long-serve.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Hand-out](https://handball.theperfectship.com/hand-out.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-onewall-smallball/9.md)

## Relationships

- Short serve relates to Long serve: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Short serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Long serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Long serve relates to Hand-out: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Hand-out: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.

Rulebook: [A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 1931](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/aau-onewall-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. 97-100; Ohio State University copy (HathiTrust osu.32435007267735), page screenshots saved by the user from HathiTrust's viewer. Public domain in the US.