# Rule 16 (Brokaw One-Wall Rules, 1916, historical)

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

All balls must be played from the first bounce or fly, except the serve, which must be played from first bounce only.

## Mentioned here

- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)

## Relationships

- Serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 13 sub-rules.

Rulebook: [Brokaw One-Wall Rules, 1916](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/brokaw-american-1916.md)

Source: James I. Brokaw, How to Play American Hand Ball (Spalding's Athletic Library No. 13; American Sports Publishing Company, copyright 1915; Library of Congress copy LCCN 16024697, catalogued 1916). Public domain.