# Rule 53 (Brokaw One-Wall Rules, 1916, historical)

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

The court shall consist of a floor, a board and a field. The board shall be 10 feet high and 20 feet wide, made of at least two layers of finished boards, both tongued and grooved, backed by studding not less than 2 inches by 4 inches, twelve inches apart, and secured to a wall or in the ground in a manner to completely prevent vibration. The surface of board must be smooth and painted with at least two coats of white paint, but no lines. The space immediately adjoining the board shall be of such material as to produce a distinctly different sound when struck by the ball than the board gives.

## Mentioned here

- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Front wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/front-wall.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/wall.md)
- [Floor](https://handball.theperfectship.com/floor.md)
- [Field](https://handball.theperfectship.com/field.md)

## Relationships

- Court relates to Front wall: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Ball: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Floor: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Field: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Ball: mentioned together in 16 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Floor: mentioned together in 12 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Floor: mentioned together in 12 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Wall.
- 7 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

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.