# Rule 9 (Brokaw One-Wall Rules, 1916, historical)

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

If a served ball touch the floor outside the side lines of court, the server is out, and in doubles the side is out.

## Mentioned here

- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Change of serve (side-out)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/change-of-serve.md)
- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Side lines](https://handball.theperfectship.com/side-lines.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Doubles](https://handball.theperfectship.com/doubles.md)
- [Floor](https://handball.theperfectship.com/floor.md)

## Relationships

- Server relates to Ball: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Floor: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Court: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 13 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Floor: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Ball: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Floor: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Doubles: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Floor: mentioned together in 12 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Change of serve (side-out), Side lines.
- 13 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.