Clause history · American one-wall, small ball
Rule 1 Rule 1: how the wording changed
3 rulebooks state this rule, from 20 November 1922 to 1931. The wording was reworded or changed 3 times.
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Rulebook by rulebook
The table has one row per rulebook; each date jumps to its wording below.
| Date | Rulebook | Clauses, by kind of change |
|---|---|---|
| 20 November 1922 | A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1922 | 2 first recorded |
| 20 November 1927 | A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1927 | 2 first recorded, 2 changed |
| 1931 | A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 1931 | 2 unchanged, 1 punctuation only, 1 changed |
The wording
Each part of the rule is followed on its own, oldest rulebook first. Rulebooks of other codes that borrowed the wording appear in their place by date.
Rule 1, part 1 of 4
Begins: “Standard one-wall courts shall be approximately 20 feet in…”
20 November 1922 A.A.U. One-Wall Rules
Standard one-wall courts shall be approximately 20 feet in width by 34 feet in length and the wall to be 16 feet in height.
20 November 1927 A.A.U. One-Wall Rules
Compared with A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1922.
Standard one-wall courts shall be
approximately20 feet in width by 34 feet in length and the wall to be 16 feet in height.1 word removed.
- 1931 A.A.U. One-Wall Rules Unchanged automatic Read the rule
Rule 1, part 2 of 4
Begins: “The short line to be at least 13 feet…”
20 November 1922 A.A.U. One-Wall Rules
The short line to be at least 13 feet from the board.
20 November 1927 A.A.U. One-Wall Rules
Compared with A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1922.
The short line to be
at least 1314 feet from the board.1 word added, 3 removed.
1931 A.A.U. One-Wall Rules
Compared with A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1927.
The
short lineshort-line to be1415 feet from the board.2 words added, 3 removed.
Rule 1, part 3 of 4
Begins: “That there shall be a line parallel to the…”
20 November 1927 A.A.U. One-Wall Rules
That there shall be a line parallel to the short line or markers on the floor marking an imaginary line nine (9 feet) behind the short line.
1931 A.A.U. One-Wall Rules
Compared with A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1927.
That there shall be a line parallel to the
short lineshort-line, or markers on the floor marking an imaginaryline nine (9 feet)line, 9 feet behind theshort line.short-line.5 words added, 8 removed.
Rule 1, part 4 of 4
Begins: “This line will be known as the service line.”
20 November 1927 A.A.U. One-Wall Rules
This line will be known as the service line.
- 1931 A.A.U. One-Wall Rules Unchanged automatic Read the rule
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