# Rule 12 Rule 12: how the wording changed (American one-wall, small ball)

3 rulebooks state this rule, from 20 November 1922 to 1931. No rewording or change was found.

## How to read this

- Added words are marked [+ like this +]; removed words [- like this -].
- Each rulebook says what kind of change it is: unchanged, punctuation only, moved, reworded or changed.
- A program matched each clause with the one before it. Automatic matches were made by the program alone; machine-reviewed ones were also checked by a second program. A person has not checked either.

## Rulebook by rulebook

| Date | Rulebook | Clauses, by kind of change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 20 November 1922 | A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1922 | 1 first recorded |
| 20 November 1927 | A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1927 | 1 unchanged |
| 1931 | A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 1931 | 1 punctuation only |

## The wording

### Rule 12, rulebook by rulebook

Begins: “If either side catches or stops the ball on…”

- **20 November 1922, A.A.U. One-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > If either side catches or stops the ball on the service, or play before it hits the floor, it counts as a hand out or a point against the offending side.

- 20 November 1927, A.A.U. One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic).

- **1931, A.A.U. One-Wall Rules**: Punctuation only (automatic). Compared with A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1927.

  > If either side catches or stops the ball on the [- service, -] [+ service +] or play before it hits the floor, it counts as a hand out or a point against the offending side.
  
  1 word added, 1 removed.

All rules: [clause history](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/).