# Rule 14 Rule 14: how the wording changed (American one-wall, small ball)

3 rulebooks state this rule, from 20 November 1922 to 1931. The wording was reworded or changed 1 time.

## 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 changed |
| 1931 | A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 1931 | 1 punctuation only |

## The wording

### Rule 14, rulebook by rulebook

Begins: “While his partner is serving, the player must stand…”

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

  > While his partner is serving, the player must stand outside of the court and must not enter the court until the ball having hit the board has returned past the short line.

- **20 November 1927, A.A.U. One-Wall Rules**: Changed (machine-reviewed). Compared with A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1922.

  > While his partner is serving, the player must stand outside of the [- court -] [+ side lines +] and must not enter the court until the [+ served +] ball [- having hit the board -] has [- returned past -] [+ passed beyond him on its return from +] the [- short line. -] [+ front wall. +]
  
  12 words added, 9 removed.

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

  > While his partner is serving, the player must stand outside of the [- side lines -] [+ side-lines +] and must not enter the court until the served ball has passed beyond him on its return from the front wall.
  
  1 word added, 2 removed.

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