# Rule 36 Rule 36: 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 reworded |
| 1931 | A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 1931 | 1 moved |

## The wording

### Rule 36, rulebook by rulebook

Begins: “If the ball strikes the ceiling or other obstructions…”

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

  > If the ball strikes the ceiling or other obstructions either in going or coming from the front wall, it shall be counted as a point against the player who struck the ball.

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

  > If [- the -] [+ a +] ball strikes the ceiling or other obstructions either in going or coming from the front wall, it shall be [- counted as a point -] [+ charged +] against the player who struck the ball.
  
  2 words added, 5 removed.

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

  > If a ball strikes the ceiling or other [- obstructions -] [+ obstruction +] either in going or coming from the front wall, it shall be charged against the player who struck the ball.
  
  1 word added, 1 removed.

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