# Rule 37 Rule 37: how the wording changed (American one-wall, small ball)

2 rulebooks state this rule, from 20 November 1927 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 1927 | A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1927 | 1 first recorded |
| 1931 | A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 1931 | 1 moved |

## The wording

### Rule 37, rulebook by rulebook

Begins: “In the event that a player is incapacitated, the…”

- **20 November 1927, A.A.U. One-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > In the event that a player is incapacitated, the match must be forfeited to his opponent by the referee.

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

  Same words as the rulebook compared with.

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