# Rule 8 Rule 8: 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 2 times.

## 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 changed |

## The wording

### Rule 8, rulebook by rulebook

Begins: “The server must serve the ball so that it…”

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

  > The server must serve the ball so that it will first strike the board and bounce from the board inside of the square formed by the two side lines, the short line and the rear line.

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

  > The server must serve the ball so that it will first strike the board and bounce from the board [- inside of -] [+ across +] the [- square -] [+ short line within the area +] formed by the two side lines, the short line and the rear line.
  
  6 words added, 3 removed.

- **1931, A.A.U. One-Wall Rules**: Changed (machine-reviewed). Compared with A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1927.

  > The server must serve the ball so that it will first strike the board and bounce from the board across the [- short line -] [+ short-line and +] within [- the area formed by -] [+ or on +] the two [- side lines, the short line -] [+ side-lines +] and [- the rear line. -] [+ rear-line. +]
  
  6 words added, 14 removed.

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