# Rule 6 Ball served inside the ace line; use of the foot: how the wording changed (American four-wall (DESHONG side line))

2 rulebooks state this rule, from 1893 to 1903. 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1893 | Deshong Four-Wall Rules, 1893 | 4 first recorded |
| 1903 | Deshong Four-Wall Rules, 1903 | 3 unchanged, 1 punctuation only |

## The wording

### Rule 6, part 1 of 4

Begins: “If the ball after being struck with the foot…”

- **1893, Deshong Four-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > If the ball after being struck with the foot gets to the front wall, the striker or his partner shall have to return it before stopping it.

- 1903, Deshong Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic).

### Rule 6, part 2 of 4

Begins: “The use of the foot is not very frequent,…”

- **1893, Deshong Four-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > The use of the foot is not very frequent, and is not considered to be at all scientific.

- 1903, Deshong Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic).

### Rule 6, part 3 of 4

Begins: “There is considerable talk of barring the play altogether.”

- **1893, Deshong Four-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > There is considerable talk of barring the play altogether.

- 1903, Deshong Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic).

### Rule 6, part 4 of 4

Begins: “It is claimed that it would be difficult as…”

- **1893, Deshong Four-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > It is claimed that it would be difficult as well as dangerous to cultivate the style, and what effectiveness could be reached, would be more than offset by injuries to players.

- **1903, Deshong Four-Wall Rules**: Punctuation only (automatic). Compared with Deshong Four-Wall Rules, 1893.

  > It is claimed that it would be difficult as well as dangerous to cultivate the style, and what effectiveness could be [- reached, -] [+ reached +] would be more than offset by injuries to players.
  
  1 word added, 1 removed.

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