# Rule 13 Ball striking a player: how the wording changed (American one-wall, small ball (YMCA side line))

2 rulebooks state this rule, from June 1900 to 1913. 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| June 1900 | Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, June 1900 | 3 first recorded |
| 1913 | Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, 1913 | 2 unchanged, 1 changed |

## The wording

### Rule 13, part 1 of 3

Begins: “If the ball, when served, strikes the server or…”

- **June 1900, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > If the ball, when served, strikes the server or his partner, it retires the server.

- 1913, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic).

### Rule 13, part 2 of 3

Begins: “If it strikes the receiver or receiver's partner, before…”

- **June 1900, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > If it strikes the receiver or receiver's partner, before or after bouncing, it becomes non-playable and counts a point for the server.

- 1913, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic).

### Rule 13, part 3 of 3

Begins: “If the ball in play strikes a player it…”

- **June 1900, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > If the ball in play strikes a player it shall count against such player.

- **1913, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules**: Changed (machine-reviewed). Compared with Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, June 1900.

  > If the ball in play strikes a [- player -] [+ partner +] it shall count against such [- player. -] [+ player; if it strikes an opponent is shall be a "hinder." +]
  
  12 words added, 2 removed.

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