# Rule 15 Foot and hand: 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 reworded |

## The wording

### Rule 15, part 1 of 3

Begins: “The use of the foot is debarred.”

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

  > The use of the foot is debarred.

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

### Rule 15, part 2 of 3

Begins: “Only one hand may be used in striking the…”

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

  > Only one hand may be used in striking the ball, and it may be struck but once on the return.

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

  > Only one hand [+ at a time +] may be used in striking the ball, and it may be struck but once on the return.
  
  3 words added.

### Rule 15, part 3 of 3

Begins: “Violation of this rule shall count against the player…”

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

  > Violation of this rule shall count against the player so doing.

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

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