Clause history · American one-wall, small ball (YMCA side line)
Rule 4 Service: how the wording changed
2 rulebooks state this rule, from June 1900 to 1913. No rewording or change was found.
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Rulebook by rulebook
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The wording
Each part of the rule is followed on its own, oldest rulebook first. Rulebooks of other codes that borrowed the wording appear in their place by date.
Rule 4, rulebook by rulebook
Begins: “On the service the ball must be struck from…”
June 1900 Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules
On the service the ball must be struck from a bounce behind the service line, hit the service wall and then land in the outer court (beyond the service line).
- 1913 Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules Unchanged automatic Read the rule
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