# Rule 9 Server scores: 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 | 2 first recorded |
| 1913 | Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, 1913 | 1 unchanged, 1 reworded |

## The wording

### Rule 9, part 1 of 2

Begins: “The server wins a point if the receiver fails…”

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

  > The server wins a point if the receiver fails to return the service or ball in play so that it drops outside the court; or if the receiver loses as provided by Rule 16.

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

  > The server wins a point if the receiver fails to return the service or ball in play so that it drops [- outside -] [+ within +] the [- court; -] [+ space bounded by the side lines and back line; +] or if the receiver loses as provided by Rule 16.
  
  10 words added, 2 removed.

### Rule 9, part 2 of 2

Begins: “Only the side serving scores.”

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

  > Only the side serving scores.

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

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