# Rule rrules-court: how the wording changed (American one-wall, small ball (YMCA side line))

2 rulebooks state this rule, from June 1900 to 1913. 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| June 1900 | Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, June 1900 | 4 first recorded |
| 1913 | Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, 1913 | 4 unchanged |

## The wording

### Rule rrules-court, part 1 of 4

Begins: “The service wall should be approximately in the proportion…”

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

  > The service wall should be approximately in the proportion of four (4) for height to five (5) for width.

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

### Rule rrules-court, part 2 of 4

Begins: “The side lines of the court should run at…”

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

  > The side lines of the court should run at right angles to the service wall.

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

### Rule rrules-court, part 3 of 4

Begins: “The court should be approximately two and one-half times…”

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

  > The court should be approximately two and one-half times as long as the service wall is high, divided into two equal parts by a line running parallel with the service wall, which line is the service line.

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

### Rule rrules-court, part 4 of 4

Begins: “A space three feet square shall be marked in…”

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

  > A space three feet square shall be marked in the outer court in both corners, formed by the service line and the side lines; these spaces shall be termed the "partners' boxes."

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

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