Clause history · American one-wall, small ball (YMCA side line)
Rule rrules-court: how the wording changed
2 rulebooks state this rule, from June 1900 to 1913. No rewording or change was found.
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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 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
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
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
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
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
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