James's Four-Wall Rules · American four-wall
Rule 21 Server hitting himself or his partner
HistoricalJames's Four-Wall Rules, 1873 (historical)
If the striker in serving the ball strikes himself or his partner with the ball and it goes over the ace line, it is at the option of the player whether he plays to it or not, as it can be called a hinder.
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How these ideas connect in this rule
- Actor
- Action
- Place
- Thing
- related term
- mentioned together in sub-rules (×number)
- Player relates to Partner: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Ball: mentioned together in 12 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Ace: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Partner relates to Ball: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Short line relates to Ball: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Short line relates to Ace: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Ace: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
No link to the other terms shown: Hinder. 6 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.