James's Four-Wall Rules · American four-wall
Rule 4 Service from the ace line
HistoricalJames's Four-Wall Rules, 1873 (historical)
The winner of the toss shall stand inside of a line called the ace line (which is supposed to be in the centre of the court) bound the ball on the floor, striking it with his hand against the front wall. He shall serve it to the player or players beyond the ace line.
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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 Serve: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Ball: mentioned together in 12 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Ace: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Ball: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Wall: mentioned together in 9 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.
- Ball relates to Wall: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
No link to the other terms shown: Court, Floor. 14 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.