James's Four-Wall Rules · American four-wall
Rule 6 Serve striking a side wall
HistoricalJames's Four-Wall Rules, 1873 (historical)
If the striker when serving the ball strikes either side wall before striking the front wall, it is a hand out.
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How this rule changed
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How these ideas connect in this rule
- Action
- Place
- Thing
- related term
- mentioned together in sub-rules (×number)
- Front wall relates to Side wall: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Ball: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Hand-out: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Wall: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Hand-out: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Wall: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
3 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.