# Court (Y.M.C.A. Four-Wall Rules, May 1915, historical)

> **Historical rulebook: not the current rules.** The current rules are here: https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/

The official Young Men's Christian Association four wall hand-ball court shall measure 40 feet long, 20 feet wide and 18 feet high. The rear wall shall be 10 feet high, the spectators' gallery extending backward above that height. All surfaces shall be smooth and without projections or depressions of any description.

## Mentioned here

- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Four-wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/four-wall.md)
- [Wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/wall.md)

## Relationships

- Court relates to Ball: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Wall: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Wall: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Four-wall.

Rulebook: [Y.M.C.A. Four-Wall Rules, May 1915](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/ymca-fourwall-1915.md)

Source: "Hand Ball Rules", 'FOUR WALL COURT', 'Adopted by Physical Directors' Society, Asilomar, Cal., May, 1915', in the Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the Young Men's Christian Association of North America (New York: American Sports Publishing Company, 1915), pp. 181-184 (Internet Archive officialhandbook06athl, Library of Congress copy). Public domain.