# Rule 16 Officials (Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, June 1900, historical)

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

The officials shall be a referee, scorer, and linesman.

(a) The Referee shall decide all questions pertaining to the serving of the ball and its return, and shall be judge of hinders and faults, and shall decide all questions not covering these rules. His decision shall be final on all questions.

(b) The Scorer shall keep a correct record of the points made and shall keep the contestants informed as to the progress of the game.

(c) The Linesman shall decide when the ball is in or out of court, and report to the referee.

## Mentioned here

- [Referee](https://handball.theperfectship.com/match-referee.md)
- [Scorer](https://handball.theperfectship.com/scorer.md)
- [Hinder](https://handball.theperfectship.com/hinder.md)
- [Fault serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/fault-serve.md)
- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Point](https://handball.theperfectship.com/point.md)
- [Game, match, tiebreaker](https://handball.theperfectship.com/game.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/side-onewall-smallball-ymca/16.md)

## Relationships

- Hinder relates to Court: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Hinder relates to Ball: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Fault serve relates to Court: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Fault serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Ball: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Point: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Point: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Point relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Referee, Scorer.

Rulebook: [Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, June 1900](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/ymca-onewall-1900.md)

Source: "Hand Ball Rules" (single wall court), 'Revised by a Committee of the Physical Directors' Conference at Thousand Island Park, June, 1900': base text from the Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the Young Men's Christian Association of North America (New York: American Sports Publishing Company, 1907), pp. 153-155 (Internet Archive officialhandbook03athl, Library of Congress copy); also printed in the Canadian Athletic League handbook (Toronto, 1904, pp. 79-81; IA cihm_85174) and the 1906 and 1910 handbooks (IA officialhandbook02athl pp. 185-187, officialhandbook04athl pp. 184-186). Public domain.