# Rule 16 Officials (Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, 1913, 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 covered in 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 3 sub-rules.
- Hinder relates to Point: 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 5 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, 1913](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/ymca-onewall-1913.md)

Source: "Hand Ball Rules", 'SINGLE WALL COURT', in the Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the Young Men's Christian Association of North America (New York: American Sports Publishing Company, 1913), pp. 119-121 (Internet Archive officialhandbook05athl, Library of Congress copy); reprinted in the 1915 handbook, pp. 179-181 (IA officialhandbook06athl). Public domain.