The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
HANDBALI.
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called an ace. II he does return il, the
striker must bound it again to the front
wall, and it he fails it is hand out After
the service, the ball may strike the ground
anywhere in the court inside the back wall
This goes on until the striker has scored
or made hand out, when an inning is said
to have been played. lie and his opponent
change places, and the latter becomes the serv-
er. The player first making twenty-one aces
wins the game.
When four play, two against two, the part
ners serve and recover alternately. Dnring
the service the servers partner stands with
his back to the side wall, but after the re-
turn all take part in the game.
The following are the rules of the game:
!. II the server or his partner stop the
ball Intentionally before it bounds after leav-
ing the wall or while on its way to the front
wall, II is hand out.
opponent, preventing it from reaching the
front wall. For instance, If the recoverer of
service should strike either of his opponents
with the ball on its way to it's destination it
partner instead OF an opponent it is an ace
against him. II the server should be hit by
his partners ball it is q hand out "A server
at work frequently hits his partner while
standing within the ace line. This Is also
called hinder. II q ball from server
strikes either of his opponents, before or after
bounding, II becomes non-piayable und 10
counted an ace.
3. When the ball from the server drops
anywhere inside Of the ace line the player has
the privilege Of using either his hand or his
foot. If the hand is used it is counted the
came as u it was served regularly over the
line; if the foot, the striker or his partner
has the privilege of stopping the ball before
it reaches the front wall. II the ball, after
being struck with the foot gets TO the front
wall, the striker or his partner shall have to
return it before stopping it.
4. Only one hand may be used in striking
the ball, otherwise a foul is committed, and
the punishment is the loss of hand
The game of handball calls for quickness
OF eye and limbs, but player should not be
too ambitious. He should always keep the
ball in view. and wait until it is placed in Q
position to be hit advnntageously. II is nec-
essary, both in receiving and serving the ball,
to aim at q certain place on the front wall
and use all your ingenuity to get il there.
the ball SO low down on the front wall that
no matter how close an opponent may be he
cannot get a hand under Il for purposes of
recovering it. This is called killing the BALI
and requires q great deal Of knowledge and
skill for lite accomplishment.
An important thing to know is how to hit
the ball. When ready to make the attack
the hand that he intends to use slightly
curved, fingers well set together, and the
thumb resting on the base OF the forefinQer.
The contact with the ball should be in the
soft portion OF the hand, between the fingers
and the palm.
This is the way Casey, the champion aaud.
ball player Of the world, does, and as a re-
SUIT, ms hands are IN excellent condition and
never are injured. Beginners are apt to hit
the ball within the palm of the hand or at
the base OF the thumb. This is likely to in
jure the hand -.