South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-19
Many Changes In
VoHey Ball Rules
for Coming Season
Came Proving More Popular
in South Bend This Year
Than Ever Before.

versal sport among the various
! countries OF the world and that re-
] cent changes in the rules of the
/ game viii most likely interest
thousands Of the games followers
in South Bend was the statement
| OF G. A. Cooper. physical director
of the local Y. VI. C. A.
A copy OF the rules including
! changes as sent out 10 coaches and
athletic directors throughout the
country in advance OF the issuing OF
a regular book Of rules for the
game, has been received by Cooper.
Several changes have been made in
the rules and tho new sections are
underlined i'm the copy printed he
! low. which Cooper has given The
/ News Times.
Rule 1.
Sec. 5. A center line, two inches
in width, shall be drawn on the
court Immediately beneath and par
allel TO the net.
Rule VII.
Sec. 10. When the ball mOmen-
! tarily comes 10 rest in the hands
or arms Of a player he shall be
! considered as catching or holding
! the ball The ball must be clearly
batted. Scooping, lifting, showing
or following the ball shall be con-
sidered as holding.
Sec. II. A player touching the
ball more than once with any part
/ Of his body when the bali mean
while has not been touched by an
/ -. II "a 4
! "dribblng"
Rule VIII.
Sec. 8 The team receiving the
ball for service shall Immediately
rotate one position. II the team
forms in two lines, the rotation
| shall be clockwise; if the team
forms in more than two lines. the
odd lines, beginning with the for
wards. move 10 the right
Sec. Z. If a player serves out or
turn, side out" shall be called and
any points made on his service be-
fore the error was discovered shall
not be scored.
Rule N.
Sec. l. The ball may be batted
in any direction. and a player may
use any part Of his BODY above the
hips in playing the ball.
Sec. 3. A ball other than a serv-
ice may be recovered from the net,
crowded the player avoids touching
the net
Sec. T. The ball may be touched
only three times by one team before
being returned over the net.
Note-This does NOT prevent a
man from playing the ball twice,
provided the rule against driobling
IS not violated: that is, q man may
be the first and third to play the
ball This means, Of course, that
he IS also eligible on his second
lplay to return the ball over the net.
Rule Y.
If any player Of the serving team
commits any o. the following acts,
il shall be "side OUT; If any player
Of the receiving team commits any
Of the following acts one point shall
be scored for the serving team:
Cd Cause the ball TO go out of
bounds or under the net.
CD Catch or hold the ball.
CD Dribble.
p Il Allow the Dd4A ~ AOANAA Ia
person or clothing below the hips.
C5) Play the ball while he Is
raised off the ground by any player
or object
co Touch the net with any part
| Of the body at any time except when
the ball is dead" However, If two
opponents touch the net simultane-
, ously neither point" or side out"
shall be called the ball IS dead and
shall be served over.
Cd A double foul shall be called
, when players,on opposing sides COM
NIT a foul simultaneously. In case
b of a double foul, the ball shall be
, played over.
go Touch a ball when II already
has been played three times before
being returned over the net.
(9) Reach over the net under
any circumstances whatsoever.
(10) Serve out Of turn.
cd Reach under the net and
touch the ball Of player Of the OBJ
posing team when the ball is in play
on that side or interfere with the
play Of the opposing team by enter
ing their court
G2) Touch the floor on the op-
pos.te side OF the center line.
13) Enter opponents court IN
an attempt 10 recover the ball. ex-
cept that reaching under the net
with one or both hands but keeping
the feet in own court is allowed.
1D Persistenuy delay the game.
(15) A player may rot spike
or Kill" the ball when he Is playing
a back position.
Note - In other words, a player
who is in a back position, when the
ball IS put into play, cannot run for