Newcomb Ball - Original Rules (1910) - The Rules

The Rules

The rules were defined as follows:

  1. A "touch-down" shall count for the side sending the ball
  2. A foul shall add one point to the opponent's score.
  3. A majority of points shall decide the game.
  4. The team that secures the "toss-up" opens the game.
  5. The players must stand within the Boundary Lines.
  6. No players shall step over the lines except to secure an "out" ball, or when running for the "Toss-up".
  7. A ball thrown by a player out of the Boundary Lines shall be counted a foul.
  8. The ball must be thrown with one hand. It cannot be kicked.
  9. No player shall catch or throw the ball while down. He must be standing.
  10. The ball must clear the rope and touch the opposite court to constitute a "touch-down".
  11. If a ball is batted into the neutral ground by a player receiving it, it shall constitute a foul against the side receiving the ball.
  12. An "out" ball beyond the Boundary Lines shall not constitute a foul unless tapped by a player as it passes over the court, when it counts against the side receiving the ball. it should be returned to play at the nearest point of its passage and exit from the court.
  13. If, in passing the ball to another player on the same team, it should drop to the floor (ground) it shall constitute a foul.
  14. In the gymnasium, when the ball strikes any flat surface it may constitute a point.
  15. A ball striking the wall and bounding into the neutral ground shall constitute a foul for the team sending the ball.
  16. There shall be no protests, except by the Captain; no talking, no general disturbance of the game.
  17. The ball must not be thrown under the ropes nor between the Base Line.
  18. In match game, unavoidable loss of time shall be deducted.
  19. When the question arises between teams as to whose ball shall be used, each team may furnish the ball for one-half of the game.
  20. In match games, the length of each half must be determined before the game.
  21. In the absence of a regular instructor, the Captain shall decide the position of the players on the court.
  22. The teams shall change courts during the second half of the game.

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