I. A ball may be batted with either hand.

Foul—Never with both hands.

Penalty—For server, loss of hand; for receiver, ace for server.

II. The server may stand anywhere in space between ace line and front line.

Foul—She must not step over inner line twice in succession while serving.

Penalty—Server loses hand.

III. A served ball must hit the front wall before it hits either side wall, roof or floor.

Foul—If served ball hits side wall, roof or floor before hitting front wall.

Penalty—Server loses hand.

IV. A served ball may be so played that after hitting front wall it rebounds from a side wall or the back wall, before touching the floor behind ace line.

V. Short ball.—If a served ball touches the floor inside the ace line (between that line and the front wall) it is called a short ball. Any number of short balls may be served with good balls in between.

Foul—To serve three short balls in succession.

Penalty—Server loses hand.

VI. If a short ball is served the receiver may or may not play according to her desire.

VII. A ball may never be batted or touched in any way twice by either server or receiver before it touches front wall.

Foul—To touch a ball twice in succession.

Penalty—Server loses hand; receiver, point to server.

VIII. If receiver fails to send back the ball to the front wall it counts ace for server. If server fails she is hand out.

IX. A server after retiring must be given time to get into position for receiving.

Foul—To use foot to strike ball.

Penalty—Server loses hand; receiver, point to server.

X. Hinder.—To stop a ball going to front wall, if unintentional, ball is dead and must be served again.

Foul—If intentional, hinder.

Penalty—Server loses hand; receiver, point to server.

XI. Ball to be fair must strike at least six inches above floor, that is, above the tell board.

Foul—Intentional.

Applying to doubles.

XII. Served ball strikes server’s partner; called a hinder.

Foul—Hit, hinder for serving side.

Penalty—Loss of hand.

XIII. Server’s partner interferes with the ball before it is played by either of the two opposing players.

Foul—Hit, hinder by server’s partner.

Penalty—Loss of hand.

XIV. If a receiver strikes ball so that it strikes partner it is a hinder.

Foul—Hit, point for receiver.

XV. If a receiver strikes either of opponents with ball, a hinder.

Foul—Hit, point for receiver, decided by referee.