(_m_) To move a ball in the act of taking aim without
replacing it to the satisfaction of the umpire or the
adversary before striking it.
(_n_) To hit a ball with any part of the mallet other than
one of the ends of the head (_vide_ Law 1).
(_o_) To improperly handle or touch a ball with foot or
mallet (_vide_ Laws 5, 34).
28. _Playing out of Turn or with the Wrong Ball._--If a player play out
of turn or with the wrong ball, no point made after the mistake can be
scored unless as specified below. The balls shall be replaced by the
umpire, or to the satisfaction of the adversary, where they were
immediately before the mistake was made, and the player shall recommence
or continue his turn as the case may be. But if the adverse side play
without the mistake being discovered the turn shall hold good, and any
point or points made properly (_i.e._, in order for the ball he is
playing with) during the turn shall be scored. In the case when the
error is not discovered the adversary cannot be penalised for playing
with either ball (of his own side), provided that he can prove that a
mistake was made in the turn immediately preceding.
29. _Playing for Wrong Point._--If a player make a wrong point it does
not count, and, therefore (unless he have, by the same stroke, taken
croquet, or made a roquet), all subsequent strokes are in error, the
remainder of the turn is lost, and any point or roquet made after the
mistake. The balls remain where they lie when the penalty is claimed, or
are replaced as they were immediately before the last stroke was made,
at the option of the adversary.
30. _Information as to Score._--Every player is entitled to be informed
which is the next point of any ball.
31. _State of Game, if disputed._--When clips are used, their position,
in case of dispute, shall be conclusive as to the position of the balls
in the game.
32. _Wires knocked out of Ground._--Should a player, in trying to run
his hoop, knock a wire of that hoop out of the ground with his ball, the
hoop does not count. The ball must be replaced, and the stroke taken
again.
33. _Pegs or Hoops not upright._--Any player may set upright a peg or
hoop, except the one next in order; and that must not be altered except
by the umpire.
34. _Ball lying in a Hole or on Bad Ground._--A ball lying in a hole or
on bad ground may only be moved with the sanction of the umpire or with
the consent of the adversary. The ball must be put back, _i.e._, away
from the object aimed at, so as not to alter the line of aim.
35. _Umpires._--The duties of an umpire are:
(_a_) To decide any questions that may arise during the
game, if appealed to.
(_b_) To keep the score, and if asked by a player to
disclose the state of the game.
(_c_) To move the clips or to see that they are properly
moved.
(_d_) To replace balls sent off the ground or to see that
they are properly replaced.
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