# Rule 17 (A.A.U. Four-Wall Rules, 1928, historical)

> **Historical rulebook: not the current rules.** The current rules are here: https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/

Hitting a partner with the ball immediately puts the ball out of play and counts as a miss for that side except during the service when the partner is standing with his back to the side wall as described in Rule 14.

## Mentioned here

- [Partner](https://handball.theperfectship.com/partner.md)
- [Side wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/side-wall.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/wall.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-fourwall-american/18.md)

## Relationships

- Partner relates to Ball: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Partner relates to Wall: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Side wall relates to Ball: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Side wall relates to Wall: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Wall: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.

Rulebook: [A.A.U. Four-Wall Rules, 1928](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/aau-fourwall-1928.md)

Source: Spalding's Official Handball Guide, ed. Robert L. Ripley (New York: American Sports Publishing Company, copyright 1928; Spalding 'Red Cover' Series No. 114R), pp. 31-33; Ohio State University copy (HathiTrust osu.32435000469544; Google Books 9jNMAQAAMAAJ), user-supplied whole-item PDF. Public domain.