# Rule 17 (A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1922, historical)

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

If the receiver fails to return the ball it counts as a tally for the side serving. If the server fails to return the adversary's play, it counts as a hand out and the side loses the serve.

## Mentioned here

- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)
- [Receiver](https://handball.theperfectship.com/receiver.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Point](https://handball.theperfectship.com/point.md)
- [Hand-out](https://handball.theperfectship.com/hand-out.md)

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

## Relationships

- Server relates to Receiver: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Serve: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Ball: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Receiver relates to Ball: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Point: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Hand-out: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- 5 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

Rulebook: [A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1922](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/aau-onewall-1923.md)

Source: Spalding's Official Handball Guide, 1923 (Library of Congress, LCCN 23002979). Public domain.