# Rule 18 (A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1927, historical)

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

If a player strikes the ball and it hits an adversary before striking the floor or the front wall, the ball is dead and the point must be played over.

## Mentioned here

- [Player](https://handball.theperfectship.com/player.md)
- [Front wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/front-wall.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Point](https://handball.theperfectship.com/point.md)
- [Wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/wall.md)
- [Floor](https://handball.theperfectship.com/floor.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-onewall-smallball/19.md)

## Relationships

- Player relates to Front wall: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Ball: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Wall: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Ball: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Wall: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Wall: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Floor: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Point.
- 5 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

Rulebook: [A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1927](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/aau-onewall-1928.md)

Source: Spalding's Official Handball Guide, 1928 (Google Books 9jNMAQAAMAAJ, full view; LC 28012960). Public domain.