# Rule 5 Fault: how the wording changed (American one-wall, small ball (YMCA side line))

2 rulebooks state this rule, from June 1900 to 1913. No rewording or change was found.

## How to read this

- Added words are marked [+ like this +]; removed words [- like this -].
- Each rulebook says what kind of change it is: unchanged, punctuation only, moved, reworded or changed.
- A program matched each clause with the one before it. Automatic matches were made by the program alone; machine-reviewed ones were also checked by a second program. A person has not checked either.

## Rulebook by rulebook

| Date | Rulebook | Clauses, by kind of change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| June 1900 | Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, June 1900 | 3 first recorded |
| 1913 | Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, 1913 | 3 unchanged |

## The wording

### Rule 5, part 1 of 3

Begins: “A fault consists of a ball not served over…”

- **June 1900, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > A fault consists of a ball not served over the service line, or a ball served over the back or side lines.

- 1913, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic).

### Rule 5, part 2 of 3

Begins: “Two consecutive faults shall retire the server.”

- **June 1900, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > Two consecutive faults shall retire the server.

- 1913, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic).

### Rule 5, part 3 of 3

Begins: “A fault cannot be returned.”

- **June 1900, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > A fault cannot be returned.

- 1913, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic).

All rules: [clause history](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/).