# Rule 6 Failure to strike the ball (Y.M.C.A. Four-Wall Rules, May 1915, historical)

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

If in attempting to serve the server fails to strike the ball he loses his service.

## Mentioned here

- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)

## Relationships

- Server relates to Serve: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Ball: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.

Rulebook: [Y.M.C.A. Four-Wall Rules, May 1915](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/ymca-fourwall-1915.md)

Source: "Hand Ball Rules", 'FOUR WALL COURT', 'Adopted by Physical Directors' Society, Asilomar, Cal., May, 1915', in the Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the Young Men's Christian Association of North America (New York: American Sports Publishing Company, 1915), pp. 181-184 (Internet Archive officialhandbook06athl, Library of Congress copy). Public domain.