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Sorry Kelvin, but the change in the rules does not mean that A will always be able to accept the penalty. For this to happen, the rules would have to state where the ball would be placed in such an event. You're "making it up" when you say you'll put it back at the previous spot. No rule allows you to do this. To further illustrate, you're misapplying rule 10-5-5. In 10-5-5, the foul is committed by A, not B. Re-read it.
You can't just ignore all of the other rules just because the penalty is no longer automatically declined. With the present rules, there's no way to mark off this penalty from the end of the run. In the examples that have been corrected in the case book, there is a way to accept the penalty and a way to enforce it. But in this situation, we are simply following the rules.
It is not possible to enforce this penalty. Therefore, it is declined.
[Edited by BktBallRef on Aug 25th, 2001 at 10:32 AM]
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