The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01

have him suspect call through the
honor. We do not know whether North
could have led nine of hearts or nine
OF clubs without thereby making a call,
but we presume that his selection OF
the five Of spades was compulsory I'M
der his system. Our own idea is that
the trump Is the best lead from the
hand. Ell
Trick 2-East takes a flyer and leads
his singleton trump.
Trick b0West marks East's discards
and leads the losing trump. having con-
ndence that East can take care Of the
plain suits. East has carefully kent
his queen of clubs twice guarded. echo
ing In his spade sdiscards to show
strength in that SUITE Had East thrown
MS clubs. he could have made two more
tricks II North had played the same at
trick ., but North would have probably
ied CLUBS In that case. and South would
nave run down the line In that suit
Trick 6-NOrth has no information as
to whether to lead a club or heart. and
compromises by leading q spade, evil
oently not placing such great strength
with East. East still thinks that North
is leading from four card suit. and
Illnesses the ten, placing jack, nine and
eight with North. Fortunately for East
ms ten wins, and he makes all the
spades he has left
Table 2-Trick NORTH opens h,s
only four-card suit, the trump
Irlck west plays to establish his
heart suit If possible, relying on the
continuation Of the trump lead by the
adversaries
Tricks S-4-East opens his powerful
spade suit: South trumns the second
trick.
Trick South completes an echo by
returning deuce Of trumps. West yery
p1ettlly conceals his trump strength bv
playing ace instead of king second
hand.
Trick e-west displays excellent
Suusment In establishing his hearts be-
Iore leading king of trumps He hopes
that South will win the heart trick and
be deceived by his false card play on
the last trick into continuing the TRUMP
lead. =
Trick South plays for a big score
py leading his six Of trumps, hoping
mat North has king and nine over
VESTS jack and seven, and that North
will draw the trumps and lead him q
club; Souths play was dangerous, but
St Paul was behind and nothing but
succession Of big games could win
OUT 1t Is curious fact that South's
play loses nothing, for East had been
managing his discards with great judg-
iilent' ana ms queen of clubs would
nave blocked South's club suit. West
Pumping the second lead of clubs by
south, drawing two trumps with his
King, and then forcing the last trumn
from North, East would then take the
last two tricks with his queen of clubs
and a spade.
WHIST NOTES.
Thirty-two players took part in the
sixth game of the progressive pair tour
nament of the st. Paul Chess and
Whist club. Hay and Bixby. North
and South, carried off the weekly high
score badges with a score of eight and
one-eighth tricks above the average
Zenz1us and Sanders made the first
score with the East and West hands
being seven and seven-eighths above
j. H. Briggs and Gordon were six above
With the same hands.
st. Paul whist players will be pleased
TO learn that l.. Mel. Jackson. formerly
one Of the best known members of the
ST Paul club, was member of the
team OF the Dunkirk, On. Y..) whist
club, which won first honors in an in
vltat1on whist tournament recently
held by the Ohio Yacht club in Toledo.
on the occasionBsof the international
yacht races. Mr.. TJaekson's team made
the phenomenal scorexof eleven and
one-half matches won out Of twelve
and they were in fast company at that
$3.50 George l.. Bum.