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

have him suspect g. call through the
honor. We do not know whether North
could have led nine, OF hearts or nine
of clubs without, Thereby making call,
but we presumas that his selection Of
the hve or spades was compulsory UNI
der his system. Our own idea lis that
the trump Is the, best lead from the
hand.
Trick 2-East takes flyer ard leads
his singleton trumpsT
Trick 5--West onarks Easts discards
and leads the losing trump, having con-
ndence that East can take care of the
plain suits. East has carefully kept
his queen of clubs twice guarded, echo
ing In his spade dfscards to show
strength In that suit, Had East thrown
his clubs, he could have made two more
tricks II North had played the same at
Trick ., but North would have probably
leo CLUBS In that case, and South would
have run down the line in that suit
TICK 6-Northg has no information as
| 10 whether to lead arclub or heart, and
compromises by leading a spade, evil
| IDENTIFY not placing such great strength
with East. East still thinks that North
| Is Iead1ng from four card suit, and
| Illnesses the ten, placing Jack, nine and
eight with North. Fortunately for East
his ten wins. and he makes all the
! spades he has left
Table Trick North opens his
only four-card suit. the trump.
Ifick West plays to establish his
neart suit II possible. relying on the
| continuation Of the trump lead by the
| adversaries
Tricks 3--East opens his powerful
spade suit: South trumps the second
| trick
Trick South completes an echo by
returning deuce of trumps. West very
pIettlly conceals his trump strength by
playing ace instead of king second
| hand
Trick 6-West displays excellent
judgment In establishing his hearts be-
fore leading king of trumps. He hopes
tnat South will win the heart trick. and
be deceived by his false card play on
the last trick into continuing the trump
lead. 'p
Trick South plays for big score
Dy leading his six of trumps hoping
that North has king and nine over
VESTS jack and seven, and that North
VIII draw the trumps and lead him a
cruz: South's 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 tlIdg-
ment, and his queen of clubs would
nave oIocked South's club suit, West
trufnplng the second lead of clubs bv
South, drawing two trumps with his
king, and then forcing the last TRUMP
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
| Zenzius and Sanders made the first
/ score with the East and West hands
being seven and Sseven-eighths above
j. II. 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 a member of the
team OF the Dunkirk, IN. Y.) whist
club, which won first honors in an in
v1tation whist tournament recently
held by the Ohio Yacht club in Toledo.
on the occasion Of the international
yacht races. mr. Jackson,s team made
the phenomenal score of eleven and
one-half matches won, out of twelve.
and they were In fast company at that,
| George L. Bum