St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-01

Ling trick in the suit; South is more APT
to hold small diamond or no more than he
is to hold king.
Trick S-East knows that he and West hold
all the diamonds, but figures that South can
not know this and therefore returns king OF
diamonds to induce South to take the force
and not to trust the trick to his partner
South trumps, and North discards club,
his own suit. We think the only inference
that South can draw here is that North has
no spades or has ace alone, South would
probably have discarded small spade had ne
held it.
Trick 4-Drawing the above inference, we
think South should have led king of spades:
there is no object in informing North of the
exact number of the suit he holds anu II
king is led ace is more likely to go on second
hand; II 1t does North can trump 1t or, ana
South's suit is completely established. South,
however, leads trump, and we cannot criti-
else the play severely, for he cannot lose but
one trick in spades, and North may hold ace
alone.
Trick 5--East cannot lead diamonds again,
for both adversaries out. He knows that
South has long and strong spade suit and
does not dare to return the trump; he figures
that North has no spades, or ace alone, or TWO
honors, which he is guarding, and thinks that
the lead of spade will do the least harm;
he leads the eight from g. T. 6, 8, with the idea
of telling West that 1t is his best card of the
suit, for West can hardly count it as fourth
best when South has declared long ana
strong spade suit, and East six diamonds.
South plays the nine, and West makes a
! beautiful play, he mas nBureu oOuli OLA
spades or five, at least, for South showed no
! clubs, two diamonds and not more than SIX
! trumps and he interprets Norths clup uis-
! card to mean that he has no spade, which IN
ference is entirely substantiated by south
| probable holding in the suit East's lead ana
! Vests own hand. West therefore hgures
that if he plays ace of spades, 1t Will De
! trumped and South's suit will be established,
whereas ii he holds off, South VIII proGee9 70
| force North and North will be compelled to
! force South until their hands Will be so weak,
ened by the forces that Vests trumps wlli
! be sufficient to enable him to bring IN
! TO note that had West played ace OF spades
here East and West would have mace Two
tricks less on the deal. 1t takes pretty hlgh
order of whist intellect to work out a prop.
lem like this in the course OF play ana west
! &c entitled TO great credit for his coup.
Trick Git must have puzzled south 10
/ guess where ace of spades was, but MS leau
to force North seems best. .
! Trick NORTH has nothing better than 10
| continue his club suit. East trumps TO COM
! pei South to overtrump
is nothing else to do; if he leads trump
! North and South get one trick less.
Trick 9-North having nothing LETT put
clubs. naturally leads one. 1t makes no dl1-
! ference whether South trumps or not' he can
get but one trick, and he knows IL.
7 Trick lowest trumps the SPADE, draws
! South's best trump and East and West make
two diamonds. 1t is instructive TO note INV now
a splendid hand can be ruined by force
! given at the right time.
Tricks and S-West's lead of ace of dia-
monds instead Of deuce throws the game me
into a different channel for North taxes tns
force on the second round OF the SUIT anu
saves South's trump hand.
Trick NORTH, having none Oh MS part
ners declared suit. thinks best not 10 an
swer South's trump call, but to go on Win
his clubs East trumps with the king, 10
force ace from South or to shut him out.
Trick EAST is practically forced 10 Iea ae,
spades. West can almost place no SPACES IN IN
North's hand from his refusing to lead the
suit or answer South's call for trumps, as
we'll as from the number OF spades narke9
to think that he would have been JUSTIFIED
in playing low, as was done by South at
table i. North trumps and goes on win
Tricks 7, s, 9-South makes two spades and
leads a third for West to trump, knowing
that he must use big trump or DE over tho
nine holding ace, 9, 3. We think this bad
play for South can possibly have, only one
TRUMP below the nine, as he played the
seven at trick 5, and the chances are .hfee
he is marked for is either the ten, jack OF
queen. West should see therefore that II
North uses one of these three cards TO over
trump his 9, his trey must lose TO s9ut n
trumps whereas if he trumps here with the
trev. and North overtrumps with 10; JACK OF
North must Wes ean refuse to
trump nTurT u thereby r making his ace, sure
tenace over South. If south trumps Pumps. low,
trnmn marked in his hand by the play must
he very small or he would have USED IL Oh
the club at trick to force South 10 play
high trump. oo 80 +rumns
and South's trumps are good for the other
tricks.
CHICAGO STILL WANTS 1T.
Chicago is not satisfied. Word comes from
Theodore Schwarz, president OF the league
that the Chicago Whist club has put IN an
other challenge for the trophy, and proposes
to make a second attempt to take tne cup
away from st. Paul. The only cnallenses
ahead of Chicago are those Oh Ine ~ o. is NOT
! exnected that any team from the East VIII
! come to St. Paul for match, though 81. fa St
would be delighted to have them, ana ., 81
| Louis is waiting for Chicago to win, so that
| thew will not have to travel so far for game
| Under these conditions, it is probable that tne
! next match for the trophy will be agalnst an
other team from the Chicago WHIST cruz: "a. As
thew have a large number of players OF the
first rank, the result Of the match VIII pc DIS
! much in doubt as was that OF the game last
week ST Paul can never Iee t, a Sbinoge de-.
| cides to let it alone and that day is not IN
sight. and ST. Paul is glad OF 1t, for lts
team would rather play whist against op ppto
| nents worthy Of their steel than eat. Inc oa'e
| of the match is not decided upon
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
The tenth series of games began Wednesday,
Feb &C. with an attendance OF seven tables
| J. H. Briggs and Sargent made the top score
| North and South, with 8 above the average,
while o. H. Briggs and Wheeler, the crack
pair from the Minneapolis club, secured plus
of points, playing East and west.
GORDON TROPHY.
team composed of Walter l.. Chaplin, cap.
tain; Cornelius Williams, John d. Miller and
| c. w Sanders ran ND against Capt. Fiske's
champions last Tuesday night. and were beat
en- by eight points. F. H. Stoltze is captain OF
| a team made up of himself, w. S. Hay, H. Il.
Willis and Paul E. Potter; they will play the
present holders next Saturday evening.
LADIES' NIGHT.
The second ladies' evening was a continual