The San Francisco call., 1897-06-13
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the management of trumps that this is often
done when the player considers himself suffi-
GENTLY strong 10 hold his own with the
leader, you discard from your weak suit.
Ifyour opponent asks for trumps and your
partner makes call at the same time you
should discard from your weak suit unless the
DEVELOPMENT shows that your partner is out
held, when you should discard from your
strongest suit. What has been said will cover
the field of discard in all ordinary positions:
VALUATIONS, INCLUDING DRAYsoS REVERSE DIS
CARD.
Variations of greater and less degree are
often made from the general course. AS an
example, the player will often discard from
his second best suit in which he has one
or more taking cards, when The development
leads him to think that his partner will not
fall far behiLd his adversary in trump
strength. If his partner leads him this suit
he will take and ead his strong suit and per-
haps force off the adversary and still remain
with re-entry card in his second best suit.
II his partner has commanding card in the
third suit his hand is made. 1t must be evil
dent that the strong suit should be estab-
lished or probably so. The play is often
carried still farther; the discard is made
from a second best suit and the player
relies upon another lead OF trumps
when he will show by second dis
card from that suit that he is not discarding
from his strongest suit. This second discard
is not always reliable, for it Oft n happens
that the player is forced to make a second dis
card from his strongest suit. Ia such case
II would be well to make the reve rse discard
This is done by playing frs: higher and then
a lower card In that suit If the lead remains
with an adversary it is not so important, Tor
he may take it that this is your strongest suit
and avoid leading it, But if the lead remains
with your partner ii is very important that he
should not be deceived. for if he is it is almost
certain that ne Will lead to your discard and
possibly do great damage by so doing.
FALSE CARD DISCARD.
1t is quite common for a payer to go still
farther and upon an adverse trump lead dis
card from the weakest suit. This play is
generally made when the lead after the discard
will remain with your left-hand adversary.
You aim to deceive him i'll the hope that he
will avoid the suit and lead your strongest
suit, or the third suit in which you have fair
strength. 1t must be evident that 1t is quite
important that you get the lead before your
partner gets in aud leads to your discard,
which he must read as your strong suit.
DISCARD HAVING NO STRONG SUIT.
Another exception is where you have no suit
that can be called strong. You have, for
example, two four-cRrd suits, with the queen
at the head OF one and the JACK a; the head of
the other, your remaining suit being worthless.
In such pos tion it would probably be hetteE
TO discard from your weakest suit, keeping the
full strength of your four-card suits. 1t is
quite desirable that you get two diseards from
your worthless suit, that you may compile te
the reverse discard.
DISCARD ON FORCED TRUMP LEADS, ETC
You would not discard from strength If an
adversary should make a forced lead in
trumps, unless the subsequent play showed
that his partner had the control in trumps.
! So, also, if your partner makes forced trump
lead aud you have to discard you should play
a card from your strongest suit Suppose that
your partner gets in and takes up an ad
versary's trump lead. In such a position your
discard is governed by the following consid-
erations: Has partner trump strength or is
| he leading to draw two for onef If he is