The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05

trIist, q ne hsRa. 'lsApssss =, I. ;Sil Rl q f e Scs
SSs 70 a. ' To IL. fSTT SSSs tS sssR 2 dare lSrsi not sns,ss ,lSss
sEsSt diSmCnS Z. sSit, - z fuliy T%o ~ SSr mel tso y line inc
with three OF -four winning dlfamopds. -.
Trick z, Whether or moi. this discard lo;t g
possible that II he had discarded ? spads =
might have led the acc at trick 8 and y would
tive aiSvo % altSoa ai ms hs 'R e ready a. 70 put up The king
second hand IL n small spade II leu Ihrousn
Trick g.. A can safely unguard the spade
king at this stage because Y cannot have the
club queen and z cannot be undorplaying him
holds only one spade. because the deuce and trey
Of clubs are marked in H's hand. -.-r
sy one r.. part cd,S Of the PLAY not not nC .aSsa P Psc SSnS, Z
AS nlay at trick .. although u IL well worthy
Of attention. A knows that the nine refg y nnS
must n"% n Be e nHs SaS IL uSSS@s s h slSdI' and Il Is better
i ieaa aG spades d sS up G 20 AZ hFs T Guarded SsRiFfii King. ~ ~
Speaking ofthose who play more or o less SNORT
d Ssn, .s Sns y Tss deny sgN them " SaI II ssts s;.s = SSEsi is tSc
shape Of q clipping from the Tacoma leagsr
Of Nov. Ia, This contains an account OF enc
S.ad the SSSr cSSSpIon.h H. AND SRPf iSss T sa : Vent
insero"fainS ; part 'sit'e Of = The Ssi aSoSSns whIOh shows
how much alleged long-suiters stick 70 long
SUITE, Is as follows.
"The Tacoma team adhered 10 the regular
~long-suit game which II has played for the last
four years upon common sense principles. The
the ssuze and Il Of he latest ffsdS having
yariously tried about all the schemes that the
now play a Observation-Disclosures game; do not
show trump strengh, and lead anything and
SSS sfSIhsl fh hut , fpsTshp.SGGss f 5I5 S SgeT sa1 e,ed rS OF
coma any trouble and the recorded play shows
that it failed to win Seattle any advantage.
h IN trA1l hat 10 Ia Rry ~ Gn that
such th a d sSsp&s SsH system SSs II should as hSf have Sssi pulled { "a
the victory In the greatest match ever
It appears, made a gallant tight against the
razzle.dazzio system which did not give them
any trouble. and near the end Of the match they
us, and the conscientious use Of ,.tho, regular
last four years" This is decidedly interest
ing, for 1t shows that but for these two hands
have won the match by fourteen tricks instead
OF i've; The strange part Of 1t = that the cap.
S iSia 81 t as to oa pSblish so sha f hSna on 30 W wi lof Re
regular lonR-smit game, as practiced for the
last four years" gained the fye tricks, What
the long-suiters had tho opening load himself.
so that he cannot say he did not know what
five tricks, Tho heart king was turned on his
right, and he held the following cards:
HI, {, 2, 6.5.
$40. z.
The proper long.suit opening from this hand
is the curt best trump, If Cavendish and Pole
know anything about the game. Modern long:
suffers. who have got q little beyond Pole and
Cavendish. but who profess to attach no i'm.
pertance to a tenacc, would lead the small
the spade ten, and the rank short-suiters would
lead the club eight. 1t should be easy to pick
the lead made by The regular long suit" team
from Tacoma.
Here is the play. as published by Mr.. Otto
Richter. the Tacoma captain. z dealt and
turned the heart king.