The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

vspdome. Boston. during the week OF July
l1.1g. lt H. undefstood that, the executive have
decided not TO allow non-league members 70
take part in the open events.
With the execution Of y. few minor changes In
the scoring Of matches instcad Of tricks. the
Nov. 2S was adopted.
Next "wednesday will DO women's night at the
Matters have come to buch q pass that somo-
thing must be done to stop this system Of pri-
One plan is that the teams must be compelled to
date OF Invention: deie.o change: date ot absn.
donment the record to be open to the inspec-
tion OF any league member at any time, and TO
DO in such shape that. q trial balance can DO
freak plays are on hand for the next match.
Tho other course is the simpler. and is the one
team that uses any private conventions to an.
nounce their meaning BY word OF mouth when
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to say aloud: Sacrifice everything to get Into
the lead; partner; and come !, through thai honor
a suit, he should be compelled to say: Il have
and would obyiafe all charges of lax explana.
tons. 1t would also bring homo to the. players
game. They would soon realize that they were
like small children, left In charge OF their grand.
m Tas5ISss' al T dipes are sont ipSn{ 1o ISssh S With :
20 there" Don't touch this" o Course. It is
unreasonable to expect any person on q cham
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charge Of n partner who can act In the capacity
of a nurse. He must have some one 10 tell
him when to lead truinp whelto change suits,
own resources. and all that sort OF thing; Haye
none Of our champions brains enough to. be
trusted to act on their own responsibility ! They
must have q SYSTEM" and the moro private
one realizes that better than Milton Work, and
his life has been devoted to the invention of
brain; saving devices. which arc an insult to the
SAYS he is proud of it."
is there any real necessity for such systemsi
II no one used them would not the results of
important matches be much trucr tests OF skill.
and would not the game be much improved by
having the reputation of being absolutely free
from trickery or device of amy kindf Don't we
know enough about the game to play whist ac-
ccptnbly without a lot of private signals 7 Can't
hand without a nurse !. II. people would only
make the experiment of playing without any
ironclad rules or signals they. would be sur
prised not only Mt the result, but at the
ford. There Is n certain exhilnration in the FREQ
dom of movement which accompanies the play
OF n hand in which there are no guiding strings
to pull the player this way and that; and there
effort. which no gains made by the aid OF part
ners' private signals can ever give.
There are many persons. and the number is
rapidly. increasing. who can play good whist
any conventions. They can also piny acceptahly
with any ono who understands the general prin-
ciples of the game without having to take him
of into a corner first to exchange views on sys.
get all there is In a hand without any signals or
conventions. take the following, in which Foster
and Elwell were Y and n. respectively. and no.
tee the excellent, judgment with which z picks
his way. through the hand, although he has
nothing hut common sense to guide him. FL
well dealt and turned the heart seven.