The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
" get eight tricks. . gain of four.

Trick 2. follows the usual common sen 50
plan Of showing the suit in which he has re-entry
before going back with the adversaries suit for
the ruff This has the advantage of letting the
partner know what TO lead or discard II he gets
into difficulties later in the hand. Missing the
deuce. thinks it probable that is playing down
and-out in that suit, which further encourages
him to pcrsevere in his original conception of the
hand and play il for n cross ruiz.
Trick g. As A cannot have held both ace and
king and has neither of those cards. il is an even
chance that has the and force with
third round. Is naturally completes his call
for uumps, hoping his partner can win the sec
ond round Of his own suit. and b having both
the other suits stopped.
Trick L. !" knows that his partner has played
down and out on the diamonds and wants q ruiz,
and as Is has called for trumps, z hastcns 10 get
home all the tricks he before the storm bursts.
Ii will be observed that Is careful TO lead the
eight so that shall miss the five and will know
that z can give him still another ruiz. This
system Of holding up the small cards which have
been denied by the adversaries is very common
method among common sense players of show.
ing the partner how the suits are distributed.
Trick s. now proceeds TO find out whether q
was playing down on the clubs or the adverSa-
res were calling in that suit well as in diamonds
Trick T. If there Is one thing that common
sense players detest more than another IL is switch
ing suits, and sees that even II Y is over trumped
no harm is likely TO come Of it, because neither
adversary can get any spade discards in that case
avoids the spade suit because he knows nothing
about IT. whereas he does know something about
the diamonds and that there are two more tricks
in sight II can win this one
Trick TO- Is protects himself by leading one Of
the second and third best trumps and then he and
his partner regard each other in silence as their
rumps fall together In heap on the table and
Dr. Coles CHEEKY laugh resounds through the
room as lie remarks 10 his partner Wasn't that
brd?"
OF course YZ's play In this case is In direct vo-
lauon Of all the established principles Of the game
as laid down in the official system of play, but
when IL works ii is great trick winner
There is one part Of secondhand play in which
the new school Of common sense players are
particularly proficient, probably because they
have made a study Of It in connection with their
theory OF the management Of long suit hands,
and that is saving partners cards OF reentry
When the ordinary long suit player starts out
with small card from his best suit such an open
Ing docs not convey to the partner any information
as TO the side strength in trumps or re entry cards
nor does II give him any particular encouragement
TO take q chance in difficult situations But when
a common sense player starts of with what looks
like good suit his partner Is always safe In as
Stunning that there is a good chance 10 make that
suit because 1t is probably well supported by
trumps or roentry cards. or both. A little atten-
ton to the fall Of the cards vi usually show in
what suit the reentry card is held and the common
sense player then devotes his energies to the pre-
oervation Of that card until the proper time has
arrived for its use He may try 10 save this card
by carefully avoiding the suit himself refusing
10 open IL until the trumps out Of the way or