Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

many make with each card.
The more quietly n plays, the more
he will be credited with knowing. Be
assured of this. A quiet player who
has mastered the fundamental leads
and principles of the game, is a more
acceptable partner than the noisy
player, even though the latter may have
acquired an open of the game
down to the most intricate of the
echoes and sub-echoes.
The game Of whist is a vehicle of
some ceremony and intellectual pre-
tensions, and nothing looks worse than
to see a person sitting carelessly at the
table, with cards held shiftlessly in the
hands.
This story is told of a retired army
general Of our own country: He once
received a visit to his garrison home
from a young mar who was under in
vestigation as a. aspirant for his
grand-daughter's hand. In the course
of the visit the young man declared
himself a whist player. A game was
opened, as the general was most de-
voted to it. In the progress of the
game the general noted that the would
be sutton sat with his back bent; his
foot on the round of his chair, the
cards held shiftlessly in his hands, and
a vigorous snap came with each card
played. He set him down at once as a
nouveau richie.
Now, in regard to the old-style and
new-style game there is much said.
IT'S true that among many old players
a tradition remains that the old-style
game is the better game. But, in fact,
the difference is like unto Mark
Twain's definition of the cabbage and
cauliiower. He says c%aulifower is
only cabbage with a college education.
And truly, the new game is only the
old game with the improvement of it's
education. The same skill, judgment
and memory that served you in the
old game will serve you in the new
one. Try it.
And although our books teach, "Si-
lence is the first law of Whist" l
should put it Courtesy is the first law
of Whist'-that courtesy which al
ways marks the intercourse of ladies
and gentlemen. E. L. SMITH.
The "Generaiship" System.
Many short-suiters cordially allow
that original long-suit leads are the
best with hands powerful enough to es-
tablish and also to bring in. Also,
many long-suiters admit that hands
often occur where the short-suit lead
is the most protective and trick-win-
ming, as giving the best chances to
other suits containing tenaces with but
one honor therein.
The time has arrived when Whist
students should be trained to form a
correct judgment Of the best capabil-
tiles of hands of both types, and of the
most advantageous and. safest way to
start operations under all conditions.
By the Generalship System a player
gives his whole brains to make the
most out of each hand after review of
it's powers. He will originally make
either the long-suit lead or the short
suit lead, according to the forces at his
command, and he should be able con-
fidently to rely on any partner Of av-
erage ability to clearly understand
which lead he is making and to assist
his tactics accordingly.
Let me just dispel the illusion which
appears to exist in some minds that
there is danger in making short-suit
leads, because partners might mistake
them for long-suit leads. With intel
ligent players there is little chance of
this. The fall of the cards to the first
trick and the cards held in the part
ner's hand give prompt proof as to the
nature of the lead.
The cards used most frequently for
short-suit leads are the j., the 10, and
the 9, these being supporting cards, but
yet of no value to the holder himself
when his suit is short.
If, on looking at a hand, you decide
that your general strength and re-en-
try power afford prospect of bringing
in your long suit, you start a trump
lead when strong enough in trumps to
warrant this; but when not quite sure
of your ground it is discreet to effect
establishment of your long plain suit
in the first instance. You must care
fully balance the chances of being
ruffed before you can draw trumps.