The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-26

the systems in vogue IL that one IL bound too
closely, many times by c%ast,iron rules that in
avoided. Without conventions the shreyd
player would depart from the routine when the
win and could not lose. when II bound by rule
he would have no option. The time is coming
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rules in matches, and team rules are growing
When we remember that Capt. Ward has not
only made himself familiar with but has actu-
ally tried every system which has so far been
force-me, rotary-discnrd, Howell, modified.
SUPERINTENDENT and what not, It must be
admitted that his opinion is worth something.
The winning system in his opinion is one ABB
solutely without conventions. but founded on
S TSis f Is fnst what rG Tn sES has 81 be snS Psr sl@Sh
ing tor the last four years. and II has always
maintained that the natural Common sense oil
the American player would eventually bring
That Cant. Ward was sick OF conventions has
In the last match for the auxiliary, trophy he
and MCsser played against lnFersoll aud Sam
son of Rochester. who played the common-sense
they beat Ward and Messer on the average Of
the hands. The Rochester players have made
Of 200 as against a total OF sos made by twenty
the rest Of the club. After the trophy match
Samson asked Ward what he, thought Of their
said he thought II the best game in the world.
provided a person had had sufficient training
IN the fundamental principleso OF whist strategy
The day Is undoubtedly not far distant when
Can't. Wards predictions will be realized, and
lions OF all kinds are OF use only under one
condition. and that Is that they are not thor.
undoubtedly true that there are quite a num-
Der, of teams that have, a lot of little private
UNDERSTANDING as to what certain plays shall
mean under certain conditions, aud these
things are never explained as part OF their
system" How many teams in the i%ntercity
tournament actually know or understand the
details OF the systems used by their competi-
tors? How many OF them can name the teams
that use the rotary discard, or that lead a seven
than u Jack There is n great deal of this go
ing on, and the players who employ these
thoroughly understood by their adversaries. de-
lude themselves win the idea that they are
playing AN honest game,
The Sun has always maintained that the
use OF any convention Is at best an insult to the
i sinnatiSn tba Of b the 6os pa not sense 1t en rs a dlr to p law '
the game without being told what to do by some
code OF signals previously agreed upon, 1t is
unfortunate that most olthose who are playing
the game without conventions are not first
class players in the full sense of the word;
They nave not the concentration of mind and
and play it as they know 1t should be
r yea Ser four Just mer as Sbo sH Sene t rs p we ge mental t9I
equipment to. start with, and will train
themselves to depend on their judgment and
common sense and not upon conventions, we
shall have a truly championship team. which
is more than can be said OF any team OF the
past. Almost without exception teams have
won their victories by the use of certain Ques-
tionable lodges which were never thoroughly
understood by the adversaries. no matter what
pretence may have been made OF explaining a
system " in advance.
NEVER FISEssE.
The second part of the simple rule which was
given in THE SUN three weeks ago. mover to
tlnesse, seems to meet with general approval.
In connection with it it was mentioned that
Que OF the biggest swings on record. ten tricks
on one hand, was due to a tinessc in trumps.
Quite a number of persons have asked for the
details of such IA remarkable occurrence, and
the hand is accordingly here given. 4 dealt
and turned the heart 10: