Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-30
WHIST.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF
AMERICAN WHIST LEAGUE ON
LAWS-CHANGES IN THE
PLAYING CODE-ATrEN-
TION OF WHISPERS d.
RECTED TO THE
NEW RULES.

After thee years OF delibefation and
revision the committee on laws appoint
ed 10y the American Whist League has
filed its final report, which has been
accepted by the league and will hence
forth be the permanent guide for all
players. The code has been changed in
some few respects, and with the whist
season just beginning it is important
| that al players, particularly club pres
ldents and team captains, should ia
| ml.lar themselves with various new
readings OF the laws. The first change
OF any consequence noted is under law
ILL.,, section 2, where, under the head
OF dealing the following addition
has been made: There must be a new
oeal, II, after the first trick has been
turned and quilted o0 thea original
play OF the deal one or more cards
are found to have been left in the
tray"
Law ", il relation to the trump
card, reads exactly like the code of last
year, until section is reached. The fol-
lowing is the new law: Section S-If
on the everyday of a deal the dealer
turns a trump card other than the one
recorded on the trump slip, ald such
error is discovered and corrected before
the play OF the deal is commenced. the
card turned in error is liable to be call
ed. Section 8 (changed)-If such error
is not corrected until after the everyday
is begun, and more than two tables are
engaged in play. the players at that
table shall take the average score for
the deal; if less than three tables are in
play, there must be new deal
Section I-ShOlld a player record On
the trump slip different trump from
the one turned in dealing, and the err
ror be discovered at the next table,
there must be a new deal II the deal
has been played at one or more tables
with the wrong trump, the recorded
trump must be taken as correct. and
the players at the original table take
the average score for the deal.
Section II.-By the unanimous con-
sent Of the players in any match
trump suit may be declared and no
trump turned
In regard to these changes. In sec
ton nine, last year the players turning
wrong trump were given the lowest
score instead Of the average. In sec
ton last year the penalty for re-
cording the wrong trump was also the
lowest score made on the deal. Section
i. is entirely new, giving the right to
have a declared trump, if all players
agree ,nereto.
Law " Irregularities in the hand
Section /. Ii on the everyday a player
is found to have either more or less
than his correct number Of cards or
the trump card is not in the dealers
h1ud py+ hn
card is so faced as to expose any of
the printing on its face, and less than
three tables are engaged there must
be a new deal If more than two Ia
bles are in play the hands must be
rectified, and then passed to the next
table, the table at which the error was
discovered must not everyday the deal |
but must take average score. Section 2. |
If aser the first trick has been turned |
and quilted on the everyday of deal |
and quilted on the everyday of deal !
one or more cards are found 70 have |
been left in the tray, the players at |
that table shall take average score for |
the deal.
The construction of this law has al |
ways been more or less hazy. The pres
ent reading is an Improvement on that |
of last year, although not altogether |
quite clear. 1t would have made mat
tiers much palmer If in section dis /
tinct ruling had been made in cases |
where but two tables are in play. |
There can be no average scoye given |
in a two-table game What the law
makers intend is that in a two-table |
game, where cards are left in the tray. |
there must be a new deal Law v has |
given more trouble to interpret than |
any other portion Of the code, and has !
in the past given rise 10 endless dis |
cussion.
The only other important change IS J
in regard to the revoke under law 10, |
section 4. The penalty for a revoke
is the transfer of two tricks from the
revoking side to the side OF their adj /
II more than one revoke |
during the play Of a deal is made by |
one side the penalty for each addi- |
tional revoke is one trick only. II !
can be enforced for as many reYokes |
az occur during the play of the deal. |
but it ID limited to the number of /
tricks won by the offending side: no
pair, however, can score more than |
thirteen on the play Of any one deal. |
4 -iO -SfS&t.46 RidJ CA anu HIS par HSI I
cannot score more than the average on /
the deal in which the revoke occurs.
The limiting OF the transfer OF tricks to |
one on all reyokes after the first is a |
radical change. II cannot be seen |
what particular equity there is In this |
ruling. as in any case the pair is not
q Howed TO score more on the deal than /
the sumber of tricks it contains. The l
reyoking pair also suffers handicap In
not being allowed to score more than i
the average score on the deal in which /
the revoke occurs.
1t would probably be considered a