Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-24
Applying the Eleven Rule.

applying the Eleven Rule.
The following upon secondhand ap-
plication of the eleven rule. by w. t.
fraser, appeared in the current num-
Der of Whist: ut will frequently hap
pen that the player second hand will
md from the eleven rule that he holds
all the cards higher than the one led,
except those held by the leader, in
in which case he should cover the caro-
led with the lowest card that will win
the trick. For instance, north's origi-
nal lead is eight, east holds ace, king.
ten, with or without small n If
north'S eight is fourth best. he must
hold queen, jack, nine; therefore, east
should play the ten, not the king. Or,
north leads seven originally, east holds
ace, king, jack, eight. North is mark
ed with queen, ten, nine. East should
therefore play the eight.
"On the eight lead originally, Sec
ond hand holding M honor, the ten,
and a lower card than the nine, should
play the ten. With queen, ten, and one
small one, the lead must be from king,
jack, nine, eight, or the ten may ave
the partners ace, should the ace be
third hand, or should the lead be from
ace, jack, nine, eight, no harm is done.
by playing the ten there is a possible
gain of one trick, with no chance to
lose. with Jack, nine, and one small,
second hand should play nine to the
eight led originally. In trumps, but not
in plain suit, with king, nine, and one
small, or queen, nine, and n small,
the nine should be played on the eight
led.
when the ace is led, and followed
by fourth best, second hand should
cover the card led with the card next
higher than the n led, if he can place
the leader with the intermediate cards
that make up the sequence. For in
stance: Ace is led, second hand holds
king, queen, ten four; to the ace he
plays the four. Leader continues with
the eight. He must have jack, nine,
and at least one small, so second hand
should play the ten, not the queen.
THE successful covering of a me-
dunn card by second hand will fire.
qunntly modify the play of third and
fourth hands. Under these circum-
stances, third hand should be cautious
about returning the suit, and fourth
hand a more readily lead through
the strong, if he has no good suit of
his own.
THE question of what should be
done when second hand holds all but
one of the cards higher than the card
led, except those in the leaders hand,
ds a mooted one. With the exceptions
mentioned above of the holdings of
one small and queen, nine, and one
small in plain suit, and playing to the
eight led, it is best to cover, except
in cases where second hand is anxious
to avoid the lead"
The above notes on secondhand
play, following the eleven rules, are
valuable aids to the player who fol-
lows American leads implicitly, but
one must not make the mistake
of reading d strengthening card
rs fourth best. For instance, if
eight is led fourth best, and second
hand holds ace, queen and others, he
will cover with the queen, and hold
the trick; but it is a very different
story If the eight lead is a strengthen
err, Then the king must be beyond
the second hand player. 1t it be in
the hand of the partner there is no use
In covering. If, On the contrary, it is
held by the enemey, the queen is sac
rificed. Ace or else low is the rule
for the strengthening card in this case.
Many tricks may be lost by taking it for
granted that the leader is playing
fourth best.