Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-13

factor in winning many game oil
whist.
/ Not long ago a hand was noted Rhe-s
the original player opened the gamaI
with a knave of hearts. Queen IalI
second hand, and the ace third hand
took the trick. When it was the TN
of fourth hand to play, the position vas
| this: Fourth hand had in hearts king
! ten, nine, and three small hearts pro-
/ lection in the other suits, and tss-
| trumps. II was very evident thai some
| one, probably the opening hand, VS.
/ ready to trump the heart suit. Without
moments hesitation fourth hand
played the king under the ace. and was
perfectly justified in doing so. for ths
reason that anything that would ind9s
the third-hand player to change the sal:
would be to his advantage. Third hand
would not dare to continue the SIT u
| the chance of his partner being ya4
/ for he may have one other OF the T.
and if it be not the. ten he cannot nod
the trick. even If the false-eafd PLAYER
does not trump. The false-cardeF mas
/ told his partner that he has command
; OI Illt Itdfl SulLt Vi tloG ut - NbI1 - I.
/ His partner viii not lead another heart
! if he gets in, because he would not 10
willing either TO force his partner or u
sacrifice his carl 70 the small trHafs
of the enemy. So in this case theHe 10
no possible harm done by tse rgss.
/ The original players partner dr.
continue the hearts, SO Ire sWit -
another suit. This gives the aas S
had played the false card an opFaE
ity to call for trumps, which Ae 5
perfectly justified in doing, VIII Pr.
lection IN two side suits, the control Z
hearts, and four good trumps. The r.
suit of the game was that the fHse sHe-
ceeded SO far that the player who md
] made it took all the heart tricks aitsr
! the trumps were exhausted.
1t must be said that false cardng has
| never been popular with the highest a..
thorities ON whist. They who expect o
extract certain meaning from every
card that is played object forci5y o
anything of this sort either at the hand
! of enemy or partner. Hamilton says II
writing on the subject: . It is not I
harmony with modern scientific WINS.
! 10 pay d 1ealoG Cetl " uAtttL tt4lJ N44suat-
! stances, not even when 1t deeeiEes tae
/ enemy only. II you, second hand, hold
| ing queen, knaYe and one small card,
! play the queen, and if on the return q
! Jhe suit the leader illnesses the te2
! reading that you cannot have tie
| knaye and your knaye wins, by 5
( false play you may gain trick, but l
/ have a trick that by right does E-l p
! long TO you. There is strategy, 0
/ merit. in Tie may. You have prae q
a cheap deceit; nothing more. lis
| then strategy no part in the mod FL
/ game2 Are players TO play SO aee2sa-
! ing to book rule that there is to be no
| opportunity given for individuality?
| Writers have even gone so far as to say
! that false earding is ungentlemanE
| What folly! Did any one ever object %
! chess because of the strategies o. the
game? And is not the player who sees
/ far ahead in either chess or whist On
exactly the same footing in regard %
. his right to protect himseH against ne
assaults of the enemy? What pa 7
could be blamed if by the dropping
false card he could induce the enemy
to lead the trump, and thus make 10
! long cards OF the suit that the enemy
| was ready to ruff? One might as wen
say that to ruff d suit was not the af'
of a gentleman, as to Blame any plat E.
for seizing the opportunity to head III
this most disagreeable and eXpenSaS
form of trick-taking.
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False earding has, indeed, becoma oae
of the recognized stratgems OF modern
whist warfare, and not to be on the oa-
lock fer it as we'll as for the oppoI :
nifty to make the play with benefit %
ones hand, would be to relegate one )
self to the rank of those Players "Ho
play an unthinking game, where e9a,
ventions and system take the place o.
originality, and where a player may
always seek to excuse himself under tls
plea that he is playing according .
rule. 1t may be adopted as perfectly
safe whist axiom that, whenever tr3e4
it to be lost by following a rule anu
you are from your position at the taps
and the inference that you have drawn
perfectly sure that this is the case. 10
time has come to give that rule a fe5.,
and to play for the trick or trek ~
sight rather than to remain in 0he ven.
beaten path, which although sale, lea
not to victory.