The sun., 1902-03-09
SCHOOL ron Card PLAYERS.

II Is o principle In all games IN which one player
| takes greater risk than the Others that ne shouiu
| have some compcnsatlng advantage for SO doing
| In games In which the privilege OF naming the
| trump Is bid for the player who gets the say no,
| only names the trump he wishes. but has the night
| TO count what he makes before any OF those who
would not bid so much count what they get on the
play. After the successful bidder has counted,
/ the Others count what they have In the order OF
the points high. low. jack and the game
BsllGgs p 4 .ys Two c.rd. az. left r0IGn n 'ns (
ing single beliaue on the table draws the queen
insists that he can score The double beique.
After drawing the last card from the stock. all
declarations are at an end y Is too late
Craps H. b. =, says: A bets that double deuces
or double sizes are craps and the 'hrower loses I"
Cnp is two. three or twelve. Double size, are
crap. but double deuces are not.
J. c. asks the. odds against players getting ten
Two dice may come up In thirty six different
ways and ten can In only three Of these ways.
80 that the chance of getting ten Is three out OF
thirty SIX.
Cassino--P. p. r. says: A builds ten and B builds
q nine. a puts an ace on BIS nine build and adds
II 10 his own ten. Is bets must take IN MS ten
bund nrst,
Bis wrong As long as a makes a fresh build or
takes In something, he need not take In his ten
build. Bs build is just the same as II a nine lay
on the table and A used II to make another ten.
H. A. X. says: A has IL points to BIS 20 In playing
hS ,Doin, e.ssno o,,s wins all but the spade ace
|, When the aces have 10 decide 10. the spade ace
goes out nrst. then clubs hearts and diamonds
that wins.
Cribbage-A. S. ". sends the following problem:
Is there any way OF pegglng more IMAM IN ihe ioI
and d the CARDS fan 81 $. a2.S. a, T. Then pegs
last card 22 points In all.
Readers OF THE Sun can study this out them
selves. and see fthey can devise q hand that would
peg more.
N c. II. say. Four handed game. The hands
desit and "a COUNTS Si T his hand Or" % and D pegs t.
Then T. the dealers partner count: and pegs:
.lil In his hand although the crib Is all right What
Is the penalty
holes. and II they think they have the worst OF IL
they can call for fresh deal. The sdversaries
also have the night TO draw one Of BIS cards.
to Bto cut. shSfies them Instead denies his
rlgnt to do so.
D should have asked TO shufie the cards before
the dealer shured them as the dealer has the right
cut only.
s IT, saws The dealer turns down the truinp.
The player on bis left makes II next Can this
payers partner now play Aone1
$50. 10 one but the maker OF the trump can play
alone
4 y. says: deals and takes up the trump. He
an his partner. T. take the nrst three tricks where
yer,arles deal and that he had euchred them.
lays down his two remaining cards The sd.
one point Is ali the dealers sid, can score.
The only penalty Is that the exposed cards can
be called II the supposed hand Is In the lead a
lead can be called or the exposed cards can be
called 10 be played TO the trick, but the player
cannot be made 10 revoke.
Z. asks y player can call on an ace when he
has none OF the suit IN his own hand.
In New York II Is the custom to insist that .
player shall have OF the suit called but In other
places 1t is considered fair TO call on the ace of a
missing suit. so as to get discard OF losing card
10 another suit when the called ace suit Is led.
Poker--C. L. D. says: deals and one of rs
him Is also faced. but does not object to It. Can
No Two cards faced to one player constitutes
a misdeal.
touch them. asks for three. but before they arc
given him A rnds he wanted three also and asks
the dealer 20 amend his draw.
Is In time II the next player has not been helped.
v.c. s. says In game In which /, Is allowed
TO split openers. lays out an ace. announcing
that he splits. bets he must show both the
pair. SO as 10 show that he had openers before he
split.
BIS wrong
r, 1. ssys: In ~. nsnoea tame, deas
e.rds f'b. openeT b,tS and ali fopt 1sX SoSn
their hands B shows pair OF kings The Others
say he must show the whole hand.
After the craw the opener need show openers
only. The others must call his bet 10 see what.he
b 5. II. says: deals and blinds two chips
sSis he S,r,ddlej is disnu,ed I, nsSsed o,,t - snT
sopt nis ~. Z, thsn n.ilsd a., M so,,o ~ ~ %
tended s,faddie and put IN four more chips. The
question is, did the mere putting In OF the four
bis cards.
Ifi,s admitted that c had not looked a, his cards
he may say that his four chips were A s,rsddle I'M,
the fact that he did not Immediately object when
~. r,,, ,i.v., p nu, 4, torr orf. Is ,,,,.na.
% .na' nc was ie"'hs ih'o lhe pooi iot lout chlps'
Inc dealer also came In and the age made the blind
good be fore c said anything about the straddle
so th,, q is rather Is,e tu c.u,ns a,,.,,,o, 90 =,
Supno,e som. an, had rnIs.G me anti y co,,,s 20
either get good play by making him put In for
the straddle also or could keep his mouth shut and
say hothiht ABOUT 'he sfaddle' Ihe moment
hno"ed iour chipS 10 go inlo the pool unchal-