The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24

take advantage of that pause? The player
certainly had a moral right to take ad-
vantage of the inference derived from the
hesitation of his adversary.
While many whist solecisms are not suffi-
GENTLY definable TO allow Of their being
provided for i'm specific manner, the spirit
of the code unequivocally evinces an IN
clination TO visit all irregularities with pun
ishment
a whist player has the right to prevent
his partner from making any irregularity in
the game with the exception of the revoke
and also to call attention to any penalty
that his partner has a right to infiict on
his adversary. AS to the revoke, although
he has not right to call his partners at
! tention to the fact that he has not fol-
lowed suit he may leave his own card I'M
turned until his partner sees that there must
be something wrong and act accordingly.
The partner can recall the revoke by placing
the exposed card on the table and playing
a card of the suit led. When II Is clearly
within the power of player to enforce upon
an adversary penalty due TO an iI1,e,9c
folly and contrary TO all common sense to
forego the opportunity, especially as failing
70 do so would involve an unwarranted in
jury to the partner and an undeserved
benefit to the offender.
The pamphlet which the American Whist
Club has had printed, giving a history OF
the club and plays adopted by that club is
a very neat and instructive little book. The
club is to be congratulated on having such
an excellent committee, the members of
which were Messrs. Bond Sullivan, McFar-
land and Roemler They have made several
changes from the standard system of play
adopted by the American Whist League
which are to be especially commended. One
change made is i'm calling trumps through
an honor; they use the Invitation lead"
instead of the Albany" which is an eX-
ceedingly good play, and use the irregular
lead" as indicating strength in trumps and
willingness to have them lead, but not an
less of whether an honor is turned or not.
The ''InVitation lead" was first used by the
Manhattan Club, and was first originated
by players of the short-suit game, though
has become feature of the common-sense
game The lead gives an unusual amount
of information, not only that the suit led
from Is strong, but that the leader holds al
least four trumps and possibly a card of re-
entry in another suit. OF course, the lead
has - objections, but in the main the ad-
vantages secured by its use outweighs its
disadvantages. They have made some
minor changes in the leads from the stand
ard system. Under the heading Of ION
partners original lead of trumps." atten-
tion is called to a play that is not i'm gen.
eral use, and that is holding four or more
trumps, some of which are i'm sequence, as
10 8, s, ,; play 10 and then g. whether
Obliged to play higher than card led OF
not" This. of course, is TO show -four
trumps. but why play the ten and then the
nine? Why not play the eight and then the
thrce-Or does this play show partner the
sequence that is i'm his hand? In addition
to the rules adopted the Laws of Whist
are also included. and, altogether, the little
book is very handy and complete manual.