The sun., 1908-10-04

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Bridge. N, n. 8. sAys: Dummy takes trick
and leads, Player on dummY.s right aska
What took the lAst tFiekf- the dealer telll
decllnsa 10 answer she question. The player
trick. ~ ''l
4 trick cncs turned and quilted cannot be seen.
u the player disputed the lead and claimed u
a. lead out of.tun the dealer might show th'
trick In order 10 diaprove the allegation, but 81
there seems 10 be no dispute a. TO dummy being
shs right ono to Iesd the trick cannot be seen.
N. II. p. Gays. We had hot argument oyel
Che following situation end Wish you % dssid:
sbuss! Ss 1Ss psssss sG ana dummy II Il MAKES AZ tSpades
In one breath both the adyersartes dounled' IN
dealer iHss.ng that this was yicl.tlSn o. w. %,
two pcIuis Tor ihs odd trick 10 spades.
This oneatIoa turns apparently on the fac
that the ryht hand adversary doubled out o
turn, because no matter vhether his pArtne
got halt breath ahead OF him or not he certainl,
doubled before his partner; asked him shall
plsy7" Granted that the doubling out Of tuT
s admitted all that the dealer can do 10 10 decid
WHISTLER or not THE, double shall stand. Their
Ia nothing In the laws which can be construct
~ giving him the right 70 score tho odd tfici
without playing the hand. because the dealer
score 10 beyond the limit set for not playing un
doubled spades. that being siup Neither can tn'
dealer claim new deal In laying down hi
Cuiob anu tiatihtuk No WV Pcfh'e Wv NN-'~-
Is therefore clearly ln the wrong. He must pie,
the hand, and the only question Is shall I've will
spades worth two or fourI
s.A.S says: A bets that II the partnership.
the deal and choice OF seats must still be cut for
Q bets that uuleas partners are TO be ehanget
the deal goes on around the table.
II has been repeatedly stated In this column
that II players make their own rules they mus
settle their own disputes when those rules ar
called In question. The laws Of bridge say tina
partners shall be cut for at the beginning o.
each rubber, except in pivot bridge, when th'
partners are decided by the 1rst cut for all thres
rubbers The lkws also state that the cut FOL
partners shall decide the irst deal, II player
agree 10 abolish the cut for partners they mus'
also agree as TO the deal. as they cut out the
method OF determining who shat, deal which ihe
laws have provided for that purpose
and turned down. when II Is found that tue
dealer still holds five cards, dummy three only.
udversarfes four each. What hAppens'
III Is q mlsdeal. This Is covered by Clause ID
In law IS. as the dealer must must have had
fourteen cards dealt TO him.
Hausenpfener KIM. d. says: and b are
both a up. bids I. but a Wins the orst Trick
and claims the game.
II the bidder can make good he has the nest
count and the hand must be played out to. see
II can make his L.
+, u. says: IL there any game In which mis-
eeai does not lose tho dealt
Almost every game In which the deal Is not
an advantage or In which some position Is more
nd vauta geous than that OF dealer makes a mis-.
dealer deal again. Bridge 10 about The only e1 :
ceptlon to this rule, as the deal Is very great
advantage, yeta misdeal does not lose H. probably
because the penalty would be too severe. >
a. a. lt.R Ea AL
style. suppose that face up on one pile are the
spade d diamond and club ., TN another pile
on sss ,op q sn Can 'as &c
the diamond "
Yes The rule is that either one card only or
all the exposed cards must he moved at time.
n there were three cards face up on pile.
say 81. g. the player could take the 70 put
II on a T. and then the 70 put q on an s but
ne could not take the and Together and put
them on an g. IL he moves more than one ~ q
time he must move all. lie could move the q. and
= together To put them on 0. for instance.
Crbhaee. ". 1. L. says: We disagree With your
count OF the hand In answer 70 J. =; II. we make
an X three o. and 10 worth -, because there
& a double run is a run which can be counted
twice by the change of one card. such as a. T. s. u.
the being the card changed In such conbiaa
lions ass, sls iou Is triple run asone card can
be changed three umea. In order 10 make !nree
double. runs the hand would have 10 be one
eont,lnlng four mines. or one nine would have
20 be used twice over IN She same combination.
which Js not allowed. The value Giyen In answer
10 J. s. n. was eorrert-ls POINTS only.
T.I. q. says; In two hand the G. .ds fall, A play
Inf nrsE :, "a ssS On inn pesEea, pen; T.
nfteen ana Iun OF .nrSe vas Susahou IN
pest.ht nua - -. ~ VA d,r,,.,ss. sman, M. ,,,
cards that 20 TO make up tho rum
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Clnch FIR b. says: Both sides are one to TO.
b gets the bid and makes Il. but makes high.
- q ,r,re. vo,d his hid he wins. as he has the
at no,rt
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+. EuehTe. +, C. says: Hearts being trumps: a
dapond s ea nanS z. hns n,yes s,,m nnn t.
trick II he can.
There is no obligation 10 win the trick In eLchre
n the player does not wish 70 trumpit.
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sAys: In rsilroao eeenre s9pf .,,ph up ana rd
Ssnrea S,m WHAT W. 10 thsy count for il,
Two points. When IL takes two players to
euchre lone hand II counts two When one does
4, It counts four.
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, Ga. n n. N. says; what are the game values
going TO be for the coming winter!
There was no change made at the last annual
congress OF the skat league except In the grands
.. a.u nu''os - .,a onsn gr,nd ;. Nina soio
IL % 81 O D,sred % open 20. Gucsi nuio i, IS played
opcn So The announcement 10 play open In a
,,,-, rn,,c ,n,,at he made before the skat ca I'd