The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-19
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

second or third trick Y, who II dummy, objects
4 bets tost \ should have objsetSd as soon as the
double was made and that as the play was allowed
TO proceed II is pow too late.
The laws say that II the right hand adversary
OF the dealer doubles before he Is asked II shall
be the privilege of the maker Of the trump to say
whether OF not the double shall stand. lfY allowed
the play to proceed for two tricks without max ing
any objection to the irregulahty OF BIS doubling
II must be assumed either that he did not notice
the irreguiahty or that he did not object. IL he
did not notice Il 1t Is too late now, because as soon
as his hand is laid down he becomes a dummy
and his right TO call attention to any irregu larty
is past. as distinctly set forth In Law W. II,
on the other hand. Y did not object TO the double
at nrst he cannot change his mind after he has laid
down his hand. 10 that In either case II Is clear
that Y Is too late to protest against the irrcgularity
Of BIS doubling.
W. X. wants 70 know where bridge was first
played and when II was Introduced TO America
The exact place and date Of the origin OF bridge
is much In doubt and II Is more than probable that
1t Is q growth which did not appear In Its present
from at any ono place or time, but resulted from a
compilation and elimination OF several forms. SO
far as known. the first time that bridge was ever
played In a club In the United States was when II
was explained To some members OF the whist Club
I: NV FORK by the late I.sary !. Berbay. about
sixteen years ago.
+. W, q. says: Out here "a Texas we have had
quite a dispute on TO- the position OF the deal Ia pivot
has the nTst deal Of oil and IL also the pivot for all
i srst d ssH1ef fer ii s Ssas ' rase .as p'hH bets Is that ihs, he
Idea OF the .pivoting Is to give each player the nrst
deal as well as a different partner.
The pivotlng is simply for the purpose Of securing
Q change of partners In each OF the three rubbers.
The partners having taken their seats by schedule
without any cutting. the nBt deal OF the rubber
must be cut for. In ordinary bridge one cut de-
cides two things. the partners and the deal. In
pivot bridge 1t decides only the deal. As there
are four players and only three rubbers It Is impos-
sible to arrange matters 90 that each of the four
shall have q first deal. Sometimes ladies agree
that the deal. shall continue to rotate. passing to
the left, regardless Of the change In the position
Of the players at the end Of q rubber. That is,
" q rubber finishes with North,s deal. East will
deal next. no matter which OF the four players
drops into that seat. but this Is not the common
way. Cutting is the rule.
Billiards, 7. J. says; 4 bets that q player who
spot his ball snsywhere Within baik and that It Is
only In the u gllsh game that o ID Is used to limit
the space for %spbtting.
A is wrong. Although there Is no d on the
American table. the opening shot must be made
by placing the strikers ball within six inches OF the
non strikers ball and within the bslk line
Euchre. JIM; b, says: In a four hand partner.
sEsls. ~ Z h: sna Z pf !: eSchr . t''f How T many Ri'S p siGas
got had he made three tricksf
When a lone hand euchres a lone hand, the player
who Is euchred being the maker of the trump. II
counts four points. when the psker of the trump
plays alone he must get every trick to score four
pN
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u ~" s.s.. 81 .,
u .nsS..s 81 !,
costs four points.
F. 8. says: In cutting for deal is the ace high
or low. and In cutting for o prize at a public euchre
Is the ace h'gh or iowl
Ace Is low IN cutting LOT any purpose ana low
wins, so tnatthe ace 10 the winning cut whethei u DC
for the deal or for a prize, IT'S a principle IN oil
card games taati VI there u any cutuhg 10 oecioo
matters outside the play itseif' sach as cutting TO
decide a tie Tor mrs. ana secono prizes tine same
rankofthe cards and the same ulen as tothe hiehest
oriowest cuttaIins preceaence snsiiprevaiiastnat
which governs tne cutting inc play o! ehe game
Itself. ifthe prizes were ior a gamo OF seven up.
skat. 8. W. C. says: Hlnterh.nd is playing q
kke disoards a small SPADE and a club. Thtn he
shows his hand and clai ms the rest OF the tricks.
The cards be shows are the three best jacks and
the hye Top dismonos, up3n WINCH INV ,eaoer sees
tnn n,,b ~, ~ n SourtS aseS Whtle THIS trcI wound h.
worth two points only and would not &c the
result. .Vornand, Insists that the bidder loses DIS
game 10. s y. nn'ta ~ mos u az =" ~" 'ee'
vorhand Is thinking OF the rule which says that
~ the single player shows his cards and claims
III. ,.n,e A.. already won when ns matter of fart
w. san. - -. ~, - -. ~.
~ was not YET Won' ne ioses hs eene' even nc
could have won It or harctaken all the remaining
tricks had he zone on ~playIng In the case cited
the player does not claim his game as won but
savs he will take all the rest OF the tricks. II the
plaver stated that his game was won when he had
NOT taken a single trick he must have been Joking.
In such cases as this, as In many Others, Il Is very
Imnor,ant that the parties TO the dispute should
.gree as TO exactly what the PLAYER did say or
claim There is nothing In the laws TO prevent
. nlayer from saving time by showing his hand
md claiming the rest OF the tricks. and such A
nr.ct,c. "a quite common. II he Is mistaken and
Inc aavey.sr,es are eb,e as In this case. to take
.dysntaqe Of their knowledge OF n. cards. derived
iiom hs W 80
which they never wouid nave ied III they had not
seen his hand that Is his loss, and the penalty seems
to be enough In itself. In this case II might easily
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II. MEG. says: A t the end OF playing q tounee
A claims eighteen points. y SAYS ne bld twenty
eha .ne.e'c Tnis d M.io n " ~ disnmts
s,,ch as this. how is the bidding 10 be checked or
proved.
II IA very seldom that there Is any question as