Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-07-06
FRIDGE WHIST POINTS.
.our COMMON MISTAKES MADE
IN THE GAME.
.ow TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FINER
.o,xrs - cARELEssNEss ONE OF
THE GREATEST TROUBLES
OF EXPERTS.

"a this.applies to card-playing as well as
~ affairs. The rubber man has some
W. w. 10 saw about this element OF the
IL whist game this week, and he re-
marks
-, a, the bridge whist table. 1t is in
.,eosable, unfair to your partner, who is
,r,,ed TO sit idle and silent, shot under
y. collar while he watches misplays
-, ruin the entire hand. One OF the
..,,;as Of the careless player lie Indifference
80 the discard, failure to save card Of
ENTRY in the hand that has a set up
suit.
n,s instance of that was seen a few
a.vs ago, and it serves to illustrate the
r,;pt. II was a no-trump make, and three
.,sdes were set up in the dummy hand.
.as,ts aud diamonds useless and only a
49, and three clubs for the key to the
.,,ns,iop. Dealers spades were two,
o,,ginslIy. gone in the first two tricks,
IN, he held ace, queen and four OF clubs.
Third hand, in forced lead, played small
elub. dealer dropped his four spot on the
,,;ck second hand, leader, made trick
Win king, and returning the lead, sewed
mn the Dealers hand where ace, queen
.lone remained There WAS no small card
for him to throw whereby the jack OF
clab. would make and then let him go
down through with the good spades.
This careless play OF small club cost four
tricks as opponents got in and made small
red cards. the dummy hand being dead
from that time on. II is plain that dealers
NAV was to drop queen OF clubs on, Sc
esud in hand, allowing king to make.
He would be left with ace and four, jack
and two small remaining in the dummy
hand. This would give him q chance to
make the next club trick with ace. Use
his one remaining set-up red card and
throw OF losing club in dummy hand,
cross over to jack of club and finish the
play with the three good spades.
Playing without due elaboration cost
him dearly and was very beneficial les
son. Probably he will study that sort of
ssituation the next time 1t Is presented to
him.
Another instance OF carclesssness.
Dealer bridged and dummy holder made
no-trump declaration. third hand
doubled, leader opened with jack Of hearts
and dummy's hand revealed king, ten and
small heart. Obviously there was but one
play, that is, the king. Dealer, with ILL.,
concealed disgust, played small heart, thin d
hand small one and dealer likewise. The
leader followed the lead with a small heart
and third hand picked up the king and
ten in dummy hand with his ace, queen
and went along down the line with small
hearts and won eight tricks, whereas the
best be might have done was seven.
Hsa dealer taken the precaution to size
up the cards. he would have seen that the
king would force the ace and third hand
would either set up the ten, IL he led ace
for the next trick, or would open another
suit to allow his partner to come through
again With heart and keep the ace to kill
might have the misfortune to let the
dealer in and establish the suits that
would win or have the game.
Experts may say, "Those are very bad
players You are talking about" That is
not so. They are not poor players but
they have strain Of an American charac-
teristic- carelessness. They are imbucd
with a feeling that the hand should be
played like lightning. After the thirteen
tricks are turned they have time for re-
lection, and the mischief they have caused
that they might have avoided is apparent.
The play that will suit the average
occasion and the average partner is
measured by due amount OF caution
and minimum OF careIessness. Where
there is one instance Of good luck re-
suiting from careless play, 500 will result
disasirously or jeopardize what is ether
wise fair hand and system.
Is 1T careless to declare no-trump with
only three suits? 1t is and it isn't That
conflicting statement will analyze in this
io'm' foa are bound to depend upon
your partner for something. Always, in
Whatever phase OF the game your point OF
view Is directed, the chances are just two
70 one against you, i. e., your partners
nand is balanced against the hands of
oolh OF your opponents. You must study
'he score, the elements OF chance as to
VIVA, you are risking and what you can
gam, and then decide. There is no exccep-
uon to the rule that three-suit hand with
abnormal red strength demands red
make.
IL the hand is spades and clubs, with
sooa shoppers in diamonds, you can readily
see that there is twice the chance for a
uouole in favor OF the opponents, leader or
snifa hand, whichever one has the hearts.
apparent also, that there is always the
oiggest sort OF chance when you hold a
'nfee-snit hand. You are taking
nazzsrd as to the location OF the thirteen
eafds In the missing suit.
There is something to be said in favor
Vi the chance when you hold three aces, a
certainty of thirty points in honors. II
you nave but two, your risk is greater
anu II would be very rash player who
would make declaration, "without,"
holding but one ace and fourth suit en-