The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-06
aHoO. rrR cum pL,rERy.

~ "sV' ON WIZ PL.sb GRS.
Agcll?n Eridsr y. ~ J.. 49,. W vent .
rA1 ,hh game IN q proRrtssive tournament,
winners
way ""r OF ihr,- wa,s rnlsE, ~ adopted "
We game IL 10 he . test % sfif I, should No slaves
N duplicate. s,,h trays The same hands being
I'd Of eS"r> table. rnd each PLAYER haNlrg
. deal once In each eunbIns,lon at players.
winch Fo'ld rcruIre tour drsIs o, . ssbtc. The
more common ssy II tn >htiffie the riTd> o, each
deal and jrst play four hands before the and
PLAYERS. o. iae winners. A. the rase may he.
progress In both 'h-sr ih- same par, ners say
together all the ue'e third method is 10 play
YOUR deals u iabIe. and then the winning nari
nrFs sensra;e. cas going way aad one the
Other and taxing one OF the losing couric found
At the n-h' table Tns n-kes an indi, ldusl score
OF II instead OF partnership
n ss;s \ he's that II I, conventional 10
declare two ,pa1-s % a good all round hand, 10
hand.
Two spades means nothing but strength In
the spade suit Itself unsupported ny enough win
aers In other S'iiS 10 make u no 'rumper The
rorrer' opcnlr- bid By in- dealer Oh y good all
round hand i no irump~
no " imps. doubled and sAir makes three bS card
ina, she GET. 50 points trick prna,y s.canse !,
y disputes ,hIs ana s.,. the tiddcr ranno, win
more than he conirart.
In order to understand clearly the me shod Of
scorinr doubled si-f NraiIon II should be borne
In mind tina, " the bid II not doubled there Is no
penalty 10 be added Ia th- bidders honor score
IN any case ~ the CONTRACT fails there l. always
~ trics I, be added tn the adversari-s score
The normal condition l. therefore. bidder q, I'D
rersary 81. When the declaration Is doubled ~
adds N 10 both these figures ma kim ihr bidders
~ and Inc al, ers,ries i0 Vow. n the bidder
q . r - a rr- for "a r.
one that nc bidder l. short Of ner contract. ~
the bid succeeds, AFTER beins doubled. the bidder
gets 5" for SUGGESTING. u than
cecd> >he ee- an extra 80 fov every catra tries.
The score In the ease given would be - toward
game AMI 80 penalty. besides sers a. held
WIT says. according TO rEs sCxs article
hearts or diamonds when they have only one
,ur. ,rie, in y, and no l-ns,h for te,r o, esin.
OF this hipoe1lnc' Can they he calculated
The Mathematical ch,acr wSuli b, that OF
nndIng the adversary strong enough TO double
Holding lei Ne say. on.y three cards. ace snd tao
small the Odds arc 81 to II or q 10 |. against
thr page on yoGr ten having ave more OF
the suit There IL the chincr thai you might he
left to play Il without beIag doube led. but against
this Il Inc chance that The adyrr Sari~S will have
better declaration II Is vcry seldom indeed
that player Il lett 10 piay for ia - the oSid trio.
win declared trump
from dummy the Sesen 81 spades n second
hand. puts IN Ia. eight before has time 20
osd ,hosss rha' Be sss no ,paaes 'a can 10.
dealer who nolds the ace and nine OF spades
sasd.s and pisy H.. nns' o. sseu,a h. play as
" he dit not know vnsr held
" plays out ~ turn ne suffer for the
con,ea uence. II 1t rus,s nj. partner a trick. and
I. clearly entitled 10 play his nine when he sees
" Is probably good II il always safer. however.
IN a>s player in a position " he has spades.