The sun., 1912-08-04
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

SCdUuL EVN CAHU kAA GHO.
Auction Bridge. W. w. r. says: The
winning declaration, by u. is two hearts.
doubled and redoubled. On the play Y
wins four by cards. There is u dispute
as tn the score. In the only text book
, we have II says. "DcrlarRnts add IN
honor column II bid has been doubled
so for fuliilins contract. 30 for each
trick over contract, also two times tho
value VI the suit for each trick over
the book"
This reads as II all the items were TO
70 In the honor column, but this Is not so.
The matter Is more clearly stated In
Stokes handbook: First score below
the line for the trick values. double II
, doubled, four times II rcdoubed. and then
score in the honor column for honors as
actually held. This done. add 80 II the
contract Is fuinlled after being doubled
and 60 for each trick over the contract.
! II It has been redoubled. add 100 for the
contract and 100 for each trick over" In
the case cited the score below the line 10
| four by cards at 80 a trick, or l2S. Above
the line honors as held and 800 pen
alties.
A. s. n. says: z deals and starts with
\ tWO uldIlOTuS. CtCOIlu plityeT pdSocS dIiu
| Y holds six spades TO the ace king queen.
four clubs to the Jack. one heart and the
king Jack Of diamonds. Should be pass
his partners two diamonds or bid two
royals?
II rs bids are to be depended on. II
should be left at two diamonds, because
z says that unless diamonds are trumps
his hand 10 bust That means that they
, will probably lose between them every
trick In hearts and clubs II Y switches
to the spade suit they will also lose a trick
or two In diamonds. unless 2 has the ace
and queen. In which case he should not
have bid two tricks.
With his winning spades. on which z
can discard. therc is n chance to go game
IN diamonds, but never in spades. 1t is
easily possible 70 lose nothing but a
heart and The ace OF trumps II this hand
Is played as n diamond.
J.B. O. says: Y deals and d plays the
hand. On the next deal. by a. which Is
made with the blue pack. four red cards
are discovered in with the blue. On ex-
amining the red pack, which Vas used III
the last deal. II is found to contain only
forty-.iSht cards. Il bets that the hand
Just played by Il Is void.
~ NECI% Us t1e uctd StdUuS, the al
l,cod iDlperfection not being discovered
during the play OF the hand. That thi,
rule should be so is evident when We con.
slider how easy 1t is for a trick from the
former deal to got mixed with the othe,
pack. However firmly the players may
believe that they played with n short pack
:hc evidence Is only piesumptive unless 1,
s produced during the deal itself
G.. ". c. says. u deals and bids a club
! holding six TO the queen Jack ten. king Of
) diamonds blank. four small in hearts ant
two In spades. A bids one royal and J
says one no trump. Il overcalls with two
. clubs. This y passes and goes two M
I trumps. holding ace queen Jack ana small
In spades. four to the queen In diamonds
four to the ace queen In hearts and th'
ace OF clubs single. went down on tn
! contract and blames z for going on TO tw,
clubs instead Of leaving II at one M
, trump.
, The original fault IL with Is frst bid
, He should either have bid two clubs t,
show a bust outside a long weak suit o
clubs. or have called spade. When
overcalied his partners no trumper
J should have taken the hint and let
stand at two clubs. II looks as II Y
4 rTlkIUdt trump was eStuSdUlt Vuiy VI
y the ground that his partner had bid
' club. which should have shown king an
I queen and a trick in side suit. Other
!. wise Us play was to double the royal.
I. NJ @. says Hearts are trumrs an
y \ Is in the lead. lie plays the queen @
= clubs and dummy lays down four to th
:, Jack. X holds seven clubs TO the ace kin
= ten. and knows that neither his partne
; nor the dcc,arcr has any moro. so he re
. turns a little one for \ to run bet
!. the right return was tho ace.
A is right. as the object Is TO force tn
V declarcr to trump in to protect himse
g and give A a chance either to over trum
= or 10 hold of and let the dcclarer lea
something. Playing as ne does. u give
the declnrcr a discard and forces his ow
partner
y T. l.. says My partner bids no trun
a n. on my LEFT. says two hearts. My par
n ner goes two no trumps and thrs
II hearts hut when my partner goes thrs
- no trumps and B four hearts. my partn'
:. quits, ' h,v" nothing but the three to
a honors IN clubs, no hearts at all. ST
10 says ] should have bid four no trumps.
n As the original no trump and all II
o. increasing bids must have bcen mad
g. without club trick in the hand. a par
!, nor with three sure tricks should certain
assist the bid with a one trick advance
- C'nch. G. H. T.. asks how this game
l. played with widow. as to number
In cards dealt. s..
ID Three cards NJ" dealt round To eas
,s player and then widow Of four care
Ia dealt opposite each player. Two mo
rounds Of three casds to each player Civ
'e nine cards In the hand and four on Il
table. the four being left face down. TT
ID bidding IA done on the nine cards. Ii
A. after tho hichest bidder II deternin,
10 zach player takes W his own widow b
fore the truina is named. After II
: named all discard down TO six cards.
, Cutting Cards. u, j. q. says A Off
=" TO cut the cards with r for e. high
A. win Nothin" Is said about any gan
s, r cuts an ace and A acts a queen.
10 contends that nrc Is always high. Al
"a when A disputes II bots him SO that
cannot name game IN which the a
VI IL not higher than the queen AT some tir
pr or Other, That ,s, II " IL not high
ic tho time II is part Of the time. as
W poker. Is there such a game?
How about crihbaScc
Seven Hand Euclhrc. l.. G. A say
a. Is ther" an! rulc or system 10y " hich [
40 highest bidder selects his partners
IA this game