The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Auction Bridge. l.. d. r. says: Dealer.
z. bids two no trumps, A says three
clubs. Y and both passing. 2 then
says, THAT 10 not enough: II must be
four clubs" contends that as rs
partner passed. II In too late to ask that
the bid be amended. but z maintains
that VS. passing does not Interfere with
rs rights In the premises as the laws
state that either partner may have
the insufficient bid corrected.
This law seems to be very generally
misunderstood The trouble with II is
that as 1t stands Tin No. SOY II Is APP
parently an entirety. But two laws fur
ther along Tin so b.. we and. among
various other matters. that the penalty
for an insufficient declaration cannot be
penaiised II either" adversary passts.
doubles or declares before the penalty 10
demanded. II ID obvious that only one
adversary can pass. so the word either
Is misleading. and II should be the
player on the left" In the case quoted
A 10 correct and the bid Of three clubs
his original two no trumps. II he cares
to bid II
d,:nu,.. a. n bov IN run ana score
prosress,ye samee. In Charleston. W.
Va. they have four deals at q table and
aud nfty Tor the hieher score ~ the enc
'u ~. D 80
honors,
The general practice now IN 10 follow
the laws Of the whist Club. play four
deals at a table and add nothing uni, 81
one side or the other makes 80 or more
trick points on a single deal; that 10,
goes what would be game in STRAIGHT
rubber play. Either side doing this adds
is5 bonus, but gets nothing further II
IL wins a second. or even a third or
fourth game hand, except these l25 points
each time. That In, II never gets $50
for the rubber, the second 1875 being con.
q, tn. two x,u.. won Tbi, n.,b,,
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e'''''S a." S''9''o"' w eS""' ~ NC
no comparison oi 'ota's NJ 'he Gnu V
necessary except 10 oeouct the 'o~er
from the h'ener anu 'ake the oiHeiehes
W 'he he~' 'ap'e'
- AL. ~. ... r,.,,oh ~
settling the question OF supremacy AMONG
about ntty players In club tourn ament
running Tor period or ABOUT SIX weeks
The process OF elimination depends 80
much on the matter OF regular atteho'
ance that there must De CONDITION oe'
qualify. or one PLAYER might run up a
..or. In .trri. .va,,, ,,a, .,o,,ia 30
any o'her P'Ase's AVe'ase 'o' sh eNe'
nings lf the game Is duplicate, take
the high scores for Ave evenings and
average them to find the winner. N IL IL
not duplicate, put the hisn scores for one
evening against one another the mex,
evening, and so on until the end Insisting
on different partners each sitting. 1t IL
good scheme to make the top scores
take the bottom scores for partner mex,
time.
op"s o a..
c,,hs ma Diamond. ga tho nc. Viz.
/ small in hearts
One spade II the partner cannot show
anything. the hand Is good for nothin
except to save game II is folly to bit
/ hearts with only three and the old styl,
two spade bid to show help for a M
trumper Is obsolete. II cost too much
No modern player will declare two spad,
unless he holds two sure tricks in tn,
spade suit and at least one sure trick vi
the outside.
r. T. l.. asks what mathematical back
Ing there is for the theory advanced II
The Sun that there Is no danger OF los
fiom bidding minor suit with only w,
cards In 1t, IL those two are only ace an,
king.
According to Bryant Campbelr, STA
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". ' :"
'housahd 'hat VIII De 'ei' IN TO play
one trick bid In losing suit. According
to the table OF distributions published b.
Or, Pole, the shorter a suit that Is TO b
depended On to win tricks AS a plain sui
and not as trump. the better. out o
the 9sS ways in which a suit may be dis
trbuted when one player holds six to tn
ace and king. there are onl, SOS In whc
the suit will be good for two tricks Al
In which 1t will be go.s for one only, an
so in which 1t will he good for NOTHING
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$500 ways III "h'ch 'he sut may be dis