The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-28

declarer 10 the fact that he Is abou, a
lead from the wrong hand the adversay
on the left OF the Jeclsrer may reaulr
that the lead be made from that hand
rs. Should the declarer indicate thu
all or any OF the remaining tricks are 10
he may be required to place his cards fas
upward on the table. but they cannot v
called. The new code says. The d.,
clarer Is not then allowed to call any
cards which his adversaries may hau
exposed. nor to take any finesse unlss
he announces II when making his claim
81. Should the fourth player play h
fore the second. the latter (not bei,i
dummy or his partner) may be called y
to win or not to win the trick. "or." "
revised law adds, "to discard from a 81
specified by the declarer."
10+. Should the partner OF the play.
solely entitled to exact a penalty sugges
or demand the enforcement OF 1t no pst
atty can be enforced, but" the new COD
says, "he is entitled to call his partner
attention to the fact that an offence %
been committed tsubject to Law go"
Law 107. which is new. says. BETS o,
the result OF a rubber are won by Il,
winners on points. If a rubber is con.
cluded under Law II bets on that rubs'
are annulled.'
The first consideration in framing n,
laws was to fix the relative values Of IN
different calls. There was a general fee.
Ing that the deal value of the spade 81,
was wrong. and should be done away Wit
A somewhat peculiar convention had beer
started in America and was beginning %
creep in in England whereby a play'
declared n number of tricks in the spsl'
suit-sometimes as many as five or siI-
to indicate strength in other suits,
This convention was most undesirable
being opposed to the whole spirit o
straightforward declaring, and Il was nee
essary TO scotch 1t in its infancy Their
fore the lower value of it's spade suit va
abolished. Even then, the most na,ui
way OF arranging matters would have hn
to follow the bridge values for thu d'ft.
ent suits, leaving spades at the bottom ana
making the respective values;
Spades .............. spoints
tluDs ...........'..
Diamonds ...........
Hearts .............
No Trumps ,...,.,.. 10
| but II was felt that the card playing plr
| lie had become so accustomed % the sl,
values which they had been in the hao'
OF playing and especially to royal >na1"
at points per trick. that II would !"
| rather upsetting to ask them to ail'f d"
! their preconceived ideas aud to learn en-
! tlrely new values Therefore. II was a.,
| cided to make as little change AZ posso,
| by simply abolishing the lower value q
the spade suit and leaving the Others
they were. ,
The question of the value OF grand ana
small slam was very moot one -
certainly does seem TO be rather rupon.
the Inflammation In TO Increase Inc Na., 49,,
OF an overpowering hand, but on the o'a',
hand, the old scores of 40 and 20, althousI
| they were quite adequate at Drldse' -,
out Of all proportion to the amount ~ -
other scores at auction bridge NV
higher values OF 100 aud so have pfsH
adopted for some time past on the com,
nent. and appear 10 have given gene"
satisfaction so, after much is'uss"A
| II was decided to adopt them
The new law II. dealing with hhlsh,si
rubber at a specified time, is adop.
from the American code and is an 'nn .o
walton which is likely TO meet win w."
Aral approval. .
Under Law 40 there must now
new deal IL a card becomes anyho" 90,
posed during the process OF dealing i
law has been in force for some I'"
both on the Continent and in Amerlcs
The addition TO Law 81 deals WIN
point which has been decided over :.
over again by the committe" or tht
land Club, A player says 'h'arS'
mean diamonds" and the questo"s a.,
whether he IL entitled to correct MS sll
call. Tho committee has M"aNS .al.,
that he IL entitled 10 do So pro.r-.,,
that the correction II made IN 'he ",,.
breath: but tho question Is asEcI ~ 1,
ouently that II was thought adV'sa'"
add this decision to the laws -, IA,
Law So imposes small p'n''S MN
the dummy telling his partu"' .,r,,,
hand to lead from. There mas n nv, A.
been n law that the dummy may w, ,D' a,
this. but there has been no pena'H N.
tached to his doing so, when ,s n.
nature or an anomaly IA" ~
really a law unless there IL pr,y
for the infringement OF lit u '''
matter OF etiquette. "Tat
In conclusion Mr.. Dalton snlsS,o,rhy
laws have now been brought NOR, vii
up to date, and I think thht wv ,lkpls
be found to meet any case Wu''n ~, VIII
10 arise. They will no doun' NV, w 70 So
much criticism. but ! should vs. "a draN
some Of the would be critics wy ThS'
up a code OF laws OF their owl. sueh 1
would not find II by any nIcSI' so t,,'
simple Job as they imagine u ,trnc'
, to demolish and so difficult ~