The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
REAL USE OF NULLOS
AT ROYAL AUCTION
New Bid Should Be Resorted to
as q Purely Defensive
Declaration.
WRONG IDEAS OF PLAYERS
Importance Of Tactics That
Leave the Safe Hand
on the Table.
WRONG IDEAS OF PLAYERS

In spite Of the fact that the majority
or the leading clubs are stu satisfied
with the game OF auction AZ II Ia without
the nullo. probably because there have
not been enough milo players to make
sure OF table at any time, there Is album
cant evidence that the nulio Il steadily
gaining In favor among those who do not
play for stake and whose percentage Of
advantage Is not placed In jeopardy by
the Introduction OF the new bid
Letters are continually coming TO THE
SUN asking for an opinion on certain bids
and plays which are conditioned on the
fact that nullos are part OF the game.
MANY OF these letters show that In epite
~ the erroneous ideas Of the nu,lo that
have been published by those who fail to
perceive Its true position as q purely de.
Iensive declaration the correct theory OF
me bid and play IL gradually coming to
be better understood
The fact that has taken the nrreet
hold on the student ~ the nu,lo seem. "a
ne the Importance Of getting the real nulIo
on the table while the dangerous cards
IN the other hand are ne,d I'm nv IN. de.
o1aret. and SO are concealed from irte,,,-
gent attack. The badly taught rlavc,
who declares nul'o a. dealer sacrifices
All hone OF this advantage at the start
and hnnd'caps his game beyond all homo
Of recovery
Having seen the fata, effects Of ~,,cb 4,
'v~tern several have from time 70 .lrs
SUGGESTED tha' the PLAYER who has the re,,
nu''o and bids II should exchange hs nd.
With the unfortunate mariner who 4. IN.
victim or such pern'cious system OF
declaring, This n r<nn'v n reoet,tio, ~
me world old atte-npt 70 Save two wro,~s
make right Apart From the unro,u.
.arNv or 'he thea o. mailing any change
IN TIE fortunes OF the deal. there Il the
rossnlhty that me exchange might be
awning hut desirable IN MANY c,<e.
The more seneihle ,dea FOR hr,,o,n-
nhou' This desirable situation ~ N,yi,r
me sac nullo hand for the du-n-,y 4.
| 'or 'ne true nu''o 70 suggest the decIor,
tto1 ra'Ner Than 20 make ~ an nro,,-
/ 'Nuch me snne r'ar n. the really IN "a
da'e plnrer bids no trurr, n. n surre.
''on 20 rs n7-tncr 70 take hin, out with
any good winning suit declaration.
tn" bid mat II most COMMONLY u.ei
| 'o- this nurrose is the orir'na, sn,a. ,rn
oeS' 10 mat comes tho "sNou," IN a .,x
/ H1'N -''' which 's strDnv ~ both e-s. ~
mat d"Nr'lon NAV no allowed That 10
/ 4 suit which 10 FOOD 70 win s,x ,-,cl. ~
Z ~ los" 'hor according 70 tNe n,tu-. q.
PLAYED '
II hns long been tire custom 70 show. +,
| sn'ts tNnt a-e ~rod FOR six sure tr,c,,.
| me cav ha'nr hasnd on the ION c,,1.
| oriv. without -eCa RI 70 the smaller o,.s
Br' With rul'os IN the rrme n. .hou.
| must no restricted 70 sr'.. IN which .hc
.ra""- c'-ds ar~ rs sure N lose as tn.
| '7r-T- c'r's are sure 70 win.
THE tvpirai exrrnle TO- n .ho,,, vb.,
rrros mr." IN me zane Il such = swift =,
I a X n 4. g Whom the small card. aye
! rot sufnhle for rullos s,,ch ~ A x n
tas 9. o. the ret OF the harA - too dan.
@cso'rs. ire PLAYER must be satisfied WITH
I -nne trick c,N on tNe A-.t round q.
! '"rst Even " NE su'' '.se,e ne ne-eec,
! ne sho"t r,us' ~ avoided y The re-, n.
'he hand would make TOO EASY, A ,,rre,
| -or me afvo-s,-'ee to shoot at n II were
'a'h IN IRE t,hip
! i've which 70 often very useful hut vh,c y
| - urfo-tun .eiy not AWAY. t,k., sr,
efvantare 81 P'nver. mus. rem.-h.-
| hat = six card sv'1 7. great w.,nc,
| ~ defence IN ''.e,' v+tNnu. ,rv ,eco.
! s''v 'or TURNING the hand into , -r,,o
| -'h'rh IL one ~ me -,o.t -'.icv dnc',r,
| ''on> :, mo r,r,~ White the sNou, ',d,.
"st.s mat ne hand would ne q useful on.
- rr''ns. that eo~s not moan that n II
| hr'N'~ss N arv other direction
| - 's 'Ne failure 70 tax. ,N's INTO ro,.
s''~-7t'or TIM, seem. 10 mark N. r-ca,.,
| 1pr1he- 81 the bands son. 70 TIVE Sr-N %,
"-am'rat'on What auction r'aycrs havs
'n- wears been clawo-'re ror 4. som.
legitimate defence against the overrowe-
NC hands tNat are sometimes hold ,ro,-s,
HON for rubber after -uhher The mil
was suggested as the ior'cai way on, n,
'he difficulty but when the defence IL nj.
'~eadv established there II no necessity
FOR the nullo Winning cards will nlvav
win. while losing cards may not ALWAYS
'os" Take this hand. sent from POUCH.
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