The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-26
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

two spades, queen high, on which he
bids three diamonds. Is this the cor
rect call?
one diamond Is quite enough to reopen
the bidding, which is the most the dealer
can ask for, no matter what he has.
To bid three, undertaking to win nine
tricks with a spade hand for your dummy
is a large undertaking and quite un-
necessary risk. As rule modern play
ers understand a three trick bid to show
seven or eight sure tricks in hand. The
hand given is not good for more than
three or four unless 1t has some luck.
w II. q. says: Each side has won a
game. but "A and b are about 100 points
ahead on the totals when one OF the
players js suddenly called away. A dis
pute arose as to how the score should
be settled. Y and z said II was all of
as they were a game ahead. but A and Il
thought they should have the 100 they
were ahead
The laws do not provide for abandoned
rubbers except when 1t has been agreed
beforehand that the play shall stop at a
stated time. Club usage Ii the only
guide. II would seem that IL the player
who quit was ahead. he should forfeit
his advantage. while II he was one OF the
losers, he should be willing to pay not
only for himself but for his partner II
his time was 30 valuable that he had
to break up the game.
q. X says: The dealer starts with n
heart and fourth hand bids a royal.
Dealer bids two hearts, and second hand
says two royals. The third hand holds
nothing but four small hearts and three
OF each Of the other suits none of them
better than queen high. a bets he should
have assisted on four trumps. AS IL was.
he passed. and the other side went game
at royals.
There Is nothing to assist on. as the
four trumps are OF no value unless they
can be used for ruling. What would
have been accomplished by assisting is
not stated. but IL the dealer was strong
enough to rebld his hand he might have
gone on himself to save the game unless
they bid him up to Ave.
Mrs 7. says Against a no trumper
the suit led is won by third hand, who
has NJ more to return after the second
round. Dummy's weakest suit IL three
clubs TO the ten, and third hand holds
Jack and three small. What should he
lead?
The usual plan is to beat dummy II you
can. as that enables your partner to save
any hirh cards he may have in the suit
II the declarer does ne cover. BY lead
ing a small card the partners ace or king
may be forced out to stop the ten from
winning. The only chance for loss is IL
the declarer holds ace king queen and an
other and could not have caught the Jack
unless 1t had been led.
J. T. Y says a bets that in playing
three hand the count for chicane still
I holds good and that Il has been aban-
doned only in the four hand partnership
came.
\ is mistaken. as there Is no mention
OF any score for chicane anywhere In the
new laws. The laws for three hand are
the same az for the ordinary rubber ex-
cept as stated and the statement OF the
special laws for three hand does not mem
ton any specia. scoring for chcane.
n. r NJ asks II auction bridge was in
vented In Russia and brought to this
country from there or originated in the
| United States.
The general opinion seems TO be that
1t was invented in India at one OF the hin
stations by some Englishmen who had
trouble In getting a fourth hand As
originally played Il was three hand
game and did not become four hand auc-
Ion until II got TO the Bath Club In Lon
don.
Euchre. s. NJ c. says A deals and her
partner assists when PLAYING the ordinary
straight game. The dealer then saws she
Will play II alone. b contends that this IS
not allowed, but \ explains that II Is only
In the big games for prizes that one ID
/ not allowed TO assist.
1t is not the assist that is forbidden.
but the playing alone after the partner
has assisted, so that is right. In the
I biz games referred to there is no assist
ing, because they make an assisting hand
/ Play 1t alone. In straight euchre when
one partner assists the other partner can
not play alone.
Poker II J. SAYS: A rets ,op,
! clubs to the Jack and another lack. only
/ one man stays. lays the heart in from,
OF MIN and hlls flush. beating two pairs
/ II is contended by the two pair hand tina,
the split should have been announced. al.
/ though nothing was said about that poln,
IN the game when II began. The pot was
| a Jack.
1t is against the spirit OF the game tc
force any player TO disclose his game
until his hard is called and the moderr
rule is that an opener may split II h,
likes. provided that every opener put.
| his discard under the chips In the pool
no matter what he has or what he 4.
| going to draw to-
A. A II. says: A and b agree that 4
card faced In dealing the original hand,
must be accepted A contends that TIL
! SUN has decided ono faced In the draw
must also be taken. to which b takei
exception.
THE SUN never made any such deci
sion. II Is one OF the Oldest rules II
poker that a card faced by the dealer OF
turned over by tho wind cannot be taker
II II Ia dealt for the draw. II the playe
turns II over himself. that Is anothe
matter.
Pinoohle-J. w. J. says: Playing tw,
| hand, A wants $50 and 1850 TO go out
After the last card Is played. but befor
starting to count the cards. A says: A"
call out" Upon counting he is foun'
to he 80 short b 10 also short. Mus
another hand be played to decide tn
winner7
No. because AS calling out ended tn