The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

and IL IL AS first bid bH II calls heart.
u remarks that he can demand a new
deal, but does not want to. so he bids
spade. A says that 1t must be four
spades as one is not enough to overcall
the heart bid by II. To this replies
that Be bid was out OF order. but
elected not TO take the penalty bets
that B's bid Is In order unless there IL a
new deal.
A is correct. II y does not punish the
bid out of turn by calling for n new deal
he must be satisfied not only with the
deal but with the bid. and II IA therefore
rs turn to bid over B,s one heart or TO
pass. A is correct in insisting that tho
bid shall be four spades. and II A does
not take II out rs partner cannot bid on
that deal unless y goes on.
Mrs q. says: The bid Ia one no trump,
which doubles The declarsr, z, makes
four odd. but revokes. We understand
she can score nothing toward game. be-
cause of the revoke, and that takes
100 in penalties but Y insists that she
gets 200 In honors for making a fulfilled
contract and three tricks over after being
doubled. This being scored in the honor
column, her contention Is that II comes
under the law that allows revokng
Slh' W rf'it H'lbTS
The law reads: The value OF their
honors Is the only score that can be
made by a revoklng side" This clearly
limits the score 10 honors In the trump
suit. or aces at no trump. and has moth
ing to do with other scores that are put
in The honor column for convenience, so
y IL mistaken.
f.. T. 8. says Some Of our visiting
players insist on taking twenty-five points
penalty for looking at n trick that has
just been turned down. How long has
this been the law and is 1t generally
adopted by good pnyers?
II became law las, November and
has been adopted by all the leading clubs
and by players generally who profess to
be up 10 date
+ q. c. says: The dealer bids no
trump. now game. The second hand
( holds six spades, ace seven high ace
king and small in clubs ace and one
/ diamond and two little hearts What IL
| the correct thing TO say? The actual
/ hid was two royals
cautious player would pass. as the
dealer must hold at least two or three
tops In spades, with something in dia-
monds and hearts. If he Is not as strong
as that he will probably be set at no
trump. II he has the cards to justify
the bid he can stop royals IRON going
game, so It is hardly worth while 10
bid them The thirty aces are sure to
+ count. but honors In royals might be
/ against. and the rs or p points for two
or three by cards at royals would not be
worth as much as 80 aces.
! y +. T. saws: \ bets that after Il
{ Is proved that u has just dealt with tho
wrong cards the change must remain.
as II is as much the opponents fault for
| letting Il take those cards as IL Is rs
| y bets that he has the choice 10 take his
own cards next time or the still pack.
y is right. The next dealer can take
whichever pack he chooses
I. II. asks the penalty for shutting the
pack after Il has been cut
II must he cut again after tho oppo-
uents have shufled It. II they wish to
do so
i. l.. NJ says Some players are assert.
ing that tho player on the dealers right
should always complete the cut, and that
Tho laws in this country do not mentor
Il.
such a law would open the door FOR
some Of the finest cheating schemes i'm.
sEInahle, as any sharper can pretend &c
cut the cards when he IL allowed &c
complete the cut himself The English
law says, "Gt In cutting or IN replacing
one Of the two packets on the other,
mot
actions are by the same player. It IL
Tho universal custom in all countries e
cut "to the dealer" leaving the lifted
portion of the pack nearer him so thai
J every one at the tsbl- shall see that IL,
two parts are properly Joined.
Poker. T., L. l, says: After the draw
Is complete is the dealer Obliged TO tel
what any player drew, or only what h,
took himself?
only what ne drew himself. His mem
DRY might be At fault with regard L
tho others. ana as all ask aloud for tn,
number OF cards they want II 4, tn.
bushes. Of the others to listen. TIL,
dealer need not ask aloud, so he ma,
he called on 20 say how many no took,
- W riNH - iltN Hh'h was NulN'
for, and IL seems was dealt withou
being shufled. 30 that every one ~ fv
players had full house pat. All stayed
raised several times, and finally the show
down disclosed the trouble. Should a dea
Ike this be allowed TO stand?
All the players were equally at faul
for not seeing to II that tho new pac
was properly shufied. so It was as fai
for ono as tho other, apparently.
8 DIN. w IL 8. says, Playing thre
, hand A lays down in his deadwood an
calls 'Pay me-" b can get rid o
enough on AS layout to leave him 2 only
Now whore does c come In?
Each player. when there arc moro tina
two, fattens the winners layout In tur
20 the left. After r has got dow
TO 2 he Is tho winner and not A, there
fore c oan fatten BE layout but nc
AS Should C be able to get below II h
. would win from both. otherwise A and
r would both pay Il,
CT1bbage. A. II, says that J. c. Nee
m ght find n large number OF hands ths
would be improved by any card for
starter, and instances a.. 2a5'
r 5S9. or 4b7s
=. NJ C SAYS -Four playing as partners