The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
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z dealt and bid no trump. A calling
| two royals II We examine AS hand with
| magnifying glars Il will be found i'm
| possible to discover more than one sure
! trick In IT, the ace OF clubs yet he under
| takes 20 win eight against declared
! no truruper! Suppose ne gets some rufus
| he will have to lead away from his weak
| hearts or spades right into the jaws OF
| the no trumper on his right.
Fortunately for him Y took lin out by
bidding two no trumps. although he had
no business 20 40 so. This Is one Of the
worst bids In the game. The continuation
NJ the no trump declaration should b.,
lrft TO the player who hrst made Il. who
alone knows what he did Il on. Y should
! have passed. vhereupon z. with his tpo
| shoppers, would have doubled and set the
contract for Just 400 points nd simple
honors. a total Of AS.
But the Interesting point II the efyect
OF As bid upon y, who cannot risk four
clubs Just to call for lead. md that Is
what he would have to hid after Y had
zone two no trumps. II y takes the
chance. a. he Nigh, do. z doubles and
lets him play H.
The proper opening from rs hand with
every suit stopped and his partner marked
with an honor N spades. 4. the trump,
but whether he starts with the trump or
leads one round Of diamonds nr., does
NV Hatter, 40 - Hlust fnPhe seven triekS
being set for 400. Even this Ia better
than the 400 that IL would have cost A
had let him alone.
The student may bo interested In Seeing
now y gets his odd trick, no matter yh,c i,
suit leads II the trugnp. :, play. sinai,
n wins and leads the spade Up goes the
ace and the king Ia good therw,.c the
kins makes and the ace dies. II 2 leads
ne diamond and then the trunp n win,
the trump and leads another diamond Tor
a to run with tho scs
As tine hand was played after Y went
Two no trumps and Il refused 70 show
the clubs. and at the table at which the
| no uumper was not overcn,,ed nj all.
shere was this di6erence-that n. 'he hrst
went gane. nj the other he did not.
Amer WAS taken out OF his ROYALS nv
he imagined Y had the ace iack az
ace queen, ana started by leading a shade
through him This enabled L. 20 make
Two spade tricks, four di,rnonds and
three hearts. game
When said nothing and Y gave no
mint OF his spades, A led the heart, AND
IN" kinE or spades eventually saved the
game Where A passed and n asked Tor
tho clubs. Y let him play Il w,thou,
doubling, and all n lost was 80 for no.
ING one trick shy. against which ne haa
tour honors the net loss being 20 points.
whlch was very cheap way out az u
" might ne observed IN passing tina,
tho.e who think n player with sui,
mar he cannot AFFORD 10 show, such as
H's clubs aftr- Y has gona ,o two ma
trumps. should double. asking the Marine,
Ia lead the tor Of his w,sL,s,
minor suit, would have some Al crpner
on this hand M A would pick w. an.
mona, and on the doubled value Y wouId
60 SRme without having 70 make two
snnde tricks. getting 50 IN penalties be.
sides
These hands were played In a duniica,e
match, ana the results shown 20 10 com
nr'n the opinion expressed In THE SrN on
March -. that the scores ~ such con.
tests are no criterion ~ \ PLAYERS mer,,
Here We See nj one table Y and y star.
gerins alonR under full sail with n M
trumper which three PLAYERS have PASSED
and unable 10 re; more than go points on,
ot u toward game, At another table.
with the same cards. another pair gets
Ns' because makes n shocking bid
second hand '
This difference OF nearly 400 pn,nts
II not due TO any superior play on tho
part or those that got thu as So greatlv
has this element influenced the results
of some contests that the Knickerbocle-
Whist Club has found II necessary 10
limit the penalties won to ESQ, although
u stili charges IN the full amount of
the loss to tho losing side.
Even with this adjustment o. the
| scores Il has been found impossible ~
eliminate the element " luck IN the mat,