The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-18
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.


d two nullos. a then asks z what ne
Ia going to do. make y bid three nulos
or 20 back to his partners bid OF three
diamonds. z says. Neither. I bid three
no trumps" A then bids four nullos, Y
four no trumps, Il passes. so does z. but
A goes Ave nullos, which goes round to
z. who doubles. A dispute arises as to
the leader. contends that a. BIS 'r-
regular bid was not corrected and made
regular. Il did not count at all. and
therefore b IL not tho original nullo
declarer.
Whether the bid was corrected or not
makes no difference. as z overcailed It. !
which made II regular. 80 far as the bid
ding 10 concerned. The law distinctly
states that no matter what bids intervene,
the partner who nrst named the winning
declaration shall play the hand. so Il
must be the declarer.
J. J. NJ. says: z deals and bids two no
trumps. says three clubs and
both pass. The dealer insists that A
must make It four clubs. but A contends
that two players having passed. the bid
stands as made. Now. must q bid three
no trumps. as II A had bid four clubs.
or Is two enough3
All z has 10 do IL TO overcall the pre-
vious bid. As the passing OF AS call has
made II regular. the previous bid stands
at three clubs. worth 1e. and z can over
call that for two no trumps, worth 20.
r.. T.. NJ. says: We have quite
heated argument over this ques-
! ton: The dealer bids one club.
at the score OF love all. Second
and third hands both pass. Fourth hand
! holds four diamonds to the ace king four
| hearts to the ice eight. four spades to
| the Jack nine. and the trey of clubs.
| Nu,los not being in the game. what
should fourth hand bid? A insists that
! he should open up the bidding to give a
chance. and that the correct call Is a
diamond for n.
There is no bid in B's cards. n A had
anything. why did he not show it when
| he had the chance? There Is no fear of
J the dealers going game in clubs. and AS
his partner does not take him out. he
cannot have much except clubs. The
danger In these weak take outs always is
that the opponents may have n good shift
to winning suit. The dealer. in this
case. might easily hold five or six small
hearts or ROYALS. y can accomplish MOTH
barrass his partner
: Mrs. +. says: Playing nul'os at ten,
the dealer starts with "A no trunlp.r. 4
passes. and third hand. !. SAWS two royals.
Fourth hand holds the A. n. q, j. T. 4. .
OF clubs. and nothing else A Insists that
the correct call IL three clubs. so AS to
Indicate a lead II the dealer goes back
to no trumps. u contends that u Is better
TO pass. he has the lead. and II II
more likely to stay at royals. u having
only two small ones.
The correct call is two nullos. Il /.
clear that II one adversary has a no
,rumper and the other a legitimate take
out In royals. they can go game. at either
declaration. and the clubs will not 20
round more than once. The nullo will
surely be overcalled. but, II partner
limit,
II. J. h says: The dealer starts with
a heart. which second and third hand
both pass. Fourth hand bids "A ROYAL
and the dealer says two hearts. When
second hand goes two ROYALS. what should
third hand do holding ace. ten small, in
hearts aud the ac. OF clubs Insists
that lie should not assist on only one
trick in plain suits and one In trunus.
"Hue'lithE "he, ne cant'"' ,ruup "uN'u'hE
hhtli vi. rourth rouho' rs ne mas ''r'e VI
ta'h stlt
when player rends his own suit
without waiting for his partner, lie an
nounces more streigth than that required
for conventional declaration, and should
hold six or seven sure tricks n he can
rebd his suit with the ace ten Of II on;
against him those cards and an ace in
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nave no rieht I" rep'd 'heir hahds' ana
theh they attribute 'he loss w '"eir p'rt'
hers supporting 'heh''
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Yes b.caus. the dot,bl, reopens III,
hi1,linR
tire" 10 trlimps ana the next one pass"'
can II" double II IN" Others pass
No. ho ~ TOO late. After three players
, uass a bid the declarations are closed.
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