The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

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Auction Bridge. II. o. asks why the
diamonds and clubs are called losing
suits, when they can go game just as well
as any other suit under the new count
They can 20 game. but not Just az
we'll" It is agreed by all good players
that while a score OF four tricks is not
an improbable result from n sound decla-
ration. 1--WE by cards is and such n score
Ia seldom made except on hands that
might have made n slam with accurate
play. For this reason the two suits. hearts
and royals, are called winning suits be-
cause II Is nothing wonderful to go game
with them. while the difficulty Of doing no
In the others classes them a. losing or
non-game going suits.
T.. q. says: The dealer. z. starts with
hid of three hearts. bids two no
trumps. Y calls attention to the fact that
two is not enough and has II corrected to
three no trumps. which Y passes. Under
the rules AS partner. b. IL barred from
making any bid. but he declares five dia-
monds which gives A valuable informa-
ton. Can Y or Y demand new deal?
Law 60a seems to limit them to a choice
Of letting the illegal declaration stand or
to AS no trumps.
This matter was submitted to the card
committee of The whist Club. and they
have decided that clause a r. 'aw SO Ia
simply cumulative, an additional penalty
that might be imposed on a player who
made a bid when prohibited from 30 do
ing 4; therefore the deal stands. But even
II or Y doubles the Ave diamonds.
neither A nor II has anything further to
say. II z or Y overcalls Ave diamonds
the bid In ANAL. Under no circumstances
can 1t 60 back TO AS three no trumps
although some persons might assume that
the prohibited bid was therefore an i'm
possible" one. which would bring II under
! the law regarding "A new deal
X. X. X. says. The rules state that II
one player has more or less than thirteen
cards the deal Is void. Does this apply "a
dummy? Should not players be protected
, from II declarer. caught in a bad double
who played two cards from his own hand
and none from the dummy. 30 "a to make
! IL appear nj the end OF the hand tnat
there had been a misdeal?
Both adversaries can count dummy's
cards and can also see that dummy plays
to each trick In his turn If they are
good players they should be able TO name
dummy's cards and verify the fact that he
originally had thirteen.
NJ Y. says: The dealer bids a spade
Second hand holds four spades TO the ace
king JACK, but only one trick outside. A
bets this Is a double. 3 bets It is a tw,
spade bid. Which Is 1t. and why?
The double Is a conventional way I,
show two shoppers In the suit, but no
more than three cards. The two spade
bid shows the two sure TRICKS and exactl,
four in suit. With more than four an,
an outside trick the bid would be royal
So that B Is correct
G. IL T. says: Y bids a heart. 4
passes. says Il royal Fourth han'
holds ace queen Jack small In royals, on
small heart. four small diamonds and ac
to four clubs. What should ne do?
Pass. can never 20 game In royal
and his shift shows weakness IN heart,
so that II z goes back to the hearts
must lie over him with that suit and vii
; probably set the heart contract.
+. h. l.. says: The dealer holds eigh
diamonds to the king ten and no spade
He has nothing outside and bids two dia
monds. bets that one was enough
Which was the correct bid according Z
modern USAGE
Neither; the proper call was one spade
, II will be time enough 20 bid the diamond
, on the second round.
NJ r. NJ asks the exact meaning of :,
| original or dealers bid OF two spade
What holding would Justify 1t, and wha
does II expect OF the partner?
II means that the dealers hand Is read
tn support either a royal or a no trumpe
one In any suit but spades shows tor
, and two sure tricks in hand. To show
in spades one must bid two tricks, and {
justify the bid on, must have the extr
|, trick 80 that a two spade bid shows tvs
sure tricks in spades and sure trio
> outside, The partner should always tai
IL out II the second hand passes wit
royals. no trumps or his long suit
? H. L. O. says: The dealer bids one 1
trump on the start of the rubber gam
\ holds seven hearts To the ace kin
3 queen nine, nothing in the other suits an
no singleton. Should he bid two hear
Just 70 overcall or three hearts TO sho
. his partner that he has nothing b,
hearts?
. Neither. He should pass. To make
: bid with such cards is to ask the thir
hand to jump and to warn the dealer th'
y his no trumper will be set. There is !
possibility OF going game in hearts unle'
: the partner can win three tricks outsi,
: of hearts. That this IL expecting an in
n possibility will be evident when the y,
: sition of the no trumper is considered.
r should pass at once and be satisfied wit
setting the unalarmed no trumper for
= or 100 without doubling.
y J. J. II. says: holds i've spade
ace king queen Jack ten. and bets 1t
n straight flush Is insists that in straigh
the ace Ia never ahead Of the king.
The acc may be either ahead of Il
king or below the deuce, at the option
the holder. 80 that il A shows this AZ
J, straight flush his claim must he a
mitted.
Is %. r. w. says: h bets that II Is
!, better chance to draw an ace king que
n Jack OF different suits than II is to dra
. TO an ace alone Can this be decided
:, any method OF calculation:
What a hand will be worth on Z
average after the draw has been car