The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

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large progressive game should he scored
where there are not enough prizes for
every table.
If the contest is for individuals play
four deals at each table and let the
winner progress. each going in a differ.
ent direction, so as not to be partners
again. Take 1875 bonus for q game OF
30 points or more won. Nothing for un-
finished games. Add everything and
tho higher score wins. At the end OF
six rounds or so Individual scores arc
added and handed IN. Women have n
strong objection TO deducting losses and
keep all they get. but the strict rules
require the lower score TO he taken from
the higher, the difference being the
points NOR in "A round.
~ +. j saws Soirr time aro THE
Sun gave the statistics OF trIgk taxi
ing values In long and shot suits. To
settle an argument as to the expediency
Of bidding very short suits headed by
ace and king We should like to have
these figures again.
The theory is that If u suit - bid
10 show its trick taking possibilities
wncn Il is not 10 ne the trump the
shorter II is the better IL it - OPP
posed 10y q trump suit in til" hand
OF the opponents out OF tho a6G ways
in which = suit may be distributed
when oil. PLAYER holds s.X to the acc
and Eine there are only 900 IN wu.cI
that suit Will bc good FOR two tricks :
ilo in which ii will lie good for one
only and 50 in which It will be good
for nothing. Holding AGO King alone
there are 3,4iS ways on. OF 3.SSS that
bot cards will Win tricks IN 400 one
high rard viii be lost IN 80 both will
be trumpet TIL SHOW that W. card .
arc worth VICE as much AZ stN ca,ds
It iur sat no; the trump
=. j. . stys. w. have - hej a. to
the declaration that Will win 'Hc ms 2
IN the long run Il an original bid is
not over'allcd. Is there an, way 10
settle thi- for Us
II this refers to original bids -
one on there are figures at hand 90.
the average on several thousand suci
declarations. in; shutout bid of Two
tlie. lnno. ts Included without di,-
turuIn2 the otle element. An original
oLr royal j. the most profitable, VIM
in the proportion Of 81 to | n
po.nts Hear; com" next. with 80 to /.
and no t'umps third. with - to /.
tn" m.uo, suits. clubs and diamonds.
20 seldom le;. IN at one that they
ar. negligible. The av.rac" TO- all
declarations OF one IS 20 Won against
: lost
l.. =. !. ASKS for the correct distinction
bc,pc"u the serond hands bid Of tNo
Saado< over one spade. and doubling
the one spade. and why it -hou.d not he
q royal at once.
The second hand ma, not he long
enough or hold enough outside strength
% hid q royal. The idea * to tel, the
hand not to he afraid Of the spade
K he has anything worth de-
The double shows two suro
topper, IN q suit Of not more than three
'
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for u royal
r.. !. says \ had hfl ,hro. ROYALS and
doubled, making five odd II in.
~isjs that tho doubled ts'l" does not
apPlE "eFonn mo 'oUt'"''' "S ma. was
~ N"' u'u"''"' w" '"' eN'" ''''hs ~
= '"'"'
Doubling increases the value OF every
trick won inc, AZ Il, would .yery trick
,.',o, ,h-o u ,o,,a .
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'''' ""' wv, 80 "
= NJ ST I. saws; During III. NAV
" the hand. u finds dummy. on his
right has a card more than u. Each
rule
a. Il,
~ ""' Nv '"'" Pl"'u !" y"
imperfect II thcro 10 a card too many.
'ne utdl - NO4l. hut II 'nCTT lS a trlrk
NTH nrl,. ,bro. CARD &, IL. 1,,mn, Il.
w ~ - 80 ''' 80
,,", w, "'"- nay"
' = ''''o' W
'S w "'N VIM" '"' P'"E e"uS'
I saws Tho d.r,arcr hoe mts
the trumpS and throws dow
pest trump ana a SINAI! one. with
n tells him 10 play +, out and ruNs