The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08

So 49,
The players take their seats any
where for the first four hands. after
which each goes to the next greater
number than the number on the ind
Gator in front of him, No. S sitting still
all the time and No. I going to the place
Just vacated by No. /. The scores are
compared and credited plus or minus
at the end Of each four deals, y and s
az one table comparing with y and $ at
the other. and then T. and w compare
In the same way. suppose y and $ a,
Table A make 24o plus. then T. and w
must he 240 minus. II y and : ut
Table B are i20 plus, they win $50 and
the y and S pair at Table A are $50
minus. while the + and w pair are thus
$50 plus. Only this comparative score
is kept.
J. VI. II. says: My partner starts
with a bid OF " spades. Second hand
passes. ! hold ace king small In spades,
hut have FIVE honors in one hand to Ave
hearts. What should ! say
II Is safer to let the two spades s,sri
than to go to three hearts Just for the
sake of the honors. one force might
destroy our ability to get gu, ali the
trumps. The hand should be n sur.
game az spades.
II. +. SAYS: The dealer saws no
trumps. Second hand passes. Third
hand bids two hearts. holding five [,
the ace. The dealer returns to the no
trumper. Second hand passes again.
Third hand holds with the hearts. four
spades to the ace k!nS queen. Wha,
should he bid II anything \ bets he
should go three hearts. y bets thr,"
spades, c bets pass.
The return to the no ,rumpcr looks
Ike a denial OF the hearts. Then he
must have some spades. and nothing
can be lost by showing that'suIt. Even
IL the no trurnper IL a two su,,er the
four sure tricks in two suits should be
valuable.
NJ. \. A. says a insists that with
two OF the Tut only the third hand
should play the higher on the partners
lead, Is there any such rule? The
make was no trumps. tho lead was the
King OF spades and third hand had lack
one small only and played the lack.
Was this correct?
II Is only against trump declarations
when the third hand wishes TO ruff
the third round OF the sui, that he
the higher Of two only, neither Of
which is higher than a ten. With iart
and one other this echo IL not necessary
as the fan OF the Jack on the second
round marks the player with the queen
or no more. At no trumIs this echo IS
never used and the rule Is always 10
the second best when no, irving
20 win the trick. With jack and one,
high card led. play small.
Pitch. +. s. S. SAYS: The hiches,
bidder leads a card and then one Of his
opponents discovers that he has seven
Is this "A m!sdeal?
No. because the bidders hand is not,
the one In fault. The player with tn.
foul hand cannot score ANYTHING that
ieal. and II is usual TO allow one OF the Z,
10 draw n card face down to re-
luce his hand to six.
Cribbage. T. c. NJ. SAYS: 4 bets
hat the biggest hand at crihbage is four
1Nes' mat It counts 2S. b bets If;
IS worth only 20. Which Is correct?
B is right. The four nves form a
double pair royal, ~ holes. but +, takes
.hree iives at a time TO make a fifteen.
md there are only four such combina-
ions possible, $ holes.
Poker. ]. r. s. says: Six men NAV
ns' The first man 10 say opens the
The next man SAYS II viii come
n II any one else does" Does this en-
title him 10 enter if o. following
player goes in and to pay nothing in
'ase no one enters
There Is no such play allowed. II
10 Is going IN ne must ant, IN hls
PROPER turn or throw up his opportunity.
rhe fact that he Is not in ana will moi,
- In might Undue" some PLAYER to en,e,
who would not otherwise do so.
j NJ. W. says: \ bets that n ne l.ps
not like his seat he can change il "A, any
line. Whose seat does he ret, and vhy
.hould that player lie compelled 10 give
I up? h Insists hat II 4 can give up
had seat any player at the table can
wha, he thinks is a good one.
Almost all good clubs now have a rule
u the effect that AT tho expiration Of an
play and At the end ~ every hour
hereafter II any player give notice that
- Is not satisfied with his seat. the cards ,
hall be thrown around for choice ana
he players may select their position IN
he order of that choice az decided by
he RAM of the cards drawn. /
Auction Plnochle. l.. d :. saws:
three hand. A gets the bid for
He melds 330 and lays away 20
n the widow. Another player, Il. wants
81 to win. hut cannot possibly get more
han 230, as a has laid away 90. al
hough 4 never takes n trick.
II a does not win a trick his molds
re lost and he Is set back $50. which
. bid, II is rs misfortune that there
not enough In play TO put him out.
i. |" L. saws Playing three hand, not
uction. the dealer tuunS dix, and scores
I'm for II. II bets this is .rregular.
Dix must he scored with the other ,
n"lds at three hands, and the player !.
l,tst win a trick to make those melds
God. SO that 3 Is correct. II