The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Auction Bridge. c. v. says The
dealer bids a spade and all pass. II de-
velops that tire second hand held seven
hearts to the Jack nine and two out
side aces. - bets he should have over
called the spade with two hearts. \
bets that IT liz not the bid when he has
not a sure trick in the suit.
A fails to distinguish btween a free
bid and a forced bid. AS an original
declaration the heart call might he OBJ
jected to because there are no tops but
when there Is already a strong oppos-
ing declaration is the field u player $
forced to bid anything that has a
chance to contest the decla ration. This
is the position with the seven small
hearts and two hearts SHOULD have been
bid at once. The partner will not infer
any tops in such a case. rs 1t is a forced
bid.
T. II. l.. asks for the correct bid Sec
ond hand, holding five hearts to the
king ia tx, and our each M diamonds
and clubs to the ace kim jack. no
spades. the dealer having started with
a bid Of two spades. worth is.
Some players believe in taking a
nance on no trumps. hoping the part
ner may have the spades stopped. but AZ
the lead Will come through that hand II
it is dummy this is a rash speculation.
The hand is a fair speculation for three
hea rts. and II overcalled and the partner
does not assist il should he easy to save
sln 80, ,tt,g tI. a,,.1.s MAJ. i...
in hearts in the partners hand would
make this holding very strong.
NJ ]. l.. says. The d~cClarer is lea =
ing dummy's long suit. which is clubs
ON the fourth round no one follows suit.
Dummy asks the deClarcr II he has no
clubs and IL told no. when the fifth
round of club Is led dummy remarks IF
YOU have no clubst there are only twelve
in the pack, or some one has revoked"
The declarer and both advcrsaries deny
having "A club. Two more clubs are led,
as dummy had seven, aud then one of the
opponents finds he had a club among his
spades. He insists that as il was dummy
asked the question he need not answer
It, as there was no penalty whei dummy
called attention to the error. What can
the declarer score, II anything
Dummy had "A right 10 call attention
to the revoke after it was established
by turning down the trick. The oppo-
nents are liable for three revokcs II one
OF them failed to follow suit to the
fourth, NTH and sixth rounds. That is
either 3eO points, or three actual tricks
and 200 points.
q. T. /. asks when the score for chi
cane was abandoned in this country and
where so stated.
In the laws issued by the Whist club
In November. 1918. There was no state
ply not mentioned in the table Of val
ties.
c. H.. W. says The dealer passes. sec
ond player said hearts and when the
two others passed the dealer threw his
cards face up on the table, under the
impression that the second player had
said pass" What should be done
The hand is exposed and must be l,f,
on the table face up, the declarer hav-
ing the privilege of calling the cards I'm
any order he pleases. so that the hand
doss No, ra,.oLa
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q. T saws. Affair IN. oy.,i,c. ,,.,
A has no change and offers to cut D for
the odd 90 cents. Both cut scveus. 10
they cut again or not?
When a cut is made To decide any
thing connected with a particular gam,
tho rur.s -. o,,,iuu
~ '"'. Apply ~ VIA
same are he'd 10 RUE This would CIV,
the decison 10 the seven that was lower
IL RANK the spade havin- first choice
'hen hearts diamonds and clubs.
,hon ~ VI asks the rul'
The uon-dealcr has tho choice e..
,h,,h .h.
', ' NV N"''''' Inc "'he'
i turned u"Ah.
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G. j. asks the difference be.w,o, bt,
nohs and his heels and nov score,
His nobs is the tack Of Tho s,,,e .,i,
as the card turned up for the star.cr
His heels is a jack turned mn As .
starter, The first is worth I poln, who,
the hand containing +, is counted TN,
scored before the dealer plays his fir.
card. or his armament, ,,,.L. -, .
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2ao melds tho round ,rin i, ,t,,rI.