The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-04
SCHOOL FOR Carl PLAYERS.

Auction Bridge. S. p. says: II during
the progress OF a game one Of the play
ers asks the opponents what system Of
discarding they use. are they obliged to
answer?
II the question is not put at a time that
would call attention to any peculiar ity
OF the play. as by drawing the partners
attention to a trick Upon which a dis
card had just been made. there does not
seem to be any objection to 1t. but such
Inquiries are usually made before play
begins. II there is any reason to think
that the opponents do not follow con-
ventional methods they should answer
@. T. L. says. We have frequent dis
putes as to the correct card to lead on
the second round when there are sew.
eral equals. a bets that IL the leader
holds the ace king queen and wins the
first trick with the king, he should 20
on with the ace. to show his partner
shat It Is not being held UP by the
dealer, who might hold of II he had ace
Jack.
that will hold the trick. From ace kim
queen. having led the king. the play is
the queen. To follow with the ace denies
the queen and should the suit he
changed after two rounds and dummy
lead II later. the player would be quit,
right to place the queen with the declarer
and trump the trick. II the dealer holds
both ace and Jack the player who leads
a king would never follow with the
queen. blu with his fourth best. so there
could he no misunderstanding on that
score. II the leader held king queen
Jack. his second lead would be the Jack.
The principle Is to show the partner the
cards he does not know, after having
shown him those that he can infer.
s. V. says: During the play. the de-
clarer being Y. who is leading a set up
suit. A says to him: 1--WE must make a
club. as my partner has the ace and you
cannot discard twice" The declarer's
partner thereupon reminds the declarer
that he can call that ace of clubs and
demand that 1t be played on one Of the
winning cards that he is leading, or
which there are hone In BIS hand. 4
bets that dummy's calling attention TO
the penalty bars the declarer from en-.
forcing II.
Clause "" OF Law so allows the dummy
to call his partners attention to a
card exposed by an adversary. The
moment A names the card In BIS hand
1t Is technically exposed. under clause
I OF Law Ss. This would seem 10 indi-
cate that dummy was within his rights
in the matter.
NJ. T, II. says: We have played with
a pack for more than an hour before
one Of the ladies' observes that what
we have taken for the ace Of spades
right along is actually the joker, and
that there is no ace OF spades in the
pack. On investigating we find that
the ace OF spades has been left in the
she'll. under the impression that II was
the Joker. Are We playing with an
imperfect pack or not?
As long as there are nfty-two cards,
no duplicates, and all four have agreed
to calling one OF those cards the ace
Of spades 1t does not seem 10 make
n difference whether II 4. the actual
ace Of spades or not, any more than II a
missing card is replaced by putting
marks on the blank card. as Is often
done when packs are scarce.
j. G. T. says: We had a duplicate
match at the yacht club last week under
the new rules. What la done with a
board which no n will make a bid on?
The new laws have not ye, taken up
the question OF duplicate. There seems
TO be nothing to do At present but to
score the result as a tie, love all. and
pass the tray 10 the mex, table.
Cribbage. s. s. says: VIII you
please tell us how to count three tours
M a trey. The starter is Of no value
10 the hand. Tho dispute turns on how
many hiteens can be made by rearrang-
ing the fours.
There Is only one fifteen in the hand.
as arranging tho fours does not mango
their grouping. To get a fresh comblna-
ton one OF the fours must be replaced
by a four that is not In the first group.
This is impossible with three only. The
hand is therefore good for nfteen .
n a pair royal OF fours. s holes in all.
NJ A. L. says: The largest hand AZ
criobage has been held to be 20, made
with four tves and a Jack, the Ave OF
the jack suit being the starter. A bets
thst q. can be held and counted with
-FOUR Tours in and and a seven turned.
or three fours and a seven in hand
with a four turned. Please show MS
"here this count Is wrong, IL it is.
II the four fours are laid out in a
square, each side and each diagonal VIII
make a pair. That is twelve holes
Each Of these pairs will combine with
the seven to make a nfteen, which .s
twelve more. The hand Is therefore
worth "a only. There il no possibility
of holding a 80 hand at ~crlbbage.
Smudge. T. J. says A bets that IL A
player makes four he is game. no matter
what the scores are, or what he wants.
The player must a bid to make the
four, and must be out OF the hole at the
time, otherwise he cannot score game on
the smudge.
Poker j. r. says: 4 opens. Four
men come in, but after the draw. whom
opener bets, all drop. What must the
opener show, and why?
Openers only. If the Others want TO
see what he drew, or how he draws TO
his hand, they must pay TO see it.
H. NJ, T. y Opener gets no one to
come in against him. What must ne
show?
All Ave cards, He has paid no more