The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

SChOUL kUh CAkD FLA
Auction Bridge. ". n. c. y In
playing duplicate. the player to the right
Of the dealer said. mo bid" All three
players passed, no one observing that
the original bid was out OF turn until
the first bidder exposed his cards as an
excuse. A insists that the player who
bid first has another chance, as 1t was
not his bid at all.
a bid out Of turn must be corrected
by the next player. or It stands. n the
dealer passed after the player on his
RICH; started the bidding out of turn
the bidding proceeds az II II had been
r%",u'ar, ana the hand is void. because
the proper declarer did not call atten-
ton to the error and declare It void.
T. G. asks how eight players of two
teams should play n duplicate match.
II this means that the eight players
are divided into two teams of four
each. they should use the American
whist League schedule for teams of
team always play against the Il and
w pair OF the other team. and partncTs
ARE changed after every four deals.
The match Is decided by the points
gained on each set Of four deals.
= +. l.. says: The declaration Is a
heart. A leads the ace and king Of
clubs. In that order. Is maintains that
this shows six or seven in suit. A says
1t shows no more. ohich is the ron
Nentlonal meaning A,,ached TO u a
lead?
Against n trump declaration It shows
no more and a desire TO ruff the third
round. II Is only against a no trumper
that an ace followed by n king shows
n very long suit, the object being to
induce the partner to get out OF the
way.
W. l. A. says The dealer. q. bids
a SPADE. Second and holds five spades
to the ace king. but nothing else. A
bets he SHOULD double. so az to show
his partner MT TO be afraid of the
spade suit IL he has n no trumper out
side spades.
Three sure tricks and length are the
usual requirements for doubling. The
idea l. that the third hand will probably
go No trumps or call another suit. 10
deny tho spades. The fourth hand
knows What to do whether the third
hand takes the dealer out OF the double
or rot hut TO double on nothing more
than two tricks Is dangerous. Players
n bid a suit without the tops often
turn out to have a no trumper in the
other suits. and any double OF a one
trick bid is risky.
I. J.. l.. say To decide a boy, what
is the correct lead for II? Dummy holds
the eight four deuce OF clubs. = has
ace ten nine trey. and has TO lead that
suit at the end Of a no trumpor. mo-
cluhs discarded. only five cards to play.
dummy holding the two top hearts. A
SAYS ace b bets trey.
The ten or nine will shut out dummy.
and will also compel the declarer to
play an honor to win the trick. II BIS
partner has an honor, IL may kill the de-
clclrcr's. II clubs have never been
played. there should not be much danger
of losing the ace. II the deClarer does
not cover the ten, BIS partner need not
do so.
J. r. g. says Toward the end Of
the hand dummy is in the lead, " the
declarcr hesitates what to play, where
upo dummy says: Hurry up. You
know what you can get. These two
hearts are good any time" What is the
penalty for such "A remark. there being
no evidence that the declarer knew the
two hearts were good? A bets he car
prevent the lead OF the hearts.
Dummy's remark must be construed
as referring TO an incident Of the play
which has made tho two hearts good
penalty for this is that either adversary
may call a lead. They cannot say. ~,
not lead the heart" hut must name q
suit in the dummy II they do not wish
hearts led.
Poker. s. @. II says: Seven men II
the game when a new pack was called
for. opened and dealt. Three men cam,
in and A stood four raises before h,
quit. when the hands were shown ii
the call II was discovered tina the
were playing with a pinochle pack. 4
bets he gets his money back and tina.
the deal IL void.
An imperfect pack must be discovered
and announce before the deal for IN,
draw is complete, or the deal stands
But for this rule an INSCRIPTIONS play
er might make the PACK imperfect wher
he found he was out OF the pot, j
three men held hands and drew to then
without discovering any imperfection II
the pack, such as duplicate cards. II,
harm was done. A pinochle pack is a!
fair for one as the other. II no on,
knows that II is a pinochle pack.
l.. G. says Five men playing. 4
opens, and without waiting for IL, G, !
n r. come in, whereupon Is calls atteu
tiun to the fact that he IL not IN yet
upon which c remarks, Well. put Ut
and draw cards" u says he will no
only put up, but will raise it the limit
at which G. II and T. take down thci'
ante, as the will not meet tn" raise
u bets their money stays in the pot.
y is right. Any chips once placed II
the pool must stay there until it is won
II players ante before they know what I
will cost them, they must stand thu
raise or lose what they ave put In on
of turn,
Tossing. II. II. T, asks what Is con
sidcred the head of a coin, ms Their
has been considerable dispute about tn,
matter since the Government issued tn
Columbian coin. which has the date OF
the side opposite the head,