The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
SCHOOL FOR CARD Players.

Auction Bridge. " ". rays: The
dealer says "Dne dia mond--f mean one
heart A objects 10 the change. but Il
argued down that " In admissible.
i'cing sornewis.t nuster,-i over the srgu-
ment \ says. We'll. ri double anyway
~. { mean 10 double d~ia~Dopds. not
irrarts. pass" Now the deAkr sn-
sis,s that the double shall stand a.
doubling hearts. and quotes law SO.
strictly speaking the dealer n rieht,
as A had JUS been informed hat the
heart bid was legitimate and A did not
say h he doubled but some leniercy
should be shown under the peculiar
circumstances OF the case.
NJ. l.. T. sayv: In n 10 trumper clubs
arc led by the opponent, who Is watch.
ing the declarer's cards, as dummy's are
too small to be dangerous On the third
round OF clubs dummy plays n smsll
spade by mistake. The trick In turned
and quilted without the error being 10
ticed. On thu next trick the leader re-
marks: How Ia this? Fourteen clubs
In this pack =" Dummy then say he
had three originally md must have re-
ounce on sorne club lead. w~hereupon
/ the leader turns over all three tricks
to examine them for the revobe and
, cprrect It.. The declarer claims rs points
penalty. This the leader disputes. ~ No
was seeking to prove an emparfect pack
containing tourteen clubs or else to
correct a revoke.
II In too late to correct the revoke
after the trick In turned. II will be
time enough TO prove the pack I'm.
psrfect and throw out the deal at the
end Of the hand. The penalty Of Is
points for three tricks turned and looked
at Ia correct.
Mrs. II. says We are playing dupl!.
cate. six tables. and at table No. ?
there is no bid made. A says the hand
must he dealt over. Il insists that the
deal stands and hat the players take
the average. as they would II tho deal
had been played at other tables.
There are as yet no oficial rules for
duplicate auction. but II Is the custom in
the best clubs to deal the hand over
again II there IL no bid made at the frst
table at which II IL dealt. r is in error
about taking the average. II no bid ia
made on a hand that already has been
played at other tables the score IL put
down precisely AZ II IL. nothing to moth
Ing. II would he very unfair TO score an
average loss against a pair that had
tried TO escape a loss BY not bidding.
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!. ASKS wn"' 70 cSns,uereu u lA't
w,he, M .,ne thai l.. In danger a.. NO,
the rubber game.
Good players usually decline to risk
more than 200 to save a game and SOM
think il Ia not worth more than $50
tho equity being 1875 but this Ia in ad
dition to what the players score In win.
ming the game. of course. For instance
four odd In hearts and four honors /.
worth s. points. AS we'll as the equity N
l25 for a game won. This 10 nearl,
200.
"
.ys ,n,,-,h ssmS na. .v I,
Tia, any card above a ten from hi,
partner will establish. no that It will sav
the game. having a rurs reentry on IN
What arc the odd. ayaip.t this homo,
being led?
Everything depend. on tho number tn,
player himself holds. II the impiica
ton is that the one who asks for IN.
80
partner 10 ho'u one, an" allows lot oh'
in the hand OF the declarer Of no trumps
It is clea rly an even chance whether tn,
,s,dcr ho,d. ,h. w,.~,v ,o,or ar 4, !
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over dummy " II 'he same AZ u IN
leader he'd the honor. provided a secons
lead from the player will drop IL. IN,
ada o.o,s, en- ,,rto, .,a,,s Co., ,h.
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=, deClarer. are as follows:
That your artner holds both honors
G, .n.t,.,
Ihat he VIII hoIh heither OF thefh' D u
4 against.
That he will hold one or the other
6 To : against.
That he will hold one or both. 4 to
; against.
rh. ~ oe.
ee "e"' V WHINE ~ NV P'oo
l aoih'y "i a NUMBER OF high cards IN tn
cannot he calculated for medically
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p / " saws: Nv mariner dea,s an
nn.ses without a hid II turned out Oh,
he held four hearts to the three To