The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-07
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

ing a rubber A is called to the tele-
phone while he is dummy and leaves
with the remark. "Fend revokes." While
he is gone one of the d~eclarer's oppo-
nents revokes. When the declarer claims
the penalty II Ia disputed on the ground
that as the declarer could not be penal
lied for a revoke on account Of the Alb
sence OF one Of the players. neither
could the adversaries.
Law s5a allows the dummy upon
leaving the table during the play to
protect himself from revokes during his
absence. as he will not he on hand to
ask his partner II he has any OF the
suit to which he may renounce. But
this does not prevent the declarer being
penalized for a revoke II either OF his
opponents asks him. The opponents are
there to ask each other. and are there
fore liable to the penalty.
W. II. r. y 1t Ia agreed thai play
shall stop at n certain time, regardless
OF how the rubber stands. At the APP
pointed hour neither side has won a
game. One side insists that the score
Is void. the other says It should be
counted.
- '""h NV 'SOfo t'f"hh ~
made up as II stands. II provides that
In case Of a game having been won by
either side there shall he an equity OF
1875 points added for that game, but It
does not say that the score shall be
void II no game has been won. although
that seems to be the impression OF some
persons who read the laws hastily.
n. A.. says: In cutting for partners
and deal A turns up "A seven and a Ave.
both Of which are the lowest. so It does
not matter which he cut. r bets he
must cut again.
II is mistaken. The higher IL the cut
II the PLAYER exposes two cards.
G.. r. says: II deals and bids a spade.
\ holds six diamonds In sequence to
the ace: one small heart. two spades
and three clubs to the queen Jack. and
bids two diamonds. Y supports the
spades and r supports the diamonds. A
and Y passing. until Il gets to four
spades. when r shifts to Ave hearts.
holding six to the ace Jack eight. five
small diamonds and two singietons. Y
doubles and sets the contract. Whose
fault Is this:
~ FAl'hl NiNN III
bidding three In the frst place. asking
r. To 60 no trumps IL he could stop
the spades. When r supported the
diamonds 4 should have gone on himself.
His passing twice after b assisted him
makes it look as II he did not have
nue. of n diamond bid to start with. 80
r very naturally tried him on Rs suit.
Had A held two honors In hearts instead
Of in clubs IL would have been very
nice. AS 1t was A should have taken
X out OF the double. II only. to deny the
hearts. II looks like AS faul, all
through.
G. Il. NJ. says z deals and says nc
trump. Y takes him out with two
hearts. Y has only one heart and bids
two spades. Y has only one spade
What should he do next?
II his hearts are tops, with anything
outside, go back to " no trumps. II
the hearts are weak. let the spade bid
alone.
T.. 7. q. says: Dealer bic two spades
originally. My partner says three clubs
Third hand passes. ] old nothing but
the ace and one small spade and three
small clubs. What should ] bid
Three m trumps. There IL no object
in YOUR partners bidding clubs excep,
to ask YOU 70 make a better bid II
you can. a bid that may go game. With
a sure stopper in spades the best chance
is no trumps.
Poker. H. y. says: Five playing. al
jacks. II deals and A opens, two com
ing In against him. Opener draws on.
card. but does not throw his discard
into the deadwood. nor does he say anv.
thing ahou splitting. Those who came
in refuse 70 call a limit bet and tn,
opener shows four spades. queen high
and a small heart. He turns up hi.
discard and shows a second queen. Car
he take the pot when he has not declared
he was splitting?
This IL matter for house rules TO de.
eide II the law OF the game Is not fol.
lowed. which Is that the opener shall
always place his discard under the chips
In the pool. no matter what he has OF
WHAT ne ~ lHE 10. IL IL neCofnlnV
the custom TO insist on declaring thu
split If the discard Is nailed only or
occasion, so IA to eliminate the bluff q,
mailing a discard when the opener is no
splitting.
Il. T.. A. says Third man opens a
Jack, fourth and NTH PLAY ers come in
whereupon the dealer picks up his hanC
and announces II Is q misdeal, as he ha.
six cards. What Is the rule in such q
case?
The dealers hand is dead. as he lifted
and looked at II, The play proceed,
exactly as IL the dealer had refused t.
come in.
n. q. says: When A opens. all tn,
others throw up their hands, vpor
spreading his cards A fnds he did no
have openers but insists that rs tn,
others threw up thei" hands he wins.
\ player canno open a pot withou
the necessary qualification. and there
fore cannot win a rot that Is not opened
\ simply ~forfelts what he put up I,
open and the deal passes to the left.
c. T.. says: Pla Ing with the Joke
A makes a side bet with r as to whicl
will hold the highest spade on the mex
deal, A shows the spade queen. II hal
the ten OF spades and the Joker. VIII,
wins?
AS tho holder Of the ioker NAV call 1