The sun., 1915-03-28
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Auction Bridge. II. r. O. SAYS: The
= declarer takes a card from his hand to
lead and exposes It, but does not release
: it. Changing his mind he returns il to
/ his hand and leads something else
second hand was prepared to play to
! the card first shown. but did not do so
! what is the rule?
There is no penalty against the de-
clarer for exposing any Or all OF his
cards. as he cannot injure any one but
himself by SO doing and has nothing ~
gain by showing them to his dummy.
j. r. y. says: Holding six hearts
to the ace ten. five spades to the jack
Z and two small singletons. what is the
correct opening against no-trumper'
Ace Of hearts or small?
The fourth best heart. The ace is no.
led except with seven in suit and a de-
sire to induce partner to get out OF the
way BY leading small. the partner
may have one left 10 return, even II the
first trick is won adversely.
H. NJ NJ says: n al, four PLAYERS
pass the bid. what becomes of the deal"
1t passes also.
G ~ says. Il bids one royal. A says
B one diamond. Y and II passing bids
; one royal again. says as A should
have bid two diamonds. must bid two
royals
Y accepted the ono diamond bid as
regular: wthou, correcting 1t. so that
all Il has to overcall Ia one diamond.
J.. f. NJ says: A beta that II he Is
deal; a hand With no card above nine
he is entitled to a new deal We cannot
ind any such RUE in Dalton on Bridge
but A insists Il exists.
This Il. only joke and there never
was such rule Neither ace face nor
trump" is the old saw
B. +. Mex. says: Dealer bids no
trump. second hand says two hearts.
! holding Ave to the king Jack and five
clubs 10 the ten. with king and one dia-
mond. and one small spade. Third hand
! says two no trumps. What Is the cor
I rect lead?
Second bidder having exposed his
hand and found that his suit Is
stopped twice on his left can hardly
! lead the heart. and II is a tossup be-
tween the top club and the singleton
spade
| A. ". SAYS: Dealer bids one club. his
partner one royal and they bid against
each other until four royals overcalls
five clubs and four no trumps gets t
| over the ROYALS The dealer had the
quart major to nine clubs and two aces.
His partner held nine spades 10 fou-
honors. without the ace. The ace Of
| spades was with the adversar.es. Which
should have given way nrst'
The dealer should have started with
no trumps. or else bid nve clubs right
OF. The first time Il may have been all
right TO deny the royals. but I shoulG
have been done wi.i no trumps. II the
dealer had any spades 20 lead. r. not,
he should have let the second royal bid
alone
T.. NJ w SAYS: We understand that /.
the adverssries can either let It stand
or call a suit. but We cannot And any
! authority for the rule II choice IL
made. who does H. the right or the let
hand player
There is no such penalty as calling
suit from the declarer for leading
from the wrong hand. II the second
! hard plays to the trick, the lead is ac-
cepted. Otherwise either adversary may
object TO II. and ask the declarer 20
lead from the prope- hand. without pen
atty
G g r asks how solitaire crib /.
played. and Z Il can he extended for
several players. like poker rum.
When two or more play each has his
own pack and the object is 10 see who
can get the most out 90 running .he
cards. four for he hand and two ror
his crib. Two are discarded for the
crib and r starter IL cut by an opponent
When three or 'our play. each cuts the
pack to his right There IL no play
ing. but hand and crib are counted and
ON. of the mex; hand, and AZ the last
the four cards eft ar. pegged as :,
hand without any crib,
Dice. T. Mel. SAYS: Throwing poker
N'', y Gfl~ UNf lolUs on NUt Ul-t cdsl
and says hc will stand on that. T. bets
he j obliged 20 stand on 1t. whether
h" wants I" or not.
y is wrong player has three
throws, and h" can put any or all the
dice back in the box, no matter what
he gets on the first cas-, suppose A
had nvs Sizes To- beat"
NJ Nit says. \ Offers O. bet
that h- Will take three dee and 60;
exactly ten in less than ten throws
What are ,hc odds for or against him
Less than ten throws would requ r..
him To- get It in nine As J.; is only
: to ! against q players throwing ten
h. would have odds o' TO : IN MS
favor all tho time
H. 4, T. says. PLAYING three hand
\ Is the bidder trying % make $50 in
play. II calls out IN case \ does no.
reach and goes on paNlug To dofca,
him. Iu the course of which play T. re-
vokes He maintains this does not mat
ter as he was ont any way,
II matters inasmuch as that he Is
st.l tr$ing 10 win the game Icy defeat
ing \, 50 ne was not out anyway" by
any means The penalty IS that b lose
all his score for cards. and the bidde
cannot b. set back bu' must he allowed
10 coun, what he melds and makes. 10
gardless or his bid