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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-07-09

To Pitcher Darling of the Pilot
Rock team goes the honor and the
trophy for the most valuable player
in the Blue Mountain League. His
record of having won his every game
during the season combined with his
400 batting average puts him in al
class where none can dispute his
claim to the place Merwyn Gilbert
veteran third sacker of the Pilot Rock
team, gets the trophy for the leading
hitter of the league. Ever since the
first two weeks of play he led all hit
ters and finished with the remark
able averafe of .545 which means
that he got hit every other time up
and then some.
Who will get the trophy awarded
to the best fielder has not been decid-
ed Ernest knight Pendleton out
fielder who played in every game,
finished with perfect percentage, as
did F. Markham and Stubbs of stan
field and Rankin and Hayes of Pilot
Rock. However. these other players
did not play in every game and had
few chances. The only serious con-
tender with Knight is Albrecht, the
Pilot Rock catcher who made but one
error out of 1853 chances. McGarrigle
of Pendleton and Norman of Stanfield
made but one error each.
One of the reasons why Pilot Rock
made such a remarkable record dur"
ing the season is revealed in the list
of leading batters. The first four
places go to Pebbles by big margins.
Gilbert with 545 is followed by Pick
EFT with .4SS. Darling with 400 and
Clock with .S96. Norman of Stanfield
made an average of 1888, Varian of
Pendleton hit for 1928 and S. Mark
ham of Stanfield hit .S15. These are
all of the batters with an average OF
800 or better
1
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-07-09

Automobile stage
from Gibbon. Good
accommodations at
hotel, and reason
able rates to camp
ers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-07-09
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Forest sheIIlne violent.

PARIS, July THE following Of
flcial communication was issued by
the French war office.
There has been relative calm along
the whole front, without infantry ae-
tion. There is nothing to report ex-
cept artillery activity on the part OF
the enemy a certain points between
the Meuse and the Moselle. The re-
gion Of the forest Of lie Pretre has
suffered particularly a violent bonn
bardment with big shells"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-07-09
PITCHER DARLING OF
PEBBLES, BEST MAN
N THE B. N. LEAGUE
WINS THE HONOR AND THE TRIO.
PLY FOR BEING THE MOST
VALUABLE PLAYER.

Record OF Having Won His Every
Game During the season Combined
With His 400 Batting Average Puts
Him i'm Class Where None Can Dis
pute Claim to the Place
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-07-09

court advised a reconciliation, and
urged Rubin to be as insistent in et-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-07-09

fscting one as he had been in his
courtship.
The sun., 1915-06-13

The only possible variation In this
solution would be blacks refusal to play
I'll, which would simply allow white
TO get three kings against two, and end
all hopes OF blacks being able to draw
the game.
Correct solutions from:
Albert p Frank. Nareik, D. A. W.,
Robert II. Hixon. @. p. H.. p j. Nc
Manus. William II. Smith. J. Fl. More
mac. 3o6 Chestnut. John Ryan. A. r.
Campbell. Henry Lowe. George Q.
Spencer l.. s. Hart. Jr, BENJAMIN ST.
mon. J. p. DeGroff, W. Bronnenkant q.
L. Berge. Conrad Alheidt. p F.. Monzsrt,
J. ]. F. Bronx, A. d. Davis. William D.
Clarke. A. p. Gerard, A. Campbell
James Hyland. +. w. Mcmahon and c.
f. Corliss. Three solutions for No. s2S
came to US too late for publication last
week: ". Bronnenkant, J. p. DeGrofY
and Benjamin Simon.
In answer to many inquiries: Prob.
lem No, S23 will not be counted among
the tests for the present honor list, be-
cause although there we're some who found
the authors idea and got the win. the Do
sition was actually a drawn game, and
those who could not hnd any win mus,
bc given the benefit Of the doubt
As the problem now stands. Il 10 ad-
mi,ted by the composer 10 he q draw
and tho cracks are invited TO fnd out
how white must manage matters 10 as
TO secure II.
Among the many letters that come to
THE Sun with regard to these checker
problems there are a number. some from
crack players. some from beginners. ask
ing for more of the positions that ara
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Clubs are trumps and u Is in the lead.
and z want all eight tricks against
any defence.
The solution is for z to lead the spade.
which wins with the Jack. returning
the deuce OF spades for Il to trump. u
must run this trick with the queen. go
that he can lead the smaller OF his two
trumps through A.
The object OF the play OF the queen
is to enable Y to win the trick and con
tinue the trump lead. regardless OF AS
play. Opportunities for this sort OF
preparation for alternate lines OF play
open to an opponent are constantly over
looked In actual play story In the
strand Mdodsine for this month gives
an illustration OF its value. which IL
taken from one OF the hands published
in TIE SrN last winter.
Upon the second or third round OF
trumps n must get rid OF his king OF
hearts. As must lead trumps twice
In order TO exhaust both A and u. u
will get two discards. the second being
unimportant. as will thm be free TO
make two heart tricks and to win the
the last trick OF all with his established i
spade.
There are no variations to this Nne
OF play except the trif'ng detail that a
may play high or low on rs trump lead :
but II Il ruffs the spade with his smaller
trump. and then leads the queen. A will
refuse 10 cover. and the problem car
not be solved.
Correct solutions from:
j w. Wortz, Roscoe c. Harris. Fred
eric Pyle. d. A. w. Lillian Bennett
Weller. H. X Thaw, D. Perry. So6
Chestnut. o. II. Boston. Harry Rosen-
thai. f.. NJ. Frost. Walker McMartin, NJ.
II. H.. Z, r. Phillips, Charles ". Root.
III. T, Marston, w r. W. and C. !. Cad
man.
QUESTION OF PROPORTION
/ A manufacturer Of commercial rules
/ has machine for marking his products
I IN graduations OF inches. He wishes 10
| use the same machine for graduating
centineters. The length OF cent?
meter Is 0.3a37 Of an inch
B Upon calling In machnist to look
the thing over, II is found that the
change can be made with two gear
wheels. II the numbers OF their teeth
can he in the ratio OF the inch to the
centimotcr. but there is not room for
either OF the gear wheels unless both
can be kept down TO less than zoo teeth.
As an error OF less than 10,0OOth OF
an inch in a meter Is negligible In n
commercial article OF the size he makes.
the machin!st says Il can be done What
was tho proportion Of tho two gears he
suggested?
Here IL a position that illustrates the
importance OF doing certain things at
the proper time In playing bridge, be-
cause In many cases play that Is not
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likely - arise in actual play, esnscl,r.
endinss Of the more popular open,nv,
In order to appreciate such ensi,..
at their full value It Is Necessary ~
give the play that leads up 10 the no,,
tion. % that the. student OF tactics ,,.
endeavor to LEAD his opponent into 2 a..
trap and spring 1t on him at the ris.
moment. s''
Here IL an extremely interesting 49,,
instructive example OF the play In A..
OF the more popular openings. the Re-,
tol. which appears to show tha, !.
careful manasement on both side, ~.
result should be a drew in every v,r,a'
ton tha1 u lisely to be followed In cro.,
board play.
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merous family Of dual spade advocates
has promised TO regard II.
Other Proposed Changes.

Other Proposed Changes.
One suggestion which found consider
able favor with the committee was that
the value OF the potential" suit hon
ors. that Is honors that count eight,
nine and ten times the amount OF a
trick, he reduced 10 six. seven and
eight times such value In order to
| offset the increase In the size OF the
game by tho marking UP OF the slams,
, This might have been adopted had II
not been that the small vote II re-
ceived In the poll seemed TO stamp It
| as unpopular and TO indicate that fav-
orable action concerning II would he
flying in the face OF public opinion,
! The idea OF still further Increasing
! the slam values when the bid Is either
six or seven has a number of able
the highest rank.
II has not been adopted because of
! it's tendency:
ca To complicate the game
(b) To unduly reward potential
| cards,
/ ,c) To encourage Wild bidding.
"Tiger" clubs and reverse bids were
! doomed ny the intinitesimal vote they
received, but even had they shown some
degree OF popularity In the poll 1t Is not
! likely that the committee, In the midst
of it's efforts to simplify the game,
would have seriously considered meas
| ures which must materially compliCate
' il.
| A number OF requests were received
concerning the size of the revoke PEN
| atty. But as they were about evenly
divided between those who consider II
too severe and those who wish IT in
creased, the committee naturally deter
mined It must be about right as It Is.
| The committee offers its new code to
| the auction players Of the United States
with the assurance that it has endeav-
ored TO standardize auction in this coun-
| try by meeting in every respect what
| ii believes to be the voX populi, II
respectfully asks that the laws OF 1915
] in their entirety he given a fair and
thorough trial.
The sun., 1915-06-13

WHITE.
Biack 20 play and win.
The distribution OF the pieces ~
follows BLACK men on /. ., $ 't -
and 90. White men on s, IA, j., e., =
and 81. No kings.
The terms of this problem h1'e n
play and win. make It appear tla' v
Lyman believes that black can y. 'H-
game in spite OF whites clever H "a
OF 30-.2b. That is 10 say. somcN .r.'
in the play that follows this move n
variation a." black misses an oppn'.
tunky.
THE SUN considers this one - =
most Instructive end game positions $50.
published and hopes II will receive ,.
attention II deserves from stgieH's y
this classical game.
The sun., 1915-06-13
YOUNG Pheasant on Town lot.

VANCOUVER. Wash. June IA few
weeks ago Arthur W. Calder. a business
man OF this city, at the public market
found a setting OF pheasant eggs. He
bought tho setting Of ten for 10 cents
and set a hen on them,
The pheasants Matched out on time
and now are more than ten days old
and follow the hen. Mr.. Calder has a
large yard with many bushes, trees and
gras. and tho little birds seem much at
home there.
The sun., 1915-06-13

Clubs are trumps and Y Ia In the lead.
and Y want all six tricks against any
defence.
The Distribution OF the cards 10. as
follows:
has the seven six Of trumps. seven
six OF diamonds. king four OF spades.
no hearts.
A has the ten Of trumps, Jack four
Of diamonds, Jack six Ave OF spades. no
hearts.
u has the ten seven of hearts, nine u
trumps. ten nine of diamonds. and the
eight of spades
has the jack three OF hearts. king
Of trumps. queen deuce of diamonds and
the ten Of spades.
The sun., 1915-06-13
Penalty for Rid Out Of Turn.

Law 80 OF the new code reads:
III PLAYER make declaration tother
than passlng) out OF turn either adver-
siry may demand a new deal. may treat
such declaration as void or may allow
such declaration to stand In the latter
case the bidding shall tlnue rs II the
declaration had been in turn. 4 pass
out OF turn or a bid declared void does
not affect the order of bidding. l. e. i:
Is still the turn Of the player to the left
of the previsus declarer. The player
who has bid out OF turn may reenter
the bidding In his proper turn without
penalty. but IL he has passed out OF his
turn he may do So only in case the
declaration he has passed be ovcrbid or
doubled.
III n declaration out Of turn he made
and the proper declarcr then bid, such
bid shall be construed as an election
tina, the declaration out OF turn is to be
treated as cold"
This gives to the proper declarer TIE
right. wftch he unques,ionably should
have. of bidding in his own turn ana
also prevents the possibility of his SUI
fering by reason OF his opponents error.
The sun., 1915-06-13

Law 81 has probably caused more dis
oussion than any other. Ii has now
been clarified SO as to make its mean
ing 80 plain that miSunderstand,n ngs
hereafter appear almost impossible.
II reads: "A pass or double once
made may not be altered
mo declaration may be altered after
the next player acts.
Before action by the next player a
no trump or suit declaration may bs
changed.
ta) To correct the amount OF an in
sufficient bid.
'b) To correct the denomination but
not the size OF bid in which. due TO
lapsus lingue. a suit or no trump
has been called which the declarer
did not intend to name.
mo other alteration may be made.
There are many other minor change:
which an examination OF the text OF th'
new laws will disclose. but the reade
may he sure that the most important o
the alterations are mentioned above.
The sun., 1915-06-13

z5-LT I'll Z-23 IL
Drawn
Tho trunk play gives the usual mand.
ard moves OF this opening for ths N-,,
dozen moves or so; but after blacks
thirteenth move. 12-1s, the play s b.
H. D. Lyman and the variations az
intended TO show the manner IN which
w1r1te can secure several rather dificul,
draws II black doee not play very
strong game AFTER whites starred NOV.
(So-26) in variation "A"
n IL this move that gives rise 10 the
Interesting and intricate variations that
follow Il. which should he careful
played over by the student. After ~,
starred move, 3o-25, the pieces vii N.
found IN the following position:
PROBLEM NO. 3sl.--cHecKERs
BY II. D Lyman.
BLACK.
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CHBCKER ENpfNos.

CHECKER ENpfHos.
Checker problem No. $50. BY W. J.
Wood. while perhaps not as clever ~
No 327. was rather neat and well
worthy OF study as an example Of
bringing to speedy and indisputattie
conclusion what looked as II It might be
a long drawn out ending.
The distribution OF the pieces was {:
Black kings on and s. White men on
IL and 81. king on 4. White to play
and win. Hero are the moves that
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GOod.by to spade bids.

These considerations have Sc lied the
doom OF the dual spade. and the chances
are that II is now buried, never to br
resurrected
1t was tool OF great force in tho
hands of "A declarer who had the skill
requisite to its propc. use. but the weak
player found it booperang. and being
unable to use il himself was inclined
to he restivc when others employed II
successfully.
It's friends. for whom 1t has been
4 faithful servant. are losth to deprive
themselves of its many and manifest
advantages. but having been convinced
that in so doing they are acting for the
coed of the game, they are willing 10
hasten the obseques
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some susgcstions NcEativea.
So much for what is new.


Now let us give our attention TO some
Of the propositions which were care
fully considered but not adopted.
There were so many OF these that the
space OF this article does not permit n
complete enumeration the most impor-
tant, however. will be mentioned.
In this category the nullo unqucs.
tionably deserves first place. This is
true. not because, as two years ago was
the case with the proposed increase of
slam values, IL has nearly been adopted.
but by reason of its great importance.
Upon this subject the committee was
at all times in perfect unison Of thought.
Each and every member appreciated
that, especially in certain sections OF
the country. the nullo has attained a
very considerable degree OF popularity
that with four experts at the table the
nullo adds greatly TO the competition
and skill u the declaration and the
science OF the play; that it transforms
many deals from unnteresting single
bid showdowns" to real contests. In
short, the comnittee collectively and in
dividually is not only prepared to admit
practically all that has been advanced
as argument in favor OF the nullo, but
also to concede that even more may be
accurately alleged.
In the opinion OF the committee the
one fatal objection to the nullo, the one
reason that makes 1t impossible for the
lover OF auction seriously to consider
irterpolating It in the laws OF the gan e
Is the vast amount OF skill that is re-
quired to declare and play It success
fully.
statements 10 the contrary have beer
, made. but long, arduous and painstak.
Ing experiment has demonstrated that
allegations Of this character may only
be explained by ultra nullo enthusiasm
OF lack OF ability to appreciate nullo
possibilities.
The sun., 1915-06-13
Whist Club Announces
Me4v Royal AUCTION Laos
Radical Changes Made After Canvass of Sentiment Of
Players All Over the Country-Some
Suggestions Rejected.

spade alteration is that in cutting, be-
tween cards OF otherwise equal value,
the spade now becomes the lowest in
stead OF the highest.
Reasons for the Action.
The reasons which induced the com.
mittee to take the radical step OF elm
mating from the game the defensive
spade and all the informatory spade bids
which the low value OF two made pos
sible are doubtless generally understood
ms no auction topic has ever been more
thoroughly discussed
IL must be conceded that a double
value for the spade Is not a logical part
OF the game and that when the dealer
is allowed to pass a defensive declara-
ton Is not necessary. possibly not even
desirable. 1t IL also unquestlonably true
that the spade bids OF more than one
have caused great confusion, as they
have been accorded different meanings
In different sections of the country that
many players for ethical reasons have
refused TO use them and that others have
found them too difficult to master.
II must also be admitted. however.
that the informatory spade bids have
many devoted advocates. The vote taken
showed that out of large lumber who
rendered their opinion only very slight
majority favored the abandonment of
tho dual spade.
This majority was not in itself suffi-
cient to Justify so radical change in
the face OF fierce objection, especially
as 1t involved the discarding OF highly
scientific system OF declaration, but the
controlling arguments which Influenced
the committee were:
]. The change materially simplifes
the game 1t makes it much easier
FOR the beginner and the weak PLAYER
They need help more than the expert,
and the continued popularity OF auc-
tion may depend upon their support
3 Supposing the sentiment TO be
about evenly divided there can be no
question that the support for tn
new system comes from those who
have tried it; the opposition from
those who have preferred to stand
pat" The committee naturally be-
lieves the opinion OF experience to be
the moro worthy OF consideration.
II may he mentioned here that ex.
haustive search has failed to dis
close the existence Of a club which
| has given the single spade value a
fair trial and then abandoned II.
3. II appears that the new sys-
! TEN is steadily growing In popularity
and there is every reason 20 suppose
! IL will continue to do so.
T. The adoption OF the single spade
value seems to be the only method
of securing complete harmony. The
most enthusiastic advocates OF the
dual spade are willing to surrender
| their favorite declaration for the good
OF the game, but II is obviously asking
J too much TO request the devotees OF
| the new plan to return TO system
| they have been glad TO discard.
The sun., 1915-06-13
Cards Not 60 He Examined.

Heretofore the etiquette of auction
has provided that player should not
look at any OF his cards until the end
Of the DEAL
This is now removed from the etl-
quette and Incorporated in the laws In
the following form:
"A player may not lift from the table
and look at any Of his ca rds until the
end OF the deal The penalty for the
violation OF this law Is twenty-five points
in the adverse honor score for each card
30 examined
The reason for this drastic provision
Is that the suggestion in the etiquett.
has not prevented players from examin-
ing their cards during the deal. This
practice has caused many cards to be
exposed, Involving delay. and In some
cases has produced the unfortunate suE-
sesti that player who had seen
enough to be convinced his hand would
be weak might not object to exposing
one OF his last cards
While the cormlttee cannot conceive
Il y ssible that any auction player
would Intentionally be guilty Of so dis
honorable an act and while the laws
are not framed for crooks" or with the
intention r preventing dishonest prac-
tic,s. ii has been considered wise. by a
severe peralty. 20 terminate this most
undesirable practice and thus possibly
save lnnccen; players from most un-
just suspicion.
IL Is to be hoped that players will aid
ir this, by enforcing the penalty when
ever the offence occurs.
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Facts AbOut the NuIIo.

The real fact Is that not more than
one in a hundred OF those classed to-
day as good players can come as
near obtaining the maximum result from
the nullo as he does in the ordinary
game.
Match two real expert nulloists
against two well above the average
players. Suppose them to be OF such
calIbre that II they were playing ortho-
dox auction the experts would have
slight advantage, possibly from / to 8
per cent. With the nullo incorporated
this otherwise close and interesting con-
test would almost cease to be one Of
chance. The experts" would slaughter
the average" players
II Ia the element of luck that causes
the auction enthusiasm now felt by a
very large percentage Of the players Of
to-day, Eliminate or materially de-
crease that element and large proper
ton OF the fans will forsake auction
and take up some other pastime.
Auction 10 not chess and 70 intre6ues
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any feature either too scientific or too
exacting must prove a fatal error
True II Is that quite a considerable
number OF auction players are clamor-
ing for the nullo, but ii II safe to say
that large percentage OF these pro-
nulloists have never met players of the
highest class, able to handle the nullo
N the most expert manner. Let them
once do so for an extended session and
for them the nullo will not only lose
all its attractions. but become the one
element in the game they would shun.
We're it possible 10 educate the ma
jority OF players up to reasonable
nullo standard the situation would be
different. but alas. that is beyond the
hope OF the most sanguine the mil
lennium has not arrived.
The nullo therefore to-day Is the
great and only cloud on the auction
horizon. Its general use must mark
the beginning OF the dsntegration OF
the game One by one first players
and then clubs would drop out OF a
game beyond their ability to master.
The sun., 1915-06-13

Fortunately there is no present nd'-
cation OF any such happening. The
nullo IL apparently losing rather than
gaining ground. but it Is nevertheless
only fair to put the case before the
players of the country in its true light.
The committee in considering the
nuio, s.d placed before II most able
pleas that II 1t must be dlsregarded ~
the laws IL be made part OF an alterna-
tive code The same suggestion was Of
fered In the case OF the dual spade,
This has not been seriously consd-
cred, because the committee is thor
oughly convinced that the good OF the
game demands that but one standard he
unfurled FOR players to follow, and tha<
the doctrine OF simplicity be stamped
indelibly thereon, double code would
increase. not diminish. the existing con-
fusion and instead of standardizing the
game in this country would tend to pro-
duce the opposite result.
1t is to be hoped the nullo supporters
will view tho situation In the same
broadminded manner that the more uu'