The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-05
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

hu'ilon 1'Tluge. ~. MCt. says the
final declaration is three nc trumps by
n. with Y for "a partner. n wins onlJ
five tricks. but his opponents revoke.
"A bets that even II u takes three tricks
he is one down and A scores so penalty.
II y takes the 100 points A insists that
he is still -four down on his contract
and A scores 200. The question In. can
A dictate to the declarer which he shall
do. so that A shall have the larger
balance In his favor?
There Is no penalty against the de-
clarcr Cor failure 10 fulfil his contract
il his opponents revoke, no matter how
many he IL down. AZ the three tricks
are useless for the purpose Of helping
II to fulfil his contract he should take
the 100 points. A and u have nothing
TO say about it.
T.. NJ. :. says: The bid has gone to
hNo hearts. The d~cclarer makes a small
slam. but has evoke on the fourth
trick from the end. lie insists that he
can score all he has good In the honor
column. although nothing toward game.
This he puts down as four honors In one
hand. 81. and little slam, 80. The adj
versaries dispute the slam sc0re. hut the
'tioft V'tS I've ttT tdNe IL. US u koeS
in the honor column, and quotes las
Sia. which says: When the declarer
rcvokes he cannot score for tricks" but
says nothing about slams.
II law , is examined it will be found
that "a footnotc states thai n ievoking
side cannot score for slams. because
the law quoted. Sia. prohibits II. II
is the tricks that make the slam. and 1t
is the tricks that have no value to the
revolving side, so the declarer is wrong.
II. T. T.. says: The dcclarer is about
to lead to the third trick when dummy
says This hand. partner 4 bets that
they can call a suit from dummy.
\ is wrong. All the opponents can
do 10 to insist that the lead be mad.
from the wrong hand IL they prefer it,
but they must not consult about It.
neither can they dictate what the lead
shall he.
u. NJ. q. says: The deciarer leads
a small spade to dummy's ace queen
suit. The second hand. A. declines TO
play to the trick, as ii is dummy's
lead. The declarer puts the spade back
H. his hand and leads n heart from
dummy. A bets that dummy must lead
the spade. as the declarer played that
suit.
That would he calling a suit from
dummy. which is not the penalty. The
card led by the d~cciarer is not exposed
and he is under no obligations 10 lead
that suit from dummy, as long as dummy
has auythiuc else TO lead.
!, l.. asks the proper bid on the fol-
lowing hand The dealer has bid a
diamond. A holds the ten deuce OF Liza
monds. four spades to the ace queen
jack. four ciubs to the ace king ten.
and ace queen deuce OF hearts. In
actual play he bid two Hub and hen
The dealer went two diamonds A shifted
TO two spades. his partner bidding three
when the dealer hid three diamonds.
Most players would double the dia-
.rumps II he had a sure stopper in
diamonds otherwise To show his best
suit. The two club bid does not make
the situation clear TO the partner. who
, must know that the diamond Is not
doubled with any Idea Of playing TO
Wv NV 'fNt w "''T NV
not doubled for hat purpose
4. Il. asks for the proper bid for third
hand. dealer and second hand passing.
with five hearts TO the ace Jack ten.
Jack and small in clubs. king queen
small In diamonds. and the ace Jack
eight of spades.
The heart IL safer than no trump. AZ
the partner cannot have very much in
high cards. \ major suit OF five or
more, headed by three honors with two
or more outside tricks is pretty strong.
and the general rule for the third hand
il to declare with any hand that Is II
trick stronger han would he enough
for the dealer.
II. NJ. says: The dealer holds SIX
hearts 70 the ace jack ten nine, four
diamonds to the queen. two snall clubs
and the one King OF spades. What is
the declaration"
Either two hearts. showing that TIE
hand is good for nothing unless hearts
are trumps. or pass, The better play is
I 10 pass and to cal! the hearts on III,
second round il the opportunity seems
favorable. Judging from other bids, AZ
an original one heart bid II IL unsound,
az there are no tops In the slit and no
sure tricks outside to MI up the holes,
u. NJ. NJ. says u is the declarer in a
no trunrper and makes a grand slam. Or
the last trick it develops that one o.
IN. adversaries has revoked. n scores
"a below, 40 aces. 100 for slam and TOO
. for tine revoke. A bets ther" - no pen
atty for the revoke, as il, Is Impossible
for It to hay" made any difference. az u
took all the tricks anyhow.
The result of the play mas nothing 10
do with the Fact that n revoke is pun
ishabIo under the laws and the side not
In error Is entitled To the penalty
whether the revoke had any effect on
the result or not.
Poke. e, W. y. says \ opeIs the
pot and u comes in. After the draw \
bets the limit and u throws UP his hand.
bur asks to see openers. A shows a
pair OF aces and three cards face down.
u bets he must show the whole hand
II u wants to see what A drew 10
the openers he must ca. the bet that A
made after he go, his draw. AZ all that
u called Mas As bet on tis OPENERS tnat
is all Il is entitled to see,
mon stay. After the draw the opelirl
l-,. ~ no.. him, unl ' nn IL II