The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

&. w. says. A, or the left OF the
deClarer, mas an exposed card on the
table. the seven OF hearts. II Is dunn
mys lead. The declarer holds the king
eight OF hearts. and the queen and
three are the only others except dunn
my's Ave. The declarer says: 81 win
all the rest" Che can call the seven
OF hearts,. and spreads his cards The
player on his right demands that he
play the king OF hearts. as law ~ pre-
vents his taking any hnesse or calling
the exposed card
There has always been doubt as
to whether the last sentence In law
70 means that he may not call a card
already exposed. or simply that ne can
not call any card that the opponents
lay on the table when he claims the
rest OF tho tricks. As the law allows
| him to take any finesse that has been
shown to he winner. one would think
he should he allowed to take advantage
Of an exposed card tina, is proved to
he a loser.
NJ W calls attention to decision
given to x. 4. ". two weeks ago. and
says 1t conflicts with case No. ~ OF the
DECISIONS OF the committee on laws, III
which they hold that throwing the re-
+ mainder OF the hand on the table and
claiming the rest Of the tricks IL not
playing to the following trick, and that
/ therefore II does not establish a revoke.
II the cards are thrown down as able
to win anything that II led or played,
one OF those cards must he the one
that will he played TO the following
trick, whether In turn or otherwise"
! uhat is the language OF the law). Why
player should escape the penalty nv
dropping another card or cards on the
table at the same time. 4; Is difficult: to
see. II the law means that two cards
played at once are neither of them TO
be considered as played to the trick,
whether In the players right turn at
otherwise" It should say SO
G q II. says: Dealer bids no trump.
second hand says two clubs. third hand
] passes and fourth hand says three clubs.
1 The dealer doubles. When second hand
! passes. third hand assumes that the
/ dealer has the clubs well stopped. and
as he has some good cards In other
suits TO supper; no trumper. but no
| clubs. he goes two no trumps. Is this
| correct
No. II IL a very bad bid. The dealer
alone knows what he bid no trumps on
originally. and dealer alone should say
! whether or not TO go on with the no
trumper. when ne prefers 20 play
against the club bid. he should be lef. TO
DO So For all tho third hand knows.
the two clubs bid by tho second hand
may have been nothing but . shift
and his real suit In not clubs at all.
although his partner thinks 40. II
they are honest about me clubs being
good for nine tricks, the dealer can
never 20 game AZ no trumps
SN C says: Dealer starts out with
two diamonds. This goes around TO
| fourth hand. who says three clubs
! Dealer says three diamonds and second
hand four clubs. which holds a. The
dealer leads a nheart. which third hand
wins with the AGA Should he return
a heart or . diamond
Depends on the dummy. II dummy
dummy has small diamonds. tho dealer
may he asking for a lead through the
king or a twice guarded queen. but why
no bid two diamonds and refused to e
TO four 10 then . question. II the suit
was no, solid. nor good for the game
the original bid was false and may mis-
lead the partner. VINO will probably lead
UP TO dummy's weakness in spades, OF
| return the heart
c. p. q asks II the heart convention
Is ever used In auction when third hand
doubles a no trumpsr.
No. because II one 10 strong enough
to want heart LED, he 10 supposed tc
bs stronE enough 20 bid hearts. The
best lead 10 a club or a diamond pref.
erably the suit IN which tho leader doe,
no, hold an honor
Rum. G d. +. asks II the ace car
he played at either end OF the sui, "a
make a sequence.
|, IL usually available AZ either end
unles. there Ia an agreement to tho con
trary.
O y Y asks II the player Ia ailowet
to lay down more than three cards o.
u sequence AZ time.
Not unless they are playing sweeps
TO lay down tho whole hand a, once
Three cards of a sequence AZ a time
o. one card at t'me to f1tten othei
sequences Ia the ruie
CribbaKe G. A. y says: playin.
four hand, the cards fan +. :. 6. : an,
| - pegs the run OF four. \ says 60
and lays down another five. Doe
this reform the run for y or does he Sc
nothing but the two holes for thirty
| one
There IL no run Of four for Il, but h.
can peg a run OF three because COINS
backward the cards lie &, Z 6. II IL no
the cards that lie face up that coun
the runs. but the order in which the,
fall, duplicates stopping the sequences
Il II VI wants this hand counted
Two fuurs, two skies and a Ave for q
starter A says II IL ~ and b says II
II the run Of 4, 8, Q Ia laid out It 1,
clear that change OF fours VIII max
rhrd run, after which the return OF IN,
first four with the new six will NAH,
q fourth run Of three, or l2 holes Now
there are two pairs, tours and skies.
more holes. and finally there are fou'
fif'prns. on" in each run. more holes