The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-24
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

SSAAVVA COH ChnU klAh yEHS.
Auction Bridge J. c. C. says
the declaration 10 no trump. which l
the petter opening lead against Il, tn
fourth best OF the leaders longest an,
suit. or h best he holds o
Ms partners declared suit?
The conventional lead is the best car,
oil the partners suit. regardless o
length. so that he may know just VIVA
nigh cards are against him. There ar,
two exceptions to this rule. II tn,
leader has an ace king suit he shout,
lead the king to show the ace. so tina
his partner may know where to put hin
In again IL necessary, or how to &c
another trick after his suit Is done. TIL,
other exception Is when the leader hold,
a suit that one lead will establish an,
: has a reentry with II. II the no trumpet
has been called after mis- partners sui
is shown. II probably has that sui
stopped twice. and there Ia a better
Chance for the suit that one lead viii
establish. This IL especially true wher
the reentry Is certain. such as an ace
as the partner may AVE no reentry.
A. I. c. The official decision in full
on your case will be found In tho article
on royal auction. In another section.
g. ). c. asks II the new law. II. means
that there In no longer any penalty FOR
a lead from the wrong hand.
This law refers to the declarer only
not to the adversaries. who may stu be
penalized for leading out Of turn. Some
consider II a penalty thai the declarer
cannot take back the lead II the adj
%versarics choose to accept Il.
l.. VI. l.. says: The dealer bids a
heart. my partner says two clubs, which
third hand passes. Fourth hand holds
four hearts 20 the king ten. three small
clubs and the ace OF spades blank. the
rest OF the hand i've small diamonds
What should he say and why
God players do not overcaIl a IN, for
suit with a minor suit unless their OBJ
jcct Is to induce their partner 10 pu
up some sort OF fight. and as a rule they
practically invite tn. fourth hand 10 60
no trumps II he car stop the hearts. II
the club suit is not strong enough 10
give some reasonable prospect Of coins
game az no trumps n should not be de-
clared.
T. f.. says: A bets that " the pla
10 the right OF the declarer cannot re-
turn his partners suit At no trumps
he should cad up TO the weakness in the
dummy. and that four TO an ace is a
weaker suit han four 90 a king. "
bets the king high suit is the weaker. as
the ace must make.
q IL for this reason that most players
prefer to lead up 10 the ace, because Il
must make. II the fourth hand has any
card thai will stop the king high sui,
it is a bad lead. as ii botrays the situa-
ton TO the d,clarer. The king may
never make ~ il is not led up 20. The
ace must make.
J. r A. says The declarer revpkes
after bidding three. 4 bets tina, AZ ne
anuot score for tricks won. no matter
how many hc takes. he has fallen short
~ his contract ever II he wins min,
tricks ont OF the thirteen. II this is 50
why should not his opponents score $50
for the failure as well AS the 100 for IN.
revoke?
The revok penalty I. supposed 10 take
the place Of the penalty for the failure
TO make rood on the contract ard was
at one time 100. or the value ~ three
tricks penalty. This was thought n H.
tic too much and II was en-: 10 loo. II
is only wheH tho deciarer fails 20 win
MS contract with the revokc ~ help him
that his opponents score for uud"rtr.cks.
Poker. W. \. y. says Tho opener
splits. laying aside a card and saving
nothing. Some ono asks II he j. splitting
and he admits that he T.. \ be-, that
there ia uo need to announce" tho Spit
provided the discard is laid aside and
preserved.
Laying aside mo discard only when
the player splits j. practically an adj
mission that the opening qualification
has been broken up. or it is a bluff. II
20 announcement is mad" o. considered
necessary the other players viii hav,
To guess which Il is. The rule 10 that
when tho discard * lIid aside only when
the onener splits o." must announce that
he Is splitting and not h'uflng hut
whcu the opener Is obliged To preserve
hrs discard uudcr the chips in ;hc pool.
10 matter wha he has or ahat he is
going 10 do. there Is no necessity FOR
him to SAY anything, as there can be no
bluf. his discard being always preserved.
Crihbacc r y says: II j. As deal
ana Lee gives out the cards one at q time.
When y picks M his hand he finds he
las seven. \ also has seven, \ says
no penalty because u lifted a foul hand.
Il bets \ lDsos IN" deal.
The uon-dealcr scores tvr points PEN
atty for the irrcgularity. H. addition 20
this Il may let the deal stand and return
a card to the pack. as he cannot demand
= new deal after having seen his cards.
lie then dra~a one from the dealers
hand. face down, and may look AZ II II
tho dealer ha. seen II.
Pinochle. - ". asks II Il is ever per-
m!tted 70 meld the four kings and queens
at one time in two hand,
No. because there must be a trick
won before each mcld In this game. and
these eight cards contain five separate
and distinct melds, which mus, be made
one AZ a time.
j. VI NJ. says PLAYING ,wo hand. \
Is the dealer and finds he has lOIO. but