The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.


holds six diamonds. ten high A bets |
he should deny the royals by bidding two |
diamonds but Y remarks that II he has !
no diamonds that will drive him to no
trumps or back TO the major suits.
When player shows minor suit. |
clubs or diamonds. in order to deny q
major suit after he has been taken out
of his own bid, or IL ovcrcalled, the |
minor suit should be at least as strong |
In winning cards a. the suit first shown,
II not stronger. II the dealer is only
ten high in diamonds, It is a very bad
bid. He should have let the one royal
stand. as the cheapest way out. II he
cannot AFFORD to rebid the hearts.
G. +. NJ says: with Ave cards In
hand, the declarer says he wins all the
rest. ON being asked TO play 1t out he
does so. and makes the rest Of the tricks
by taking finesse in the only unplayed
suit Is this allowed?
A decision would depend on whether
the f,nesse had been proved to be a
winner before the balance OF the tricks
were claimed. The mere fact that the
suit has not been played does not prevent
its all being placed In one hand by in
ference, or something as definite as the
instance, an opponent might be marked
as holding the only three cards remain
ing Of his own suit and two OF another
suit. Then inesse in either of the
other suits must win against him.
spade suit makes that suit higher than
hearts twhen II Is a royaD in cutting.
That ls something the committee on
laws will have to settle. At present.
while the elimination OF spades at two
trick is only an experiment, hearts
have the preference in cutting when the
denomination Ia a tie. and spades are
still the last, ranking beyond clubs
c. @. y. says: The declarer Is z and
the contract Is royals. Just as A. on his
LETT is about to lead for the fifth trick
Il lays down his hand ana says he wins
all the rest - looks at the declarer's
cards, and asks 4 TO lead a heart, as r.
has no hearts and can ruff that suit
although there Is not the slightest indica-
ton that such Is the case. Il bets that r
cannot ask for heart lead. but can only
insist that the hand be played out
When the declarer lays down his hand
and claims all the rest OF the tricks. A
should he able to count thirteen. and to
infer that n has no hearts n might
even lay his cards on the table. face up.
and as long as 4 did not abandon his
hand. 4 might take advantage OF wha,
he saw But there IL no law that allows
player to tell his partner what TO
lead.
f. T.. VI. says: 2 deals and bids a
spade. \ bids a royal. Y two hearts n
passes. \ goes two royals and II
pass. and T. goes three hearts and finally
10 four hearts on five hearts to the ten
ace queen small In clubs three small
diamonds and two small spades. Y bets
this hand does not Justify So much
assistance.
Is right. has only one trick in his
hand and his trumps are useless, as he
cannot run anything until the third
round. In order to assist partner who
Is overcalled. there should be al leas,
two sure and ono probable trick in the
hard, and then only one assist is
justified
Pinochle. n says: Playing aur.
tion. four hand, and y get the hfl
for go, with $50 20 go and y
bet that after A and u have made their
bid good in mcld and play. 1t is an
open game and thai II Y and z can
get out before A and they win the
game.
II does not matter how many the
bidders got the play for. nor how many
they want 20 60. II they make good
their bid they have tho first count.
and they count all they make. even II /.
Is twice as much as they bid before
their opponents can count ANYTHING. so
that II A and Il scored $50 I'm mold
Rnd play they win tho game. regardless
OF whether and Il also reach game, or
Of who gets there first.
A + Il. SAYS: Playing two hand tho
melds all taken up must the second
PLAYER head tho trick with n trump IL
he cannot follow suit"
Yes. He must win every trick n he
can.
n. J w says: We md q stated
in the rules that mclds or lower value
IN the same class a'c barred n the
cards have been used IN a higher value
IN th't class. What is meant by classes?
The melds in pinochle are divided
INTO three classes, In the first are
trump sequence and all tho marriages.
In the second class are pnochle and
dix In the third class. fours Of kind
II player melds the TRUMP sequence
first that bars the trump marriage. II
a player melds double pinochIe, that
bars his scoring the single plnochlc. II
the trump marriage is scored first. the
sequence may he added. II the single
pinochlc IL scored first the double min.
ochle may he added
j -. asks how to meld the round trim
and sequence so as to get the most out
OF 1t in -four hand,
Lay the cards down in thI. order.
50 kings, ~ marriage, % marriage,
another 20 marriage, 90 queens, trump
sequence, $50, This complies with the
law, al least one fresh card for each
ncld, Total, $40
L. j. saws: Playing two hand, A
meIds royal marriage, clubs. and
trumps a trick with the king. Then he
LAYS down the acc, ten, king, Jack for
$50, which ~ all right. hut arterward