The sun., 1916-11-26

SCdUU1 GUh CAHO CnOs
Auction Bridge q. c. N. says: A
says the revoke penalty IL three tricks.
should be worth $50 points to the OPP
ponents, why are they allowed only 100
while the declarer gets the equivalent
Of 1907
Because that Is the law. The present
auction rule about revokes Is illogical
all round. but players have adopted It
and must abide by It.
O. C. says: We have a bet as to the
opening bid on he following cards, held
by the dealer. and as to the number OF
sure tricks In the han to Justify the
nine Of hearts; two small In each OF the
other suits.
NO opening bid. and only n sur
trick in the hand. the ace Of spades. II
tho situation IL favorable the dealer
may bid spades on the second round.
Then his partner will know that he
has length without the sure tricks that
would have Justified An original bid.
N. A. c. says: At the same instant
that the dealer says zone no trump
his partner drops the king Of clubs on
the table, face up. What Is the rule?
As this comes between the completion
Of the deal and the final declaration II
looks al II the dealer was barred from
any further bidding. and in case the op-
ponents get the winning declaration the
king of clubs will be subject &c call. II
the king OF clubs Is on the declarer's
right the lead Of any club may be pro-
hibited. The bid Of one no trump, how
ever. should stand.
j. e. says: A has renowned on the
second lead OF spades, and the declarer
asks him to play his highest spade in
correcting The revoke. w~hereupon A
plays the ten. 1t turns out later that he
held also the jack. but he maintains that
one card 10 as high as the other 70 II
did not matter which he played. The
declarer Insists on tho revoke penalty.
a. A did not comply with his demand.
The declarer Is entitled to the penalty.
II might make a great difference to him
In playing the hand to locate the Jack
Of spades with d. as A denies that card
when he shows the ten as his highest.
q VI OF two hearts. The second hand
doubles. I have not a heart In my
hand. but hold the ace king and threc
small clubs, four small in Zach Of the
other suits. / passed. Ny partner
says ! should have bid three clubs. Ia
take her out Of the double. Is this right?
1t all depends on what the partner is
In the habit Of bidding two tricks on.
With the better class of players II
means that they do not care what the
partner holds In hearts. With others 1t
means a lors weak suit. Tho double
may mean n purpose to defeat the rom
tract. or II may mean a purpose to get
o no trump bid from the fourth hand, II
that player can stop the hearts In
either case II is difficult to sec any ex.
cuse for such a leap in the dark az
three clubs. because IL the partner is
weak In everything but hearts 1t will be
fatal. II strong in hearts the opponents
must take out the double.
H. T. says: In cutting for seats the
dealer takes the pack we cut with. or
tho fourth trick played II turns out that
there arc two spade tens in that pack.
| How about tho seats?
This Is a rather remarkable case. The
laws say that in the event Of the dis.
covery that the pack Ia imperfect al,
previous SCORES stand. but the cur.
rent deal Is void. AS the choice Of seats
anu cards. to say nothing of the selec.
ton Of partners, lie not a score" II look.
as II there should be a new cut with @
perfect pack for partners. seats ant
cards.
@. G. l.. says: The dealer bids on,
spade, second and third hands say, -.
pass the fourth hand says. NO bid.
THINKING this was mo trump the deale,
bids two spades and \ doubles. IN,
dealers partner insists that the bidding
was closed at one spade.
II II IL agreed hat the fourth hant
did not bid no trump the bidding wa.
closed with one spade. az three player,
In succession passed that bid.
Poker. l.. T. W. says: Playing Wit,
the Joker. \ shows four sevens and {
queen. d holds four fours and the Joker
Which Is the better hand?
BIS. because he may call the Joker
four. and five fours beats four sevens.
Euchre. w. Il. says The dealer give
one player three cards. and then on see
Ing some untidlness In the pack shuttle
the cards before dealing to the mex
player. Is this allowable?
No. the cards must be cut and deal
again from the beginning.
Mrs. T. says: We have three prizes
A wins 10 games. b and G II each an,
d 10. II b wins the playoff who get
third?
b has the choice of second and third
{ gets the one that b leaves. u Is no
in It at all.
c. ]. n. says: The bidding goes I,
three spades. which all pass. The de
clarer then says To his partner: "Wh,
do you bid your partner up? Did I no
show ] wanted to play II when I bid tw,
spades over one diamond" The part
rcr had bid three hearts over the ,w,
spades. holding seven to the king queep
nothing else. Was the three heart b,