The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

insist on spades Tor trumps. nut 10 ueny
the hearts. n the dealer does no; like
the spade declaration. and is strong
enough TO 20 back to hearts in spite OF
his partners declared weakness In that
supporting suit. club or diamond The
take out is correct In theory.
j. H. ~. says Playing duplicate. A
and u made three odd In spades and
- In honors. total 90. At mother table
they scored a small slam. 81. ~. so
and l25 for game. total sol. When the
high score was remarked the dummy
explained II by acknowledging that his
partner had revoked on n club lead.
What II the rule for duplicate auction
IN such cases The deciarer's opponents
did not see the evoke.
In straight auetlon tn. time limit for
claiming revoke penalties II when the
cards are cut for the following deal
A. there Is no such cutting in dupll-
cate. no time limit has been set b, the
rules, but It Is usual to make II after
the score Ia put down and o. KID by
the adversaries." II me revoke was an
nounced and admitted within this limit
In the case cited all the declarer can
sore Ia ~ In honors.
y. w. X. says; Dealer bids a heart,
second hand "A spade and third hand
holds no hearts. three small spades. four
diamonds TO the queen ten and six clubs
10 the queen ten nine. What IL the
declaration. pass or clubs'
To pass simply denies tn. averax. as.
sistance for increasing the heart hid
Two clubs would probably induce tn.
partner to go to no trumps II he could
stop the spades. but three clubs would
Indicate that the hand was rood for
nothing unless clubs were trumps. The
danger is that the partner may misun-
derstand the club situation and take II,
for strength rs we'll as length.
Il. G. ". says: The Anal d-cla ration
IL four spades. ov.rcail,ng As four
hearts. Before leading for the nrs, trick
\ announces that he has fourteen cards
and demands a new deal. throwing his
hand face w on the table. Each OF the
others has tho light number II turns
out that A has somehow acquired a card
from the other pack. Can he have "A new
deal. and II not. what becomes Of his
exposed hand?
There II no new deal II three players
have their right number OF cards and
, the last card came In It's regular order
TO the dealer. As A threw his cards
on the table face up the declarer can
call them all AS exposed cards II ha
chooses to insist on his rights In the
matter.
q. c. s says The bidding goes to
i've ciubs. over four hearts. when the
one who IL oyercslled at once SAYS. Il
double The club declarer
before any one can call attention TO the
doubles being out Of turn. A bets neither
declaration can stand. a. both are ir-
regular. and It Is his turn to say what
ne Will do with the five club bid on his
right.
II the double was out OF turn me
redouble accepts II as regular n the re-
double was made by the player on the
eft Of the doubler. and the redouble
stands. II IL too late to correct the ir-
regular double after the next player in
turn has declared TO 1t. unless ne calls
attention TO II himself.
Cooncan. 4 y. saws: A has four
,reyr on the table and two skies in his
hand. with "a Ave, II he draws a four
thai Ats the Ave can he borrow one OF
the treys to make a run OF three lie
wishes TO conceal the six.
Yes. This feature. peculiar to COON
can. was described In THE T. an sun