The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-09
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Auction Bridge. q. u. says: The win
ming declaration Is three no trumps. and
A leads king and ace of clubs. the de-
clarer not following suit on the second
round. Under the impression that his
partner had the top club. a led Il small
one. and the declarer won II. The re-
woke was claimed Immediately and A
insisted that the cards SHOULD he taken
back. as he could make four more clubs
" the declarer followed suit to the sec
ond round. but as II was the declarer
made five odd and went game. instead
OF being set for 100. which with the re-
woke would give A an honor score Of
zoo. The dcclarer states that he Is will
ing to pay the revoke penalty so as to
fulHl his contract even IL he scores moth
ing. as II saves being set 600.
Whether or not the declarcr means that
he revoked deliberately is not stated. No.
u of the laws on etiquette states that a
player should not purposcly incur a
penalty because he is willing to pay IL.
hut 1t prescribes no penalty for 40 do
ing. In the best clubs such an offence
against the etiquette Of the game would
make IL difficult for the offender to get
into a rubber again.
Il. b. T.. says We have had an argu-
incnt as to whether the correct opening
bid for the dealer on these cards Is no
trump or a spade: Ace OF hearts. king
ten small In clubs. ace king small in
diamonds and six spades to the ace king
queen.
NO trump is a useless risk. Most
players would bid two or three spades.
preferably three, so as to shut out the
possibility Of a cumulative heart decla-
ration. II also tells the partner that you
do not care whether ne has any spades
or not.
j. j.. G. asks II In playing the re.
versed bids advocated by Harry Board
man. II IL only the trum suit that IL
played deuce high. king and ace low. OF
all the suits. Also how are the bids
made with regard to rank?
In reversed bids every suit is re.
versed. The positive bids outrank III,
reversed In the same denomination. On,
spade will overcall a reversed spade
Two reversed no ,rumps are necessar,
TO overcall one no trump, and so or.
\. VI. g. says: Dealer and SECOND
hand pass without a bid. Third hant
nolds hve hearts to the ace king queen
and five spades 10 the ace queen Jack
\ bets 1t is a heart bid. because tina
suit Is the stronger. h bets 1t is q
spade hid. because the hearts are bette
winners for outside tricks.
This Is not the reason for the selec
ton W two almost equal suits
The one OF higher value should AWAY,
be declared first, so that If the oppor
tunity offers the other may be decla red
and then the partner can take his choic.
without Increasing the contract. II
hearts are bid first for one. and the,
spades for two. the partner will hav,
to bid three II he likes hearts better
III spades are bid first and then tw,
hearts and the partner likes the heart.
he can let II alone for two. II he pre-
fers the spades he can say so withou
bidding more than two.
Mrs. l.. says We are in doubt abou
this score Il bid up TO four hearts. wa,
doubled and during the play revoked
winding up with only seven tricks. bu
having IpuT HoNorS III one mana. she In
sisis that II We take the revoke pcnalt,
the contract: or II we take the set y,
cannot a the revoke.
; The declarer IL mistaken. as all renal
tics are cumulative. In the first plac,
the contract Is set for 900. then the re
woke penalty is 100 more, or 900 in all
II. T says: The bid l. four no trump
: and the drciarcr makes a grand slam
but is found To- have revoked on one q
) dummy's leads. lie bets that AZ he mad
good his contract even after surrender
ing tire, tricks for the revok. he can
not Lee set. as he would SIN make goo,
his bid with four odd.
l. Is not clear whether tho declare
thinks he should still score fou
| odd or not. Some persons i'm
aguc that the limit Of los
on Il revoke must he loo points. o
three tricks, hu, his - an error. IIa,
ing revoked the d,clarer cannot scor,
anything at all 50 that his 20 helow tn,
, line and TOO for grand slam are bot
! lost, whl" his opponents score 10
p'ldllN LOT INC rev ore ne declare
!, scores aces as held.
Five Hundred. Mrs. NJ, says: Play
I INK nullo~, II ono Of tNusc npIoSrd to ia,
t bidder cannot follow suit and holds tn
Z Joker, l. IL compulsory 20 play the juk.
10 that particular trick?
No one is obliged to play tn" jok"
except when there Is "A trump suit br
and the holder or the joker has no 9th,
Z trump. In a uullu IL must take a trick
, as it wins any trick it is played on, :
,hat no harm It. done by playiI2 il on
! trick that the bidder has already lost,
p,,c NJ 7 y, says: \ bets that
there are TOO tickets In a ritfl' tn" odd
are against Il throw # ~ winning II
: How can this bet he decided
q It is els to ! against throwing 81 @
= better. so II there Ar" to be only 10
= throws it is practically 2i5 to 100 tina
= no one gets A. or better. II the ho
. means that - would not be good enough
\. loses.
L plno,hlr. q. \. 7. says: y bets tina
( in two hand he can pick up the trunl
- ncld din and another meld AZ the sam
,eme. provided he does So before drawing
The dis is "A meld. and only one mel
is allowed for each trick won,
- -.. Is,,,r ala N.tty Ill I'll