The sun., 1916-01-09
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.


SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.
II. G. II. asks the best way of running
six table game where there are only
two prizes for individuals, not partners,
and not duplicate.
The only satisfactory way is to play
four deals at each table. adding 125 for
every game won. nothing for rubbers.
and at the end Of the four deals to de-
duct the lower score from the higher.
one pair putting down a plus on their
individual score cards. the other pair
minus. Keeping all YOU get Ia absolutely
unfair when players move to other
tables. The winning pair should then
separate. one going one way, the other
in the opposite direction, and the losing
pair separate as partners. At the end
Of an agreed number Of deals. say "a.
the scores are balanced. losses being de-
Quoted from gains, and the two top
scores win the two prizes.
A. y. N. says: We have some discus
sion as to the declaration OF second hand
tdealer passing) with these cards: Five
clubs to the ace king ten; three small
hearts and spades two small diamonds
Bid the club at once Then, II third
hand makes a bid. the partner knows
what to lead. or upon what sure tricks
he can base bid Of his own.
II. f. McC. says z deals and y. on his
right. bids out OF turn. Y asks to de-
eide. and Y says let the deal stand.
Whoss bid IL IL?
Il can let the bid stand and overcall II
as IL it had been. in order, or he can call
1t void and let A bid. as it wac actually
As first bid.
r.. s. II. says We are III doubt as
to the rule In progressive auction when
all four players pass without bid.
Some say to throw the deal out leaN-
ing only three hands played at that
table in the round Others say the bid
ding goes round again. but is restricted
10 bid Of one trick on a Ave ard suit.
II the game Is not duplicate there
must he n new deal. and by the same
dealer. So that there shall be four hands
PLAYED in each round. II the game Is
the first table at which the hand is
dealt. it mus, be dealt again. Once the
hand IL passed TO another table. II
there ls no bid made. the score IS put
down as to u and the tray is passed
along bad bid at one table does
not mean that a bid OF some kind shall
bc made at every other table.
q. 6. Y. says. Th. dealer holds seven
spades TO the tIerce major. hve dia-
monds TO the major tenace. and the
single ace OF clubs. no hearts. On this
he bid two spades and his partner. who
plays two trick bids TO show length
without the tops. bid three hearts a.
he had no spades. the dealer then shifted
to no trumps. as he had no hearts. All
he made was three to-. spades aud his
two aces. Whose faul' was this?
Th. dealer should have bid about four
spades in the first place. and even after
his partner bid the hearts he should
have gone back 10 the spades. When
neither partner has any OF the others
suit to lead him. IL In a dangerous no
trump declaration. unless one hand 's
good for the game.
H. NJ says: Dummy is about to lay
dnu, bis hand "a soon n. A le,ds when
"a nI,v. /, card Dummy n, onc. laws
boun bis hand face I'M and snr,ad "A,
m. sar,e ,ipe roma rkI,p IN his nnr, ner.
| .rba, ia n lead out of turn Won can
cai /, su,, nro,ests that his 10
absurd as tho d.clarer has seen dunn
my's ards u denies tho right TO call
"a suit md o,,o,es law Go which Avs
| dummy can call attaution io . lead
from IN. wrong hand only. until bis
r,rd, are nlacel face upward ON the
table Dummy having called the de-
clarer's attention 10 the matter. til. pen
atty cannot be eNac'ed'
/ There IL tLrther clause N ih' law
quoted oo W. whi'h aiows dummy 10
eau ms partners attention 10 an "u-
verse iead ou' ot turn al any time pro-
r.nt's hand Th. frs, mar, or IN. law.
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Of the advantage Of having seen his
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