The sun., 1916-12-03
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Auction Bridsc-w. II. II. says On
the rubber game 4 goes to seven hearts.
Y bids eight clubs. and insists that he
has a right to do so to sav the rubber.
Is this bid against the rules?
It IL not against the rules. as law ~
says n player in his turn may overbid
the previous adverse declaration ANY
number OF times But the card com.
mittee has decided that as the laws at
present stand the bid must be classed as
impossible and cannot be allowed 10
stand. although there is no penalty for
having made it.
c. n. u. says: A revokes. but before
the declarer. u. turns the trick. 4 dis
covers his mistake and insists that he
can correct II without penalty. What
are the accepted rules for auction bridge?
A Is in time to save the revoke PEN
atty, 100 points. but he may be penalized
by being forced to play the highest o,
lowest he has of that suit. or the de-
clarer may ask him to leave the card
played In error on the table. and subject
to call. The official laws are published
by the Whist Club Of New York.
J. s. says: Against a trump deciara-
ton A leads n small card. Dummy has
ace AMI three small. third hand king
nine four. Ace goes up and the queen
drops from the declarer. on getting In
again y leads another small card OF that
suit and his partner plays the nine. Ia
this correct?
No. because the declarcr might have
tha taaL 49, Tan aud ,.;-l. 1,.- A.---
the hopeless queen to put the leader N.
Il should play the king. no matter
whether he thinks It will be trumped or
not.
s. s. says: The dealer holds seven
clubs to the acc king jack. four dia-
monds to the queen and two small sim
gletons. on which she bids "A club, Her
PARTNER bids no trump. Should the
dealer bid more clubs?
Many players would consider II safer
TO do so. as there is no reentry for the
club suit. which Is not solid. Rebuilding
Il would indicate these facts to the
partner. II the suit were long enough
to rebid 1t. and also solid. It would have
been a two-trick bid in the first place.
q. T. G. says: A says THE SUN ad-
vocates taking the partner out of a no.
trumper with five hearts or spades. sec.
ond hand passing. regardless OF the
other values IN the hand. Is this cor
rect?
Such Z course Is recommended as in.
variably correct OR the beginner. II is
recommended ' 3 all the authorities, but
there are some who think their 1udR-
ment OF the situation. and the kind of
no-trumpers their partner bids, allows
them to depart from the rule.
+. II, Il. says: The player on the
right OF the dealer makes the first bid
by mistake. What is the penalty?
Either the dealer or his partner may
choose n Of three penalties. lie may
insist on n new deal he may let the bid
stand and bid In his turn, or he may
declare the bid as void and go ahead as
II It had never h",n made.
T.. r. A. says: Hearts are trumps
a leads king and ace OF a plain suit
dummy laying down three small. Third
hand holds queen nine deuce. Should
he play n!ne and deuce to show he can
win the third trick:
Some players use that signal as nm
encouragement for the leader 10 20
ahead. Others believe /, better to con-
ane the down.and-o % echo To suits OF
" o only, when PLAYING against n
trump declaration. TO show they can run.