The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

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declaration. that Ia final. Is this cor
, rect?
The statement in the laws that when
three players pass the bidding Is closed
seems to confuse a number OF those h
nave not the advantage Of club play
ana who depend on their reading OF the
laws for their Interpretation Of them,
as this question Is continually coini1g
up. u IL only when three players pass
a declaration made by the fourth that
the bidding is closed. The fact that
three have passed without a bid docs
not prevent them from entering the
bidding again IL the fourth player can
iesi'inatcly make a declaration and
does so. II is only when three players
in succession pass an actual bid that
the bidding is closed.
F. $. says. Il deals and bids a spade
which y passes. Tie third hand, y,
holds six hearts to the ten nine. three
diamonds to the Jack ten and four
clubs to the ace nine. What should
ne say in view Of the fact that he has
nc spades
Bid two hearts. The nand is not
strong enough to go no truUps, but V
must deny the spades. II the~dealer does
not like the heart takeout he can go
back to the spades II he Is strong
enough or go to no trumps II he has
everything hut the hearts.
NJ. e. I" says: 1t Is AS lead. bu.
Il ana \ lead 2 card almost AZ the ga me
instant. 80 that no one could say who
really led first The d~eclarer tells 4 1,
take W MS exposed card and asks \
TO lead a trump. y leads the TRUMP.
winch "in and ,hen the declarer calls
on y 10 lead his exposed card. Is this
correct y insists II is a double penalty.
III 1t is admitted that the two cards
were played 80 closely together tina, no
one at the table could decide which was
led first. then the declarer had no right
TO call a lead from A. the penalty being
restricted TO having BIS card left OF the
table subject to call. As cad being
legitimatcly made. II \ compiled with
a demand for a penalty (to which the
dcclarer was not cntitled) by leading a
suit. the card led in thu FIRST place must
II" taken back into the hand. and Is not
subject to call. as that would be a double
penalty. as pointed out by A.
]. j. h says: Y deals and passes, A
bids n heart and before Y bids Il saws
FOUR diamonds. upon which y. the dealer.
a One says two clubs. A insists this
shall he made five clubs. as rs bid a..
cepis b. bid out 81 turn. z says he
ignored Rs bid as void because IT was
out OF turn.
1t is VS. place. and not rs. to declar re
III" bid made by Il as void " the inten.
ton Il To- make a bid that will owe, call
\ hut which would be shut out by Bs
hid. n Il declares or Intended to de-
clare BIS bid as void. as he says, then
II IS not Is bid. but Us. and by bidding
two clubs Y accepts BIS bid as having
been made In proper order, 80 that A is
right in demanding that II be made Ave
clubs.
Mrs. II. says: The dealer bids a
heart and third hand a spade. second
and fourth lands both passing. The
dcaler has three small spades. but holds
SIX hearts to four honors. What should
she do?
Return to the hearts. The spade bid
may be 10 deny the hearts. but the dealer
should not care whether dummy has
any hearts or not. and cannot risk the
spades being strong enough to 20 game.
Betting, p C. d. asks for an expla.
nation of the term 'm~artingale' In bet.
ting upon any series OF events.
\ martIncale is any system Of IN.
creasing and diminishing the original
stake according to a formula that Is
supposed TO hold in the players interes,
in that original stake until he gets |,
back and with II the amount he started
out To- win.
Poker. W. r. II. says: The las,
man to say opens = Jack with an a.,
fuIl. Il comes in. Thinking three aces
quite good enough. \ discards his pair
and draws two cards. at the same time
announcing Il am splitting The re.
suit was that \ got a good be, out o,
II, who objects to the statement made
by y as tn splitting. \ maintains tha;
he did split his hand. A buried his
discard.
AS statement that he was splitting
was clearly a misrepresentation, be.
cause he did not split his opening quail.
hcation. as the three aces were openers
the pair was not, II the rule requiring
every opener 10 place his discard unde
the chips in the pool Is adhered TO there