The sun., 1918-08-25
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Auction Bridge. II. L. G. says: z
deals out of turn. The error Is not dis
covered until one of his opponents had
looked at his hand. 2 bets it Is too late
to demand a new deal.
The deal Is completed when the last
card is dealt, and it Is then too late to
call attention to a deal out of turn. A
player having looked at any Of his
cards would be barred from demanding
a new deal even II the deal were not
complete. therefore Is doubly right
W. L. T. says: z deals and bids. A
doubles and the next two players pass.
z Insists he can change to another bid.
so as to take himself out of the double.
We left this for decision and the ref
cree said the player who was doubled
could make a higher bid only II his
partner or an adversary took out the
double.
Doubling is a declaration and each
player in turn has a right to make any
further declaration he pleases. This Of
course includes the player who is
doubled.
G. T. p. says: 2 is playing no
trumper. A leads a club and B re-
nounces. A at once asks him: mo clubs,
partner" just as 2 turns down the trick
b says: mo clubs" but A persists :
mo clubs at all?" upon which b says :
CLUBS? Oh, yes. / have clubs" and
produces one. z says 1t is too late to
correct the error. as the trick Is turned
down. A bets that as he asked the
question before it was turned down II
Is not too late.
1t Is too late because B answered
in the negative when A first asked him.
AS second question was asked after the
trick was turned down. Then 1t was
too late.
L. T. says: The dealer passes. Second
hand holds three cards to the ace in one
suit, four to the ace ten in another. five
clubs to the jack and a singleton spade.
A bets this is a no trumper second hand.
dealer passing. b bets there is no bid in
the hand. as the clubs are not headed
by any sure trick.
The hand Is good for four tricks in
play and has three suits stopped. 1t is
a no trump bid. II hands like this are
passed up. and third hand passes. the
deal may be void. as fourth hand will be
afraid to bid unless be has very good
cards. Second hand must bid more
freely than any other player, as he has
one presumably weak adversary. and
partner yet to speak
T. C. A. says: Y is playing to make
four spades, and has taken in his con-
tract when he says he will concede two
club tricks. His partner, Y. at once
says: "All right. Your deal next" A
says: I'VE Will take two tricks. You
score four odd" On laying down the
hands 1t is found that A could not lead
club. and therefore no club tricks
would have been made. Does the con-
cession stand in the face Of the facts?
Tricks conceded IN error. II accepted
by the adversarfes. cannot be withdrawn.
even II 1t is impossible to make them,
unless the partner OF tho conceding
player insists on playing the hand out.
As seems to have agreed. the conces-
sion must stand.
Pinochle. r. ]. II. says: Playing
two hand A melds 40 royal marriage.
He trumps the next trick he wins with
the queen. Then he lays down the other
queen. with the ace ten jack for 100
Later ne draws the second king anu
melds another 40. Are these scores cor
rect?
Tho FIRST one Is. because II does not
matter whether ne trumps with the
queen on the table or the one In his
hand, IL he melds before drawing from
the stock. The second meld of another
40 with new king is void. as the queen
on the table has been used in a meld
of higher value in the same class as
the royal marriage. This prevents that
queen from being used for a marriage.
T. b. N. Y. says: Playing three
hand, can a player meld tho 40 mar
riage and then add the ace ten Jack for
$50 SO as to score 100 for the Ave cards.
Yes. The melds are the same in all
forms OF pinochle.
]. w. asks what can be scored In four
hand for the flush and four pairs.
If the trump sequence Is meant.
which Is part Of the four pairs Of kings
and queens. the total value Of the six
separate melds Ii $40.