The sun., 1919-04-27
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Auction Bridge. r. C. B. says: The
dealer, z. bids a spade, A two diamonds.
Y two spades b three diamonds, u
three spades, which held. Dummy laid
down three spades to the Jack, ace and
two small diamonds, one small club,
and six hearts to the ace king. q bets
he should have bid two hearts instead
| of assisting the spades.
| To bid the hearts would be to deny
any help for the spades. which Is not
true. Y's hand, as a spade assist, Is
! worth Z tricks counted according to
modern methods: 4 in hearts, in dia-
monds and l in clubs. If has le-
Ultimate spade bid, II is a game hand in
spades. knows his partner has Ave
spades; he knows nothing about the
hearts
3. r W. says: When dummy was
| laid down II was remarked distinctly
that he held A s of hearts, among
other cards. At the tenth trick dummy
is card short. A Ave card trick 10
found which contains both 5 and 2 Of
hearts. The opponents say II is a mis-
deal. as dummy is short a card.
There is no penalty, as dummy Is
the player in error. The card should
have been found and returned to
dummys hand but the only penalty
would have been for possible revokeA
which dummy is not liable to. It II
never a misdeal.
r. A. II. says: 2 deals and bids .
club, his partner a spade, holding no
CLUBS, six spades to the queen 10. four
| a In NNNIn i
returns to two clubs, and a doubtless
What should Y do?
Bid two spades.
r a. NJ says: u bids no trump and
a leads the ace and small in clubs The
Jack In dummy held. On getting In again
led another club and the decarer won
1t with the king. A protested that
| there was something wrong, as all the
clubs should have fallen on the second
lead The dealer finds he has a card
TOO many and says it Is a misdeal, but
on counting it is found that each player
has the right number. and going back TO
the second club trick shows diamond
apparently played by tho declarer. \
claims penalty for revoke.
II Is impossible for the declarer 10
have played diamond and sim have
too many cards in his hand. unless he
failed to play to some other trick What
the leaders partner played TO the club
leads Is not stated. Where was tho
queen7 Was It not possible that tho
leaders partner played the diamond?
Criobage. J. =. s. says: In cutting
for deal a bets that ms king queen tack
and ten are all tenth" cards thev arc
tie. and II two tenth cards are cut the
players cut again.
The cards have rank In cribhage or
there would be no sequences. The king
is high and tho ace low in cutting.
Poker. A. s. r. says: A bets and
r calls, \ comedies the pot, but refuses
to show his hand. bets that as A
was called no must show his hand 10 r.
IT is not because \ was called. as Il
does not matter who calls: all the hands
that are in the call must be shown to tho
entire table.
j, H. L, says: Playing stud. first
bettor r, passes. All the others pass
They insist on seeing BIS down card.
on what grounds? y is out of tbs
pot and the last man to say wins II. as
no one Will bet against him.
Pokcr-M. j. X, says: A bets and z
raises. When \ calls and Il shows hio
hand A insists that it is not necessary
for to show his hand, IL he admits
that B wins.
A does not call r any moro than r
calls A. and when call is made both
hands must be shown 20 the board.
can insist on seeing AS hand, any
player at the table having the same
privilege. even n not in the pot