The sun., 1919-10-12

Meeting Objections
To Duplicate Auction

was that when II came to auction there
was no actual competition like a match
against any given pair. The N and
players at table 4, for instance, were
not playing against the e and w pair
at that table. but against the gifts that
this pair might present to other N and
The New Way.
e. T. Baker Of the card committee has
worked out scheme of play that Is cal
culated to eliminate all these objections,
and to make duplicate auction for a va
rying number Of players something
worth while. 1t was tried out last
Thursday evening for the first time. and
was so we'll received that 1t will be con-
tinued throughout the winter.
The result Of the first game was pretty
close, Miss NJ. H. Campbell and Il. T.
Baker making the best score with 1,34s
above average; Messrs. Carpenter and
Kalisbi. 1.191; Mcclellan and Barber,
1.11s.
In the first place, there will be two
separate competitions going on at the
same time. The set match, pair against
pair for the evening only, and the cumu-
lative score against all comers for the
season. played under system of auto
matte handicapping. Instead of giving
pins for the top score each evening
which resulted in some players accumu-
lating about quart of them. and others
never getting any, there will be. one or
two really valuable prizes for the best
match score during the season.
The most radical departure from the
old system will be in the arrangement OF
the players. Four persons make up their
own table and start to play Immediately,
without waiting for any other table
or section to be filed. As soon as
another table is filled. it can start.
and the four who begin at any table
remain at that table all evening, and
get through the regulation twenty-eight
deals as quickly or as slowly as they
please This obviates all the vexatious
uelays that arose under the old eystem
OF waiting until every one had finished,
and then moving to the next table after
every four deals
Those who come early, rs being the
Official starting time, can get away early,
ana the committee feel safe In g1laran-
teeing that the games will be all finished
and the result announced by IL 80 at the
latest
Those who do not wish to enter the
competition for the cumulative score
prizes may play their own game, for
partners and opponents of their own Sc
lection. making up their own table and
paying no attention 70 any other table
IN the room. except to turn in their total
score to the umpire at the end of the
play, so that he may get an avera ge
These scores need not be posted opposIte
the names, as all the committee want is
the figures, and no one will know how
much or how little any pair made unless
they choose to tell 1t themselves. This
feature should prove very attractive to
those who fear they are not good enough
to play against the cracks. They can
at least see by the average score. which
VIII be announced. how much they fell
short or gained.
Those who enter the cumulative score
competition for prizes wifi b. automatic
ally handicapped according to their
SKIN as shown by their scores each eve
ming. No matter how much below aver
age they may be as players. they will
never have to play against any better
than themselves, and will have Just as
good chance to win their match as
the best players in the club
The system of scoring for games and
rubbers won will be practically the
same as at straight auction, but only
the N and s score, as a total will be
turned In to the umpire at the end of the
pay me II and w pair will have to
agree 10 this as correct, and II is OBJ
vious that there can be no discrepancies
to adjust. Add up all the N and s
scores. divide by the number of tables
In play announce the average and 1t is
done
II the average for n and is $50
plus those ~ho have made more win a
match and It counts the same whether
they made S51 points or 5000 plus.
me e and w pairs lose 1t. If N and
are below average the Z and w pair
win the match.
The players entered for the cunllla-
tive score turn in their names to the
umpire and on the next evening they
VIII have to play against some pair that
made about the same score last time
III Mr.. and Mrs. Jones were 400 below
average they will play against Mr. and
Mrs. Brown. who were $50 below last
time. II they were 500 above average
they will probably find themselves
pitted against two of the top notchers,
perhaps King and Lenz. who also had
about 900 plus last time.
The idea OF this system of match play
is that a match is a match and counts
the same whether II is won by points
or 1000. What is more. it will count
just as much toward the. prize If Mr..
and Mrs. Jones beat Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown as II LEM and King beat Lei
benderfer and Whitehead. The best
players will have to play against the
best all the time and all they can win
Is match. The poorest player will
have Just as good a chance TO score IL
he can beat some one In his own class