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New-York tribune., 1921-12-04

besides, upward Of 500 public coaches and
many stages, sightseeing busses and small
trucks, which daily carry thousands of pas
sengers. According to the license bureau re-
ports these total at present 1862. Many of
these public vehicles carry as many as fifty
passengers each. This does not take into ac-
count the privately owned automobile or truck
All automobiles in New York City operate, of
course, under state license, but the public
taxi carries city license as well.
It is estimated by the owners of these public
taxis that each car covers about eighty miles
in the course of a day. This is the average
distance covered by the two chautfeurs who
run the taxi every twenty-four hours. The
rules vary, but in most cases taxi is supposed
to be available for about twenty hours in every
twenty-four. One driver takes out the car at
in the morning and remains almost continually
in service until in the afternoon. The night
driver takes the car at that hour and remains
at his post until a. M, making twenty hours
of operation.
It is, of course, possible to get taxis earlier
than a. m. and later than 8 a. m. AS matter
of more or less common experience, the taxi is
always in evidence in one part Of the city or
another. The last few months, incidentally,
have brought falling off in the demand for
taxis at late hours. New York goes to bed
much earlier than it once did. There has been
a marked reduction in the number of taxi calls
after midnight.
Although the demand for taxis is continuous
every hour of the day and night, the rush
hours, as they may be called, fall into three
distinct zones. Business picks up at Z in the
morning and continues brisk until 8 o'clock.
An enormous fleet Of taxis is required to carry
New Workers to their stores and offices. The
next rush period comes at noon and continues
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04

until o'clock. The busiest part of the day,
however, begins about in the evening and
continues until 9 o'clock.
The average chauffeur is usually paid for
more than half the distance covered, since he
picks up many fares on the return trip. TAX
ing the average daily run as eighty miles, it
will be that the feet of 1925 cars daily
covers $4,000 miles. If one adds to this the
mileage of public touring cars and other con-
veyances the total obviously will be far be-
yond 100000 miles a day. 1t is impossible
to count the number of miles actually travelled
by New Workers. in taxis every day. except in
round numbers, but the estimate is interesting.
Since taxi carries from one to five passen-
gers and the touring cars and busses several
more it is safe to say that the actual taxi mile
age totals at least 100000 daV.
The average New Yorker will be surprised
to learn the extent of his daily portion of taxi
riding. There are, in round numbers, 1000,000
families in New York. In other words, each
family rides about two miles every day in
public taxis. The weekly taxi ride for each
family is therefore about ID miles, or approx
mately 700 miles in the course of year.
Every man, woman and child in New York
City, East Side and West Side, rich and poor,
rides about $50 miles in public taxis in the
course of a year. theoretically speaking.
A fortune is spent daily in taxi tariffs. No
New Yorker need be told that the taxi on the
average usually charges 40 cents for the first
mile and 80 cents for the next half quar-
ter-mile, with decreasing charge as the dis
tance lengthens. There are, of course several
systems of charging, depending on the meter.
The comparison with the rates for cabs twenty
years ago is striking. The minimum charge in
the old days was seldom less than 81. 1t was
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04
r]HERE are still many players who will
fight against no-trumpers when they
have tho lead. The objections to the

T(HERE are still many players who Will
fight against no-trumpers when they
have the lead. The objections TO the
call have been many times set forth,
but outimism seems to overcome them all. The
first objection is the doubt of going game with
a no-trumper against you, and nothing snort
Of game is worth while. The second is the
weakness Of giving the no-trumper and MS
partner an option on the situation; TO go on
bidding or quit, with the probability that tney
can get into safer place. The third is that
you warn the no-trumper that there is consld-
erable strength against it and that it is the
strong hand that has the lead.
The alternative to bidding against the no.
trumper is the double, which simply transfers
to the partner the choice among the objections
referred to, giving the no-trunper the same
option as before. Even the modern renne-
ment Of doubling only when able to support
major suit does not cover the case.
The double like the bid, is gamble on tne
Partners hand, and it is astonishing, some
times, how apparently perfectly sound doubtless
getting the response they want, VIII come 10
grief The reason seems to be that the uec-
araton is forced upon weak hand ana II
there are two strong hands against him ne mas
hard job cut out for him.
The general rule for the double OF no.
uumper by the second hand is three sure
TICKS, or six as counted for attack, dlstrlD-
ated among three suits; or two suits and
third stopped This leaves us deficit OF Tour
VT is to be major suit, or five If it is TO pc
aminor suit and we are looking for them IN
ha partners hand
II the no-trump bidder has at least four to
Aart with, and you have six, that Is ten. AT
a0-humps there are three left to make up the
nlrteen, which may be in your partners hand,
against you on the left, or divided. Turn
els hand into trump contract and the values
NIT; hut you want enough Of them to make
ume, ten tricks.
After teaching pupils for the last five years
eave no-trumpers alone when they have the
sad, have found the best players agree with
n 90 far as calling suit goes, but some OF
still stick to the double. Some interest
deals come up in duplicate games showing
this may work out IN tho most unexpect-
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04

difficult to get liveryman to hitch up, no mat.
ter how short the ride, for less than 81 or
$1.50. Compare these rates with the tariffs
to-day, and the marvellous growth of the taxi
habit is readily understood
1t is conservatively estimated that taxi
on the average earns at least $50 day gross
income The net income, considering the cost
of gasoline, oil and repairs, is of course an
other matter. The 10000 and more taxis oper-
ating in New York City collect in the course of
a day something like 100000, or upward of
$1,500,000 each week.
Many New Workers., with the memory of
taxi bills in mind, may be inclined to think
this estimate much too conservative. taxi
which is engaged considerable part of its
time will, of course, take in much more than
the average sum, but in making the estimate
allowance is made for the many idle hours
during which the long lines Of taxs stand or
cruise about without finding customer. The
income Of the taxi when engaged is only So
an hour, which is certainly low. Several OF
the taxi companies charge $1.50 an hour mere
ly for waiting for customers when they have
been called
1t may come as a surprise to many New
Workers to find how much they spend in the
course of week or year for taxis. Many
people are doubtless under the illusion that the
taxi is luxury INDUCED in only by the rich.
As a matter of fact the average family in
New York spends every week about S1.50 for
taxis. The average taxi toll for family in
the course of a year is in the neighborhood
of $75. In other words, every man, woman
and child in New York spends nearly SIS
year for taXs.
The taxi business is affected by many infu-
ences in the most unaccountable manner The
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04

out of the play by bidding as high as 800 he
must justify it by making 800 or he is set.
Question-Playing spades at double value.
gets the bid for $50, and melds $50 In
spades, but concludes to throw up the play
Does he lose double or not?-S. II. P.
Answer-If you make your own rules you
must make your own decisions. Why was the
$50 not worth 300?
THIRTY-ONE
Question-Is there not system of betting
at this and other table games called martin
gale? If so, what is the IDEAS. G. M.
Answer-Martingaies are used only when it
is even chance to win or lose and there are
in prospect long run of consecutive oppor-
tunities to bet Card games like thirty-one are
too slow in reaching decision. Roulette is
better. The martingale starts to win a GER
tain amount, say $40, and the punter divides
this into three parts, 8, 8, a. Losses are put
down under the last figure and the top and
bottom added for the next bet. On winning,
the top and bottom figures crossed out, and
the remaining top and bottom figures are the
amount bet.
POKER
Question-What is the penalty if the two
players in the call do not show any cards to
the table? called A and A threw his hand
into the discards.-G. r. L.
Answer-No penalty, except not to play with
those who do not abide by the rules of the
game, to show all hands in call
CONTRACT
Question-What is now the usual method Of
scoring over-tricks when they exceed the coz
tract?--H. C. S.
Answer-A uniform rate of ten points
trick, regardless of the declaration. is the rule
in many clubs.
CRIBBAGE
Question-Please count an s, 7, 4, 4, hand
for US. bets it is worth holes--J. M. c.
Answer-Two for the pair, which, with the
z makes Is; then each 4, with the and s.
2 more 15's. Then the and 7. Total. TO-
HEARTS
Question-Is the player who has the first
lead Of all obliged to lead some suit other than
hearts?-B. M.
Answer-He can lead whatever he thinks
suits his hand.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04

The return of the heart from B, who won
the third trump, forced the ace and left with
the ten ace over B. Ace and small in clubs fol-
lowed, hoping to make trumps separately.
This let in three diamond tricks and the. ten
Of hearts.
The players who did not double on AS cards
looked upon saving game as certainty IT
partner could win one trick anywhere! To go
game in anything he must have more, and the
more he has the more certain it is that the no
tru1nper cannot win the game. By sitting
tight A has 80 aces sure, against 10 or 20
score. By doubling he lost ia points.
Here is the solution of Problem No. 81, in
which hearts were trumps, z to lead and w
to win all the tricks:
z leads ace of diamonds and follows with
small trump, which wins. The jack Of da-
monds is covered by B and trumps it.
now leads trump, A and B both discarding
clubs, Y shedding the spade queen
When z leads the club, to be won by Y,
both A and have to discard again. If
discards diamond, leads the ten, as to
force out the queen, allowing z to trump, Y
still having a rc-entry card in spades. IT A
discards the spade instead of the diamond
must protect the spades 2 will make
trick with the three.
The key to the solution is the first trick.
Any other opening will relieve the adversaries
from their difficulties in dscarding.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04
Author of Foster on Auction, Auction Made Easy,
Fosters Complete Hoyle, Etc.
By R. F. FOSTER

it should be diamond call. Which is right?
&C. ]. L.
Answer-The black suits are little light for
CALL The diamond is safer, and opens the way
for the partner to say something, besides tell
ing him what to lead.
Questionable dealer bids spade, second
hand doubles, third hand passing. The fourth
hand holds four spades to the nine, three dia-
monds to the king, and three small in each Of
the two other suits. What is the answer to the
double?-B. D.
Answer-This is one of the moot questions
Of the game and is good example of the diff
culties one is placed in by the modern system
cf doubling. Most players would leave the
double alone as no-trump is hopeless without
any stopper in spades. Whitehead recommends
calling the diamonds.
CALL-ACE EUCHRE
Question-A gets it at diamonds and calls
on the ace of clubs for his partner. 1t turns
out that the ace is not in play, so A makes a
slam anyway What does he score for the
lone hand, or is it not a lone hand, as he asked
for partner?-D. w. r.
Answer-While this game is called call-ace
euchre, 1T is not Inc actual ace ChdC is caleu
on, but the highest Of the suit If the ace is
not in play it is the highest club that is in play
that is the partner. It is only if A has the
highest himself that he can score for lone
hand,
FIVE HUNDRED
Question: bets that one cannot lead the
joker and call for certain suit to be played
to it if that suit has already been led or played
without the announcement that the joker shall
belong to it.-P. j. A.
Answer-This evidently refers to no-trump-
ers, as in all other cases the joker is the best
trump. In no-trumps, the joker is spit by
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worst blow the taxi business has experienced
recently has been due to prohibition. AS the
cabarets and late restaurants have gradually
closed, the taxi business has naturally suffered.
There are fewer people to be carried home at
late hours, and those who remain downtown
after the theater hours do not seem to be in
the mood for taxis. Prohibition has also cut
down materially the number of taxi patrons
during the day In the old days when a certain
type of citizen had induged in few drinks
he suddenly became scornful of subways and
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04
AUCTION BRIDGE-PLAYER'S SCHOOL

itself, and also the trump suit. Consequently,
it cannot belong to any other suit, but the
holder of the joker has the privilege of die
tating what suit shall be discarded on the
joker, if he leads it, instead Of trumping
with it,
RUSSIAN BANK
Question-Playing this game with one pack,
if there is run of four clubs, 8 to 6, with the
6 on top, can this run be reversed, bringing the
nine on top.-H. B. B.
Answer-Only if there is space in which
to reverse it, as the cards must be shifted one
at time in reversing sequences. The only
other way would be to put the on the 5 some
where, and then reverse. If there is no 5
showing this cannot be done.
PINOCHLE
Queston-A bids 800, melds ITO and wins
trick, calling out, as he is $50 ON the slate and
the ITO meld puts him over 1000. bets he
must play the hand out to make good his bid
or he cannot score any melds.-G. l..
Answer-B is correct There is no calling
out in bid pinochle, and if player runs others
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04

streetcars and felt in the mood for taxi ride.
The result was the collection of large sums
which now find their way to other channels.
Despite this falling off in taxi patronage
the habit seems destined to increase as time
goes on. New telephone systems are contem-
plated which will enable any one on the street
to phone for taxi from every letter box or
fire alarm box. Several of the taxi companies
are also extending their charge account sys-
TENS and introducing systems of ticket books
which facilitate the payment of taxi tariffs.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04

YEw YORK'S taxicabs travel more
NJ than million miles a day
= Even to the New Yorker, accus-
toned to lodging these familiar
vehicles, the total mileage comes as a surprise.
The city's taxi mileage every twenty-four hours
is equal to forty times the circumference of the
earth. The taxi habit is almost universal.
This amazing development of the old cab serv-
ice is besides very recent growth, dating from
the war.
Let prospective fare stop for an instant
on any city street and raise his hand and he
will get taxi service in few seconds. There
is scarcely minute of the day or night when
at least one taxi is not in sight. Taxis are
constantly waiting in long lines at countless
stands and endlessly cruising about in search
Of customers. In no other city in the land is
the taxi so nearly omnipresent. A decade ago
the traveller returning from Europe deplored
the absence of cheap cab service in America.
But when the taxi habit was formed it grew
astoundingly.
To assure this public service day and night
an enormous feet of taxicabs must be con-
stantly in commission. There are to-day just
1O,250 taxis licensed in New York City. These
are the familiar cabs of several colors carry
ing from one to five passengers. If these
vehicles carried their capacity they alone
would be capable of transporting at once the
population of city of 50,o00
In addition to the small taxi there are sew
eral kinds of licensed public vehicles which fall
in the same class and daily carry large num-
bers of passengers. There are the touring cars
to be found at public stands or waiting at
garages to be hired by the hour. There are
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04
Queries and Ansvers
AUCTION BRIDGE

Question The dealer holding four hearts to
the king; the king ten Of spades; five diamonds
to the king queen, and two small clubs passes.
His partner says it is noTrumper B bets
New-York tribune., 1921-12-04

trump and dummy let the queen make, which
gave X chance to lead q third round Of
trumps, discarding diamond.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-17
GRID ASSOCIATION
MEET IN CLEVELAND
President Of American Professional
Football Association Calls Meet
ing for Saturday.

Sprc';.i 10 ltt lat"tECCnIcr.
Columbus ohio June l6.--Joe F.
Carr. at tbs city. president or the
American Professional Football asso-
citation. has called n meeting or mat
boz 80 81. n..rG 80 the NollcnGen hotel,
Cleveland. Saturday. June Is.
Many imrCr'au: matters are to come
up for consideration at this meeting
wh.,h VIII yrUhalGy extend over into
sunday Among the matters which will
be- disposed Of. possibly the most i'm
ror,art ara measures 10 prevent the
jumping of payers and the adoption or
uniform contracts between clubs and
players and between different clubs,
In addition \ list OF officials will be
passed urou. consisting Of men who
nrefnr g. work in profess, onaI games
ra.la- than n college grid contests.
F'vrry effort ~ 70 De- made by hackers
of tn professional EriGiron sports 10
p!a.,a.e college authorities who have
gore on ;Nr war path against profess
s."nal football.
\ r,..rv,. .rap>" similar 70 the one
now n rit.,t II. baseball will probably
b. d,c,r,rl uToN and there viii b" no
tor17erIrL VITA PLAYERS Coun'eranced
nor 49,, ling - players from one
club 20 another.
r,.s.r- rcr,hcrs ot the lsCus are
Rochester. Buffalo, Philadelphia, C!eve-
land. Cincinnati Louisville. Chicago
DECATUR. Az, n. Hammond. Dayton
Canton and Columbus.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-17
TWO HARD GAMES

Tho Nfn-ndsyiiEe Athletic Clnh VIZ
MAY rbc Dllorva 10 Indians on N" F';'H
s,rna, marx. ~ N"rnFSviile. on SATURDAY
-, a., ard Ten - T. 'onrncy - piHo>
,..,. sunday " . -c'Eru s>n" ~ ~
,.,.,, harr TIL indians ha," h""n pay
-. s,rony game this year and N"GH"S-
-, Will have 20 'rare! a; sop S7"'o ~
win even one game. large crow" -
-o,...i - W rr; a NN"7HSv'." 10
49,, Pod liar. oTpoS" Un0""N"T IN WA
.,,~.r..oh na real 7'tcrH-s hpit,". VIC
>t,-ran w!u aga,n banda -" games
-, r,ears tuac N" U~nI ring Will ne
Of no hest. - ss
>ra,arsr Sears IS having HIS hands
<,l. u,:,b teams cancrln"G 'h"ir games
osssverar teams - no. se"m nj al ""N'
to,,s. - MOO, me Mound C!,y bows. How
.yn- Re IS working ha"A 20 secure games
and hopes 70 sonn Ian" enough ''"'''S ~
o., ~, q s,,eud:d ho:r" y, h"GI.". APP
rain Higgins - also H9' P'''@'" 49,
tna pravIn- % sNn'H - A.~ PAYERS N
~. last few games ari may 'o'"e
cb,nre IN his Lineup ms week "n".
TToyrays-. inst how i" = 2''Hf'nE th"m
~ M. 1ouhlr-hcaGar TsHH -" Nc
ro,k.ys AZ F"rth street p''" on IN" IN.
TO B-rs.ics haScha" rio". o. Bridge
.. 20 U,.hou, n mo FOR next SuHuTy
r,r~ % Tho cancellation "f -" f'"f
a,os . rfnc ard would ~" :" her
r-o,,, an sood ,c"n n ''.' di>i:t'..
Challenge may be ans""r"t ny '"''"S
bridgeport 80 cay evening.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-17
WINS
FINAL TITLE
P1T-SBURGH coLLEGrANS DROP Be
FORE ONSLAUGHT OF THE
HARD-HITrrNG BISoNS.
Last Game Of Season witnessed by
Large Crowd--Playing Was
Slow and Listless.

EotorN on" OF IN" largest crowds ;H'i
has Witnessed a game on the E"thI"r
o.: this ,,.t.."n :h" Ra'Aauy rr'.,...' r.'..
wound ..n s. .s.r>"u y,~'.r1sy ..''r.rr""
hy va,;nr.uc ;he f'.;'~nu~@h t".lrE.anS
ny 10 ou".SiieG S.nr" nr : 20 :.
Bethany nu;-hj; a".l u'.' Played tho
Pit;shurShers n every inning %: IN"
game. and the visitors ml'e taeir only
run N rhn ;h.-d :nr:n-; wh"0 IN "rr"~
my E"ark 70, a "a" advance - >''.""I.
which r"s'.''.'l N a S,0r".
Had h!,.jnS By both teams ~ = '',1-
tUrr OF ;hc g&.Ce. En"",y. Cor lie : -
tors. m.ujy MO 1o':h'-S and - N.H;l" ="
four trips 70 ;ne Plate, while ,>im''ir
gathered 4 ,Yipie n ms ch~"" visits 20
the plu:c S:"wort. tor E..'l;,ry N,l i
per-c,.t day w:;& ," $:..H. S.''::;s Il
doub;" aad two singles IN 'hr"c zines
at ha;.
The curc w.s Slow and .S''"f> and
the visitors fa;led - show he I.ass
that WAS .Np.r;"I 90 them. Hrt"''y'
min" waS .. >.u; go".. bal q" ,a' ;:.'.'.
ard r,aGc ~ .u'nr">>'"H on FL" 'Hr"'r
Of a..rn, members wDn wcC" in the
town ATTENDING the commrn,vment eNsr-
c.SeS.
n" s"ore:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-17
Carpenter Proves
His Ability to Take
Severe Punishment

ManhasSct. y. Y. Jun" 10 Georges
Carpenter permitted Ioe l"ann"ttc
negro heavyweight to beat Il tattoo on
his abdomen during u workout for news
parcrmnn this afternoon. Manager
D"scamps explained that some news
paper fight critics had questioned the
challengcr's ability to asS!miiIiG pun
Ishmcnt in the body, and that this was
the answer.
Jcannctt" worked especially hard.
trying To break through the French
mans guard with his powerful OEtcK
arms. Georges, noting the ncCro's hG-
Grcssivcncss. remarked: "iOu must
have been eating hccfstcak today. Joe
but the negro only smiled.
Knockout Brennan. VIII" gave Dcmp-
scy such Il good tight in New York last
winter. said he was greatly impressed
with tn" challenger, hut refused 10
commit himself when asked to predict
the result OF the fight
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-17
Cream Of Professionals
In St, Andrews Tourney

s: Andrews. Scotland. June n ne
I,rpcsr axsorb,arc ~ international golf
crs oyer scc,, here nrc hard at work I'm
,be rnal week. end r-act CO for the quail
e,-inr ron, Is ~ tho Rr'tish nHen cham
nioner!r, which hrc!nS next MONDAY
over tho links Of the famous Royal and
Ancient COZ club.
TIL" draw for tho tournament SHOWS
$50 mon entered including tho cream OF
me amateurs and pr"fcsso nals OF the
United States. n" Er'ttsh Isles. Austria
la. Franco md span.
Tho Americans who VIII max" final
attempt 20 secure the British open trio
include Walter Hagen. James Harness
Jock Hutchinson. Charles Evans. Bob
By" Jones and Paul Hunter.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-17
Wilson's Will Play on
Tunnel Green Sunday
Newly Organized Wheeling Will Be OPP
position OF Packers

Whilc many hasohall fans VIII he
crowdinE to League Park NEXT Sunday
afternoon To wi;rCSS tho Elu"rS-Nr-
Ccnkcy clash. there will b. a number
Of fans who will not care IN journey 20
the Ohio side and th"S" fans wiz have
chance to soc two good teams in ac-
ton at League Park.
Arrangements were completed last
evening ny tho management nf the Will
son Packers nine to meet the newly or
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DEMPSEY OBJECTS To JERSEY MAN
As THE THIRD MAN IN THE RING

re,ecs II also was ascertained that
name ~ the i've named In the fight con-
tract had yet applied for a referees IL
CcnSe.
No objection from Carpenters camp
has been raised against naming OF the
referee by the commission.
It was considered not unlikely tnat
dirGcultics might arise in adjusting
rules in the New Jersey boxing resula-
lions regarding seconds. hand bandag-
inc, etc, which appear TO conflict with
the match code specified in the boxers
contract
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-17
FORCED TO DEFAULT

New York. Jun" TO- tn" Philippines
DAVIS Gun tennis team. scheduled t."
play J,ran in tho first round. has been
forced to default bc,HuS" OF inability -
reach Ia" tinted states h"tor" July "a.
= WITS announced her" today.