The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-25
What to Do
When Deal
Is Off
Work Discusses Common
Question Asked by
His Readers.
BY Milton @. Work


bridge articles. have received
hundreds of questions from my
readers, all of which, when accom-.
panied by a stamped return envel-
ope, have been answered by mail.
l have noted which questions have
been asked with unusual frequency
and am devoting this article and
tomorrow's to them.
INCORRECT NUMBER OF
CARDS. Under this heading II
may be found during the play:
(A) that one player has too many
cards and another too fow; B)
that one player has too few and
the others the correct number; (C)
that one player has too many and
the others the correct number.
In case A, the hand is abandoned,
nothing scored, and the same play.
err redeals with the same pack. Claw
l5-d) In case Il, the cause may
be either that the pack was incor.
rect, that the player has PLAYED
twice to one trick, or that the play.
err has dropped a card. II the pack
was imperfect, there is a new deal
as in case A. If the player "a
played two cards to one trick. { ~
surplus card is restored him and
he is answerable for any revokes
he would have been liable for had
the missing card been in his hand
continuously; the ownership OF the
trick is not changed. Naw 34.j)
II the player has lost one OF his
cards. it must be found if possible
and returned to him; he is then
answerable for revokes as before.
II the card cannot be found. the
pack Is incorrect and there is a
new zeal as in case A. In case
G, the cause may be either that
the pack was imperfect or that
the player has omitted playing to
a trick. If the pack was imperfect
there is a new deal as in case A.
IL the player has omitted to play
TO trick, the other side may de.
mand a new deal Except that this
penalty may not be imposed upon
Dummy; or they may elect that
the deal stands and that the sur
plus card at the end of the play
be considered played to the imper.
feet trick-there is no revoke, how.
ever. Claw 34-h.)
OBLIGATION TO BID: RE.
SERVED BID: Like Banquo's
ghost which would not down, two
absolutely erroneous and unbound.
ed notions about the auction keen
popping up in the form of ques-
tions from correspondents. One is
that under certain conditions (the
query usually relates to Progress.
sive or Duplicate) the fourth play
er Is obliged to bid If the other
three in succession pass their orr
gtnal chance. The second Is that
player usually the dealer is the
player asked about may pass 10
opportunity to bid and "reserveVx
the right to bid later even If the
other three pass. The answer is
Law IL, which provides that the
dealer must bid or pass and there
after each player must pass, bid
or double; also that four original
passes end the auction. The law
Celebrates somewhat, but the gist
of it Is las has always been the
easel that player is never forced
to bid and that no right to reserve
exists.
The pointer for today is:
Familiarize yourself with the
Laws of the game and play IN &C.
cOrdance with them.
Tomorrow's article win answer
some more of the questions most
frequently asked
Copyright, Milton c. worls.)
Work, the recognized authority on
auction bridge, will answer queS.
tiOns about tho game for Times
readers. Write to him I'm care of
The Times. Inclose a seIf-addressed
stamped envelope.