The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-16
BY w. e. MKENNEY

Secretary American Bridge League
TN Tuesdays article we began
Il discussion Of the new set of
definitions used in contract bridge,
following adoption of the new in
ternational code. The first seven
teen definitions were examined in
that article. Today we begin with
No. 10, which defines trick as fol-
lows:
Four cards, one from each hand,
one being led and the other three
played in one round Of play. =
10. To Lead-To select and place
face up on the table the opening
card Of a trick.
90 To Play-To select and place
face up on the table one of the other
cards to be comprised in a trick, I'M
less the context otherwise requires.
81. QUILTED TRICK-A trick
which has been gathered and turned
by player on the side which has
won it from which the hand of the
player has been removed.
%. ODD TRICK-Each trick won
by side in excess of six.
%. OVERTRICK-Each odd trick
won by declarer in excess of his
contract.
"a. UNDERTRICK-Each trick
BY which declarer falls short of his
contract.
Is. TRUMP SUIT-The suit, if
any, to which higher ick-taking
power attaches during the play of
the hand. Each of its cards is
trump and ranks above any card
of any other suit
26. EXPOSED CARD-During the
auction and the play this term is
restricted to mean:
{a) any card dropped face up on
the table, even though no other
player can name it.
(b) any card dropped elsewhere
than on the table when the Offend
ers partner sees its face, but not
when it is seen only by an oppo-
nent.
Co any card so held by player
that his partner sees any portion of
its face, but not a card so held that
only an opponent can see it.
I'D any card held by player if
he has said anything indicating
that he holds it.
(e) any card dropped face up on
the table along with one which the
player says he intended to lead or
to play.
Cd the last two cards in the hand
of an opponent of declarer, if, before
that opponent has played to the
twelfth trick, his partner has shown
his last card.
(g) any card which under any
provisions in these laws may be
treated as an exposed card.
27-TO FOLLOW SUIT-To play
card of the suit led.
20. REVOKE-(See later article
Tor complete text of new law).
%. HONOR-The ace, king, queen,
jack, or ten of trump suit, or each
OF the four aces at no, trump.
30. SLAM = Grand slam - the
winning of Is tricks by one side:
little slam-the winning of IL tricks
by one side.
81. TRICK SCORE4The score
which counts both toward winning
OF a game and winning of a rubber.
80. PREMIUM SCORE-The score
which counts toward winning of a
rubber, but not toward the winning
of any game.
SO. VULNERABLE = Exposed to
higher penalties for unfulf1lled con-
tracts. The term is applied to a
side which has won game.
"a. THE RUBBER-The success
sion of hands ending when one side
has won two games.
These definitions should do a lot
toward standardizing the terms used
by contract players, and it is hoped
that all interested in the game
thoroughly will familiarize them
selves with them.
The next few articles will be de-
voted to explaining the most i'm
portant of the contract laws, and
especially those in which changes
affecting the game have been made.
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