The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15
BY w. E. M'KENNEY
SECRETARY American bridge Leazue

6ectthaGy Dfldkc LcAkuc
TINE new laws for rubber con-
l. tract were released by The
Whist Club New York, and put
into effect throughout the world on
Nov. /.
With the rubber code now avail
able, the American Bridge League
within the next thirty days will
present the new code that will
govern duplicate tournament play.
The two codes will conform to each
other as nearly as possible.
1 sincerely hope that, with the
great interest being shown in the
new code, contract players through
out the country viii take time to
learn these rules and insist on their
strict enforcement.
If you are an offending player, you
should be ready to pay the pre-
scribed penalty gracefully and
cheerfully. For the first time a code
Of bridge rules definitely defines
the terms used in the game. and
following are these definitions.
1. TABLE-The group Of persons
entitled to play the game at table
provided for the purpose, unless the
context otherwise requires.
2. MEMBER-A person who has
acquired title to play at table
either Immediately or in his turn.
3. PLAYER-One of the four
members who for the time being
are entitled to play. Two play as
partners against the other two, each
pair constituting a side.
4. ROTATION-The order or sue
cession Of the game, which is from
player to player to the left, in the
direction taken by the hands Of a
watch.
5. TO DEAL-To distribute the
cards in rotation to the players. A
deal extends from the cut to the
moment when the last card has
been duly placed on the table.
6. THE AUCTION-The period
during which it is open to the play
ers to bid in rotation for the con-
tract.
7. THE PLAY-The period which
begins when the auction closes and
ends when the number of tricks won
by each side has been determined,
unless the context otherwise re-
quires.
8. THE HAND-The period eX-
tending from the cut for the deal
to the close Of the play, unless the
context otherwise requires.
8. GALA comprehensive term
applicable to bid, double, a re-
double, or a pass.
10. DENOMINATION - The suit
or no-trump named in bid.
IL. BID-A call by which a player
offers to contract that his side will
win at least as many odd tricks Zone
to seven) as his bid specifies, pro-
vided the hand is played in the de-
nomination he names.
IL. DOUBLE-A call which has
the effect of doubling or otherwise
increasing certain of the points to
be won or lost in the event of the
last preceding bid becoming the
contract.
Is. REDOUBLE-A call which has
the effect of doubling the points
which have been doubled or other
wise increased by double.
IA. PASsA call which conveys
that the player does not on that
occasion bid, double or redouble.
Is. CONTRACT-The highest bid
made in the auction, whether I'M
doubled, doubled or redoubled.
16, DECLARER-The player on
the contracting side who first makes
a bid of the denomination named
in the contract. He plays both his
own cards and those of his partner.
II. DUMMY-The declarer's part
ner after he has placed his cards
face up on the table.
Two definitions worthy of atten-
ton are the AUCTION and the
CALL. The auction was the origi-
nal term used to describe the period
of bidding which was later changed
to contracting with the advent of
contract.
The auction, however, is the bet
ter word as it is elf-descriptive. The
call has been adopted from the
English to replace the word declara-