Evening star., 1937-06-13

Bid out Of turn: II a player passes
out Of turn and his of1ense Is called
the penalty is not severe. He must
pass for one round OF bidding. H.
however, . player bids out OF turn
his partner Is barred forever. This
severe penalty puts the offender on
the spot; II he holds a strong open
ing bid 1t might be worth while to
gamble on an immediate bid for
game. If his opening bid is only
fair it is probably best to pass.
Insufficient bid: One OF the most
annoying penalties a player may suf-
fer is for an insufficient bid. When
1t is called the unfortunate person
on whom 1t Is inflicted should remain
cool and collected and think over the
situation. II he makes his bid suf1i-
cient with the lowest possible bid of
the same denomination his partner
is barred for one round; any other
call will bar his partner for the re-
mainder OF the auction.
IT, THEREFORE, behooves him to
think clearly II the bidding by his
side has been constructive and he be-
lieves the partnership was on the road
to game when so rudely interrupted,
he should take chance and make a
game call in what appears to be the
best suit. If the previous bidding
has not been overstrong (possibly his
1nI rr
opened the bidding and made q weak
rebid). his best procedure is to try to
avoid trouble: Make the lowest bid
possible in the best suit.
One of the situations that most fire.
quently cause arguments at the card
table occurs when at the completion
OF hand or before the last card or
two is to be played, one of the players
finds that he hasn't the correct num-
Der OF cards. The rules cover this sit
uation very clearly. If one player
has one less card than he should have
and another player at the table one
more card than he should have. it is
a misdeal and the hand must be
thrown In and redealt. II, however,
one player has one less card than he
should have and the other players at
the table have the correct number Of
cards, the hand must stand and the
player who is one card short Is held
responsible for that card. A search
should be made for the missing card
and it will probably be found in the
still deck, on the floor or in some
bodys chair or lap. When this card
Is found, the offending player is held
responsible for it, just as if he held it
all during the hand If that particu-
lar suit has been played and he has
Jailed to follow suit because OF the
missing card, he is held responsible
for the revoke Just as If he had held
the card.
A good procedure to follow is at the
start OF each hand to count your cards
to see If you have 13, because the
player is at great disadvantage if he
has dropped card on the floor and is
attempting to play with II cards
against each OF the other players l3.
FRIDGE Is game for ladies and
gentlemen and, over and above
all laws which are made merely for
the purpose of correcting mechanical
errors, 1t is the spirit of fair play
that makes for the keen enjoyment
of this great intellectual pastime
Theoretically a bridge player should
be robot with completely blank
face and an unchanging tone Of voice.
This, Of course, is impossible for
any player to be. but he should at
tempt at all times to give no in
formation to his partner concerning
his hand, either by his tone, facial
expression or any other mannerism.
In particular, he should avoid care
lessly playing out Of turn, giving by
word. manner or gesture any tndica-
ton OF the nature Of his hand, making
any remark from which an inference
may be drawn, and indicating an.
proval or disapproval of his partners
bidding or play until after the COM
pletion Of the hand.
Strict adherence to the rules will
prevent you from taking penalties
strict enforcement of the rules and
adherence to the ethics will make
bridge much more pleasant game.
tCopyright. 1879