The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 23, 1902, Page 7

THE SUNDAY CALL take such players usually make is to then open a comparatively short suit or a singleton, and in all probability there- by assist their opponents’ game. Even if the drop to the first round of the sult Is not exactly to one's liking, it is safer to continue it, .at a slight rather than give opponents the information ob- tainable from a or Otherwise the result and loss is almost sure to be greater than would possibly have been occasioned by the continuance of the long suit. The mutual understanding between partners is a matter of the greatest im- e in a game whose cardinal prin- e 1s_co-operation. This duty goes even further than merely returning partner's suit. It calls for the performance of any and every act that may arise for the establishing that suit, remembering always that it must be a powerful syit to have caused partner to have In that nanner taken the game out of your hands The following hand shows the advan~ T is here ag je sar cid turkey ’ tage of giving your partner information: North H.—8, Four of diamonds trumps; North to lead. S w. se o 6c Sc meat thr then allow en min- Ah *Kh 3a utes for nd baste every fif- . 5d 4a t s as the bird- b 7d *Ka d 10d *Ad Qa 2n *Qc is 7h *5d Gs Sh *Zc 9 10h e Js 198 2s Qs Ks 8s *As *An Jh sh North and South 10, East and West 3. The play of South’s third best club is not to unbleck for North, as South is longet in the suit than North's king indi- cales, but to inform North that he (Seuth) is also long in that suit. South might, on account of the clubs between them, have commenced a signal ving the six, but I give the hand ly played. 1rick 1—North misses the two and three, thinking some one has started a t or West is con- cealing a trump signal, North places the two, three and also queen with South, as his third best was the five. North and South know East and West are out of but East and West cannot tell the r orth does not continue clubs, as one adv 1 trump and the other discard; he is too weak in trumps to lead them, so lead his highest heart, thinking with six takes a ace by not playing it. yest, on account of , know North led ee; South leads a chance of losing h Trick 3—Fast hoiding the hi from, at mc trump. Trick 4-Un card adversary Is playing can place the two h, holding the two, from, at most, four en is marked with s North has, at most, two) remaining, but cannot tell ch adversary has the ten. South may find queen and tén of diamonds with West. but leads orice more, * case they both do not fall, the high trump next trick . one Trick uth kes no chances, but leaas queen of clubs. . Although he thinks North's original lead was from four, it is poseible it was not Trick 8—South leads the thirteenth trump in order that North can get rid of the jack of ¢lubs, otherwise North would tlock South and lose a trick. salt Fth teaspo rtu’ paprikh (Hum- Y per v caulifiower turn into 1g_enough Pour into ours on fc o'd upon a with whipped faculty that will enable one more assur- gantic #nd formidabie sSound 1o the ui edly than any ount of system play or - initiated, constant practice will soon ren- glven rules to q::ld defeating partner in der the process easy. his intentions. ‘While it must be remembered that as LINE — Beat _the . When 1 say whist precaution ¥ g ol fiher ] mean a rule changing suits must be guarded i vory siick, fhen EASY LESSON IN WHIST. the faculty that consists of nothing more ‘against, one's ability is shown in de- or less than the exercise of good com- termining whether or not it is best to 5 ook over hot er IRE. any - e Ay - I"“:‘:Ta:“j;: Jricks are needless mon sense judgment: it is not by any open a fecand suit and in knowing the ounces of sW i chocolate meited. . o8 t hist table by some eans a form of genius or second sight, proper time for such a play when it ar- - h - 4 beat un of our most expert players, prin- 48 a great many are prone to believe. rives. 8o when a partner that you can n;xrf(ur;s «-Tr{ cipally through lack of the proper The laborer is often as well endowed really rely upon refuses to return you- co-operation and not having a def- with it as our professional men, and to sult, after winning the first trick, but ¢ understood by partner. Do.® successful whist player you have as changes to a sult of his own, your per- o o exneperatiee DY Dariher: great a need of it as any of them. This ception should teach you that ihe latter « facuity can best be cultivated at the is one that he regards more likely of be- ans go for naught by partner's whist table by steady self-questioning. ing established and more valuable when fancy mold, cver on inite line of ‘p alt for two Nothing unmold upon oo > 4 rose op one °NCS P Ae misunderstanding at a stage of the deal Why did my opponent do that? Why ettablished than the former; in that cas¢ PRAIL jF‘P‘f"‘; o and 2 whe successful outcome is, you might 0ld my partner do this? What does that it becomes your manifest duty to aban- ¥ iy i sar and a ball cupfal wi- ..y rully assured. Especially is this the P/aY mean? These and many more ques- don your own sult and to give ‘partner B Tl s ARt casp Whi Iversarics are anowed 1o, tions will gradually become easer to an- your assistance in making his. fi'berts unblanched; 00k count losing trumps et ar °''swer as the perceptive faculty grows The play conimon among more or less ~ of part- strongér. The process of reasoning nec-- timid players, or.those over ambitious stirring until syrup assumes a = . e then turn upon but. DeT \'.u—gllezz‘ce. or his neglect to do his essary to solve such questions, which as regards the trick taking possibilities n cold and hardencd ™ m'»vfl_ duty in drawing those same los- must be asked as €ach ‘card is played, Is of a certain suit, is to:shift after one fine powder. ing trum; Whist perception is the maln termed analysis, and whilé this has a-gi- round of thelr strongest suit. The mis-