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TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1933.

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Moslem Digger Saved From Death.

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Many players have a wrong idea ponents allowed without protest. of the part that Dummy is entitled Provided he had not seen the other

The grave digger of a local Mos to take in the proceedings at the hands he was within his rights in

lem cemetery has been buried alive card table. The prevalent notion his insistence. But the decision is Here are some of the strange a deep grave, dug by his own is that he is a mere- cipher and not without Its embarrassments items in the world's news sent by hands. that he need not be there at all, Legically it comes to this that If Reuter Correspondents:→→

The man was working alone in and that, except for challenging Dummy see an infringement of the A Toledo (Ohio) doctor who grave which he had already dug his partner if he fails to follow laws he should speak irrespective officiated at the birth of a baby to a depth of six feet, when the suit, his presence is unnecessary. of whether it is to the advantage of received two dozen eggs as his fee. sides of the grave suddenly col This is far from being the case. his side or not. The decision ap- Pandit B. V. Shankaranarayan lapsed and completely buried him Under the old laws it was not con- pears to me in fact doubtful and Sastry, of Bangalore, an expert in A few minutes later, a visitor to templated that Dummy would contradictory to the law that the Hindu Philosophic system of the cemetery noticed slight move- leave his seat. If he did so and Dummy shall take no part in the Yoga, has looked at the hands of the other play of the hand.

Just performed this ments of the earth in the filled-in feat

grave. [players he lost his right to chal-

He cleared some of it aside Another decision places the onus; lenge the Declarer. In fact, if he on the opponents.

He was enclosed in an air-tight and discovered the gravedigger, al- asked any such question and the hand the Declarer draws a card pit dug in the ground.

"During the box. The box was lowered into a ready in a semi-conscious condi Declarer could follow suit or play from Dummy, but before quitting, was filled up with

The pit

tion. He was sent to hospital in as required the revoke was there-it returns it to the table and sub-minutes later the box was dug out!

earth. Forty a critical condition-Reuter. upon established. The new laws stitutes another. are not quite as drastic. Although who prefer the second cholce, al- ed unharmed.

His opponents, again and opened. Sastry emerg way back and just caught his they do not recommend Dummy's low this to pass. May they do Milorad Jovanovitch, a young jabsence from the table, they this, or is it unfair? Portland musician of Belgrade,

The postman of Vatche, a smail realize implicitly that he may go Club Decision! "No, as the card

ran more town in Slovenia, has just cele- away, and in this event the op- has been played it cannot be taken than 11 miles in 50 minutes in orbrated his 80th birthday, ponents has questioned the De-back."

der to reach his mother's bedside His youngest son, a new born clarer before such revoke becomes This is pincing a severe strain before she died.

babe, was born during his father's established.

He had received on the opponents. I cannot see in

a telegram to birthday celebrations. It is his The peripatetic Dummy who equity why if they prefer De- eay his mother was dying, He (16th child. walks round the table and looks at clarer's second choice they should had been working all night but he The postman has been married every hand and

his compel him to adhere to his first left at once by train. He fell as three times his third wife, the down his neck is a nuisance. But mitted that they may make him the

atation at which he should family, being now 35 years.-Reu the sitting Dummy may also be play the card he has first touched, have changed. So he ran all the ter. tiresome. The silent, sympathetic (why must they if he changes his Dummy is almost as rare as the mind to their benefit? COMMENCING SUNDAY frat-class player.

The new law about touching a card in The ideal Dummy effaces him- Dummy was intended to abolish self. He does not obtrude his the Elresome habit of fumbling. It personality, or show by so much as is a very strict interpretation of a flicker of an eyelash any sort of the law to render its meaning that emotion. The perfect Dummy was not only Dummy but the opponents Sir Cardwell Trumper, describedlare obliged to see that it is obey- in Punch. The sympathy with, ed irrespective of consequences. which he would follow his part-But that is the decision of the ner's play was an inspiration. And Portland Club, and therefore must he never moved. He was as likely be respected. Once touch a card to wink an eyelid as ho was to in Dummy unless for the stated turn a double somersault over the purpose of arrangement and it is table. On one occasion when he played, and Dummy and the op- was Dummy be observed a glowing penents must inslet upon the sw coal fly out of the fire on to the being upheld. If they do not they carpet. Did he stir No. Ho are presumably guilty of unfair waited until the playing of the play..

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hands was finished. The sad thing! An interesting decision is the was that his partner, who was also following:-

his hostess, quite failed to appre- Law 56.-Z is playing a 'Diamond clate what very fine Bridge this contract, and A exposes, the Ace of

was, and actually blamed Sir Card-Spades which remains ont l

[rug.

well for the damage to her Persian table. In the course of play s Heart is led from Dummy, B and. But Dummy, although he should Z follow suit and A' ruffs with a be sympathetic, need not always Diamond. 2. then says: "No, you be silent. First, it is to be noted cannot do that. If you have not that he is only Dummy after he got a Heart, you must play the has placed his cards face upwards Ace of Spades." A. (fourth- In on the table. Until he has done so hand) says: "You cannot do thatị he has all the rights of the other after 1 have played. You must say players and can draw attention to before I play, 'If you have no Heart |á lead out of turn. But he has r call the Ace of Spades." "

many other rights and duties dur-Is this correct?:" Portland ing the play of the hand. Here is{Club Decision: ""The Ace u ́case in point:-

of Spades can be called, and the The Declarer touches a card in Diamond used for ruffing becomes Dummy, decides to play another an exposed card." card, and the opponents do not in- This is a very useful decision, Iterfere because it suits them bet- and there is no doubt about its ter. Dummy now demands that accuracy. A card exposed can be

the first card must be played bo-called even after the player has re- cause it has been touched. Ir nounced in a sulf played. It is Dummy allowed to speak? Port- implicit, but not necessary that] land Club Decision (see Law 45): Declarer should say on each OC- "Dummy baving all the rights of a carion, “If you have not a card of player except those specifically the suit led play, your exposed mentioned in Law 19, is entitled to card." draw attention to the fact that the card has been touched and must be played. Now at first sight the de-] [cision, seems to contravene the terms of Law 19, which expressly states that Dummy may not by act or word suggest any lead or play. The decision is based upon the idea that Dummy here does not suggest lead or play, but is en- titled to insist upon the observa- tion of the law. That he must in- sist is, however, doubtfal. If he chooses to remain silent there is nothing in the laws. to prevent him doing so.”

Presumably in this particular case Dummy foresaw that Declarer would do better by leading the card he originally touched than by the subsequent lead, which the op.

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