Show First Bridge Changes Since 35 Give Contract Double Bonus NEW YORK Feb 19 INS INS INS- New rules for con tract bridge bridge embodying embodying em em- bod bodying ng only changes were were- announced Friday with publication publication publication tion of a 1943 code of bridge l laws ws by the Whist club of New York and the American Contract Bridge league The revisions are the first since 1935 Chief interest centered in ina ina ina a scoring change that gives a 50 50 point bonus to th the side making a doubled or redoubled contract whether vulnerable or not The Theother Theother Theother other scoring change chang announced was a point 50 bonus to be b given for having a a. part score in an unfinished Unfinished unfinished un un- finished game of an unfinished rubber The Tha rule governing the lead out of turn penalty we w s changed so that declarer may either call the lead of any suit he wishes or forbid forbid forbid for for- bid the lead of an any suit This change was made because in some cases it Is actually to the disadvantage disadvantage disadvantage vantage of the declarer t to b be forced to call a lead The penalty for revoking remains remains remains re re- re- re mains at two tricks but in the new laws there Is no additional penalty when the same player revokes re- re revokes revokes re re- vokes a a. second time in the same suit It cost the offender an extra ex- ex extra extra ex ex- tra trick under the old laws for every additional revoke The new rules will go Into effect effect effect ef ef- April 1 and are more liberal in some respects than the 1935 code For example if a player makes an improper bid due to a slip sUp of the tongue lie he may correct himself without penalty The 1943 rules also recognize officially the use of the word d dummy who in inthe inthe inthe the previous bridge codes was termed declarers partner t |