Show j I I t-e-o. t I I I EASY LESSONS IN j f 5 1 AUCTION BRIDGE J t 4 a 4 I D Dr PAUL H. H SEYMOUR 1 f t Aut Author et II HI on Oft Auction Bridge 1 I IV V 1 9 ii Copyright br II 1101 Jr Article On One Introductory of Auction A the game A i Bridge and Its Us predecessors Bridge and Whist have hare been en played for wonderful Increase In n Its Ita many years a popularity I Is just at the present time Thousands Thou sweeping over th the country sands lands of people who a few years ago refused to learn the game because It was 81 too much like work are today giving up the simpler games of Euchre I and Five Hundred and seeking Instruction Instruction tion In Auction Us devotees are fascinated by It principally b because there Is something j solid and substantial about It and because because be 00 cause It does docs require sound and careful care care- I ful A recreation Is some Orne- thing which wh-Ich diverts a 8 p persons person's mind mina f and activity from Its customary channels channels chan chon nels and end It has hos been found that this do dots docs not mean Inactivity and that It net net ned d not be a frivolous worthless activity 1 J Even Kven vrn those thOM whose dally dolly work I Is largely mental find that they gain I rest and refreshment In a totally different different dif dlf ferent terent kind of mental exercise such as 88 they find In Auction While some lome card cord games are ore agreeable for a social hour bour and antl serve e satisfactorily as time killers anyone anone who spends leisure hours In playing and ond studying Auction has hns the added feeling that he has been doing something well worth worthwhile while lie He has exercised and thus strengthened his observation memory and reasoning faculties As most people people peo peo- pie need t to o use these faculties In their dally daily w work they find that their study tudy of Auction fits them better for their duties in n office factory or drawing draw ing log room There is also a steadily increasing demand among the players for a better better bet bet- ter understanding of the game Many who ha have played It In la a haphazard way simply limply as a time killer are coming coming com com- ing to appreciate its worth and are devoting de some BOme time to its real study No matter how well welt a person plays there always Is la room for Improvement because the possibilities of the game are such that they can cnn never be fully mastered Among the many thousands thousands thou thou- sands of players In n the world only about 2 per cent play piny well enough tobe to tobo be bo called experts and for the other OS per cent and for those who have hae I never played at nt all these articles have been prepared There will be 30 articles arti arU cles clel In the series and while the first firstI I I two deal with fundamentals of the game alOe with which all nil players are familiar familiar fa fn and ond while the aim has hns been to use such simple language that all may understand them still the treatment of the subject will be so systematic and thorough that following them should greatly Improve the game of every very player Their value will depend not upon bow liow many rules are given or how many Isolated cases are explained but upon th time the clearness aud and simplicity of the statements and the comprehensiveness comprehensive comprehensive- ness nen with which the system will cover the countless possibilities arising Inthe inthe In Inthe the bidding and playing of ot the game gama In order to become proficient In n any game two things are needed needed learn learn ing the rules so thoroughly that they may b be Instantly put Into practice and then learning when to break these rules In teaching Auction one should not use the words always or never because there Is no rule which should not be broken at nt times Any person who Tho always plays according to rule will be a wooden player Iiller and never can hope to rise to the level of the expert rr U n i i H 11 o iv ulcer wisely one must know v them thoroughly and to do this will require study and real work upon the part port of the student If It anything Is worth worth doing at all It is le worth doing welL welt Therefore it Is urged that all who wish to profit by these articles should l make moke up their minds to do their share of the work In order to learn rules of a game thoroughly studying them Is not dent Cleat One must I actually play at the same Mille time and therefore It Is recommended mended that students studying these I articles do so 10 In groups of four In this way the Illustrations can con be I pinged on the table and actually played This not only will make them ent ea lor ent-lor ler to understand but will 11 help materially In to remembering them l After Arter studying each cacti article It would I be well to play a N regular ular game anI and i discuss II lisa tte points which come up to I I Illustrate the teaching A All As the series progress more and I wore points will lj be covered and the I only way to nul mn ter t such Fuch teaching is II to r review lew the previous articles fie fee I article may possibly make It ea easier to I understand a pre pro ceding one so 10 that every enry time I I an ar nr- article tide Is Ii reviewed some statement In it Is sure to shine with a new light i and ond gh give he e the student a n 1 meaning which i he bl had hill formerly missed Therefore those who I wish h to get th the most moat out of ot these articles would do well to save savo them and re reread fre fre- I I qu ully from the beginning |