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The American Playing Card prod- ucts have the proper slip, peifect finish and elasticity. Pro- nounced by author- ity as the best wear- ing cards made. ABEL & BACH CO. SMOKE THE CELEBRATED THE WORLD’S LARGEST SETH WARNER CIGAR HUNK, BAG AND SUIT CASE MANUFACTURERS WM. ULLRICH MANUFACTURER CAPACITY $1,500,000 ANNUALLY 267 14th STREET 16 SCHWARTZBERGER’S GRAND-OUVERT BY HERR SKAT. Let Heinrich Schwartzberger be the nom de convenience for a well known local skat onkel and then let us proceed to tell the story of the greatest Christian day that ever came into the life of this splendid Americanized Teuton. ^ ^ ❖ Heinrich Schwartzberger, big, jolly and prosperous, was a son of one of those grand old pioneers of the Vaterland who, away back in 1849, protested against the tyranny of German nobility, and while re- taining an intense love of native land rebelled against the institutions that governed it, and sought solace in the new foreign land that blazed with promise of personal liberty. With thousands of others of the agrarian class, to which the elder Schwartzberger belonged, he gathered his little family about him one eventful day and came to America, the Mecca of all the governmentally opposed. He made Milwaukee his destination and there lived out a long and useful existence, contented in liberty of thought and speech, and happy in the realization that his splendid family was being reared amid the institutions of a free country. The Vater, Schwartzberger, was a typical pioneer. Accustomed as he was to oppression and wrongs, he demanded but little from his adopted country in the way of relief, and was satisfied to earn a rea- sonable livelihood from the opportunities that presented themselves in the developing west. He was honest, honorable and upright, and the rebellious spirit that prompted the severence of his citizenship with Germany, calmed under knowledge of new world equity and equality. His was a simple life. His pipe was his best companion, next to his family, and his main diversion was a frequent game of skat (a card game first conceived in old Altenburg, his native province) — with some of the “rebels” who came out from Germany with him. The good son Heinrich, with whom we have to .deal, was a typical son of this good old German ancestor. He retained the innate charac- teristics of the sturdy, splendid race from which he sprang, but ab- sorbed those which have made this country the wonder of the civilized world. He, too, learned skat, and brought to the game a mixture of Teu- tonic and American genius. He played cards like he attended to busi- ness. He was anxious to win. Those evenings which he devoted to skat were bright spots in his busy life and he and his cronies enjoyed themselves as only good skat onkeln can. German “gemuetlichkeit” and American good fellowship blended into a finished product that came as near perfect happiness as mortal man can ever expect. But one single cloud darkened Heinrich Schwartzberger’s skat ex- perience, and at times he grew sad in the remembrance that never, in his long participation in the game, had he held a grand ouvert — that mystical, heart thrilling hand to which the high hopes of all skat players are everlastingly attuned. It hurt him. His good friend Hans Dinklemeier had two of these plays to his credit; the “maurer,” Johann Gross, had “sat back” and caught one, and even that prince of “dumkopfs,” Wilhelm Rausmit, had been favored, but he — Heinrich Schwartzberger — earnest, honest and conscientious had never come nearer to it than “grando, with Schneider angesagt.” 17 At each succeeding session, Heinrich Schwartzberger was wont to meet his friends high in the hopes that he was “due,” only to retire to his disturbed slumbers terribly disappointed in the realization that the fickle goddess who presides over the destinies of skat onkeln, had ruth- lessly overlooked him. At times he would dream of skat and many a night he had awakened with a happy start, only to find the illusive grand ouvert he had beheld in the vagaries of his slumber mind, had faded away into a vague impression. The despondent Heinrich once confided in strictest confidence to his good frau that the crowning ambition of his life, now that he had her, the family and money, was to “hold a grand ouvert,” and the good wife filed away the confession for future reference. “ ’Twas the night before Christmas,” last year, that Frau Schwartz- berger quietly let in the other “three” to their generous dining room, and then led Heinrich down and turned up the lights. He never forgot that sight ! Before him at the table were his three good cronies, ready for business — cards in hand. On the sideboard there was a generous supply of all that goes with skat and the spirit of the game pervaded everywhere. With a whoop and a laugh, he “sat in” and the play began. Such jollity never was before. The merry party were oblivious to every other mundane thing, and those Americanized Germans were enjoying life, as only they know how to enjoy it. The luck was fairly well distributed, although Heinrich was getting some awfully poor hands. There was not enough discrimination, how- ever, to cause peevishness on the part of any of the players, and the game went merrily on until near midnight, when it came Rausmit’s turn to deal. Rausmit, be it understood, dealt every fourth time, and every time he did deal — the dealer always nonparticipating in the play — he made a pilgrimage to the sideboard and stopped long enough to say “Prosit!” It created no comment, therefore, when he dealt that he dropped about half the cards on the floor and was quite a time picking them up. Surely there was no suspicion that when he did finally “raise the deck” it was a “cold one” that had previously reposed beneath the big center legs of the table ! Rausmit served the cards carefully, and as the last three fell to Schwartzberger — for he was “hinterhand” — he looked into his friend’s face and thought he had suffered a stroke of apoplexy ! Schwartzberger’s eyes bulged away out of their sockets as he care- fully scanned each card ; his hands trembled as with a palsy ; his face was blood red and as he excitedly jumped from his chair hugging the cards closely to his breast, he yelled : “I’ve got it! Yah, I’ve got it!” The others looked up hurriedly. Was Schwartzberger a maniac? He yelled and danced around, invited everybody up to have some- thing, laid the hand down on the table, lovingly fumbled every card, and then all four heads went down together to look it over. Sure enough ! There were the four jacks, the ace, ten, king, and queen of hearts, the ace of spades and ace of diamonds! The long sought hand had come to him on Christmas eve, and his cup of joy overflowed ! 18 It is immaterial what was done the rest of that night. There are times when it is well to leave out some of the incidents and details. This is one of them. “Suffice it to say” those four onkeln never had a better time, and yet Schwartzberger retained enough presence of mind to say to his good wife, as he prepared to retire : “Liebchen, this is the best Christmas I ever had in my whole life!” $ $ $ ^ ^ He was supremely, completely happy. She was gratified. It had cost her a few dollars to “frame up” the deal, but she considered the money well spent. RANDOM PLAY 1. Berries that float might be gooseberries. 2. Those ripening first, elder-berries. 3. A goat becomes human when a goatee. 4. If a singer turned into a fish, to reach depth he should be a bass. 5. A foot that is not always twelve inches — a hoof. G. If you hurry into worry ,in a flurry wrong you’ll scurry. 7. Two good forms of exercise : Skat and Skate. One for the head, the other for the feet. S. “Play out” (eight is enough to make a suit.) A FINE NULLO-OUVERT There is no man on earth who would announce a nullo-ouvert on the following cards and from a casual glance at them most any skat player would be willing to bet that the balance of the deck could not possibly be arranged so as to permit the hand to win, and yet a little patience and a proper arrangement of the pack will show how it is possible. Here is the hand which, under proper circumstances, could be successfully played as a nullo-ouvert : O O O 0 * ♦ * * 9? w * * * . * The above hand is taken from “Skat,” an illustrated pamphlet issued by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. 19 “SKAT IN A NUTSHELL” ACCORDING r FO THE RULES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN SKAT LEAGUE TAKEN FROM THE “A B C OF SKAT” Arranged by F. W. LIEDTKE Copyrighted Calculating the Value of Play’s: Multiply the Unit with the Matadores, to which add Game, Schneider, Schwarz, etc. UNIT — 4 M/Ä 2 s * ¥ ¥ Mr )T 4 4 ¥ ,♦ kli In Tournee and Solo every Trump after the 4 Tacks is a Matador, but only when in rotation, unbroken. Tournee ♦ 5 10 15 20 25 f MULTIPLIERS j Game 1 “ ¥ 6 12 18 [24 30 “ 4 7 14 21 28 35 j Schwarz 3 I besides the Mata- l dores. * 8 16 24 32 40 Solo ♦ 9 18 27 36 45 C Game 1 ! C/>/l •> ¥ 10 20 30 40 50 1 OCIiliClUUI ^ j Schwarz. .3 j Schneider (anno’ c’d) 3 j Schwarz {when. 1 Schneider anno’ c’d) .. 4 J Schwarz ( anno’c’d ) .. 5 l besides the Matadores ♦ 11 22 33 44 55 “ * 12 24 36 48 60 Grand Tournee 12 24 36 48 60 f Multipliers i iilre ^ Tournee I Only , < Jacks Multipliers Trumps < like K r Solo Grand Guckser 16 32 48 64 80 Grand Solo 20 40 60 80 100 Grand Ouvert 24 144 168 192 216 Null m J No Trumps. Player wins by not making a trick. Tack follows Queen, 10 after Jack. Null Ouvert 401 Ramsch A play for the least points. Only Tacks trump, 20, 30, 50. Passt nicht Tournee and Guckser If won counts single ; if lost counts double against the player. In Tournee and Solo, Trumps follow in this order: JACKS *, ♦, ¥, ♦, ACE, 10, KING, QUEEN, 9, 8, 7 Ace counts 11, Ten 10, King 4, Queen 3, Tuck 2, Nine, Eight and Seven don’t count. All must follow suit. In the absence of suit the players have the option of trumping or discarding.— Beating the card led is also optional. HOW TO CALCULATE — Suppose the result of a four-handed Skat party is as follows A B C D + 90 + 30 —40 + 170 the calculation would be as follows : A to B + 60 B to A — 60 C to A — 130 D to A t 80 A to C +130 B to C + 70 C to B — 70 D to B +140 A to D — 80 B to D— 140 C to D —210 D to C +210 7 +110 ~ —130 —410 -430 According to the above statement B lost 130 and C 410 points. A won 110 and D 430 points, or 540 points are won and 540 points are lost. The value of the points to decide is left to the players, but it must be decided before the game is started. 20 SOME MATADORES The best designation we can find for Chas. Eichhorn : The Literat of Skat. Of course, there are others, but since he is on the frontier we must hear him in mind. He would not like to be forgotten though he lives out on the boundary line between two countries. Leonhardt Priester, besides being one of our League Directors, does not allow Skat to be neglected in his town, and especially under his own roof. The Grand Old Man, Missionary in the Southern Territory, ever active, Texas Müller, makes proselytes in round numbers and it is said will bring his Texas Herd numerically and otherwise strong. F. W. Liedtke of Philadelphia comes to the front with a new score card. Ad. Lankering of Hoboken is modest withal and offers to do all the good he can with a sufficient supply of Souvenirs when published. When this reaches him we trust his kindly inclination will be repaid in some measure by a publication that will meet with his approval and those who are with him. We in Wisconsin all know Brother Fehlandt of Madison. Between the law and skat he keeps his intellect well burnished. Of Fred Kunkel, Davenport, we are led to believe, that if he were to be supplied with our publication to hand around to all his friends, one edition would not suffice. Here’s to a team, similar in that the given name of each begins with the same letter and the surname ends alike in syllable : Leo Wie- mann of Baltimore and Louis Heymann of Fingerboard Road, situated in the State of New York. Great workers in the eastern provinces and we hope to convince them that the mainland is still located in the middle west — in Skat. When Director Pfeiffer comes up from Indianapolis we are going to leave him to our Secretary, whose name he will see correctly ’.printed somewhere in these pages. ^4* It is not Skat that keeps Wm. Sieber of McKeesport much con- nected with Germany. His letterheads indicate that somewhere in Hamburg they feel confidence in him as a representative in America. If the photo of Brother Lahrheim is accurate, he will stand a chance of being a center of interest with some of our ladies. Better bring Cleveland Pfister to balance matters. Assuredly A1 Gauff is a busy man, therefore we will forgive it ; we do not believe it, though we have it in his handwriting, that one of our best men could be — Worst Mann. Bear him no grudge, we know you, Max Wortsmann. Welcome to you in this place And may you oft return, Beaming smile upon your face When our ways you learn. Hearty drain the glass you drink To make good deeds of what you think. 21 This Bank, being at the logical center of Wisconsin banking activity, and having an exceptional list of State and Foreign correspondents, is in a position to handle collections in a most satisfactory manner. The First National Bank of Milwaukee THE ROUND FRONT BUFFET CHAS. REICHENBACH PROPRIETOR 274 THIRD ST. Milwaukee Call for a copy of “Skat in a Nutshell.” MUNICIPAL SKAT FOUNTAIN The little city of Plymouth, Wis., has the distinction of being the only municipality in the United States which has been made the re- cipient of a skat fountain, and the skat players of Plymouth have naturally the distinction of being the only skat players in the country who have donated such a feature to any city. This fountain is about 16 feet high and stands in a reinforced con- crete basin about 18 feet in diameter. It is made of iron of handsome design, and surmounted by the figure of a child. The fountain cost over $200 exclusive of the concrete base. The fountain came to be given to Plymouth through the following circumstances : The Plymouth Skat club, which was founded in 1894, had the honor to hold the fourth summer tournament of the Wisconsin Skat league on August 12, 1906. This was a great success, nearly 800 players participating at the tournament, in which nearly $1,500 in prize money was awarded. By careful management, the Plymouth club had a surplus of about $350 from this tournament, and decided to devote a part of it for public purposes. C. Pfeifer, ex-mayor of Plymouth, sug- gested that the club donate a fountain to the city, and this suggestion was unanimously and enthusiastically adopted. This skat fountain was dedicated on August 18, 1907, with cere- monies which included the formal presentation of the fountain to the city by G. A. Albrecht, president of the Plymouth club, and acceptance of the same by Mayor T. F. Ackermann. The dedicatory address was given by Herr Skat, of the Milwaukee Sentinel. A band of music and a skat tournament completed the day’s jollification. Plymouth, Wis., is situated about 53 miles north of Milwaukee at the junction of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, and is also connected with Elkhart and Sheboygan by an interurban railroad. It is located in Sheboygan county and has about 3,000 inhabitants, over one-half of which are Germans. It is the center of the cheese industry of the United States, and the extent of the business done in that community alone will be appreciated when it is said that frequently more than 1,000,000 pounds of cheese is stored in its cold storage warehouse. If the city had no other distinction, it ought to be famous as the home of the only skat fountain ever dedicated to a municipality in the United States. ?irS!uSirHuS«S«SifS«S«5?«K«S«K«S«SoSur7«5!«5!«!?i»S«S«S«S«Sir!S«5I«!^«r< Sttb tr*2 m m m M M M >:ß 5»«J M M E»i M M E »1 M M gaü M M M M M M M M M E»i M M §»1 M M g«i M J«5 S»2 m M m M ?H? (föffizwihs Programm für ürn 12 . ünttgr ess iteß Noröammkantßrljni i’katufrbanöra Samstag, den 19. Juni. 9 Uhr vorm. Empfang der Delegaten und Anweisung von Sitzen für das erste Turnier im Hippodrom. 4 Ulir nachm. Damen-Empfang und Dinner im Deutschen Klub. Abends Vorstellung im Davidson-Theater. 4 Uhr nachm. Sitzung Calumet Club. der Nationalbeamten und Direktoren im des Nord-Amerik. Skat- Verbandes im 7 Uhr abends. Jahrestagun Hippodrom. 7:30 Uhr abends. Offizielle Eröffnung des 12. Skat-Kongresses durch Präsident Robert Schiller. Begriissung durch Bürger- meister Rose. 8 Uhr abends. Erste Sitzung des Turniers. (Skatmeister: Max Wortsmann.) Hippodrom und Westseite Turn-Halle. S o n n t a den 20. J u n i. 9 Uhr vorm. Anweisung von Sitzen für das* zweite Turnier im Hippodrom. 10 Uhr vorm. Fortsetzung der Jahressitzung des Nord-Amerik. Skat- V erbandes . 2:30 nachm. Ziveite Sitzung des Turniers im Hippodrom. (Skat- meister: Fred. Tscliientschy.) Hippodrom und Westseite Turn-Halle. 3 Uhr nachm. Skat, Bridge Whist, Cinch und Euchre Turnier für Damen im Calumet Club. 8 Uhr abends. Gala-Konzert im Hippodrom. (Jos. Clauders Kapelle.) £ M o n t a den 21. Juni. 10:30 Uhr vorm. Frühschoppen in der Pabstschen Brauerei. 12:30 Uhr nachm. Trolleyfahrt von Pabst Brauerei nach dem Whitefish Bay Resort. 4 Uhr nachm. Nachmittags- und Abend-Konzert und Sommernachts- fest in Whitefish Bay. 8 Uhr abends. Bekanntmachung der Preisgewinner des Turniers in Whitefish Bay. m M M M m M M M M £4*2 M M M M M M M Eit? M M M M M M M M M M M M M m M m M M 7%»* r«r2 24 p^oSirHoHoHiffioRiffiuSuSuSoRoSuSoSirSnSnSwHoHoSoSoSoSoSoS«^«: ill flUffirtnl UrnrtrnmniP 9 I y I y y § |l || o || o II o 0 II 9 II II 1 I § II D B 8 (Dffinal Programm? J2th CONGRESS NORTH AMERICAN SKAT LEAGUE SATURDAY, JUNE 19th. 9 A. M. — Reception and Registration of Delegates and Drawing for Seats for First Session of the Tournament. At the Hippodrome. 4 P. M. — Reception to Visiting Ladies at the Deutscher Club, to be followed by Dinner at six o’clock and Theater Party at the Davidson. 4 P. M. — Meeting of National Officers and Directors at the Calumet Club. 7 P. M. — Annual Meeting of the North American Skat League at the Hippodrome. 7:30 P. M. — Official Opening of the 12th Congress by President Robert Schiller. Address of Welcome by Hon. David S. Rose, Mayor of Milwaukee. 8 P. M. — First Session of the Tournament. Hippodrome and West Side Turner Hall. ( Skat-Meister : Ex-Pres’t. Max Wortsmann.) SUNDAY, JUNE 20th. 9 A. M. — Drawing of Seats for Second Session at the Hippodrome. 10 A. 31. — Continuation of Annual Meeting of North American Skat League. 2: 30 P. M. — Second Session of the Tournament. Hippodrome and West Side Turner Hall. (Skat-Meister: Fred Tschientschy.) 3 P. 31. — Skat, Bridge Whist, Cinch and Euchre Tournament for Ladies at the Calumet Club. 8 P. 31. — Grand Concert at Hippodrome by Jos. Clauder’s Band. MONDAY, JUNE 21st, 10:30 A. M. — Fruehschoppen at Pabst Brewery. 12:30 P. 31. — Trolley Party from Pabst Brewery to Whitefish Bay Resort. 4 P. M. — Afternoon and Evening Concert and Summer Night’s Festival at Whitefish Bay. 8 P. M. — Announcement of Tournament Prize Winners at White- fish Bay. y || y 9 p y § p Ü y p § § y it n y 9 II II y 9 9 y i y 0 § Q § y 9 9 m if ^ ^ K & 4 ^ ^ ^ K£L 4 ^ Ki Z 4 K & 4 ^ ^ ^ K& K& ^ 2 ," Milwaukee Committees g? FINANCE COMMITTEE. GEORGE GERLACH, Chairman. W. A. STARKE. JOHN E. BADE. CHAS. PITTELKOW. JNO. STROHMEYER. HALL COMMITTEE. HENRY IMHOLZ, Chairman. J. OBERTIN. HENRY KUNTZ. AUG. RHEINS. JOE VAN ESS. PRIZE COMMITTEE. PAUL JAENICKE, Chairman. WM. L. LANDWEHR. WM. DAEHLING. J. BEST. WM. KOOTZ. MAX VOGT. OTTO KNELL. RAILROAD COMMITTEE. A. CARLSRUH, Chairman. E. N. GULBRANSEN. R. M. THAYER. W. S. TURNBULL. MARTIN CRAMER. J. R. HURLEY. W. BIRMINGHAM. AMUSEMENT COMMITTEE. B. J. NOCKIN, Chairman. RICHARD BECKER. WM. E. BURKE. OSCAR HUSTING. CASSIMIR GONSKI. SOUVENIR COMMITTEE. BEN LAKOSKI, Chairman. M. REISS. G. E. ENDERIS. WM. F. STREIT. ARNOLD L. HUCHTING. PRIZE AUDITING COMMITTEE. OSCAR SCHWEMER, Chairman. ED. LUEK. ERNEST HOTTELET. GUS. WEIGLE. WM. GROSSKOPF. WM. BAHR. PRESS COMMITTEE. H. F. TYRRELL, Chairman. DOLFEE DOELLINGEN. T. S. ANDREWS. J. E. ERMATINGER. EMIL COURT. OSCAR H. MORRIS. FRED VOGT. LADIES’ RECEPTION COMMITTEE. MRS. ROB. SCHILLER, Chairman. MRS. MARTIN DREYFUS. MRS. ARTHUR MAND. MRS. PAUL TROMNOW. MRS. ALBERT SPEICH. MRS. GEO. F. GERLACH. MRS. PAUL JAENICKE. MRS. A. CARLSRUH. MRS. H. F. TYRRELL. MRS. EUG. HUSTING. MRS. BEN LAKOSKI. MRS. OSCAR SCHWEMER. MRS. JOHN E. BADE. MRS. WM. DAEHLING. MRS. C. GONSKI. MRS. M. REISS. MRS. A. L. HUCHTING. MRS. WM. BAHR. MRS. W. J. KOESTER. MRS. A. KRESSE. MRS. H. J. KILLILEA. MRS. THEO. PROCHNOW. MRS. W. E. BURKE. MRS. W. LANDWEHR. MISS S. HESSE. MRS. A. CLAS. MRS. H. KUNTZ. MRS. OTTO ILLING. MRS. WM. KOOTZ. MRS. O. HUSTING. Milwaukee Committees — Continued RECEPTION COMMITTEE. EUGENE L. HUSTING, Chairman. CHAS. ABRESCH. SAMUEL DOERMER. LOUIS KINDLING. G. L. ENGELKE. PAUL STERN. H. C. PETERMAN. JOHN MEHL. ARTHUR KOENIG. H. C. VOLKMAN. WM. J. KOESTER. HENRY STROHMEYER. JOHN DIEDERICHSEN. CHAS. SOUTHWELL. JOHN DE WERTH. F. J. KNOELL. N. BONESHO. ROBERT WILLIAMS. ARNO KRESSE. EDWARD ROHN. JOHN RIPPLE. ADAM GETTELMAN. H. JAEGER. E. SALBEY. J. HOFFMANN. HENRY WEBER. OTTO ILLING. ARTHUR POLACHEK. F. LUEHRING. FRANK J. MEYER. DR. E. TANNER. MAX LOEBL. DR. H. P. HOEHL. J. H. SCHMITZ. ALOIS HANKE. O. R. KALWEIT. R. S. WITTE. LOUIS M. STEINER. E. A. KEHR. EDWARD LUTZ. CHAS. HESS. GEO. J. SCHWARTZ. H. J. KILLILEA. CHAS. ZANZIG. F. G. GEHRZ. JOHN MIKULA. FRANK DAU. AUGUST KAHLO. DR. W. KRUEGER. H. C. STUBBE. D. GOLDMAN. HENRY SCHAEFER. CHAS. MANEGOLD. ALVIN P. KLETZSCH. WM. MANEGOLD. FRANZ HEIDEN. F. ORTH. FRANK MANN. H. C. WAGNER. FRANK ADLER. F. TSCHIENTSCHY. SAM ADLER. P. ZABEL. C. CASPAR. W. P. MUELLER. CURT HOERIG. H. KOEHNEKE. WM. LANGEN. V. HUSTING. F. RIEMENSCHNEIDER. C. HAECKLER. LOUIS KAKATSCH. A. KAUFMAN. C. HARDTKE. A. MILLER. HENRY P. SCHMIDT. H. STOLTZ. THEO. PROCHNOW. MARTIN WEBER. WM. LACHENMAIER. OTTO KAUSCH. H. G. JOHN. JOHN T. HOFF. CHAS. SANDERS. WM. H. BOMM. LOUIS AARON. JNO. LEISCH. F. W. HARTUNG. CHAS. NETZOW. FRANK H. RAESKE. J. HENRY ESSER. FRANK SCHULTZ. A. J. HOST. A. G. HAUSER. CHAS. STUBA. WM. KRUEGER. Fr. HASSELWANDER. tEIje (©fftctal ;üaöge for the Ctuelfth Congress of il|e ^orib-J\.mertcan J^kat ^league foas designed and executed bo the foell-hnofon JSctjfoaab Ji>tamp atth ß>tal Co. 361-363 ^East plater Street, .illthoauhee, pits. fac-smrile of the badge ts pre- sented Ijerefrntlp HENRY J. WEHR B. LAKOSKI EMPIRE RESTAURANT AND CAFE THE TAILOR MY Deutfcfye SUITS ARE Kitcfye PRIZE WINNERS Ü 623 CHESTNUT ST. Cor. Grand Avenue & West Water St. Phone Connection 28 WISCONSIN STATE SKAT LEAGUE Wisconsin has the unique distinction of being the first state in the Union to have a duly incorporated skat league. The preliminary meeting for the purpose was held March 2d, 1902, at which time H. O. Frank was elected president, and Max Leubuscher, secretary. The meeting was held January 24th, 1903, at which time it was determined to hold a tournament in this city on March 8th, 1903. A special meeting was held March 7th, 1903, at which incorporation papers were drawn, signed and forwarded to the Secretary of State. Four hundred and twenty-five players participated at the tournament. The next tournament was held at Plymouth on he last Sunday in July, 1903; the next at Sheboygan, January 17th, 1904, four hundred and twenty-four players participating. The summer tournament of 1904 was held at West Bend, August 14tji, with an attendance of three hundred and sixty-five players. The winter tournament of 1905 was held at Madison on the 5th day of February, two hundred and four players participating. The summer tournament of 1905 was held at Port Washington, August 20th, at which six hundred and thirty-two players were present. The winter tournament of 1906 was held at Fond du Lac, January 21st, six hundred and two players participating. The summer tournament of 1906 was held at Plymouth, August 12th, six hundred and forty-six participating. The winter tournament of 1907 was held at Milwaukee, February 3d, one thousand and nine participating. The summer tournament of 1907 was held at Elkhart Lake, July 7th, seven hundred and fifty-seven participating. The winter tournament of 1908 was held at Milwaukee, February 2d, eight hundred and thirty-five participating. Summer tournament of 1908 was held at Manitowoc, Wis., July 19th, six hundred and twenty-five participating. The last winter tournament was held January 31st, 1909, one thousand and twenty participating. The next summer tournament of the league will be held at Port Washington, Wisconsin, August 22, 1909, at which time $1,150 in cash will be given as prizes. The present officers of the Wisconsin Skat League are: John C. Fehlandt, of Madison, President; Chas. F. Fechter, of Manitowoc, Vice President ; Oscar F. Schwemer, of Milwaukee, Secretary ; E. K. Ansorge, of Green Bay, Treasurer, and Chas. C. Mueller, of Port Washington, Corresponding Secretary for the summer tournament. The Directors are Wm. A. Balir, Martin M. Dreyfus, Wm. F. J. Landwehr, all of Milwau- kee ; Otto Bergemann, of Plymouth ; Joseph F. Huber, West Bend ; Chas. C. Miller, Beaver Dam ; Henry E. Zimmermann, Burlington ; Gilbert Hoffmann, Jefferson, and Gustav Guenther, Chilton. The Wisconsin Skat League holds two tournaments each year, the winter tournaments all being held at Milwaukee and the summer tournaments at such place as may be designated at the annual conven- tion. All the detail work of tournaments is attended to by its officers, and not less than $1,000 in cash as prizes is given at each tournament. 29 SOME MILWAUKEE PEOPLE YOU MAY MEET We cannot afford to ignore the name of the man who claims that he “put Milwaukee on the map” — Mayor Dave Rose. He rose from the humble position of county judge in southwestern Wisconsin until as mayor he proved an indefatigable advertiser — verily he did not lose either and is himself proclaimed as one of the things “that made Mil- waukee famous.” For the beverage that makes our city renowned he has stood valiantly with his oratory against the arraignments of the apostles of abstinence. In a vote upon a choice for an official flower for our city, it seems there would be a close contest between those who choose the blossom of hops and those who see only — Rose. V ice 1st: M. Dreyfuss. ice 2nd : Arthur Mand isible betimes as igorous skat onkeln even when no acant president’s chair requires an occupant. When Billy Landwehr came to this country from the Fatherland — then merely a boy — it seems he brought the germs of Skat and Gemüt- lichkeit with him. These have grown and propagated at such rate that those in contact with him became infected while Billy himself has gained so much that you need but set him on the scales to note the beneficent results. You miss the real thing if you do not get in with Herr Skat. He has done good service elucidating and preaching and the columns of the “Sentinel” which he fills are considered “right dope” wherever the game is known. Catch him unawares and you will no doubt find that Brother Hank knows more German than : “Prosit.” We have one do you know who is longest at skat? Take a look at elongated Arnold L. Huchting, he measures some trifle over six feet some. Still he is sometimes short — on trump. Paul Tromnow : an ardent yeoman in the service of the “Four Wenzel.” Has had his hands full as National Secretary, but not so full that he could not occasionally hold winning hands. It is a marvel that recent records show him a loser — Schwartzt on a Guckser against four. 224 points lost. Good-natured Otto Kausch will play skat on very little provocation. He believes in skat as pastime, not as work. It is both fact and josh that he would go a long way, any day, to find out whether you would “have something on — your house.” In our city you will find a name, intimately connected with the game — though the Germans Skat may claim — means “progress” : such is Southwell’s fame. Drawing from the list of names of those who are helping to make the game cosmopolitan, so that eventually all peoples and nations will adopt it, we are pleased to note the Poles active — for one instance : Casimir Gonski. The man who takes your money will no doubt also take your fancy — after you become acquainted with Al Speich. Few words, shoulder to the wheel, seldom in print, time is precious, matter of fact, but can be found at skat : George Gerlach. 80 SOME MILWAUKEE PEOPLE YOU MAY MEET To an inquirer : We are not ready to state that the name on the monument in Washington Park immortalizes a man whose descendants live in Milwaukee. However, there is a little man whose name is known all over the country where skat is played, and if ever the history of the development of the game in America is written the classic and euphonious “Schiller” should certainly have a place. Who is always “Schneider” whether the hand is a winner or not? Lakoski. Although he is not in the Marathon class, the question of distance is one that Abe Carlsruh solves quite readily. Ye travelers, get next to him. Since he was admittedly a good man selling things, there was a good reason for putting Paul Jaenicke somewhere in line where the buying was done. Bern. Nockin is connected with the interests that make the stuff that makes for Milwaukee’s fame. He is hoping that we can add hereto the fame of our city as liberal entertainer of those who are our guests during the Tournament. He’s on the job himself. Why is it, they ask since Max Vogt is suspected of having found his affinity, Guckser to him is anathema — he doesn’t like it. Some sur- mise that he does not want to find any further Dame, blind and unbe- knownst. Let it go at that. E. L. Husting likes skat, and don’t anyone dare interrupt him to talk rank politics. Find him at skat any time, all the time, and most the time, a very consistent and conscientious player, but not strong on committee work. Max Loebl is staunch, though. One of our “Stars” — Paul Stern. Translate it yourself if you are incredulous. The president of the Milwaukee Skat Club, one Ted Zillmer, has been active in the game despite his many other functions. But he is big enough to stand it. Has been member of the County Board, Sheriff, County Chairman, Campaign Manager, Director German Press Club, is in Civic Bodies, Lodges etc. and a general organization man all around. When the penmanship of copy is poor, it is quite easy for a printer to get a good name a trifle “off.” Thus it was we got S-c-h-w-e-i-n-e-r instead of Schwemer on a proof. It was corrected, though we do not consider such faux pas really bad, as Schwein is synonymous with “Luck” in Skat. In this connection another well-known player could hardly object to having the e in his name dropped at times : Ed. Lueck. “It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.” You will find that Frank Luehring does not hold so-called Post Mortems at the table. Pie is Coroner and confines himself to his official duties in this respect. John Ripple is always looking for good hands, when it comes to the matter of feet — forget it — we did not want to talk business. 31 ®i£enö gur gegebenen Stunb’, ^rinfenb bie beftimmte Dhunb’, 2tm allster Oermeilen fie — äHögen SGßife, Sßljilofopljie; SReiben ©ienft= unb ®elbe§frag’ — * £un e§, meil gu Snb’ ber ©ag; bem ®rei3 ein ©aft gef Rieben, ! mei§t man ipm ein ©lag in ^rieben. 0 lOxinratng. (Sin ftolgeg „©ranb" ber greube gft Oon bir angefagt, ©en (Sorgen mie bem 2eibe Sei nur ein „9htU" gebraut. ©ein „©ournee" Ijeifct SBifffommen, ©ie ©äfte aßgumal, ©ie fingen, luftentglommen ©ir „SoIo§" ofjne galjl. ©oc£) trauert, gept’g gum Scheiben, SßopI jeber, trüb unb ftumm, ©ag ift ein bitt’reg Reiben, ,,©a§ lefjte SJtol fjerum." Unb leife flingt’g: ,,©u geine, ©u Stabt, an Sfatern reich), ©ir fommt im £anbe feine Sin ©aftfreunbfchjaft tool)! gleicfj!" * Offen, fröljlid} laftt ung trinfen, ©efjeim bie Sftucfer mögen „minfen". ©ie SBelt, mein $reunb, ift gang famog, ©u m a df ft fie f ä) ö n , berfudf)’ eg blog. Sfat, ben I)aben mir recfjt gern, ®iebibe, ftiU nur unb fern. SJUImaufee, Stabt, bu feine, ©u Stabt, an Sfatern reich), ©ir fommt im ßanbe feine gm ®artenföiele gleich . ©u lubeft fie gum gefte, ©ie Slater rtal) unb fern — • 9?un fommen beine ©äfte Unb fiel}’ — • fie fommen gernl gürma^r, bei folgern „Zeigen", ©a „pafet" man „nidfjt" fo leicfjt. Sfatbrüber feiten geigen, Sßirb nur if)r $iel erreicht. S^un „mimmeln" beine fallen — - 9Ue „ftadj" man je fo ftumpf Unb fubelnb f)eif$t’g bei Sillen: S^ilmaufee ift jefct ©rümpf. 32 COMPARATIVE SKAT Comparative skat is a game designed to show the different possi- bilities of the same cards manipulated by various players. The cards are dealt as in the ordinary game and the hands held at the various positions at the table are punched, so that when they are reassembled for the next table, the corresponding player will hold the identical hands of his predecessor, and the lead will be the same place. The scores of any one direction will be those made in that direction from identically the same cards. It is akin to duplicate whist. Comparative skat was invented and perfected by Dr. Charles Southwell, of Milwaukee, a former whist player and a conscientious student of skat. It has been tried for a number of times in Milwaukee, and was one of the features of the 1905 congress. Several inter-club matches between organizations representing Chicago and Milwaukee have found the game to be full of most intensely interesting results. An authority on skat has made the following explanatory and com- mendatory comment on the game: “Comparative skat is an arrange- ment to show who can make the most points with the same cards, or in other words, a contrivance to prove who can play skat. And the system here referred to, comes as near doing this as one can expect. In its details it is fairly simple. The cards dealt to each sitz are punched so that the same hands may be passed from table to table. In this way all players at a given seat play the same cards. He who makes the most points naturally plays the best. Any one who can play skat can play comparative skat without previous instruction. It in no wise changes the game, or its incidents. It is interesting and has made a great hit.” TWO-HANDED SKAT. It sometimes happens — but infrequently, thanks be ! — that the third hand is missing, for some reason. Luckily there is an expedient that does very well, as such. There is such a game as two-handed skat and it is quite interesting. The cards are dealt first to vorhand, then to a “dummy” and lastly to the dealer. The dealer then bids to vorhand and when the game is announced the “dummy” is exposed, excepting in ramsch, the vorhand leading. The opponent to the player always plays the “dummy” in regulation order. The opponent can play from his own hand and in due order from the “dummy” to the disadvantage of the player. The player, on the contrary, has* the advantage of knowing his own discard and the exact holding of his opponents. In ramsch, the “dummy” does not count. SOLO WITHOUT ELEVEN. The question is often asked whether or not a player can success- fully play a solo without eleven matadores, i. e. without a single trump in his hand or in the skat? It can be done and any man with the neces- sary nerve can try it. For example the following cards can win a club solo without eleven matadores, providing the balance of the cards are properly divided: A FEW POINTERS FOR SKAT PLAYERS To become a good skat player it is necessary to be cool and deliber- ate and carefully watch each trick. Watch your opponent’s games and learn his peculiarities. Be care- ful, at the same time, that you don’t develop any of your own. There are few players that have not some peculiarities. A player quickly learns to play his own hand; the hard part is to play in accord with another against the player. The most important point to remember is to keep the player in the middle. The player, of course, tries to get the last hand or drop. The lead may make or break the game, and the common rules vary with the different games and situation of the player. First — The player has the rear, or third, hand. In solo, the first player should lead ace, preferably where he has the 10 with it. Having no ace, he should lead a single card, if he has one ; if he has none, then he should lead his strongest suit. Leave suits of two alone, if possible, and if that is impossible, lead the highest card of two. If the tricks taken count 39, lead the 10-spot of color not shown. The same rules hold good against a tourne, except that it is policy to wait with the aces. If the player is in the middle, always play from your strongest suit, that is, a suit where you have a possible trick — a 10-spot, king and queen is a good one. You must play low from an ace, especially in a tourne. Always play to weaken your opponent’s hand, force him to trump, and not throw off. To lead trumps is a dangerous proceeding, and. in the majority of cases, it helps the player to win. Don’t lead a single card after the trumps are exhausted. To estimate the value of your hand is not so easy. When have you a tourne or solo? With two jacks and two of every suit, without an ace, it is best to pass. Two jacks and two aces make a very strong tourne. Before playing a solo estimate what you will lose on the cards you hold that will not take tricks. If they figure a little over 60 it is well to risk the play, as the blind and poor play will enable you to pull through. A long suit, with several packs, is a good grand. Two best jacks and the aces and 10s of two suits and no picture cards is a sure grand if you have the lead. Beware of seven-trump hands, with three fail tricks. About two- thirds of them are lost. Nullo and nullo ouvert suggest themselves. Lead short suit against nullo. Watch your partner in nullo ouvert. The one frequently lost is when the player has 7, 9 and queen of a suit, or the 8 and 9. Be careful of the gucksers. The ambitious player often falls into that trap. In tourne, discard to strengthen your hand; if possible free your- self of one suit, vary your style, or else your game will become an open book. Do not play grands without the jacks if a player bids for a solo. Play a weak solo instead of a tourne at all times. In grand indicate the suit that you take no tricks in at first; that is, if the player takes the trick. If your patrner takes the trick, you may throw in a 10-spot or ace if you have the ten with it. Keep a close watch on the count and throw in a 10 or an ace when it makes enough. Last, but not least, don’t lose your temper. 34 bidder £oo§. SSem (Sang gegeben ift, ber fing’ Hnb taft if)n müb’ audf) merben; SBenn £roft e§ ifjm nur immer bring’ Verlang’ er nichts auf ©rben. belobet unb befrängt fei er llnb fdfjmetg’ barob in SBonne, ©taubenb, baft nichts fdtjöner mär’ Htg feine» dhifymeZ (Sonne. ©in ßabfat unb audCj £roft gumat (Soff Sßegafug erfdfjmingen, 2)ann bulbet er bie irb’fdfje ;Duat ttnb fann f tet§ meiter fingen (?').' 0 Sfatfpiefcr gefeütidj gefdutitt. ©in Mitbürger unferer (Stabt mürbe untängft bor ben Sßotigei* ridfjter gebraut. S)en HuSfagen be§ Sßotigiften gemäfe mar berfetbe um 6 XUjr morgen arretiert morben, unb gmar meit er iljn für einen be* nebelten Hadjtfdfjmärmer Ijielt. Huf bie $rage be§ Stifters, mo er bie Hacpt gugebracEjt Ijabe, antmortete ber Hngeltagte, er Ijabe ©tat gefpielt unb bie lefete Sftmtbe mürbe turg bor 6 ttljr beenbet, metdje§ audj burdj berfdjiebene Renten beglaubigt mürbe. S)er £ftidjter orbnete hierauf bie fofortige ^r eitaff ung be§ Cannes an, mit ber 93egriinbung, baft jemanb, ber bie gange üftadfjt ©tat gefpieXt Ij at , nidjt nodf) nacp ber lebten 9hmbe auf gefäfjrticfje ober poXigetboibrige $fabe geraten fönnte. 0 2B tbmung. ©tabt Httenburg im alten Sßatertanbe, £)u attbefannter £eimat§ort be§ (St at, Sßit bidb) berbinben un§ bie engften S3anbe S)urdj biefe§ (Spiet, ba§ bort erfunben marb. SBie bu befannt bift affen SBengetrittern $n atfen beutfdjen Banben, (So ift audj hier in biefeg ßanbe§ Smitten ©in gmeite§ Httenburg erftanben. Sftitmaufee ift’S, mofjin jeftt atte Onfetn eiten, 2)ie (Stabt, mo man nodj beutfdfje Sitten Ijegt; 23erüljmt ift fie in atfen Sanbe§teilen, 2)enn Ijier mirb audj ber ebte (Sfat gepftegt. Sen. 35 ffahat ÜHjtoftölj lag Eesart 2)er anerfannt fdjönfte ^ßtaij in ben 33ereinigten Staaten, am 9Jtid)igan=See. Äusflug, (Gommer» unb So mmernad|f efe|l ber „Skaf-Sntiels“ mit ifjren Ängeljörigen borffjin am Ithmtaa, bctt 21. Juni 1909 'IBetfsfifdj ßffeu unübertroffen. Täßlid) friirti au« btefer tBndft. OUmcevfe fEatfintttfags unb Menbs. SQöer SOß^itefif^ 23aty nidjt gefetjen fjat, mar nicfyt in 9ftilmautee. ^uggegeicfjnete gatjrftrajje für Automobils unb 23uggieS am See entlang. (SarS alle 20 Minuten üon SßiSconfin- unb Ofttoajfer* Strafe. Special Dinners. Arranagements for Parties, etc. TELEPHONE LAKE 400 RICHARD BECKER, Eigenthümer. (iffirtal ymr ©at 12th Congress North American Skat League MILWAUKEE, WIS. June 19th, 20th and 21st, 1909 FIRST: CONGRESS PRIZE, $1,000 Cash. SECOND: Milwaukee Prize, $500 Cash. THIRD: Chicago Prize, Chest of Silverware, $450. FOURTH: Milwaukee Sentinel Trophy, Hall Clock, $375. FIFTH: Cash $250. SIXTH: Cash $200. SEVENTH: Cash $150. The following trophies have been donated to the Prize Fund: Milwaukee Free Press, Silver Punch Bowl, $150. Germania-Herold Association, Chest of Silverware, $100. Davenport, Iowa, Skat Club, Diamond Stud, $75. Detroit Skat Club, Silver Punch Bowl, $75. President’s Prize, by Robert Schiller, Bronze Statue Clock, $55. Buffalo Skat Club, Gold Certificate, $50. Cleveland, Ohio, Solid Gold Watch, $50. Milwaukee Journal, Watch and Chain, $25. Saginaw, Mich., Germania Prize, $50. Prizes have also been donated by New York, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Grand Rapids. It is planned to have one prize for every eighth player participating in the tournament. 3 7 The Magnificent “Milwaukee Sentinel” Trophy The above shows the magnificent Hall Clock donated by The Mil- waukee Sentinel to the North American Skat League on the occasion of the Twelfth Annual Congress. The clock is a splendid piece of workmanship, both as regards ex- ternal appearance and in respect to mechanism. It is valued at $375.00 and has been listed as fourth prize. The Milwaukee Sentinel’s attitude toward Skat is evinced not merely by this graceful gift, but by its constant booming of the game for a period of more than eight years, in which activity it has been a pioneer among American newspapers. 38 CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN SKAT LEAGUE (Organized January 23, 1898, in St. Louis, Mo.) I. NAME. North American Skat League. II. OBJECT. To advance and improve the game of “Skat.” III. MEMBERSHIP. The League consists of Active and Honorary Members. IV. OFFICERS AND THEIR ELECTION. 1. There shall be a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary and such number of Directors as may be determined at each Skat Congress. They shall be elected annually, at a meeting called for that purpose by the President. The election shall take place during a session of the Skat Congress. 2. The President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer and Secretary shall be residents of the place where the next Congrss convenes. The Directors are to be the representatives of the cities with the largest attendance, and their names shall be recommended by the players of such cities. V. DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 1. The President shall preside at all the meetings and shall be a member (ex officio) of all standing committees. 2. In the absence of the President the first, or if necessary, the second Vice-President shall preside. 3. The Treasurer shall keep account of all the money received from the Secretary, pay all vouchers drawn on him, and he shall submit his report to the annual meeting. 4. The Secretary alone is authorized to receive money; he shall deliver the same to the Treasurer and take a receipt therefor; he shall keep the minutes of all the meetings, and attend to their correspond- ence. His compensation shall be 25 cents for each member. 5. The Directors shall act as local Secretaries in their places of abode; they shall send the names of Skat players residing in their dis- tricts or cities to the Secretary, distribute all literature and other printed matter received by them from the Secretary, to Skat players in their districts or cities. The Directors shall be reimbursed for their expenses for postage. 6. The parliamentary rules contained in “Cushing’s Manual” shall prevail at all the meetingsand committee sessions. VI. ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP. 1. Any Skat player desiring to become a member of the North American Skat League must pay a per capita tax of 50 cents to the National Secretary, who shall issue to him a Membership Card for the current year. 2. Members having rendered valuable services to the League may be elected Honorary members; but they are not relieved from the pay- ment of annual dues. VII. BY-LAWS. 1. All business shall be transacted in the German language; but members are permitted to express their ideas and argue in the meeting in the English language. 2. Constitution and By-laws can only be amended at an annual meeting. A two-thirds vote of all members present is necessary to carry any amendment. 3. A convention shall be held each year, at which rules of the game may be considered and changed and the city selected where the next convention shall be held. 4. It shall be the duty of every member to induce Skat players to become members of a Skat Club, and to follow the rules adopted by the League. 5. The Executive Board shall have power to suspend a member against whom well substantiated complaints are preferred. Such sus- pension shall last until the next annual meeting. For final expulsion of a member a two-thirds vote of all members present at the annual meeting is necessary. 6. Motions to change the playing rules shall be made in writing and forwarded to the Secretary at least 14 days before a convention takes place. 7. A Congress Tournament shall be held in two sessions of twenty rounds each. 8. The fiscal year shall terminate at the close of each Congress. 39 VIII. GENERAL RULES FOR CONGRESS TOURNAMENTS. 1. Questions (Frage-Spiele) are not permitted. 2. The play shall be for “one-quarter.” 3. Before the beginning of Tournaments the President shall ap- point one Head Skat Master, and for about every 25 tables, an Assistant Skat-Master, whose duties shall be to decide all contested plays and differences. His and their decisions shall be final. 4. The score sheets use din Congress Tournaments must be filled out with the greatest care. All provisions on said score sheets are to be considered as rules. 5. At a session of Congress Tournaments there shall be awarded at least seven prizes; should there be more than seven prizes, the scale of distribution of prizes as noted in Paragraph 12, shall be repeated as often as possible. 6. The table and seat of each participant at Congress Tournaments must, for each separate session, be determined by lot. Any person changing a seat, except with permission of Skat-Master, shall not be entitled to participate in a game. After game is called and any table should not be filled, the Skat- Master must attend to the filling of such table, and after the first round has been played, a player coming late cannot play. 7. Each game which looks like a prize-possibility, must be recorded under column headed “Remarks” and on the back of the score sheet; only games properly recorded can be considered by the prize judges when figuring the awards. Claims for prizes, when not properly recorded on the score sheet, will not be considered. 8. On the completion of 20 rounds, all score sheets must be prop- erly filled out and delivered to the Assistant Skat-Master in charge of that section, who shall in turn deliver the same to a Prize Committee of seven members, appointed by the President before play begins. 9. The report of the Prize Committee shall be handed to the Presi- dent as soon as possible after the second session. 10. All prizes shall be marked before the beginning of the Tourna- ments with the numbers of the prizes for which they are intended, plainly visible. 11. No player is entitled to- more than one prize. 12. In order to guard against misunderstanding, it is explicitly stated that the scores obtained by one and the same player at the two sessions are not to be added; and that a player present in one session only, is not excluded from the award of prizes. 13. All plays which look like prize-possibilities, and all corrections on score sheets must be O. K’d by a Skat-Master. 14. After 20 rounds have been played, the game is concluded, even if all plays have not been recorded. IX. CLASSES AND VALUE OF GAMES. Solos. Simple Game . . . , . . “Schneider” ......... “Schwarz” . ......... “Schneider” announced ....... “Schwarz” (when Schneider announced) “Schwarz” announced ....... besides the matadores. 1 2 3 3 4 5 Tournees and “Guckser” (Grand Question). Simple Game ............ 1 “Schneider” 2 “Schwarz” 3 besides the matadores. Tournee. The player turns one card of the Skat, thereby declaring the color of this card to be trump, except he has turned one of the jacks, in which case he may either declare the color of his jack to be trump, or play a grand tournee. He must, however, decide, before seeing the second card of the Skat. Diamonds Hearts Spades Clubs Grand 5 points 6 8 12 “ Solo. The player declares any color out of his hand to be trump without the aid of the Skat. Diamonds 9 points Hearts 10 Spades 11 " Clubs 12 Grand 20 Grand Ouvert 24 “ 40 Guckser (or Graud Frage). The player takes up both cards of the Skat, thereby declaring jacks only to be trumps. Should he win, the value is 16; losing, 32. Every matador counts 16, respective 32 more. Passt Nicht Tournee. When a player turns one of the- Skat cards and it does not suit him, he may so declare without showin it. He must then turn the other card which shall be trump. Should the second card turned be a jack, the player may either play the suit or grand tournee. The player is obliged to show the second card before he mixes it with his other cards, other- wise he is bound to play the game which his opponents select after having laid two cards; the highest play called for must then be played by him. If won, counts as tournee; if lost, counts double against the player. Null — 20 points. The player announcing a Null, wins his game by not making a trick. Null Onvert — 40 points. The player announces Null Ouvert, exposing his cards and playing openly. He wins his game by not making a trick. Ramsch — 20 points. When one player obtains no trick, 30 points. When two players obtain no trick, 50 points. The “first hand” (being the player next or left to the dealer) may announce Ramsch when all participants have passed or refused to bid. The player having the most points at the end of the game loses. If two or all the participants have the same number of points, the player tak- ing the last trick loses the game. The Skat also belongs to the player making the last trick. X. RUFES OF GAME. 1. The cards, after they have been properly shuffled, shall be cut by the player to the right of the dealer, and dealt in the following order; 3-Skat-4-3. The full deck must be taken up and dealt. 2. If all cards are dealt, the game must be played, even if the deal- ing was done out of turn; in such case the next deal must be made by the one who should have dealt before, and then proceed as if no mis- deal had been made, however, omitting the one who has dealt out of his turn, thus each player (jeals but once during one round. 3. Bids should be made in numbers, the value of which occur in some possible game. 4. “Schneider” or “Schwarz” cannot be announced in any game in which the aid of the Skat was required. 5. The Skat must not be looked at by any participant before the end of a game, except by the player when playing a game with the aid of the Skat. (See penalties.) 6. In case a card is served face up, a new deal must be made. 7. The player to be out of Schneider must have at least 31 points, the opponents must have 30. 8. In order to win the game, the player must have at least 61; to make Schneider he must have at least 91, and to make Schwarz must take every trick. 9. Null Ouvert and Grand Ouvert must be declared and exposed before a card is played. 10. If any player leads wrongly (plays out of his order) or neg- lects to follow suit, such error shall terminate the game and the same is to be considered as lost for the side having made the error. (See penalties.) 11. He who bids and is awarded the play, must play. 12. Ramsch must be played when all participants have passed or failed to bid. 13. All participants must keep their respective tricks in the order in which the cards were played, so that each trick in a game can be traced at the end of the game. 14. Participants have the privilege to examine the last trick made. (This must, however, be done before the next card is played.) 15. If a player has overbid his hand, the next higher value of the respective game is counted and charged against the player; except in “Passt-mir-Nicht” and “Guckser,” where the charge is doubled. 16. If any player by mistake has looked at either of the Skat cards, he shall be debarred from playing and fined 10 points. If he exposed one or both cards to another player, the dealer shall then mix the two cards in the Skat, and he who plays must turn the top card (“Passt mir nicht” is barred) or any other play. 17. If a player, when turning, accidently sees both cards without having announced “Passt-mir-Nicht,” he shall be compelled to turn the top card and loses the right to play Passt-mir-nicht and Grando. 18. If, after the termination of a game, a difference of opinion arises as to which side has won the game, then it shall be the privilege of the player to prove that he won. The player should, in his own in- terest. see to it that the cards are not thrown together before it has been determined whether the game was won or lost. 41 19. The player has the privilege to throw his game after the first trick. He loses this privilege after two cards of the second trick are on the table. 20. If it occurs during a tournament that a prize-play is won on account of revoke or playing out of order by one of the opponents, the Skat-Master should be immediately notified, and he must decide if the player had a possible chance to win had not the error occurred. In case the Skat-Master decides there was a possible chance to win, the player shall not debarred from winning a prize. XI. PENALTIES. All Penalties in the Nature of Rules are to be considered as Rules. 1. A dealer misdealing shall be charged with ten points and must deal again. If in the course of a game it developes that cards had been misdealt, i. e. that one or more players had either too many or not enough cards, then the player loses the game if he did not have the right number of cards, even if the same thing occurred with one of the opponents. But if the player had the right number of cards and one or both of the opponents had too many or not enough, then the player wins, even if he would have lost the game otherwise. The dealer is not fined in this case. Each player should make sure before beginning the game, that he has 10 cards, neither more or less. 2. Whoever discards more or less than two cards loses his game. 3. If a dealer looks at either of the Skat cards before or during the progres sof a game, he shall be charged ten points. 4. If the player who plays a solo looks at the Skat, he loses his game, but opponents may insist on his continuing for the purpose of increasing his loss. 5. If either opponent examines the Skat the player wins. He has the same privilege as in paragraph 4, and the one who looks at the Skat loses the number of points the player wins. 6. If, before a game is announced, it is discovered that the Skat cards are missing or they, or any of them, are in the possession or have been seen by any participant, the dealer shall draw out of the hand of the person having the Skat cards, or any of them, sufficient cards to leave said player 10 cards, after which the bidding shall proceed as if no mistake had been made, but the player causing this proceeding, shall be fined 25 points and is forbidden to participate in the bidding and denied the opportunity to play any game during this particular deal. 7. A player mis-leading or neglecting to follow suit loses the game, but any one of the participants has the privilege to have such error cor- rected and proceed with the game to its ned for the purpose of increas- ing the player’s loss. His error is then excused. If then one of the opponents makes one of these errors the player wins his game, but its value is also charged against the opponent making the error. 8. If either of the opponents leads wrongly (plays out of order, or neglects to follow suit) such error shall terminate the game; in such case the game is won by the player, and its value charged against the opponent who made the error, but the player has the privilege to have such error corrected and proceed with the game to its end, for the pur- pose of increasing the value of the game, in which cash the error is excused. If he then makes one of the errors mentioned himself, he loses the game, and the first error is fully condoned. 9. If, in playing Solo, the player has overbid his game and one of the opponents makes one of the errors mentioned, he wins the value of the game which he has bid and the same value shall be charged against the opponent making such error. 10. If, during the process of a game, any one of the opponents places his cards upon the table, declaring thereby to have defeated the player’s game, all the remaining cards belong to the player, and the opponent who erred shall be charged with the full value of the game. 11. If a player throws down his cards and declares his game won. he cannot claim another trick. 12. Examining tricks taken (except the last) or recounting is not permitted. Should this be done, the opponent may claim the game. 13. A player announcing a Solo has the privilege, before a card is played, of increasing the Solo or announcing Grando, Schneider or Schwarz. 14. The dealer has the right, and it is his duty, to call attention to any errors in the play. 15. All penalties should not have any effect on the score, but should be figured separately at the end of the 20 rounds. XII. ORDER OE PRIZES AND RULES FOR AWARDING PRIZES. 1st Prize: For the greatest number of games won, after deducting the number of those lost. (If two or more players have the same number of games, the one having the most points wins.) 2nd Prize: For the greatest number of points made on own score. (If two or more players have the same number of points, the one having the greatest number of games, after deducting those lost, wins.) 42 3rd Prize: For a Solo won against the greatest number of matadors, (a. The value of the Solo precedes, viz.: 1, Grand; 2, Clubs; 3, Spades; 4, Hearts, and 5, Diamonds.) (b. In case of two or more equal games against an. equal num- ber of matadors, the total value of the respective game decides; that is to say, Schneider will, precede as also Schneider ange- sagt, etc.) (c. In case of two or more equal games of equal value against an equal number of matadors, the greatest number of points decides.) 4th Prize: For the second greatest number of games won, after deduct- ing those lost. (If two or more players have tTJie same number of games, the one having the most points wins.) 5th Prize: For the second greatest number of points made on own score. (If two or more players have the same number of points, the one having the greatest number of games won, deducting those lost, wins.) 6th Prize: For the Highest Game won. (If two or more players have the same high play, the one having the most points wins.) 7th Prize: For a Tournee won, against the greatest number of matadors. (If two or more players have a game without an equal number of matadors, the rule stated at 3rd Prize shall govern.) (In deciding the relative value of different Tournee Plays, where there is a tie the same rank as given in the case of Solo games shall apply, always considering Tournee as a class in itself.) UNIQUE SKAT HAND The many possibilities in the game of skat, may be illus- trated by the following extreme hand. With following hand the player, in the lead, can play and win every game. A, the player, holds : o v o 0<>0 o o * ** * 1 * V * * ♦ ♦ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0^0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 9 9? S? C hand holds : In the “SKAT” are: He can play Frage, or Tourne any card and make Schwarz. He can play any suit Solo and make Schwarz. He can play Guckser or Solo Grand and make Schwarz. He can win a Grand Ouvert. He can play Nullo or Null Ouvert and not take a trick. The Photos of Officers and Committee Chairmen of the North American Skat League used in this book, were made GUTTENSTEIN ALHAMBRA THEATRE BUILDING It takes a good photo to make a good cut E. F. ROHN MANUFACTURING JEWELER WATCHES DIAMONDS JEWELRY SILVERWARE 274 WEST WATER STREET M. REISS X CO. BUSINESS BROKERS Real Estate and Investments 1100 PABST BUILDING PHONE MAIN 2601 MILWAUKEE, WIS. HENRY WEBER CHAS. W. STUBER WEBER & STUBER Brutfdjf Kfftnutation 410-412 Ost-Wasser Strasse, Milwaukee FOR THE LATEST ANO MOST AUTHORITATIVE SKAT NEWS READ Herr SKAT’S COLUMN IX THE SUNDAY SENTINEL MILWAUKEE Milwaukee’s Greatest Newspaper 44 (Eunltifufhm unb BEbengefK^c be« Jhu'bamerikantfrfjeu Ü&af-Berbanöe» (North American Skat League) Drganifiert am 23. Januar 1898 in St. 2oui§, 9JJo. I. 9iamc. .,2Iori=2fmerifanifcher ©Iat*2SerBanb." II. 3wctf. pflege unb 93erebelung be§ @!at*©b iele§. III. 3)?ttgnebfrf)ttft. Ser SerBanb Befielt au§ aftiben unb ©hremiDtitglicbern. IV. SBcamtc unb bereit Söul)!. 1. Ser SBerBanb erwählt jebe§ ^aljr feine ^Beamten in einer 23erfammlung, welche für biefen 3b>ecf bon bem ^räfibium anBernumt Wirb unb bie währenb ber Sagung be§ tfiongreifeö ftattfinben foil. Sie Beamten BefteBen au3 einem ißräfibenten, swei 23icc= ißräfibenten, einem ©chahmeifter, einem ©chriftführer unb einer, bom jeweiligen Kongreß SU Bcfiimmenbcn 2Insah! Sireltoren. 2. ißrüfibeni, SBice^räfibenten, ©chafcmeifter unb Schriftführer miiffen in bem Qrte, Wo ber nächfte ^ongrefe ftattfinben foil, wohnhaft fein, bie Sirettoren bagegen follcn ‘Bertretcr berjenigen (stabte fein, welcBe Beim Kongreß am sahlreichften bertreten waren; iBre Flamen finb bon ben ©bielern ber refbeftiben ©täbte 3u embfehlen. V. ^ftidjten ber Beamten. 1. Ser ißräfibent foil alle SBerfammlungen leiten unb eg-officio iDUtglieb aller ftehenben .ft’cmitcen fein 2. Ser erftc, ober wenn nötüig, ber sWeite 23ice#räfibcm foil Bei 2I6wefenheit be§ ^räffbenten beffen ©teile bertreten. 3. Ser ©cBa^meifter foil üBer bie bom ©djriftfüBm uBgelieferten ©elber ^Rechnung führen, alle ($5elbanweifungen auSBejaBlen unb in ber Sahre§*23erfammlung ^Bericht erftatten. 4. Ser ©(BriftfüBrer allein ift Berechtigt, ©elber in ©mbfang 3u nehmen, unb foil biefelben an ben ©chahmeifter gegen Quittung ahliefern; er foil bie ^ßrototolle unb alle fTotrcfbonbensen führen unb al§ ©alär für feine ^Bemühungen 25 ©ent§ ber iWitglieb erhalten. 5. Sie Sireltoren miiffen in bem Orte, in Welchem biefelBcn Wohnhaft finb, al§ SofaI*©cBriftführer fungiren, bie kanten ber ©latfbieler an ben S -Ber6anb§*©chriftführer einfenben, ferner bie Srucffachen u. f. W., bie bon bem 23erBanb§*@chriftführer ihnen sugefanbt Werben, unter ben ©fatfbielern bertheilen. $orto=2lu§Iagen f ollen ihnen ber* gütet Werben. 6. 5Bei 23erfammlungen unb ®omite*©ifcungen follen bie in „©ufhing’s? fDianitar an gegebenen barlamentarifchen Regeln gelten. VI. Slufnafjme. 1. ©in jeher ©latfbieler, ber 9JiitgIieb be§ 2SerBanbe§ su werben wünfeht, hat eine Fobffteuer bon 50 Sent§ an ben beseitigen 93erBanb!§s©(hriftführer 31t entrichten, wofür ihm eine £DiitgIieb§*£Iarte auSgeftellt Wirb. 2. fßerfonen. Welche fich Befonbere 23erbienfte um ben ^BerBanb erworben haben, fönnen su ©hremSBHtgliebern ernannt werben, hoch finb biefelben bom 3ah^e§=29eitrage nicht entbunben. VII. 9Ze6cugefehe 1. Sie beutfdje ©brache foil bie ©efchäftöfbrache fein, jeboch barf ein 2JIitgIieb fich in ben ©ifcungen auch ber englifdfjen ©brache Bebienen. 2. Äonftitution unb 2ceBengefebe bürfen nur in einer Sah«^2>erfammlung ber= änbert Werben, unb Bebarf e<§ ber uftimmung bon sWeibrittel ber anwefenben üöiitglieber, um folche ißeränberungen 31t machen. 3. @§ foil jebe§ ^ahr ein ®ongrefj aBgehalten Werben, um bie ©biel=9tegeln 311 Befbrechen. Ser Qrt be§ nächften &'ortgteffe§ foil in ber 3ahre3==23erfammlung feftgefefet Werben. 4. ©3 foil bie Pflicht eine§ jeben 9ftitgliebe§ fein, bie ©latfbieler fo biel wie mög= lieh 3u beranlaffen, iülitglieb eine§ ©IuB§ au werben unb ftreng nach ben, bon bem fBerBanb angenommenen Regeln, 31t fbielen. 5. Sa§ fpräfibium hat ba§ 9techt, ÜBlitglieber, gegen Welche Begrünbete SefchWerbc borliegt. Bi§ sur nächften £sahre§*93erfammlung su fufbenbieren, Währenb ber 2tu3fchlufe eine§ 9J?itgIiebe§ au§ bem 23erBanb nur mit Suftimmung bon sWeibrittel ber anwefenben SRitgliebcr gefchehen lann. 6. Slnträae Betreffenb SIBänberung bon ©bieMRegeln miiffen minbeften§ 14 Sage bor beginn be'§ £Iongreffe§ bem 2SerBanb§*©chriftführer fchriftluh eingefanbt werben. '7. iiongrefcSurniere follen in swei ©ifcungen bon je 20 3tunben aBgehalten Werben. 8. Sa§ ^Rechnungsjahr wirb nach 2IBhaIten be§ jeweiligen SiongreffeS als gefchlof* fen Betrautet. 45 VIII. SpiehtPcftimmungcu für SiougrcfcSurnameutc. 3. £rage=©piele finb amSgefcbloffen. 2. Itm % per «Point ober 25 per ioo «points foil gefpiclt trerben. f.- ®. r A^ n “ n S . i3e ^ 2mrnament3 foil ber tpräfibent einen Sfatmeifter unb für ungefabr 2o . Xifcbe je einen Stbtbeiiung§*©latmeifter ernennen, beffen ober beren < 5 nt= fdjeibungen in ©trettfallen mafegebenb finb. 4. Sie Stnfchreibebogen müffen genau auägefüllt unb bie auf benfelben gebrucften tSeftimmungen beamtet unb Befolgt trerben. r .5. IPiinbftenS 7 greife muffen in ber in § 12 Beftimmten Pteibenfolge sur 93er* rgeilung fommen; follen meBr al§ 7 greife BertBeilt trerben, fo foil ficfi bie oben ange* gebene «Reihenfolge trieberbolen. 6 . Sie ©pielpläfce follen burd) ba3 2oo§ entfdjieben trerben; ber Umtaufch eine§ SoofeS rann nur mit Suftimmung be§ ©tat meiftens gefcbeben, obne biefe Suftimmung fd&Itefet ber Umtaufd) bon ber Sbetlrcabme au<§. Stad» Seginn be§ SurnamenteS foil ber ©tatmeifter alle bie Sifcbe, bie nicht boll befefet finb, su berboüftänbigen fudjen, nacbbem bie erfte jftunbe an einem Sifche gefbielt »rorben ift, lann niemanb mebr eintreten. 7. $ebe§ Spiel, tnelcbeg su einem greife berechtigt 31 t fein fcbeint, mufe auf ber Diüdfeite t>e§> Slnfchreibebogenä beutlid) bemerft trerben, ba nur fo bermerite Spiele berüdficbtigt trerben. «Jicflantntioncn für greife für nicht fo bcrmerftc Spiele finben feine töerüdfichtigung. 8. Sille Stnfchreibebogen finb nadj 33eenbigung ber 20 «Rnnben, orbnung§gemäfe au§gefüllt, bem Slbtbeilung<§*©tatmeifter ber betreffenben Stbtbeilung absulicfern unb bon biefem bem, bom ipräfibenten bor beginn be§ Surnament<§ su ernennenben «8erecb= nung§fomitee su übergeben. 9. Ser Söericht be§ 23erechnung§fomitee§ ift fobalb als möglich nach bem streiten Surnier bem $räfibenten einsubänbigen. 10. Stile sur 23ertbeilitng tommenben greife follen bor beginn be§ SurnierS beuttid) ftcbtbar mit ber Stummer be§ ipreifeä bcseidjnet trerben. 11. &ein Spieler ift 31 t mebr al§ einem greife berechtigt. 12. ^ebe Surnament-Sifeung ift bon ber anberen, Bi§ auf bie in § 11 getroffenen «Peftimmung, unabhängig, fo bafe auch biejenigen Sbeilnebmer, bie nur an einer ©ifcung tbeilnebmen lonntcn, einen $prei§ getoinnen tönnen. 13. Stile Spiele, bie su einem greife berechtigt erfdjeinen, fotoie alle Slbänbetun* gen ber angefchriebenen Sßoint», müffen bom Stbtbeilung§*@fatmcifter beglaubigt toerben. 14. «Rach 20 Stunben ift ba§ Surnament an iebem Sifche beenbet, felbft trenn nicht alle 80, refpeltibe 60 ©piele, auf bem Slnfchreibebogen bermertt finb. IX. Spielarten unb ^Berechnung ber Spiele. Spiettrertbc bei SoIo§. ©infaches Spiel Säbit 1 mal. ©djxteiber „ 2 „ ©chtrars » 3 „ ©chneiber angefagt „ 3 „ ©düoars (trenn ©chneiber angefagt) „ 4 „ ©chtrars angefagt „ 5 „ nebft ben «Ptataboren ober ohne biefelben. Spiettrertbe bei Sournce unb Ghuffcr. ©infa$e§ Spiel Säbit 1 mal. ©chneiber „ 2 „ ©chtrars „ 3 „ nebft ben PJiataboren ober ohne biefelben. Sournee. Ser ©pieler bedt eine ®arte be§ ©fat§ auf, beren garbe bann als> Srumpf gilt, ausgenommen, bie aufgebedte Äarte ift ein «.Bauer, in trelchem Salle ber ©pieler ent* treber bie garbe be§ Säuern ober @runb al§ Srumpf ertlären fann. ©dftein Säbit 5 joints. ■Sers „ 6 Schippen „ 7 Kreits „ 8 @ranb „ 12 Solo. Ser ©pieler erflärt eine garbe ober ©ranb al§ Sriumpf, ohne ben ©tat aufsubeben. ©dftein 3 äblt 9 «Points. epers . „ 10 Schippen „ 11 &reus 12 ©ranb „ 20 ©ranb Oitbert „ 24 ©udfer ober GJranb Stage. Ser ©pieler foil, ehe er ben ©tat bereinnimmt, ertlären, bafe er ©ranb fpielen trill; berfelbe foftet, trenn getronnen 16, trenn berloren 32. Seber äPatabor mit ober obne bem gefpielt trurbe, säblt einmal 16 refpeltibe 32 mebr. 46 ©ournee gefällt mir nidBt. ©er Spider Bat bag ERecftf, eine ßarte beg ©fateg anaufeBen, trenn iBm biefe nicBt gefällt, muf) er bie atoeite aufbecfen; bie SarBe biefer starte gilt alg ©rumßf, ift fie ein Saner, fo fteßt- eg bem (Spielet frei, ©ranb ober SarBe au fBielen. ©iefe ©Bielart ift alg Tournee 31t ■ Berechnen, ift inbeffen bie ghoeite starte au ©rumBf gemacBt, fo aäBIt bag ©Biet, toenn Berloren, boBBelt. ©er ©Bieler Brauet bie erfte tournierte Starte ni0t aufauleaen, toenn er „gefällt mir nidßt" gemelbet B at, jebodß ift er berBflidßtet, bie gboeite Starte git aeigen, eBe er bicfcIBe au ben anberen Starten ftecft; unterläßt er folcßeg, fo foil er ge&alten toerben, bagjenige Spiel 3u fBielen, toelcßeg, nacBbem er atoei harten berlegt Bat, Bon feinen Bciben Gegnern Beftimmt ioirb, unb bon biefen foil ber bag SorredBt Baßen. ioeldßer bag BöcBfte ©Bid Beftimmt. mi. MI . aäBIt 20 SointS. MI Oubert „ 40 Siantfcß. Stamfdß aäBIt 20 5J$oint§. Stamfdß, in toeldßem ein ©Bieler leinen ©tidB Bat „ 30 Siantfdß, in toeldßem ghoei ©Bieler feinen ©tidB BaBen „ 50 „ Siufe gefBielt ioerben, toenn alle Baffen. 23enn ghaei ober brei ©Bieter biefelBen Sointg BaBen, Berliert berjenige, ber ben lebten ©tidB madBt. ©er ©fat aäBIt für bn, ber ben lebten ©tidB madBt. X. ©Bid=91egeln. 1. harten toerben, nacBbem fie geBörig Berbedft gemifdBt unb Born ©BeilneBmer aut redBten £anb aßgeßoßen toorben finb, gegeBen, 3 — ©fat — 4 — 3. ©g ift nidBt geftattet, nur einen ©Beil ber harten auerft augautßeilen, fonbern ber StartengeBer mufe alle 32 harten aufammen in bie £anb neBmen unb bon oBen BertBeilen. 2. ©inb bie harten BoIIftänbig auggegeBen, fo ntufe bag ©Biel Begonnen toerben, \ fdBft toenn ber ©eBer nidBt an ber Steiße toar. ©ag nöcBfte ©eßen geBt bann an ben 3urücf, ber eigentlidB Bätte geben fallen. Sn biefem Sali Berliert niemanb feine Sorßanb. 3. ©g follte nur mit foIdBen Saßlen gereiat toerben, bie einem Beftimmten ©Biel* loertBe glcicfifommen. 4. Sn ©Bielen, in toeldBem ber ©fat augeaogen toirb, fann nidBt ©dBneiber ober fdBtoara angefagt toerbpn. 5. ©er ©fat barf nidBt (oBne Seredßtigung) Bor Seenbigung bc§ ©Bieleg angefeBen toerben. 6. ©oBalb ber StartengeBer Beim Verteilen ber harten eine aufbeeft, muß eine neue Sertßeilung ber harten ftattfinben. 7. ©er ©Bieler mufe minbefteng 31, bie ©egenfBieler müffen minbefteng 30 Sointg BaBen, um aug bem ©dBneiber au fdn. 8. Um au getoinnen, muß ber ©Bieler minbefteng 61, um ©dBneiber au madBen minbefteng 91 Sointg BaBen; um ©dßtoara au madBen, mufa er jeben ©tidB Befommen. 9. Süll oubert unb ©ranb ouBert müffen Bor bem erften ©tidB erflärt unb auf* gebedft toerben. 10. Salfdß augfBielen (aufeer ber Steiße, ober SarBe nidBt Befennen) enbet bag ©Biel alg berloren für biejenige Partei, bie bag SerfeBen gemadBt Bat, toenn ber SeB* Ier bon ber ©egenBartei nidBt entfcßulbigt toirb. (©ieBe ©trafen). 11. 2öer gereiat unb bag ©Biel erBalten Bat, mufe fBiden. 12. Stamfdß mufe gefBidt toerben, toenn alle Baffen. 13. ©ie ©tidBe feilten fo geBalten toerben, bafe ein ettoaigeg SerfeBen naeßgetoie* fen toerben fann; ieber ©tidB foil berbedft Bereingenommen toerben. 14. ©er aulefct gemadBte ©tidB barf, Bor bem nädBffen SIugfBielen, nodBmalg ange* feBen toerben. 15. Seim UeBerreiaen foil ber nädBft BöBere Söertß ber ©rumBffarBe, ber aum ©etoinnen ber gereiaten Sunfte erforberlicß toar, aBgefdBrieBen toerben. Bei „©efällt mir mdßt" unb ©ueffer boBBelt. 16. Söenn, burdß irgenb ein SerfeBen, einer ber ©Bider eine ober Beibe harten beg ©fateg anfieBt. fo foil er bom ©Bileen beg Betreffenben ©Bideg auggefdBIoffen fein unb mit 10 Sointg Beftraft toerben. £at er eine ober Beibe harten fo gegeigt, bafc fie bon einem ber anberen ©Bieler gefeBen toerben fonnten. fo foil ber ©eBer ben ©fat mifdßen unb ber. ber bag ©Biel erßält, foil bie oBerfte starte befleißen au ©runtBf madBen („gefällt mir nidBt" ift auggefdBIoffen) ober irgenb ein anbereg ©Biel fBielen. 17. SSenn ein ©Bieler, nacBbem er bag ©Bid Befommen Bat, tournir unb gufällig Beibe harten anfieBt, foil bie SarBe ber oBerften Starte ©runtBf fein ©ranb ift in bie* fern Salle auggefdBIoffen. 18. SScnn nadB Seenbigung eineg ©Bieleg Beibe Parteien BeßauBten, getoonnen au BaBen, fo foil eg bem ©Bieler geftattet fein, au Betoeifen, baß er meßr alg 60 Slugen Batte; cg ift begßalB emBfeBIengtoert, bie gemadßten ©tidBe fo lange aufammen au Balten, Big feftgcftellt toorben ift, toeldBe Sartei getoonnen Batte. 19. ©em ©Bider foil eg geftattet fein, fieß fofort ober nadB bem erften ©tidB 3U legen; finb meßr alg ein ©ttdB gemadBt toorben, foil biefe Sergiinftigung aufBören. 20. 2ßenn ein au einem Sreife Beredßtigteg ©Biel burdB ein SerfeBen getoonnen tourbe, fo foil bieg fofort bem 2IBtt6eiIungg*©fatmeifter gemelbet toerben, ber bann ent* fdßeiben foil, oB eine Siöglidßfeit borlag, bag ©Biel audß oßne bag SerfeBen 31t getoinnen, fo foil bag ©Biel ßreigBeredßtigt BleiBen. XI. ©trafen. Stile Bier angefüßrten ©trafen finb gleidß3eitig alg Siegeln au Betradßten unb finb alg foldße angenommen. 47 1. Ser ©cber, ber Marten bergeBen, mufc nochmals geBen unb ioirb mit 10 BointS beitraft. Stellt fich erft im ßaufe eines SpieleS h erauS, bafc bergeben ioorben ift, b. B. brft einer ober mehrere Spieler au biel ober su ioenig harten haben, fo berliert ber Sbteler, ioenn feine harten nicht richtig finb, felBft ioenn auch einer ber ©egenfpieler nicht bie richtige Stnaaht harten Batte. £at bagegen ber Spieler bie richtige Stnaaht harten, aBer einer ober Beibe (Gegner au biel ober 311 ioenig, fo geioinnt ber Sbieler, felBft ioenn er fonft baS Sbiel berloren haben ioiirbe. Ser StartengeBer ioirb in biefem gatte nicht Beftraft. geber Spieler follte fich baher bor beginn beS Spieles babon über= 3eugen, bafe er 10 harten, nicht mehr unb nicht ioeniger, hat 2. 2Ber mehr ober ioeniger als 2 harten aBIegt. berliert fein Spiel. 3. x’Benn ber ^artengeber bor ober loährenb beS SpielcnS ben Slat anfieht, foil er mit 10 joints Beftraft loerben. 4. .£at ber Spieler ioährenb eines Soto Spieles ben Stat angefehen, fo berliert er. auf alte gölte, hoch tonnen bie ©egner bie gortfefcung beS Spieles bertangen, um Schneiber ober Schioara su machen. 5. £at einer ber ©egenfpieler ben Stat angefehen, fo fott ber Spieler geioinnen unb fteht ihm biefetBe Berechtigung als ben Gegnern, ioie in § 4 tngegeben toirb, au; bemicnigcn, ber ben Stat angefehen hat, loerben fo btele joints aBg-'fchrieBen, als bem ©egner .augefdjrieBen. 6. SBenn fich, bor bem Slnfagen eines Spieles, herauSftettt, bafe ber Stat ober ein Stjeil beSfetBen fehlt unb fich in ben £önben ber iöbitfpieler borfinbet, fo foil ber &ar* tengeBer ben Stat in ber Söcife ergänaen, bafe er Bon ben Betreffenben, bie fich Ben Stat unberechtigter äßeife angeeignet haßen, genügenb harten berbedt herauSaieht unb biefe atS Stat niebertegt. derjenige Spieler, Bei loetchem ber Stat ober ein Sheit beS* fetBcn gefunben iourbe. berleirt baS fRedjt anm fReiaeu ober anm Spielen unb ioirb bielmehr mit 25 BointS Beftraft. 7. #at ber Spieler fatfch auSgefpielt ober fatfch augegeBeit (garBe nicht Betannt). fo ift baS Spiet für ihn atS berloren au Betrachten, hoch hat jeber ber ©egenfpieler baS Becht, BaS Berfehen Berichtigen au taffen unb bie gortfefcung beS Spieles au bertangen. Somit ift baS Berfehen atS nicht gemacht au Betrachten. ftRacht bann einer ber ©egen= fpieter eines ber genannten Berfehen, fo getoinnt ber Spieler; ber SSerth beS Spieles ioirb bann bemjenigen ahgefchrieBen, ber baS aioeite Berfehen gemacht hat. 8. £at ein ©egenfpieler eines ber borgenannten Berfehen gemacht, fo fteht eS bem Spieler frei, fein Spiet fofort atS geioonnen au reflamiren ober auf gortfefcung beS* felBen au Bcftehen; mit teuerem ift baS Berfehen atS nicht gemacht au Betrachten. ein Spiet burch ein fotcheS Berfehen geioonnen loorben, foil eS bem ahgefchrie= Ben loerben, ber baS Berfehen gemacht hat unb bem Spieler augefchrieben. 9. £at ein Spieler, ber einen Solo angefagt hat, fich üBerreiat unb ein ©egem fpieter macht eines ber genannten Berfehen, fo gilt ber nächft höhere SBertt) Ber Betreff fenben Spielart, b. h- Ber Spieler geioinnt fo biel, ioie er auBernfalts berloren haben loürbc. Ser Spiettoerth ioirb ihm bann au, unb bem, ber baS Berfehen gemacht hat, aB= gefchrieBen. 10. ©rftärt einer ber ©egenfpieler im ßaufe beS Spieles, genug au haBen, unb legt ben Beft ber harten auf ben Sifch, fo gehört biefer Beft bem Spieler. £aBen bie ©egen= fpieter nicht genug, fo ioirb ber SBerth beS Spieles bem cBgefchrieben, ber baS Berfehen gemacht hat. 11. Grttärt ber Spieler, genug au haben unb legt ben Beft feiner harten offen auf ben Sifch, tann er feinen toeiteren Stich reflamiren. 12. SaS Bachfehen ber Stiche (ber te^te ausgenommen), foioie baS Bachaäbten ioährenb beS Spieles ift nicht geftattet; aäbtt ein Spieler ober ©egenfpieler trofcbem ioährenb beS SpielenS nach, fo fann bon ber ©egenpartei baS Spiet atS berloren refta* mirt loerben. 13. Bei Soto=SpieIen ift eS bem Spieler geftattet, bor bem erften StuSfpielen bie garBe feines S0I0S au erhöhen, ©ranb au fpieten, Schneiber ober Sdpoara anaufagen. 14. Ser ^artengeber ift partner unb hat nicht nur baS Bed&t, fonbern bie Bfticht, etioaige Berfehen, bie bon irgenb einer Seite gemacht iourben, au metben. 15. Sitte StrafpointS fotten ben regelrechten „Score" nicht Beeinträchtigen, fonbern nach Beenbiaung ber 20 Bunben BefonberS berredjnet loerben. XII. Bciljenfotge Ber greife unb beren Bcrthcitung. lter BrciS: gür bie größte Stnaaht geioonnener Spiele, nach SIBaug ber bertorenen. fSaBen mehrere biefetBe Stnaaht geioonnener Spiele, entfeheiben bie meiften felBft* gemähten BointS. 2ter %vei§>: gür bie meiften fetBftgemachten BointS. £aBen mehrere biefetBe Stnaaht gemachter BointS, entfdjeibet bie Stnaahl ber geioonnenen Spiele, nach StBaug ber bertorenen. Ster BteiS: gür ben geioonnenen Solo gegen bie meiften ftRotabore: Sie garBenorbnung entfdjeibet, eBenfo ift Schneiber unb Schneiber angefagt 111 Betracht au aiepen, both nicht als SRatabcr au Betrachten. Bei gleichen berartigen Spielen entfeheibet bie Stnaaht ber fetBftgemachten BointS. 4tcr BreiS: giir bie 3toeitgröfete Stnaaht geioonnener Spiele, SSie unter lter B^eiS. 51er B^eiS: gür bie aioeitmeiften fetBftgemachten BointS. Sßie unter 2ter B^eiS. ^ 6ter BteiS: gitr baS gewonnene höchfte Gsinaetfpiet. SSie unter lter B*eiS. 7ter BteiS: gür baS geioonnene SEoitrnee gegen bie meiften Biatabore. Sßie unter 3ter B^eiS. 48