THE SPORTS SPECIAL (GREEN 'UN)

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

13 February 1932

(page 4)

AMERICA GAVE US “PIRATE” BRIDGE.

A Variety Solo-Whist Players

Will Thoroughly Enjoy.

WHEN PARTNERS SIT SIDE BY SIDE.

Rover, or Pirate Bridge originated in America, its inventor being a Mr. Aleister Crowley, and was introduced into this country about the end of the Great War. Its outstanding feature is the introduction into Auction of the “proposal” and “acceptance” of Solo Whist.

And, as this implies, you partner whichever player accepts your proposal; so that in successive hands North can be playing with South, East and West; but they don’t change their chairs. So should West accept South’s “prop.”, North will lead.

Let us assume South deals and . . .