Auction of To-day

by Milton C. Work

The score included in the circle is the net total at the end of each game. It is obtained by subtracting the smaller score from the larger; as, for example, in the first game above, 120 from 268, which leaves a net of 148. If a scorer find it more satisfactory to subtract when the figures are in line, he can always write the smaller amount under the larger; as, for example, the 120 under the 268.

SAMPLE OF NEW FORM OF SCORE-SHEET SHOWING SAME RUBBER SCORED WITH NET TOTALS COMPUTED AT END OF EACH DEAL

OUR SCORE			OPPONENTS' SCORE
TRICKS	HONORS	TOTALS	TOTALS	TRICKS	HONORS
16	32	48
			42	18	72
	100	28			30
60	60	148
		103		27	18
	216	319
20	30	369
		269		48	52
	64	133			200
	36	69			100
		13		24	32
21	56	90
36	36	162
		250
		412

All figures under the head of totals are net, and show at the end of each deal the exact status of the rubber. It is also possible, when the above method is employed, to further reduce the amount of bookkeeping by making only one entry whenever one pair scores honors and the other a penalty. This method could have been employed above, deal 3 of game 1, by merely entering 70 under "Our Score" Honors, and also in deal 2 of game 3, by entering 64 under "Opponents' Score" Honors.

SAMPLE SHOWING SAME RUBBER SCORED UNDER OLD SYSTEM WITH LONG ADDITIONS AND SUBTRACTION AT END OF RUBBER

WE	THEY
36
56
36	32
64	100
30	200
216	52
60	18
100	30
32	72
16	18
60
20	27
	48
21	24
36	621
250
1033
621
412

THE SCORE OF THE RUBBERS IS BEST KEPT ON A SHEET OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTER

SCORE BY RUBBERS
NAMES	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
TOTAL

THE FOLLOWING SHOWS HOW THIS SCORE SHOULD BE KEPT

SCORE BY RUBBERS
NAMES	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-
Smith	2		2			2		3		3		2
Jones		2		2		6		5		5		6
Brown	2		5		5		4		6		6
White		2	1		1		1		X	X	X	X
Green				3	1		1		3		4
King				3	1		1		3		4
TOTAL	4	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10