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Don't Hoard Trumps
1937
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TO-DAY'S PROGRALIE
The tenacity with which many for his next play. He could, of players hold on to their trumps course. Insure his jack of clubs by might well lead to a nonbridge-the simple expedient of playing playing kibitzer to assume that dammy's club 'king and spade ten. one of the primary objects of the then ruffing a diamond with the
The following programme wil game might be to win the last trick. high heart. after which West
be broadcast to-day from the Hoagi A defender's trumps should not could be thrown on lead with a
Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. he one bit more sacred to him heart for the eventual forced lead
But even than any other of his potential în clubs.
on a wavelength of 355 metres, this plan |trick-takers. ›
would have resulted in a two trick (845 kc's), $149 metres, (9.52
megacycles).
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REV. C. E R. SARGENT LONDON BROADCASTS
12.30-9.15
gramme.
Pro-
I have shown, in this column, defeat COMMERCIAL TRAINING given in
many hands in which a super- It is, of course. questionable | GRAMOPHONE RECITAL BY THE Book-keeping, Shorthand, Typewriting|
abundance of trumps caused a whether the line of play selected and Business routine. Fess Moderate PARTICULARS AND CONDI
embarrassment to their by the declarer, namely, leading a HK.T. TIONS of the Sale by Public owner.. Today I shall analyze a low heart up to dummy at the Auction to be held on MONDAY. hand that was played in a recent second trick. was the best at his the 25th day of January, 1937. national tournament, It will be command, bứt this is not the mat- at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Pulseen that a tramp-boarding ten-ter under discussion. The point blic Works Department, by Order dency of the West player resulted is that West had a certain oppor- of His Excellency the Governor of in a material swing against him. tanity and failed miserably be one Lot of Crown Land at Yau-:
cause of his trump hoarding com- plex.
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To-day's Question Question: I hid four hearts. and was set two tricks, but an op- ponent revoked. Does this entitle
me to score game?
Answer:
Yes.
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7.35Arthur Young and Reginald | Forsythe (two pianos), with Len Bermon (vocal).
Piano Doet
Bombay on trast
Vocal
Robins and Roses.
Piano Duet
"Roberta" Selaction.
Voca
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"Sweet Adeline" Selection.
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AT THE KING'S — “Ballets Or Ballots", with Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Bar- ton MacLane, Frank McHugh. A crime picture that scores in all departments with a story from news headlines. One of the outstanding achievements Octet of Edward G. Robinson.
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TII bet you tell that to all the boys. 8 pm--Lol: Time 'Signal, Wez- the Report and Announcements
8.03 The J. H. Squire Celeste
Recording).
North's two diamond response was, in my opinion, responsible for putting the pair in a ticklish
A Venetian Barcarolla-Serenade, situation. Either two hearts or
(arr. Willoughby). one no trump would have been
AT THE QUEEN'S "A Valse-Binethe-Air de Balet (Dzigo), better. To the former. South
Serenade
(Moszkowski). Woman Rebels", with Kathar- $15-London—“This is England. should pass; to the latter, heine Hepburn and Herbert Mar- Talks by representative English would bid two clubs and, when shall supported by Elizabeth people. (3) Driver A. Dart, of the taken back to two hearts, would Allen, Donald Crisp and Doris Great Western Railway. Introduced let the contract rest there. Dudley. A story of love and by Anthony Wermonth (Electrical
West's first mistake in the
courage, and the tragic results 8.50 London-The BBC Dance play was to open the jack of
of a woman's defiance of hide-Orchestra, directed by Henry Hall. spades. His partner's double of bound conventions, vividly por-
8.55-London-News and Ax- trayed the ace of diamonds as the safest Dummy covered
THE ORIENTAL - the spade jack with the queen,Piccadilly Jim", with Robert and East's king went to declarer's Montgomery, Frank Morgan, A low heart now was led Madge Evans, Eric Blore, Billie toward dummy and West, appar Burke and Robert Benchley. A ently deciding to hold on to his delightful comedy based on the high honours for dear life, play- Wodehouse story,
It's time for diamonds should have indicated a spot" of opening lead Beehive Brandy
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ed the eight spot; dummy's jack with all its droll situations and From Claridge's Hotel, Londer won and the bad trump situation its SvaPart comedy, Robert was revealed by East's discard Montgomery gives a delightful Piano Solo
performance. ace of clubs were played, and a
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the daily of a low spade. The king and round third round ruffed, after which
AT THE ALHAMBRA the ten of spades was cashed and Dance Band", with Buddy followed with the eight of spades, Rogers, June Clyde, Steve which East covered and on which Geray, and Richard Hearne A both declarer and. West discarded musical comedy with lavish a diamond East now led a dia modern settings, dance band mond and declarer ruffed. He then ruffed a fourth round of music, songs
spectacle and lots of ting and speciality. clubs. with dummy's last trump. turns. Numbers written by At this stage West had nothing Mabel Waynes of "Little Man left but hearts, so all the declarer You've Had a Busy Day" and had to do was lead a diamond and "Romana" fame.
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After the
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throw a club on ft.
West was
forced to ruff and, therefore, had AT THE
MAJESTIC
with
to play up to declarer's heart king. "Women Are Trouble",
In all, the defenders made only Stuart Erwin, Florence Rice four tricks, and the less than game and Paul Kelly. A newspaper hid, by virtue of the fulfilled story out of the ordinary in double, gave North and South every respect and presenting
life without exaggeration.
the shootalnerable game.
been set two tricks.
What a difference if West had not been so penurious with his
AT THE STAR - "Heart's trumps! Even after the opening Desire", with Richard Tanber lead, the contract should have Lenora Corbett and Paal Graetz. A complicated theme West should have jumped up of blighted love and irrespon- with his heart-queen and returned sible actions, with selections. the ace and a low heart, cleaning from several Viennese operas up the dummy in one fell swoopas well as a number of modern Declarer would be hard pressedarias magnificently sung by the
great tenor.
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