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By The Four Aces
Block That Suit! Correct interpretation of the opening lead helped South make his contract in the hand below:
North, Dealer East-West vulnerable
AT 3.
your next chance to bid may come at a dangerous level.
Score 100% for one spade, 0 for
pass.
Question No. 550
To-day you are Merwin Maler's partner and, with both sides vul- nerable, you hold:
AQ J 10 7 5
♡ 9 6 ÓK 5 8
The bidding:
Maler
1
842
Jacoby
You
Schenken
Dbl. (1)
Canswer
The Bell Syndi-
What do you bid?
tomorrow.) ·
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A KJ 10 4
OAG 3
* 8 6 2
cate, Inc.) ·
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▲ A 10 9 8
4
W 2
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THE HONG KONG
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THE TENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 2nd
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1940, commencing at 2.00 p.m.
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S
AK JE
♡ Q 6 3
◊ Q 8
K 10 3
✓ 9 8
OK 10 7 4
4 AJ 94
The bidding: North 19
East South
1A
INT
Pass
2NT
3NT
Pass
Pass
West
Pass
Pasa Pasa
West
HIGH CARD VALUES
OF THE FOUR-ACES BYSTEN
S. AMERICA ANTI-NAZI
Bennett E. Tousley, Jr., "Good- will Ambassador" chosen by the American Hotel Association, re- turned by 'plane from a tour og 22 Latin-American countries with the declaration that "strong anti- Nazi feeling is sweeping South America."
opened the deuce of Mr. Tousley. son of an Atlantic spades, and East won with the City, N. J., hotel man, said the Ace and returned the spade ten.military successes of Germany and South was tempted the spread of Nazi doctrines were -to finesse the Jack, influencing the Latin-American but thought it over | nations to look to the United first. West's lead Sales for friendship. was either a single- Because of the "Good neigh- ton, fourth-best, or¦ bour" policy and reciprocal trade third-best from the treaties. President Roosevelt has Queen. It was not gained great admiration in South likely to be a sing-| America, he said. leton, since in that case East might
WACP3! KINO 2 QUEEN 1 PJACK
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Mr. Tousley began his tour eight months ago, traveling by have rebid the seven-card suit; or automobile and aeroplane. perhaps West might have found a more promising lead. It was not likely to be fourth-best, since East was too careful a player to make a vulnerable overcall on a, four-card suit. South therefore inferred the actual situation and properly put up the spade King instead of finessing the Jack.
South next finessed the hearts,' and East took his Queen but found that his partner's spade | MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
Queen blocked the suit. A spade lead was talcen by West, but now No One without a badge will be he had no way of returning to his admitted to the Members' En-partner's hand. He made an at- closure. Such must be throughout the duration of each Meeting in such a manner as to be readily identified.
worn
tempt, by leading a diamond, but South won and ran the hearts. A finesse of the club nine then went to West's Queen, and a later finesse of the club Jack gave; South his ninth trick.
Badges admitting Non-Members
South would have lost his con- to the Members' Enclosure and tract, of course, if he had finess- Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentle-ed the Jack of spades at the West would have men and $3.00 for Ladies (both second trick.
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Queen and returned the suit, ford- through the SECRETARY upon ing out South's only stopper. the personal or written applica- Sooner or later, East would get in tion of a Member, such Member with the heart Queen to run the
spades and defeat the contract. to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for Pay- ment of all Chits, etc.
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PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
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Yesterday you were Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you held:
A Q J 8 6 6 8 ♡ 9
ОКБ 8
4K 42
-The bidding:. Jacoby Belenkra
19
(2)
Dbl.
ANSWER: Bid one spade. This
The price of Admission to the bid shows a weak or only moder- Public Enclosure is $1.00 includ-ately strong hand with a playable no support for ing Tax, for all Persons, including spade suit but Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. hearts. There is no point in pass-. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniforming. since the opponents will not
bid spades and you are unprepar are admitted Half Price.
ed to double any other bid; "and
By Order,
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Secretary.
|Hong Kong, 28th October, 1940.
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