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AUCTION BRIDGE.
THAT BID OF TWO!
[Br A. E. MANNING FOSTER.1
The voluntary initial bid of two of a suit has a feculiar fascination for the weak player"
This fact is so marked that you might almost judge a man's status at the game by his predilection for this particular bid.
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Certain players in my own circles are registered in my mind as "Two Bidders. I love them very much as men, but I hate them as part- acrs, because I never know what they are driving at. There seems to me no method in their madness." 'Sometimes they bid two on a suit of six, headed by Queen, Jack. On other occasions, they make the same bid, holding a suit of six, headed by Ace, King, or King Queen Or they will make the bid on a suit of six or seven headed only by Queen or even Jack.
MANICURE SET OF 4,500 B.C
DISCOVERIES IN A QUEEN'S TOMB.
COPPER NEEDLE'S PIERCED
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Cairo, July 9th. Razors and manicure instruments of thousands of years ago are in- cluded in the latest objects to be forwarded from the tomb of Queen Hetepheres to the Cairo Museum,
Queen Hetepheres was the mother of Khufu-or Cheops-the mighty Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty (about 4500 B.C.), to whom is attributed the Great Pyramid at Giza
The multifarious collection of articles, the third lot, ie described in detail in an official communiqué of the Once of Public Works. The communiqué says The third lot includes 30 alabaster veeeels, a large copper ower with its copper basin and toilet box, three gold cups, and implements and tools of gold, copper, and fist
I have tried to work out the rea son for this strange obsession, and I can attribute it only to a mixture of fear and selfishness combined with a dim recollection of an old and discarded convention when Auction was in its infancy, and an initial bid of two meant length with-eight small alabaster jars, and a out "tops."
The toilet box is a reconstruc- tion of old box which was found. in fragments on the floor, but the contents are the original content,
copper spoon. Seven of the jars tilt-contained the seven traditional per- faned ointments of the Egyptians, and the eighth contained kohl.
For many years. I have been ing against this bid of two because of its essential weakness.
First of all it is apt to destroy team work, because partner is left in doubt as to its meaning. But while it can, and frequent docs, shut out partner from. the bidding
Gold And Dopper. Objects in solid gold include a small drinking cup with a recurved rim and spout, two small cups, two razors (eharpened on one edge it has the reverse effect on theonly), three rectangular knives adversaries. It encourages and (sharpened on all four edges), and heartens them to bid.
a manicure implement with a sharp end for cleaning. the finger naile, and a rounded end for pressing down the skin at the base of the nails.
"Here is this poor boop of player trying to get the contract with a miserable bid of two. We'll show him. We'll farn him they think,
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The truth is the initial two bid is neither fish, flesh, fowl, nor good red herring.
It is not pre-emptive. It tends to stifle the partner and stimulate the opponents, and it is not a win- ning bid unless partner happens to hold a hand that exactly fits when bid of "One would have achieved the purpose just as well and without any mystification.
The Americans, with their passion för standardisation, have attempted to conventionalise the two bid. Mr. Milton Work, in his latest book, states that the bid, whether in á major or minor, means & suit of six cards headed. by the three top honours with no particular strength in the other suits.
No doubt if this were universally recognised as the meaning of a two bid all would be well, but as even Mr. Work has been unable to im- pose this use on the American card- playing public the adoption of it 'can be regarded as little short of a secret convention which should not be used unless its signification is previously explained to partner and opponents.
A very sound American writer, Mr. R. E. Needham, in his recently published book, "Auction Bridge Sidelights," combats Mr. Work's proposed convention. He writes:
The
The copper implementa consist of five razore and four rectangular knives
There was a small, very fine cop per needle with a pierced eye. This lot also includes Ave heavy tools made of hardened copper, which were used by the masons for cutting out the chamber of the secret tomb at Giza.
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The necessity of an explanation is an important reason why the opening bid of two should be aban doned. Another reason is that its merit is very questionable. fact that it will prove a winer with certain particular declarations does HOW TO AVOID INDIGES North China In not necessarily prove its worth Many of the best players and autho- rities on the game are absolutely opposed to this bid, chiefly because it tends to stop helpful bidding by the partner and does not prevent bidding by the opponents.
"Everything considered, logical conclusion to reach is that the opening bid of two should not be used. We have enough, per- haps too many, arbitrary conven- tions, without including one which is of doubtful value. If a standard tet of conventions is ever adopted it is probable the opening bid of two will not be included."
With these, sentiments I fully agree.
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The best argument in favour of the two bid is that since the four card suit bid has been adopted so widely, a bid of two should be maile to show length in addition to strength. There is a good deal to be said for this in major suit bid- ding. If first caller bids " One," he may hold only four. If he bids "Two" you know he holds at least six. You may, therefore, support him more lightly when he bids, two than you dare do when he bids
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Against this, however, must be set the disadvantages of being left in doubt as to what the six suit comprises. Is it six to the Ace, King, six to the King, Queen, or six to the King, Jack, or six to the Queen, Jack, or some other com bination? It seems to me that with six of the suit often it can be more profitably bid or re-bid on the Becond round of bidding, and that the initial two bid is ineffective.
English opinion is divided on the question. But the view of the best authorities is that initial two trick bids should be confined to the two major suits, and must have rest top" No Trumps, three or more in a Do (old)....19 m). honour strength behind them.
major suit, or four or more in a A bid of two of a minor suit minor suit, is a bond fide pre-emp never should be made.tive bid. While there is some There is no such thing as a justi- difference of opinion as to the pre- fiable initial two-trick call in a cise holdings which justify such a minor suit.
bid, there is no difference ar to what the bid means.
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