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THE
CON ACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney,
Secretary. American Bridge League.
In the straight forcing system, alums are arrived at when intel- ligent bidding between partners two reveals that the combined hands hold seven or eight quick tricks. Seven to seven and one. half qulek tricks in the two hands will generally produce a small slam, while eight to eight and one- half quick tricks will generally produce a grand slam.
The beginner at contract should remember, however, that there arej many pitfalls on the rond to al successful slam-such
Ня lia- tribution, duplication of values and so forth. An almost certain amalt slam should not be jeopat- dized for a doubtful grand slam, and it is better to miss the few slams that come up in an evening than to sacrifice the many game bonuses. Again let us warn you that there are thousands of points more lost in each your in successful slams than are won with slams that are bid and suc-i cessfully made.
Sacrifice Bidding.
UB-
Sacrifice bidding plays an im portant part in the game of con- Tract. You should familiarize yourself with contract scoring so that you can readily sum up the possible number of points a pair contract is will make if their
bid- successful, and by contract ding, you may be able to take al worthwhile sacrifice.
the
Very often you are called upon to choose whether to double bld of an opponent or to bid for game yourself. Under the present contract scoring, the various scores are roughly valued follows:
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A partial score of 10 pointa or❘ CONVICTS GO FREE. more, due to the advantageous position it gives you, is worth about 200 points.
The first game (or first leg), is! worth about 400 points.
The rubber game (or second) leg) is worth about 600 points.
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Foona, Apr, 20. Hundreds of prisoners who had of.
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A successful sinali slam, if not been convicted for criminal vulnerable, is worth about 1,000 fences are being points.
A successful small slam, if vul-ment before having served their¦ nerable, is worth about 1,400 full terms, big to the conges- tlon caused by the recent influx points.
Contract rubbers average to run of political prisoners, the num- between 900 and 1,000 points. ber of whom is expected to in-
It does not generally pay to take crease. over a 600-point penalty at any Long term prisoners with good records are being given pre- The proportion of contract scor-ference. Many of the relenged served only half of ing to auction is about two and men have
The releases are one-half to one, although contract their sentences. rubbers generally average to last unconditional and free rail pass a longer period of time, which to homes are being given.
There have been 350 releases in might reduce this figure to two to one. When side is vulnerable four days from the Yeravda geɔl and they make a game-going de-alone-Reuter, claration which you double, the swing can easily average to worth two average rubber games; 3.Quick, trick showing plays therefore, don't double doubtful the most important part,
4-Forcing bids must be kept contracts, especially when it will, give them kome. Partners will pen until game is arrived at.
5.--Original two forcing bids soon learn that through sound bid- ding they can accurately deter-jshould not be made unless pre- mine the number of high card pared to go to game even though tricks in their hand, and there partner has a trickless hand. is not much guess work in penalty 6. When partner makes
suf- doubles.
original bid and you have Analyzing the straight forcing Seient quick tricks to produce system, we find that:
game, you should make a jump 1.-Four card suit bidding plays shift bid which is a forcing bid." an important part.
7.-No trump bids, until re-bid, 2-Original bids must show de-are generally denial bids.
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