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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
In former articles, we have dis- cussed the Opening Bids in all positions at the table and the Do- fensive and Attacking Bids made by the opponents. We are now ready to discuss the Supporting Hand Tactica. This, and the next few articles, will discuss the re- opening aponses of partner to
bids,
Partner's responses are made in three ways:
(n) Не соп Равя.
(b) He can Assist
(c) He can Take-out,
To assist means to raise tha particular suit which your part- ner han bid. To take-out means to bid another suit or No Trump. The partner of the opening bid- der, when holding certain low, fixed minimums, is required to keep the first round of the bidding open, either with an nasist or a take out, in the hope that the part- лers may fit their 26 cards to- gether at a final successful Game declaration. Holding or Stam less than a certain prescribed minimum. Game is a remote pos- sibility and under such circum stances, no good purpose my be served by keeping the bidding open, in fact much laran might result.
There are two types of assists:
LA Single assist
2. A jump assist.
and there are two types of Take- outs:
1. Minimum take-outs,
2. Strength-showing No Trump Tako-outs and Game Demand Suit *Take-outs.
An assist is made up of two elements:
1. Support for partner's suit.
2. Probable-Trick support. and one is just as essential as the other and the correct assist must combine both. There is nothing diffient in the appraisal of a sup- porting hand, get many players seem to find it so. Someone, il would seem, has told them that the counting of tricks in assist- ing hand is difficult and they have believed it.
Appraising tricks in the súp- porting hand consists merely of counting tricks in the bid suit. High-Card Tricks and Rufling Tricks. These are covered in sim- plò tables which we will shortly discuss,
We must first clearly define the question of trump support for the Oficial Sytem. When your part- ner has opened with a suit, if it is possible for you to assist (raise that suit) it is sometimes the most desirable ultimate bid for the hand.
It is an established fact that there is practically no difference of opinion amongst expert players regarding the question of such support. Experts unite in empha- sizing that there must be some strength in the assisting hand to justify a raise and, lacking sup- port for the bid suit, the assisting hand must convey this important information to the original bidder by either passing or taking out in another suit, or No Trump, as the circumstances warrant.
There are three kinds of aup port for the bid sult:
1. Inadequate support. -
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Assista should not be made on 2. Neutral or average support. 3. Adequate support.
Neutral Support unless your hand is without a biddable suit; or if By Inadequate Support is
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KELLOGG PACT
MR. WICKHAM STEED'S OPINION
Mr. Stimson's speech ciation of neutrality, as neutral tions in rights are only conceivable in re-arising out of the peace pact, Mr. lation to war as a lawful in- Debuchi admitted that the ques- tion of the speech had naturally stitution.
He points out that international arisen. jurists are of the opinion that the Mr. Stimson again emphasised London, Aug. 1. pact revolutionised the doctrine of the continued opposition by the United States of Japanese control The noted historian and former neutrality.-Reuter.
U.S. Opposition.
of Manchurin, or any other part Editor of The Times, Mr. Wickham
London, Aug. 11. of China, acquired through force By Adequate Support is meant: Steed. commenting in The Times
United A-x-x, K-x-x, Q-x-x, or X-X-X-X on Mr. Stimson's speech, observes The Washington correspondent and arms, and also. the Holding Adequate Support you that if the Kellogg Pact means of The Times declares that al-States' determination of co-opera- may give the full extent of your anything, the renunciation of war though Mr. Debuchi denied that tion with the League in every of
you as raises immediately, unless
instrument of national he had received instructions from fort to uphold the peace pact and have a better bid in the hand.
policy, implies equally a renun-Tokyo to inquire into the implien-Lytton report.---Reuter.
Assists should never be made raise. Then and then only may on Inadequate Support unless the you assist your partner with just
one raise. his suit, opening bidder reblis thereby showing a strong suit, and one of at least five cards,
By neutral or average support
A-x, K-x, Q-J, x-x-x.
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