THE MONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Stoppers in every suit often Induce players to try for same at no trump on apparently weak hands. Then, after the hand is played, they will ask what is the
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Of course you will explain that A game contract should not have been reached, and then they will boastfully reply, "Well, we made a game."
The fact that you make a gaine docs not always justify your bid ding. It is far better to fall to bid for game on some hands, even though they will produce game in the play, than it is to deceive your partner with your bids. You must also expect to bid some Toba Tekobams Beneinin Vancerer hands for game that will fall to Mar. 9. Mar. 15 Mar. 20 produce game, but on the average. Mar. 7
Apr. 3 you will gain far more points with Mar. 31 Apr. 7 Apr. 12 confident partnership bidding than with the speculative type of bid- Apr. May 9 ding. MAY 2 June. 7 Jan 19 July 4
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For example, in the following hand every card lies right, and the declarer makes a game at no trump.
10-8-
AA-J4 VJ-10-8-3
JAK-9-3 LVA.7
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The Bidding-
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The bidding, when the hand came up in a tournament, was:
South and West passed. North is third hand.
Having strength in both majors,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1933.
SPOTLIGHT
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the turn. It was glorious. Skim- ming like a bit of thistledown, Dancing on a breath of wind.
"Across the stage, then back again, this time progressing slow... ly. Hands crossing in front, head bent just a bit, feet flying. She had it down. pat! Tum-tum ti-tumi Tum-tum_ti-tum
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Now a run up the stage, a few steps around Roscoe, who beamed as she skimmed past him, his unton ficking in approval. She darted toward him, whisked away coquetishly as Bill had taught her.
The saxophone draned a bars unaided and; shielded by Roscoe's bulk, Phil winked at her. Roscoe nodded smiling. It was all in the act, of course, but Sheila knew he was pleased. Sheila, too, was pleased. This was like old times again. Darting, shuffling suddenly the dance was ended.
There was a tornado of ap- plause and Sheila bowed quickly, disappearing. Then, waiting for Roscoe's nod, she, reappeared. A bow, Roscoe beckoning her. She fluttered toward him on her toes, smiling, bowing. They advanced toward the footlights, bowed to the house, to each other, her finger tip in his moist, fat palm.
Applause, loud, clamorous, in- sistent. It broke in sudden guats, now here, now there, and rippled -over the entire house. Another tornado as Sheila atood still. Was she going to dance an encore? Bowing again, a low sweeping, skipping bow. Shella ran off to change for the next pumber. But not before she had seen the man In the front row who was still applauding vigorously..
Sheila bid seen him! There in correct evening attire, a strange sight in that cozy little neighbour. hood house, ant Dick Stanley. He was alone.
(To be continued)
PARIS STRIKES
CIVIL SERVICE PROTEST AGAINST, CUTS
Faris, Feb. 20.. Paris was almost completely cut off from the outer world for two hours this morning, owing to protest strikes.
a hand 'not strong enough to open with an original one, no trump bid (remember that a one ne trump bid shows an especially good and) and a hand too strong to pass third hand, it is best to open Telephones and telegraphs were temporarily cut off and transport with the weak minor suit bid,
was stopped for 10 minutes accord. therefore North bid. one diamond.
South, having every suit stopping to plan but so for there have been brief and apasmodic strikes ed, bid one no trump. North, who was keeping all third hand bids only in various services and they open, even with a very good hand, passed off very orderly. decided that he must show his partner fair distribution and bid twa no trumpa bold bid, but one
the ten spot. West won with the king and led back the nine of
with the queen.
that is generally considered fore-spades, which the declarer won ing due to the fact that a one no trump response does not show any tricks.
South now took the long gamble and bid three no trump, and we find the declarer in a game con- tract when the bidding should have been simply one diamond, South one no trump, all pass.
He now cashed the queen of clubs, "discarding dummy's. losing eight of hearts. The diamonds broke and he had made his con- tract of three no trump. ・・
In order for, him to make his contract, it was necessary to find the king of spades and the jack of diamonds right, the diamond The Play
Buit must break and East must Wert opened the six of clubs. hold only two clubs. If anyone of these conditions had been chang- Dummy's king lost to East's ace, and East returned the four o
ed, his contract would have been. clubs, dummy winning with the defeated." jack.
A small heart was returned and South's
with won queen was
re- West's ace. Not wishing to turn a club into South's tenace, bel led back a heart.
The ten was played from dum- my and East won with the king.) He could not return a heart, as dummy had a tenace position, so he led back his fourth best spade, West went right up with the king and dummy on with the ace.
Dummy returned a small dia- mond. and the declarer fincased
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