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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1934.
CONTRACT
BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
I had an interesting bridge dis- cussion to-day, with my good
TO SAN FRANCISCO TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA | friend, Henry P. Jaeger, popular
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contract authority of Cleveland. We were discussing squeeze plays. --I-bolleve-Mr. Jaeger has moro aqueeze plays in his fles than any other contract authority. has.beon his hobby. He expects to publisk them in book form this winter.
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Therefore the North, decided not to win the first diamond trick.
Mr. Jacger,
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this might be the development a squeeze play for him.
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monds to protect himself against CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. dummy's ace and ten of diamonds.
Now the ace of diamonds was led from dummy and first West was squeezed. He could not let Ko the jack of hearts, or declarer's seven would be good; therefore, he of was forced to drop the nine of
cluba,
The four of diamonds was play- ed from dummy. West played the encouraging eight. Mr. Jaeger, in
LONDON (via Australia) from £128.15.0 the North, played the deuce. (Australian Newspapers on flie).
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East played the six of diamonds; dummy played the seven. went up with the king and North trumped with the deuce of spades. Mr. Jaeger now ran off the trump! and the three good hearts, winning the last trick in dummy and bring- ing the hand down to the follow- Inge
North held the seven of hearts | and the ace and three of clubs.
South held the ace and ten of diamonds and the ten of clubs.
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North threw away the seven of Consignees of Cargo are hereby hearts and East followed with informed that all Goods are bein
nt their rlak into the dantond. But now the ten of landed
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Today's Contract Problent
North Is pinying the follow ing and at four apados, I looks as though declarar munt lose to the men of clubs, the ace of hearts, and the jack and nine of spades. How can the -hand be played-a-that-only-
three tricks are lost?
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THEY'RE MIGHTY |JOHN-GET THE DOWNHEARTED—1 (OLD BUS GOIN”— (GUESS I BETTER TELL.
VEM ONE OF MY FISH STORIES,TO CHEER
WE'RE READY
TO START!
'EM UP!
SAY! I NEVER GOT - TO TELL YOU ABOUT |'ALVY, MY WALKIN'
FISH, DID I? WANNA
HEAR IT? IT'LL
TAKE JUST A
MINUTE!
SURE-60 AHEAD-) WELL, EARLY SPRING I CAUGHT THE MOST
CIN FACT, IT USED TO FOLLOW
RED'S BEEN DYINBEAUTIFUL FISH YOU EVER SAW-1 TOOK IT ME ALL AROUND THE PLACE AN' TO HEAR YOU TELLAN PUT IT IN A PAIL OF WATER AN' BROUGHT | GO FOR WALKS, UNTIL ONE DAY
IT UP HERE-BUT EACH DAY THE WATER GOT 'EM~~BUT MAKE LESS AN' LESS, UNTIL AT LAST THE PAIL WAS
IT SNAPPY,
UNCLE
JOHN!
EMPTY.... AN' BY THAT TIME TH',FISH HAD LEARNED TO DO WITHOUT WATER-
IT FELL INTO THE LAKE →→
AN GOT DROWNED!!.
wow!
HERE COMES MISS PAT- WELL, I GUESS WE'RE READY TO START.-—-— GONNA BE MIGHTY".
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