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Bidding Without
Tops."
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REVOLUTIONARY PROPOSAL.
[By Lt. Col. Walter Buller, C.B.E., in London Daily Telegraph.] Last week I put forward for consideration the question of the opening bid on a suit without "tops." I gave the following hand:
Spudes-x. x. x. Diamonda-Ace, x, x-
Hearts-10. X. X, X, X. Clubs-Ace, x..
CHESS.
Tientsin Championship Final.
of his hand, If he has support in Hearts, it may be very advan- tageous that you have shown it. As you have five, it is unlikely that he will be able to "show i (horrible expression!) himself. One thing is certain, you will WON BY MR. M. L. FYNLAND. réver have, another), opportunity
of bidding Hearts. There is little Mr. M. L. Fynland, connected or no danger in a call of "one" with Edward Evans and Sons, of a suit. To bid "two" later on has won, the chess championship
ឆឆ honour without
would be of Tientsin, winning twelve out of hazardous-wicked, in fact, thirteen games played.
He won- "Normal" Support.
every game except the last which If such opening bidding as he lost to Dr. Portzel. suggest becomes "recognised," nc- Mr. T. P. Romanoff secured cepted standards of partner's sup- second place with a score of port must be modified. To-day eleven games. He lost to Mr. we regard three small trumps or Fynland and to Mr. Grebenstchi-
I pointed out that if the denl. Queen and one other as "normal" koff..
support. The latter would not be
The tournament is not yet end- normal support if an original bided and third place is still to be is to be made on five small cards. decided. There were 16 entrante If you bid on five to, Ace, King, in the tournament, which has your partner's Queen and one been going on for several weeks. other gives you a probable five' but two players dropped out tricks in the trump sult If early in the ser:es. however, you have no honour, the Queen and one other in your
er or second in hand makes an original bid of "One Heart" on this hand he has the necessary
tricks two "certain"
whatever the final declaration turns out to
the peces be, and, in addition. sury two probable tricks if the band is played in the suit he names. The hand. indeed, ія stronger bath for offence and de-dummy does not necessarily give tence than such a hand as Hearts you a single trick in trumps.
Mr. Lawford refers to this
MOSCOW TALK.
Ace, King, X, X, X, and nothing point in his letter. He glyes the To Run Chinese Railway
else of value,
Leards become certain tricks.
Led:
In
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Alone.
Harbin, May 21. Representatives of Soviet Russia in North Manchuris apparently are not greatly concerned regarding the outcome of the present Sino-Russian Conference in Moscow, While none of them may be quoted I obtained the impression after talking with leading representatives of the Mos- Government in its consular
on my cow
If in the former cue the part-partner Spades: Are, King, xx;
Diamonds: x;; ner holds the King of Diamonda Hearts: x, x, x; or King of Clubs or both, these Clubs: King, Knave, x, x; and for
fear that the Heart call has been i made on five small ones, he ndj the latter case their value is pro-ies a take out of "One Spade" blematical
I regarded the suggestion that over which the original caller will bid "One No Trumps." He "One Heart" might be bid on the scribes this as "approach" bid hand I have given as revolution. Whatever term we apply to ary. I expected a storm, and sure enough it has come. But it it. I think, he is wrong. There is
no necessity here for "denial.” has come in a direction that I
If I have bid Hearts hardly anticipated; moreover,
raue has already become confusinimum hand. I would much service and in the management of rather play this hand in Hearts the Chinese Eastern Railway a than in No Trumps. That single-joint Chinese-Russian enterprise→→→→ I have ALA interesting letter from Mr. E. G. Lawford which is ton Diamond is a great weakness that so far as Moscow is concerned
in No Trumps but probably of the Sino-Soviet conflict of typical of some others. Mr. Iwford maintains that the sug. Heart bid is better than mini- the terms of the agreement signed some value in Hearts. If my Summer and fall is over and that Kestion is in no sense "revolu tionary." He describes it as "ap-mum, still more would I wish to in Habarovsk are the basis of pre-
Pir.sent relations. proach" bidding, and says that play the hand in Hearts. we in this country are very back player adopting this new scheme expelled many of the Soviet em- Lawford indeed suggests that a It will be recalled that China ward, and have not yet accepted of bidding should re-bid Hearts ployees of the Chinese Eastern Rail- the principles which have long ever "one Spade" if his Hearts way and assumed virtual control been recognised "on the other
fre (say) Ace, Queen Knave, of the line last Summer, charging side." On the question of the
X, X. That, of course, I would do, the Soviet citizens fact I fear I must disagree with
but my other point remains. him.
in Communist propaganda in viola- tion of the 1924 treaty between the two countries.
Many people prefer to be told; what others do rather than to be
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The conuict was settled only after the cards. start by getting the facts right.
Suppose the oppon-Soviet troops had been massed on No good player in this country ents obtain the declaration" in a would think of bidding "One Spade call. Early on, it becomes the border and engaged in military
which took operations clear that I have no "tops" in
them well Heart", on the hand I have given Hearts, and that our adversaries into Chinese territory. An agree- | To my certain knowledge it has have the Spades.
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Ace of Diamonds and Ate of storation of the previous status of Mr. Lawford does not dispute
in the conference now this, but he says we are "back Clubs. That information may be of details
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he knows I an adopting this new after extensive conversations with THE ONE PRICE STORE elsewhere for opinions, but na 14-theory of opening Lids, he w}}} [them, are inclined to favour a policy gards facts I would point out that I have failed to find any
not lead a Heart originally from of "realism" in dealing with China.
China bldg. They would settle each problem as "authority" in America who has such a combination as King, X. yet, advocated such a bid.
As I said last week, this thing it arises and probably would not be A Meaningless Phrase,
wants thinking out. For many opposed to a show of strength when' "Approach bidding" is one of years I have been "unorthodox" they consider it necessary. Lengthy the silly phrases invented in the the sense that I have hid ori- treaties and agreements, they seem- U.S.A.
not necessarily ginally on such a hand as Queen, ed to feel, It has no meaning. In connection with our present dis-Knave. x x x and two outside desirable. cussion, however, let us see what ticke. But I have never yet bid
on five small ones. the pundits say.
Now that I doubt Foster, the doyen of bridge writ.come to think of it.
there is any difference ers in the States, says, "The ap-
in prin ciple. proach bid is a revolt against the system of bidding long weak suita Just because there are compen- anting values in other suits." Even so, the "long weak suits" to which he refers were never so "short" as Heart-10, x, X, X, X
Mr. R. F.
I ask my correspondents to note this.
Mr. E. V. Sheppard gives the following hand: Spades-Queen. Knave, 10, 8, 5; Hearts-19, 6: Diamonds-Ace, King, 6; Clubs
A HEAVYWEIGHT.
Max Schmeling's Idiosyncrasies.
When Max, Schmeling was last
I saw no indication that the Rua sians, following their victory-in the conllictt regarding the railway, are adopting a high-handed attitude -the spirit of victor over vanquish. ed, towards the Chinese. Surfaco appearances in Harbin were that co-operation in the management of the railway has been restored and that both sides are inclined to adopt a give and take attitude.
Elements of Danger Foreign observers generally seem.
in the States he refused obstined to feel this is the case, but they ately to box Phil Scott; he said agreed there still exist many ele he would rather go home and hements of danger and that the pos- went. Now Scott has come back sibility of law conflict should not be 9, 7, 4. He advises a pass! to England, Schmeling has return-
ignored. Mr. Milton Work reluctantly ed to America. Apparently he "permits" a bid on a suit of five considers it a place fit for heroes cards headed by Knave, 10, but to live in now that Philip is but only provided at least three cer-f it.
Russian officials said Moscow is quite willing to abide by the agree ment to sell the Soviet interest in the railway to China at any time
was
tala tricks are held outside. I He intended to make it feel China wishes to buy. The price could go on ad infinitum.
homelike, for he took with him they mentioned, however, The fact is that no such bid from the Fatherland six cuckoo enormous, approximately one billion as we have under consideration clocks and one dachshund pup. four hundred million gold roubles, is "recognised" either here or in 1 can't see why he should want or about gold $700,000,000. This America.
all those time-pieces, but I can figure, they said, represent the In order to clear the issue still see him throwing" them all into amount Russla has spent on the further, I propose to leave out the Hudson River if Jack Sharkey railway since it was first projected the 10 of Hearts. This card, is should knock him “cuckoo" on plus interest.
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in no way. relevant to the discus- the merry Twelfth of June, says: The railway has no Immediate sion. The question is: Should a boxing correspondent in "Sport-programme for extensive improve- player as dealer or second in Ing_Life."
ments or the construction of new
hand open the bidding on a hand The dachshund is also a bit of lines, its executives said. New containing five amall cards in nịa mystery-like. some other equipment will be purchased in "the major suit, two "outside" Aces, brands of sausages-but it prob-best available · market": as the and nothing else of value?' ably gave à home-sweet-home feal-finances of the line justify such
I have thought this revolution-ing to the 4,000 of his country-expenditure-United Press.
ary proposal over, and I am in- men who "Hoched" and made clined to think that he should. cther 'funny noises as Schmeling
I can see much in its favour and battled his way through them on very little against it. I have al-New York pier.
REDS' ATROCITIES.
Peking, Yesterday.
readý pointed out some of its ad- Schmeling has it on Scott In vantages. There are
many at least one respect--he loves others. To anyone with cardi publicity, and he likes to hear It is reported that a strong force sense, the Ides of passing on two himself talk. The pier officials of communists have seized Tayeh, Aces is abhorrent. There are offered to let him out by a back in Hupch, and have committed four players and only, four: Acos. way, so as to escape the crowd; every form of atrocity.-Reuter.
Equally abhorrent is the prac but that was not Schmeling's
tice, adopted by some players, ordea.
bidding on a three-card suit. ip effect, his reply was: "No;
There are only four players and these dear, people have come quite sensible, too, on the subject thirteen cards!
here at this early hour to see the of matrimony. He travels The only way out on euch," a future heavyweight champion of farthest who travels alone in hand se I have put forward is to the world, and the least I can do athletics," he said to Reuter's cor- bid your five-card sult. If your is to give them that pleasure. respondent. “My business na” a partner has no support "in that ;
On Matrimony, boxer requires my entire time and attention." They all say that at first.
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