1938-01-21 — Page 22

Schumann Symphony

No 1

In B Flat Major

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 21, 1988.

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By ELY CULBERTSON

Overcalling

A bad bid or a bad overcall may one of declarer's diamonds.

Justice would have been blind have repercussions that go far be

have permitted such a yond the immediate outcome. Some indeed to

if break. This time she was not short-sighted players feel that they are not promptly doubled they found wanting. Spades not break- fourth have "gotten away with something." ing, declarer ruffed the It seems to me that when one gains round and led the diamond jack, in the forlorn hope that if West had nothing and merely escapes anni- hilation, it is indeed a Pyrrhic vic- the queen he would fail to cover. [The ace was, of course, located tory.

in East's hand, with the club bid]. West had no opportunity for error, however, and two diamond tricks

In the hand described below, South's miserable overcall escaped punishment of one type but incur- red another equally severe.

East, dealer.

1.

Both sides vulnerable.

WEST

S.-9 7 6 2

H.-5

NORTH

S-A K Q.5 H.-K. Q 10 6 3 D. K 8

C.-K 9

D.-10 9 6.4 3 C.-J.5 2

S.-J 10 H.9

EAST

D.-A Q 7 2.

C AQ 10 8 4

SOUTH

The bidding:

East

-3 4 3

874 2

North

went to the defenders.

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GSH 21.47 Mc/s (13.97 m.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) GSF 15.14 Mc/B (19.82 m.)

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The one trick defeat of the con- tract was entirely fair and just, considering the arrogance of South's vulnerable overcall. It is quite true that North could have clinched a game by bidding three no trump instead of giving a triple raise. But, although three no trump would have been a perfectly sound and even shrewd bid, North certainly could not be blamed for feeling that, with any respectable overcall, South would be able to spread the hand for a heart game.

The interesting feature is that if South had not cluttered up the bid- ding by his unwarranted overcall,

wooing of a fascinating stranger, with North undoubtedly would have

Basil Rathbone, Binnie Hale, Bruce 3 ended up the declarer at the same

Seton, Jean Cadell, Donald Calthrop AT THE STAR-"Broadway Gon-and Eugene Leahy, four heart contract, and from the dolier", with Dick Powell, Joan Blon-

* North position four hearts would dell, Louise Fazenda, Adolphe Menjou have been ice cold, requiring only taxicab driver who aspires to be a Lombard, John Barrymore and Fred AT THE QUEEN'S AND ALHAM- and William Gargan. The story of a BRA True Confession, with Carole a little care.

ce singer and the secretary of a big MacMurray. A laugh filled romance of East would become the leader broadcasting concern who falls in love and, assuming that he selected his with him and arranges an audition a girl who could not tell the truth un with the result that a number of hu-truthful man in America. It was adapt

der any conditions married to the most best and safest lead, the spade mourous, situations arise. jack, North would win, draw,

ed from the famous French play "Mon Crime" by Louis Verneuill and Georges- trumps, and. run off- two more

THE KING'S "Cafe Metro-Berr, and directed by Wesley, Rugles spade tricks, then would ruff a pole.”- -A story of paupers in Paris, for Mr. Lewin. fourth round în dummy. Now,

AT THE ORIENTAL—“Souls At starring Loretta Young, Tyrone Power also -Charles, Sea", with Gary Cooper, George Raft, and Adolphe Menjou tare romance in the whole exciting his- Westley. and Frances Dee. The greatest adven-Winninger, Gregory Ratoff and Helen tory of the seven seas. Courage, and disaster, faith and treachery are inter- AT THE MAJESTIC “Love From spersed in the picture, directed by Hen- A Stranger.”—Ann Harding has one of Hathaway, the man who thrilled the the strongest parts of her career as a world with the "The Lives of a Bengal typist who is swept off her feet by the Lancer."

South West 1 club 1 heart Pass Pass Pass

Pass

to keep West off lead, and the South, I suppose, felt pretty good obvious means would be to lead a when his neck stretching heart club and, if West played low, to overcall, instead of being pounced put in the nine spot. To play the on by West, was raised to game by king would give Fast opportunity North. If so, he should have wait for a desperation defence, namely, ed with his self-congratulations. to win with the ace and underplay West opened the jack of clubs the queen, on the hope that West

4 hearts North would have to do would be

and, to take West off lead so that through in diamonds.

held the jack and could come

the diamond king could not be led through, declarer covered

with dummy's king. East cashed the ace and queen and then, praying that dummy's spade suit would not pro- duce sufficient diamond discards for TO-DAY'S QUESTION declarer, exited with the spade jack. Question: Partner opened Dummy wop, trumps were drawn, bidding with one spade.

Wha and spades were continued in the my correct response with SE hope that the sult would break 3-3, 6 4 H. 105 D. KI/364C 31 which would provide a discard for Answer: Kour spades,

The nine of clubs play would clinch the con- tract, all this assuming, of course, that the proper hand had become the declarer.

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