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JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Tricky Hands Even Stump Experts

By OSWALD JACOBY

WHEN · today's fuma

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played in a recent tourna mont, n club was opened at most tables. Sometimes the Wast player opened the seved of clubs, the "top at nothing," and in some caste West opend the lowest club, adopting, thờ principle of many leading ex- should perts that a low card

be opened from such a holding.

In a few cases, South played low from the dummy at the first trick. East signalled couragement by

en-

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pinying the eight, and South was allowed to win the first trick. When South next led a spode, played the ace at once and lod another club, forcing out dummy's 100.

South now had four spades, two hearts and two clubs. Ho needed a diamond as his ninth trick, but he couldn't get L. A POUTI as declarer touched the diamonds, East put up the ace at dia

diamonds and ran the rest of the clubt to defeat the

ntract.

One doclarer saw this danger concocted a very ingenious play to make his contract. Ite won the first trick with the sce of clubs instead of trying the

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South West

North

1 N.T.

2 N.T. Pasa

Pass Puss 3 N.T. Pass

2

Exst Pasa Раза Puss

Opening lead-♬ 7

finesse. He next led the ten of

Jow

diamonds from the dunimy, Et ensTully played A diamerick naturally assuming Benin tended to try a finesse that we bound to lose.

South was not actually trying

to finesse. He merely wanted to sten!

diamond trick

before When

developing - the spudes. South put up the king of din- monds, it held the trick and be was now practically home.

Declaror switched next to the queen of sparios, forcing out West's nee. A club continuation Rave declarer his second trick

in the sult, and ho could now run four mpades, two hearts, two

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

you

ald

not

да

BORN today.

practical you should be. You dream of the future and are die Inclined to do much about what je happening today! You should learn to concentrate on something un the job is done before going off on Home now and more exciting fight of fancy.

Your moods are fluctuating. One nioment you are on the height-the next in the lowest depth, Ons In- stant you are sure that You ca conquer the world, singls-handed; the next minute you are just ax_sure that the whole world is all coming to a sad and dreary and, Learn, to analyse things -Title' more rather than lot your imagination and emotions work on your common sense. You have very keen intui- tlon and are at times, actually psychic. Learn to recognise this ant pay attention to your hunches",

ទេវ

You are fond of all things beast!» ful, and you women enjoy wearing fine clothes and jeweln. You have A charming, magnetle personality and probably will have a host admirers. You also may be some- thing of a Birt. Yet, once you have made your selection of a marriageo partner, you are loyal and seem to devole all your energies to running your houre and family. Your home fife should be a very happy one.

Among those bom on the date Bre: William Wrigley, manufacturer; Ralph Forbes and Kenny Baker, actors: Lewis Milestone, film direc tor; Nathan Smith, educator: Samuel B. Cox, statesman,

To And whot the stars have in more for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.

·FRIDAY; OCTOBER 1

LINKA fept. 24-Oct

23)

A fine day for new Ideas. Make use of them at your place of bush- nges or in your profession. You can advance now.

SCORPIO (Oet

22)- 24-NOT Financial matters which may need attention can be properly taken care of now. Your mind should be clear for action.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 21-Dec, 22) One of those three-star days! You can do anything you went with full Tent that it will succeed,

CAPTICON (Đạt, 23-Jan 20)— Gat off to a good, early start this morning. You have a lot to do and a food day to do it in.

CHESS PROBLEM

By U. LANOTA Black, plecak.

White, 8 plecer.

clubs und tho one diamond | White to play; mate in three:

trick that he had stolen

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) You may have a winning idea for the solution to a problem at the office. It could bring you a raino. 100,

PICER

20)--- (Fed. 20-Mar. You may now project anything you with and anticipato a. ans, success. Make it a point to cultivate mare friends.

ADIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 29) -- You have the "big idea which will put you really on the road to sucorm. Be sure to recoguse it.

TAURUS

21-May (Apr.

21)- Business aspecia are Rood now. You may make thom expansions you have been postponing with ances of success.

Sur-

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HOUSEHOLD

HINTS

13

3

*

mild

To remove rust from the with the sugar and water when corners of cake tins in use making the syrup for fruit com long time, dip 'a raw potala in pote; The result GEMINI (May 22-June 21) cleaning powder and scour. spicy flavour for the fruit. One of those days when you seem to know exactly what to do about things and have the energy to do 111

CANCKR

ZZ-July 23 Inventions and original ideas could bring you to the attention of the bosa now. His responeer-should-be favourable, too,

(June

LEO (July 28-AUK. You may not go about things in the conventional way, but the chances nre that you will succeed beyond Your anticipations.

Fer a package, before use. as it dries.

•

Lighter wrap

the string dampen

The string shrinks

an

When greasing muffin dirts, &

Appetising Picnic Fare Cooked On A Skewer

THE emphasis is on picnic

the country or the sea shore! Bring along the metal skewers!

are

no skowers available, then use medfum gauge steel wires. Cut one

By ALICE DENHOFF

Maybe, wo? can't all get to brown. Serve with a piquant

sea, but we can have the brow

dinner on our own barbecue For a thrifty and easy pienie grill right out in the backyard, des, try skillet hamburgers a la

Here is a menu for the sallest 31, sailor at heart; barbecued fish stocks, potato-shrimp salad, car-

Slico tinned, corned beef and

rot sticks, rolls and cherry tarts, brown well in fat in a skillet., Broiled fish is improved it It Serve on grilled "homburger is marinated for several hours buns. Barvo the hamburgers with salad oil, lemon juice and with cole slave, alloed tomatoes, end obliquely to serve as a salt, Grill the fish directly over and, for the particular caters,

ani cook until golden soma tartare sauce. point; form a handle by cools bending the other end. Let

the menfolk" take care of that part of it! And if there are neither skewers nor medium gauge steel wires, green branches will do.

: Dip. skewers or sub-

stitutes in salad oll or ́run 'em through a garlic clove, then alternate 6 or 7 chunks of meat, vegetables or fruits Grill, · turning and brushing with barbecue sauce or melted butter.

Shish-kebab combinationa include chunks of lamb, tiny onions and salami; scallops, mushrooms and dill pickle; pineapple, ham and bananIA;

This week:-

Man tailored Wool, Rayon

or Dacron

SLAX

also

tiny tomatoes, shrimp and WARNER'S "Lean-Jeans"

green pepper chunks. Any

number of delicious com-

binations are available befor that tapered contour

sides the traditional lamb most of us know.

Out-of-door cooking gives you foods as you like them-plus a generous seasoning of fresh air. Please the pre-picale pickie nicher with a hot snecić to keep the criminal, happy and out of the pickle jar. Run two skewers lengthwise, through a big plece

Save wear and tear on the same neat on one side of the geneve and serve be- heels and toes of nylon stock-tween thin slices of buttered inty by rubbing these portions rye brend.

with a small piece of beeswax, P.S; Pay the pickles early.

23) be sure to wipe the expess fat Next time you're washing

from each cup. too heavy baby's clothes, add a few table. coating of fat emu1503 uneven

of soda rising of the muffin batter.

spoons of bicarbonato to tho

Doda Boop-suds. The

fresh, leaves cottons

sinell Cook a stick of whole cinna- clean.

it both

Vizno (AUK. 24-Sept. 23)--- Begin the new month willi optinsiam. You have the prospects of achieving i

with because

a goal, long anticipated, very soon." mon and three whole cloves neutralises acids and 'dcodorises. ;

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Solution to yesterday's Two Knights Who Fight

problems

Enst could have defeated the,, 7, any; 2, Q, or Kt contract by putting up the ace mafes

of diamonds at the second trick

and returning a low club. Later

on. West would, have to taka

the flust round of spades. with CROSSWORD K

the me and lead his last club.

Thin dofence simply diin't occur to East. I don't really wonder, since in my opinion. It would occur, to very few \bx- pents.

♥CARD Sense

Q-With both sides vulner- able, the bidding has been: North East South West

1 Dmd. Double Redbl. 1 Heart Pos Pass

?

You, South, hold: Spades K- 1-8-2, Hearts 8-5, Diamonds A- 7-3, Clubs A-Q-3-2, What do you do?

27

2

27

Across

the

· X, Pear tree "inhabitane

song. (9) 17. 800 returns with iop inside. (0) 10. Burely that's the city at the

end, (9)

I eat later for a change. (3)

Look to YOUR inter said a Voound-Halifax,,(4)

· 19. 15. The home sounda"somewhat

Chilly,, (8)

A-Bld one spade. No sult is good enough for a jump: bid of any description, and you cannot, ¡bid no-turmo for lack of a hoari stopper. Much as you would like to make a stronger bid, there--20. fore, a simple bid of one spade

I alt you can afford.

A

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as in Did question just answered. You,

·South, hold: Epadon A«G»«J»Q=2]. Heart 8, Diamondą: Q-7-3, Clubs, A-C-912). What do you do?·

Answer Tomorrow

DUMB-BELLS

DONT DRINK

17, Cungli Thear, the Russian port:

STUF

The musician-emperor, (#3) 2 Thirsty raid. (4)

'24. Engloy room Briticer for the

... period (3)

and

They both angrily sprung upon their mounts (or horses) each rode to the opposite side of the room. Then they, turned around and charged at each other with thefr lances, gallop, Ing their horses as fast as they would go.

--Their Names Are Sir Plip and Sir Ploop- By MAX TRELL TNARF, the shadow boy with the turned-about name, saw thom standing there.In the corner of the playroom and he wondered who they were.

Both of them were wearing

of armour, big sulta

..Knart was sure they were which covered them from head going to hurt each other.

armour

to toe. Knarf couldn't even see

There was a terrifle crash as

their faces. They had long, the two knights met in the swords at their sides and they middle of the room. The Innces both carried sharp lances.

were splintered into tiny pieces, and both knights fall off their mounts. The mounts ran off to get out of the way.

Homes in Armour Next to each of the knights, for that is what they were,

Meanwhile, both knights rose stood a horse. One. horse was heavily to their feet--for it was black, the · olber· · waR white. not cazy getting up with all Both horses wore armour, too. their armour on-änd both The two knights stood very them drew their swords. still as Knort walked up to ', "I'm ready to keep on fight-

But Knart was being ing S Uiem. careful just the same. Ho didn't

7:3

Kaart introduced himself to the two knights in. armour.

Sir Pup asked "Who won?" Knart.

"don't know," said Kaart. "One of us must have won," Sir ́Pilp!” said Sir Ploop. sald Sir Ploop. "Was it me or So am I, Sir Ploop!" said Sir

of

at again.

want them to stick him with Pup they both whacked

don't know," Knart sald their sharp lances, or to pull out Then their sworde and

start whacking each other with their swords,Very stupid boy," Sir Pilp at him

At last, both swords broke in said to Sir Ploop.

So, when he came within half and couldn't be used any "Very," said Sir Ploop to Sir four or five inches of them, he more

20 Agreement sounds like thin stopped and said: "I'm Knari."

Topo,167,00 20. Grumble, ...). "I'm Sie Pup, said the first *20. The" tìink: you", haven's" when knight. "Sir Pup

Jou're hard up.. 13)+

30. flea is meas; (d)~..

Down

1. Men, get mixed with the parent

for lasting offers, 193

-2. Light"das,l quite a favourite

drink. (8)

4. Your name's on this ? You'l-go

round. (5)

"' 4"-"Real"nice" 19 may be, out

things aitor),(8) agne

6. Buy-and-sell on the Strait 7. (4) 6. Mace for vision in Buttoik † (3)

B. The way is shown by 9. Down,

of Plip's

They Were Very Tired

few minutes later both knights were fast asleep, snor- ing loudly. Knarf was glad the It was a good thing, too, for night was over. He hoped they Sir Plip and Sir Ploop were wouldn't fight again. Then ho I'm Sir Ploop,”. mid the both so tired they sat on the went over and gave a second kalght, "Sir Ploop of floor, unable to move.

to each of the horses. Ploop's Castle. Sir Plip is my

Castle."

like him. We

don't

"Oh," said Krarf. “Just liko Tweedledum and Tweedledee.”

"I never heard of Tweedle- dum, said Sir Plip:

"I never heard of Sir Tweedle deo," said Sir Ploop.

Hoe He. Drew. Hia Sword

30. Pointer for B'Down,, (9) BUT.NRE Lintetto somatimine. *(5)

SIL The beginnings of metal. (8)

340354 13 opintore of this is not Key usually, Labelled a counblasur.

Tore Sir Flip muddenly, and D Re-Aim with a amali,

Down for, no good reason, as far as Humor Kaart could understand, hit Sir Floop on the head with his lance. Bir Ploop instantly drew his sword and whacked Ble Fils nerom the ears with it com

1. Roundideurs, for

SOLUTION

TO CHECK YESTERDAY'S

PUZZLE

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