JACOBY on BRIDGE
THE
HE bour was late. The game rubber bridge. The yenr 1933. In that year the bonus for a vulnerable grand sla was 2,250 points and nee show- ing bids were Just being invent- cd, but had not reached this group of players as yet.
North mumbled his one spade response and South thought he had jumped lo two spades. Hence his two no-trump rebal The rest of the bidding was just what you would expect t the Inte hour and set the stage for the luckiest hand in bridge history.
After remarking that be would like to double a few nore times. West opened the king of diamonds. A violent
MECARD Sense♦
Q-The bidding has been: West
1
North
South 1 N.T,
2 14 Pase
20 You, Bouth, hold; 465 WOJT 4E854 4E982
What do you do?
A-Bid three diamonds. This is a competlitve, band and you should act
TODAY'S QUESTION West bids three hearts and North and East pass. What do you do now?
Answer Tomorrow
WEST
AKD
❤QJ 10 9 ◆ KQJ 10 QJ10
NORTH AAQJ1073
KUA
4K02
EAST
3053
706
+653
4743
SOUTH (D)
44 VAIS *A9712 $A385
Both vulnerable
Bouth Weat 1+ Pass 14
2 N.T. Fass
North East
Pass
FRAS
TÀ
7 N.T. Double Redbi Pars
Pars Pass
Opening leadme☀ K
arginent between North and South ensued and finally South took his ace: led his singleton psicle and Ancased. The finesse worked und when the King dropped on the second lead South was able to run the whole spade suit.
Even this would only have been enough to give him 11 tricks, but look what happened to West. He held every high diamond, heart and club and was the victim of a progressive
squeeze. You can figure it out. South did.
Rupert and the Rugger Match-14
The great bird glares at Rupert. "You're telling stories 1" declares. you. You found it in a bush. You were seen! Come, this won't do aw, it's 100 important. You must answer to another.” Next moment Rupert finds himself seized
"No uncle gave it to
and swung into the air. "Hi, put me down," he squeals. "I've no idea what you're tallting about {** But the bird only soars to such a height that distant mountains appear. Rupert drups the ball and does not see that another big bird swoops after it. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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