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a very high bid) on which I should advise
a double on the bidder's right. Pachabo,
p. 48, of course it is safer to double a playor who sits on your right than one Mitting over you on your left. So Eminet, p. 40.
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57-(0) Uniens you can hold, the suit, and
Aave strength outside,
Gillies, p. 119, 'to double a suit-call on outside cards is one of the most risky things you can do'
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Irwin, p. 88, it is not necessary to hold many trumps, in order to double; 'p. 81, *yon must never double on one suit alone; you (f! aust never double ou trumps alone; you trouble on a gecasionally double with only hand. Anthony p. 107,
the player can
33,- Do not double (1) a.08% contract (unless you have agreed to play the americus cuncentions (ace sa 25, 28, 70.) Anthony, p. 103, never double No-trumps ue an attacking suit declaration (6.9, a major suit) of a one-trick onder. He would, how over, (p. 30) as Second Player double a one uns or two little truing in his hand." (So call in a minor suit, if he has two or three Irwin, p. 88. Pachabo, p. 49, the best kind stoppers: this merely means that the second of hand for doubling on is a No-trumper, hands of one or two long suits, aven player can take care of suit-it is a general intimation to his partner to go Nu-trumps or when backed up by good trumps, are often to branch off into a more
declaration (pr100). So B, Valuable suit most disappointing.' * Manning, p. 101, |
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first player's one Club and so inform his part-38.-(6) Herely because it is a “free double?" nar that he holds the clubs than for him to
call of one diamond make
Bergholt, p. 108, the double of de- It is
which, if it succeeds, the not a genuine double, but information to claration on
game,
called your partner and a strong invitation for Enemy will him to No-trumps (p. 45) Kascule, P 45 light-heartedly than the double which "free" double, it may be indulged in more if dealer has made p declaration out of which he would probably be ten by
Club
actually belps the hostile furces to go game taken partner, such
"but in the majority of cases it is not Diamond, and
· 'the double nuade no differenco as you feel confident that your
true to say Clubs or Diamonds, as the case may be they would have gone out anyhow!" are better than his, your best course is to Irwin, p.84, it is better to be too con-
servative about him; but not in a major suit.
double thau pot con- Your servative enough. Foster, p. 201, the free double is simply a gamble. It is a bad double unless reasonably certain, as the odds are against it. Work, p. 134, the oxids are against even a free double and it should not be made unless the indications clearly favour its success.
Pachabo, p. 40, greater liberties can be *Free double.' Daltos, p. 77, when you make a free double you are only risking the loss of a few extra points; but (p. 62) never double anything short of a then, if you have any doubt about the wis- certainty, unless it is a free double, and even dom of so doing, Don't.!"
ases a one-trick deuble with any idea of defeating the contract. He advocates the 'modern Conventional Doubles, which be explains and illustrates (pp. 204-221),
Bergholt, p. 198, a call of One No-trump, like a call of One in a suit, is never likely
it is generally ac
to be doubled:' Fis never worth while taken "ori
Onc
cepted maxim that it doubling a bid of
says elsewhere (100) that players do not nowadays doule to show one or more tricks in the adverse suit and invite a No-trumper He trusts that highly undesirable Ameri. conventices will never be adopted in Speaking
Can
pandas of the same opinion.
of this totally impioral convention" he said 'to double a Spado when you have not got the suit, as a signal to your part-
the informative double
is coming
ri
50.—To double atwo bid is rarely advisible.
(except wuler the conditions of 1. 38); to doubts a Four, or even a. Five, bid is often hazardous.
Emmet, p. 40'never double a did of one, and seldom a bid of two
take
two
to
or
be
anythina Trumps when he has not got u ner to go No-Trumper,
is unbversive of the true prin-
Dalton, p. 78, it is a great mis- ciples of the game and perilously near the
double * high contract line of "sharp" calling Eat in his later
merely because it is a high contract. bock (8 Manning p. 100), he observes that Pachabo, 130, the temptation is al of One is often very useful, and although old ways greater to double fout rather than
its it fashioned players object to
must bat it is
three; cuming into vogue. Yet his last pronouncement is borne in mind that if the declaration has
been advanced
making by both adversaries ngainst it (Daily Mail 7.1.22) What
bidy is called "the informative dogble" is
in the suit, it is highly probable that into vogue in some quarters: I do not favour the hands will combine well, and that they 78, it. (And see
can get their contract. Bascale, p .04). Irwin Buy
(p. 201) don't double bids of doubles of two-trick contracts Iain not so of one, and in Chap. vii,are also in her very fond of. Irwin, p. 02, it is absurd to latest book-vehemently denounces in-ay "always double every high bid on formatory doubles. She has found the principle"! Manning, p. 2. don't double consensus of intelligent and expert opinion four Aces. contract just because you have heavily against them (1 197). If they are played, her advice is as partner, never pass an infarinators doable; as adversary, never bid against it.
it. (But see a. 70 for loster's
three of
Work, p. 13%, a dontful double should. never be made when the partner may have & game hand (eg., Dealer bids three Spades Second Player, four Heartsi a doubt- the Aerican ful double by Third may deter Dealer from conventional double of a one suit,bil, arengut v vse to for the the wild
sum up gs. 83-86)
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Doubles of
while
very good double indeed One No-trump are extremely rare, if not player cannot afford to have the reputa absolutely
Gillies, p. 11,
betion of never doubling, as that permits. his take undue liberties in lieves it sound to double adversaries to a suit-bid of one, even in a major suit, to lot partner know you hold it.' He convertions, which
CA
explains die American average would
ho thinks (p. 113)
work advantageously. Uwen, p. 34, would,
39
Second, double a One No-trump, only if he had seven certain tricks.
Work, p. 244, with five tricks divided between three suits, the informatury doable of one No-trump now conventional' B4-(2) un unsuccessful dubiò could put
the opponents out,
Fachabo, p. 49, "don't double's contract which, if successful, produces game.' Bo Bascule,p. 72. Butler, p. 47, when adversaries contract would give them guine, you should on ny account double unless you have the certain knowledge that they cannot make their contract and that there is no other suit into which they can switch
Anthony, p. 106, a double shouki novor be the the means of presenting the unemy with the game. Dalton, p. 77, when the double is not free there is always the risk of giving away a game which might other wist have saved. Irwin, p. 83, be very wary of doubling any bid which would not give your adversary & game, undoubled, but which would give him a game, it doubled.
Gillies, p. 108, I quite agree with the saying a player who never doubles his opponent out doesn't double often enough
but in non-free double unless the odds far as you can judge, live or six to aro, ng one in lavour, don't double.
your Bingley, P
volunteer
eer vloubles (when the opponents will make their game if their doubled contract made) are dangerous and often rash" but their danger must not deter a player from making them un very strong hand. He should have four of the opponents' suit with an Ace, King, Queen, or Knave at least, and other very gool cards.
55.-(3) Unless you ara certain that the
you
declarant cannot change to another suit, or that you can double him if he doet. Bergholt, p. 108, 'never double süything unless you are propared to double every- thing. So Irwin, p. 82, who also says: don't double the only suit you can defeat. Dalton, p. 3, it is always unwise to double declaration which feel certain that can defeat, if there is danger of the opponents branching to another declaration which you are not prepared to deable or to overcall. Butler,
·P. 45, make it a rule only to doublur; what appears a
practical certainty and when you are prepared to double any, suit into which the adversaries may switch. Pachabo, 7, 48, quotes Bergholt (as above) and ways, 'do not double oven ou a, cer tainty, when there is a probable loophole escape into another call leas favourable,
to you.
on
bidding And so Manning p. 100. 60-To double any call, you should have in your hand the "book" at least. (Eg, to double Tauer, you should hold four sure tricks; to double rous, three" sure tricka.}
Pachabo, p. 49, 'a good rough rula is to have four tricks in your hand when you double turce of a suit, or three tricks in your hand when you double three of a suit or threo ricks when you double four.' Irwin, pp. 88, 109, requires that you and your partner together shall bold, one more trick than your book." Butler, p. 47,
should doable when three certain tricks your and contains and when they have called 'as high four tricks of a suit and this contract takes them out Dalton, p. 79, 'the way to count up the tricks you are certain to win, estinate the value of a doubling hand is tu so Irwin, pp. 81, 92, and 'you ought to have three certain tricks in your own hand to justify a double of a four-trick bid. Manding Daily Mail 7.1.22 the player who makes s non-free double ought to be responsible in his own hand for "lowning" the contract' (6,9%, to double thee, he should ses his way to making five tricks himself.)
(To be Continued.)
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The Naval Store Base now established at Bombay is shortly to be goved to Trincomalee. This move marks a big development in the Ceylon port, ag means, in effect, the reopening of the dockyard at Trinoomalee, which will, pre sumably, be used as a supply depot by of Bombay as at present. Oil tanks for the vessels of the Imperial Navy, instead
structed, and it is understood that there the supply of liquid fuel are being con At the same time is to be a special etation on the new rail- there is more than a grain of truth in the way to serve the store base. saying:
It the old days, says the Times of Ceylon, a 66—(1) If the declarant sits on your left. military force was stationed at Tran
Irwin, p. 83, it takes a stranger hand to comalee, and there is every likelihood that. double when sitting on the bidder's right the Barracks, which have been empty for than when sitting on his left. It would many years, will shortly, bo occupied
Gillies, p. 11, I wish I could roly on my opponcuts observing this rule j
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