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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Solution to Previous
Contract Problem
The good player never gives up trying to mako, an extra trick or two simply because his contract is gatne.
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Washington, May 4. An appeal to the United States to take the lead in a movement to warde the reduction of world tariff barriers was made to-day "by Mr. Henry Wallace, U. S. Secretary for Agriculture, when he delivered a broadcast address.
1934.
THE WORLD OF ART
PREPARING FOR ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITION
London, April 2..
Oll paintings by non-members began to arrive at the Royal Academy this week, and the antries for this year's exhibition, which opens on May 7, look like exceeding all previous records. The usual number of works sent la averages from 10,000 to 12,000, but this year there will probably Ho favoured, he said, à planned be many more. Artists have had An interesting player to watch middle course between nationaliam one of the best possible oppor is O.. S. Emrich of Cleveland, re- and internationalism which was tunities for landscape painting, cognized as one of the best card the only sensible way out of the because of the dry year. Careful and anxious superintending of the players in the middle west. His present foreign trade situation.
despatching of exhibits is followed bidding is bold and dating, and he "I am more convinced than ever by Varnishing Day on which often arrives at some rather that America must make certain the artist is permitted to do a timistic contracts but his skilful choices or fall into a worse ditch fittie final touching up" of his than she did in 1932, dragging a work at the Academy. On judging considerable part of the world with day-Tuesday-only the President her," said the Secretary for of the Academy and members of 'Agriculture.
the Council are admitted to the "The time has come, to cease exhibition rooms, and then begins crying 'Wolf and to co-operate the long and tedious job of The oils and water judging. with others, working towards re-colours alone generally take vo covery, and a continued elimination days each! The judges sit in a of the ovil conditions of the past,'
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declared President Roosevelt in half circle, and a specially select ed staff of workmen carry, the A message to the Chamber of exhibits to them. Each of these Commerce annual banquet.
men has to take an oath to the "The people as a whole will be effect that what ho scor and hears Accepted impatient of those who complain shall be confidential. and hold out falso fears. I con- exhibits are marked with an "A"; fidently count upon the loyalty and doubtful ones with an ""; and continued support of the Chamber rejected ones with an "X". Somo of Commerce of the United of the "doubtful" ones might be States," the President added. given another chance by the Reuter.
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with the king. He then laid down | === the eight and seven of spades, dis-diamond, and the king of clubs. carding the seven of diamonds, and eight of clubs from dummy, leav If he dropped the king of clubs diamonds, that ing the ace, jack, and six of hearts, or the king of.
would establsh a card in Emrich's To-day's hand la unusually in- East was forced to make two hand. And, of course, if he teresting because it employs the discards. He could let go a club, dropped the eight of hearts, the intereating Vienna
coup play. but now was down to the queen three hearts in dummy would be However, the hand enn be held to and eight of hearts, the king of good, and six hearts are made. Avo-odd if West were to open a club or a diamond, but with the singleton heart opening, Emrich In the South made six odd.
The Play
In my opinion, West should have opened his partner's suit. How. ever, he elected to open his single- ton heart, since he felt that, sa long as he had control of the spade suit, he could get his partner in on the net round with, a club, then get a ruff and in that way possibly defeat the contract.
The first trick was won by Em- rich in the South with the ten of hourts. Ho now played a small spade, won in dummy with the king, and returned a spade. East, on the two spades, dropped the seven and three of clubs..
The second spade trick was won by West with the ace. He return- ed the ten of clubs, East played the queen, and Emrich won the trick with the ace.
He now led the queen of spades. and then the ten spades, "nick-f ing up West's outstanding trump. A small club was discarded from dummy. East, in the meantime, echoed in diamonds, showing the king.
A diamond was led to dummy's acq, deliberately. establishing
Today's Contract Problem
What should South's origi nal bid be, and how should the bidding proceed, East bidding lil jepađe hand only onca and East and West pass. ing thereaftort West opens the ten of spades, How should declarer play the hand?
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