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CONTRACT BRIDGE

Solution to Previous Contract Problem

By W. E. McKenney

There is no such a thing as a per- fect bidding system. That's the thrilling part about contract. YOEL never can figure it out.

You can take the best players, playing for high stakes, where they know it does not pay to pyer-bid their hands: still they will pick up a hand occasionally which will take

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them for a terrific set. Many think THE MERCANTILE BANK OF that the experts never go down a thousand points. But that is why

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He called off the cards in the de clarer's hand and asked if we didn't think it would be hard fuck if a four spade contract were defeated with this holding. He agreed that there was a possibility of the hand consumption of copper, which was Bateris being defeated a trick or two, so even greater than In boom years, Bombar If Caleutia he did not redouble, but he thought would not have materialised he was justified in complaining of prices had not fallen," stated Siralphong hard luck when the hand was de Auckland Geddes at yesterday's [Hankow fented 2.000 points.

meeting of the Rhokana Corpora-Honolulu West opened the four of hearts. tion. The declarer feit pleased with the first play. 23

"Until Rhodesla commenced to be made a good guess he put on the jack and Eust won produce, manufacturers were with the ace.

East returned the queen of diamonds, South played handicapped by the relatively high the king and West ruffed.

price of the metal; but they were amall now able to buy at £8 and, some West's next play was a club. Declarer thought he'd try to times £10, a ton cheaper than their steal a trick, so he went up with American competitors.

the king in dummy and East won Sir Auckland added: "The pre- with the ace, returning the jack of ent prices were certainly low and diamonds on which South played we are ready to co-operate with the uce, West rufflug with the three other producers, if necessary mak- of spades. The queen of clubs was ing some sort of sacrifice, in order West's next play and the declarer to reduce stocks, although our policy trumped with the four of spades. has always been to produce only

Today's Contract Problem

Eas it playing the coutract at four hearts, redashied, West having opened the bid- ding with one spude and North having made a vainer- abte overcail of two clubs. Can the hand-be made, and can you give the Ingleni rea soning for the play

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himself a trick, but his natural play is to lead the king of spades, which East won with the ace. Enst im- mediately cashed his ten and nine of diamonds, after which he played the five of diamonds.

The declarer was forced to ruff with the jack, which meant that he would have to lose another trump trick.

Down Ave, minus 2,000 points. After listening to the story we were rather inclined to side with the teller's story that it was a hard luck hand.

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