The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-18
PROBLEMS FOR sun READERS
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ne RolRl Ruiz Found Not 10 Nppi, 10
Problem No. 81 Maybe "a VIM solve
This ElghI CArder Ooe va, o FIzur-
Motor Gar Mileage chess Bindings.

numbeG Ul Cotln snts have cone tn
land m connection with the solutions to
II dEe roblcm M - most o. them IN
duced bv attempts 70 Apply the roy rule
~ the sltuat,o n the-c disclosed Al
agree that his rule dos not uTrly even
u u be necessary O" win every tiick he
cause thee are no discagds 10 bc gofred
and the cr,rcal lead ,-gd VI being tn
THIRD o. Iou tn from he end - the second
from The beginning
James Hunto. zaNs 4 do MOI nens,e
tn@-" ~ any royal road Ia 49, solution =
bridge problems such 80 a." given 10y
IN, SIS. and on" can lind end sss eN-
c~ptlons which Upset Mr. Rovs rule
interesting - II ~ IN No So 10. in
stance. the secret Is TO get nt-ol OF
eur hoio.c you los" the roNer 10 put
your partnNr IN aitr- the -uit has been
made coed
} J says While Mr. Row rule may
he all right for discard problems No ~
shovs that there are such things as
problems which are not to be solved ny
forcing discA,ds. his one depending
entirely upon the proper management Of
the lesds, and u paving little or no at
tsntion To the play oi their opponents
! would suggest this form 81 ANALYSIS for
such cases as No 20
IL is evident that the partner. Y ana
have tive certain tricks In sight and d,
they want all seven the most natural
thing - tot try TO make N's lump good Tor
'rick on ~ome suit other than hearts Of
which has the control As this cannot
he done ". aGs forced to examine the
Otas' suits more closely and II then be
comes evident that can make Two
tIcks ~ spades II h" can lead that suit |
Is.hAps once will bs enough but twice |
uay b. necessary
The problem. therefore - not q force |
q scards but To get into the lead twice !
once 10 clear his suit and once ~ make
~ Ne hls trump and his king ~ diam onds
a.e his only reentTy cards II il clear thai
he must trump something . US. his club /
." ONLY hing he can trump - heart
therefore 2 must start with heart and
' must trump II whether II - good for
= trick or not, 81 that h" can lead his
spades through Bis lack and clear I em
-Wh"th"r n plays the JACK or not doe,
nj matter. because II u paS-es Il die
'srds Z diamond and ! leads another
s1sde u sill refuses to cover. Siil
lump the thIrd spade with the iour
~ - - shut ont IA little trump. and
after picking up both the adverse trumps !
~ - Y make his heart trick and hen lead
d, diamond Ia " Sing
~ covers the spade AT once Iith his
i'ts a VII lrilmp with me tour ana !
lead the eight. ' disCarding a diamond '
When plays mas remaining heart Y will ]
get T,d VI the other small q mond leav-
ing him With 'he king VI diamonds ard
100 si,F spades for the last trirAs-
" u lar-ner says 4 cannot -.n nov
the Roy rule ,dn be Applied 20 problems
- THIS kind 1Ch - fortunate. because
bridge problems could I've solved h"
rulc . would qu 70 destroy ~ 'tr interest
kutps >dys ! JHpu-d tho q %
- -.
ION showing that there were no suite G..
tor,s. whiCh Vss something a. - com / IL
uelled me 'I book tOr some other solution .
II j. quite . h@Ip u H. shown that YOU ar.
IN the wrong track f.
4 r " saws i suppose tins No =,
nu-' b. the proverhial exception thai 4
moves the rule
& D. Johnson s,vs There ar. no royar
roads 10 the SOLUTION OF bridge problems
ike those N Tar Sun The C;,'v road ba,nP
iai - study guided by the signboa rds 81
= experience but, unfortunately these ar,
.idorn ersCted az the same hiftIrc,'tOns
Their" IL little analogy between anv twp
cood problems. except that both contatni
"ertHkins. placing the Lead forcing ds
iryIs unlocking establishing salts
making tr,Imps separately hn"Ssing and p
~ other elements. which. 4 one may
iudR" from THF SUvs weekly column
Omit ~ an lnhnite variety u arrange
mont
Helen Dorsey Says. 4 thinA Mr. Row
'ue 4, cry nice Cannot THF SuN give
= discard problem Va whlc, u viii I've a.
] TCut 20 work tho rule a. % wOuli hs tOI
Ind rho solution without ~
Vow there IL a facsT' But before ti-
"mpiInS To meet u here Is the Inst 81 c,.r-
'aC' solver, ~ No. -
J Warren Merrill. 4 = KirAmsu. ~ "
olsmsn. ~ Y Green. ! " Cromwell Ir
,emp. J = Btr,toW. & y Hilton k,u-
eth ; Hocg n " Miller r. " Lam :,
err. Battell. Richard r Hail Thomaa y
Guruey Helen Gor-@v. lgu-. Rob"rt
rothers Ellen Jennings Morris 4 Tying
; = Knipe. " =. ". Charles ws-tbury
, e Shanks. Tramp Trays Frsd Adams
G Walsh H"rbsrt Riker. y ~ Burt
4. Bagg-. Hill, Eleanor Msllsn :
+ { Rh"is.-. BAY State \ Will-tts w
= j. q. r Forhas. y, d ". j. e -
lullrtt. Charles Water-. G. I johnson. u
Wallace Hampton Ella G Avery II n
ThEw. William e. Van Antwerp. Thomas n
Oyer Henry , hndr,s"n Nathan II =
Thorp" Jame- Hunter 4. & Mckinnis d.
l.. Lazarus Thomas e. Balcon,. Jss-e =
NeI>rnan Milton 6. I~bell. J. VI. T.. Ralph
lover. W W Dudley Ale"rpon Bray IA
slower. Bon RErd. vanderpooI. Burton
}. Blair, William n Iersner. Ru z@..ll Law. J
!. 2. R. Ro-coe {. Harris. Frank Row. %,
" Wortz. William Richmond. II VI "'
r Ginner. " = ", .. u Boston.
J.. Scott Frntto. 8 p II Victor DtI h.
ont Jr. ". 4 Buckley and Arthur Kent 20
A. supposed by all who have already %,
nn' IN solutions for No. ~. the four ~ ~
hubs in q hand might be any small al
huh. such a. the trey or the Ave ar
The following are 10 10 credited with
nrrect solutions TO No. -. received too -
tie for publication last week: p W :"
ambert. George p. Glover Or George g..
Bailey Thomas & RalCom. " o 10
Crimson and Kenneth HoEg 90
IN respon-s 10 the request Of Helen ~
'or-ev. how would IL d. 10 ~. whether In
r not the Roy rule would solve this little
ght cardsrg a