The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20
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Bridge problem No d. printed two
weeks ago. was arranged by \ Stras-
burger at Washington. - & who's.
nam" j. already familiar AS a successful
solver 81 other peoples problems In
common with many other first attempts.
70 y unfortunate in having a sort OF double
solution. not IN the key move hat IN the
manner IN which the final situation IL
rca. he'd
The authors solution Contemplaies a
srap In the d-car,iS and requires and
z 10 throw away card that looks like
SURE trick The play he gives il a. fol
lows 4 leads a small spade. which Y
wins ' then leads two rounds of 'rumps,
Jack first and on the first round throws
away III. ace of diamonds TN the second
round T. dlsCaris a spade and then waits
for 4 Ia lead
when 4 leads tn. diamond Y lets him
win the trick. so "a To get VI down TO bed
rock on the discard question. b and
naturally discard hearts The next dia-
mond trick wins and z can keep Which
ever suit Il disCsrds, so "a tn win the last
two tricks when Y puts him in with the
small heart
Unfortunately the pretty part Of the
problem, dlscarding the ace Of diamonds.
IL en,irply unnecessary. because il u starts
with a spade and Y leads two rounds Of
trumps can just a. well discard two
small hearts When A leads the diamond
Z will win IL with the ace and lead spade.
which will put in In the authors vari-
alton p never got in
r, having not hing but hearts, must lead
one which wins, and Il makes the last
trick with the established spade.
The only possible variation that has
bean suggested To these two ia that A
might raf,is. to win "A trump trick by
giving up the higher club first. but the
curious thing about this problem ia that
IL Won get il wrong You do not fail go
get the required number Of tricks but
yo,I get more than you want
A. pointed out 10y several OF the cracks.
who are very quick Ia discover the slight
eat defect in problem. this double solu-
tion could have hcen avoided by giving
u four hearts and only two spades. This
would have made il impossible TO estab-
lish a spade trick in rs hand and would
have made the point Of the problem.
the discard of tho diamond ace. com.
pulsory.
Correct solutions from
Miss Hartman DR. George L Bailey.
n F knipe. VI. : B. " Cromwell. Jr..
Milton G.. Isb.ll. Fred Adams. q. Yswlax.
Tralnp Trays. Wallace Hampton. ID. {.
Shank-. y y Willetts, Arthur l.. Brown.
II r w Nathan II Norris. Plainfeld;
William Richmond. II Thaw. Helen
Dorsey. A Battell. Theodore Reamer
G,Irney 3 kTkman. Arthur h. Ettinger
charles Waters. Anna c. Levitt. Thomas
e. Raicom. II II Miller. Ben Hard. l..
CIR u Hill William c. Van Antwerp
n + Gree, 7 & Rhodes. A. z. r., II. "
Coleman. W " Dudley. Harrie c. Man
Andersen, Charles w"srbury. Burton ID
Blair. George 4 Thorpe. } W wortz
Roscoe e Harris. Box ~. Ellen Jennin Is
Agornon Bray. Thomas Rogers. q. 7
W p W. Warren Merrill Bay state.
W McNartin. Helen Betzinger. F V
Nlacomher. Vanderpo"l. r o. Byrns.
Pauline Newboid. Herbert Riker. l.. {.
Hagen. " A Buckley. Memo. seiig
Housah. Richard Hall. j. G. Walsh
q. r johnson, p X van Cork and Ella &
Avery
Complaints occasionally come 10 hand
about solutions not being credited Some
times solv.rs forget 10 sign their names
and sometimes thew forget 20 post the
letter until II - past III" time To make
sure that solutions go direct 20 the right
place they should be addressed Problem
Department and not 10 any editor or
person
ri.r. il something new n the way oS
problem conditions. II appears that
during a rubber tn. dealer led ont Of
turn. and his opponents. A and b. were
81 the opinion that they could call a suit
denied their right 20 do So. and pr oduc.d
the laws Of tbs. game an support OF his
position Al the same time he suggested
that for ih,. sake OF harmony he would per
init them 10 call any suit they pleased and
he would still win four out Of the remain
ing eight tricks which would pur him
game This was the position ~ the
cards