New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
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= suit consists of either the ace. the king
and queen. or the king. jack and ten. II
is frequently very important for part
| ner TO be able 10 count on sure trick in
a particular suit and also trick which
can be made on either thu first or second
! rounds Of suit.
| Two-spade bids show hands containing
sure stop. together with three probable
tricks assistance on any call which part
ner cares 10 select.
Threc-spade Oids show two short, solid
suits. one OF which is spades. and cards
probably worth five tricks on any call Sc
lected by partner. For example. that the
three-spade bidder has ace. king and
queen Of spades and ace and king Of
clubs. with nothing of any value in the
remaining suits, or he would have hidden
no trump
One-club aud one-diamond bids show
the sure stop with minimum assistance
of three tricks for any call partner may
make.
One-hesrt and one royal bids show the
,ure stop. with three tricks general help
for partner. and also that If allowed Ia
remain IN Inc Diuuei can VIII di I'hNt
four tricks with his own cards
Bids of two at clubs. diamonds. hearts
or royals warn partner not TO change the
call unless he can probably go game on
his own cards without counting on much
If any assistance from the two-bdder
These two-bids should accordingly he re-
served flor cases where their bidder eX-
,tftb only "A tribe hotter
than average assistance from partner
or else for rare cases where hand can
undoubt eddy make iar score on the par
,icuar call made but where the hand is
quite worthless on other calls In either
event a partner would not ordinarily be
justified in changing the call unless he
held a similar hand of even more pro-
nounced type It is particularly neces-
sary to avoid making these shut-out bids
on hands which can possibly help partner
more than he can help the one who shuts
him out
4 scientific system Of bidding accord
ingly prohibits two-bids on hands worth
less than seven tricks which can assist
partner on other calls to the extent Of
three tricks.
similarly bids Of three i'm clubs or da-
mondS show ability to win at least eight
sure tricks Because it is very unlikely
that partner has a better hand, and be-
cause game can he won If partner can
give three tricks help. The high bid
shuts partner off from weak bids and pre-
vents opponents exchanging information.
If equally good bids can be made in
two powerful suits. the bidder first bids
i'm the lower suit-as one heart on
choice between hearts and royals-to
give his partner a chance 10 bid the
higher suit If he il able to do So II an
opponent should bid over this first call
bid of two can next be made in the higher
suit This shows partner that he is at
liberty to choose between the two
Such a system a. has been briefly out
lined has a genuine right TO be recog
nzed because 1t is both simple and
sound. one OF two facts to show this
may prove To be interesting. The shut
out opening bid of two gives each other
PLAYER only one in seven chances TO
prudently oyerbid without knowing what
his partner holds. The informatory club,
diamond and spade bids assuring part
ner of 2 sure stop To the suit bid. with
three tricks help. increase his legitimate
chances to bid no trumps nearly 81 per
cent II the informatory bidder is left