The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-11
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Il dealt and declared the higher OF two
winning suits. intending to show the
hearts on the second round II oyercalled.
The beginner should observe that as this
IL an original declaration IL shows tore
as we'll as length in the winning suit.
royals, whereas In the first hand given the
holder Of the winning suits was bidding
on a game going suit as against strong
invitation to no trumps on the part Of his
opponents. and which actually developed
into a no trumper. has two sure tricks
In the suit he bids and two outside. This
In the conventional strength required for
the call.
While A has no chance whatever TO
20 game In diamonds and there is no
necessity to Indicate a lead il z is to he
the decaror. he must provide for the
contingency that Y may shift. perhaps to
no trumps II he IL short in spades. There
II also the possibility that II may have
rs suit stopped and can go no trumps II
he In advised OF AS strength in dia-
munds.
To bid two diamonds simply TO overcall
would give no indication of the hand
aid A properly bid three. Six cards to
the ace king queen II conventionally re-
garded as a solid suit and A so bids 1t. Y
cannot see mis- way 10 going as high as
four clubs. although ne would doubtless
have bid three to show no support for his
p"' ''c' '"'"'"' - jump" 81 ~ N'""N'
TO bid three no trumps.
Now Il IL VI 10 to bid four hearts
or pass. As he has the lead II does not
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WIN an a'hos. certa.' stopper IN
diamonds hlnssir' should nave let inc
no truinper aio'e, y moment renee
non should nave SHOWN MN that the ohiN
result or bidding the CLUBS would he Just
what happened. h dropped the no trumper
and Il went on to four royals. a couli
not see now It was possible for 20
make II. and doubled.
led the king OF diamonds and got
II trumped. Instead of trying to put
dummy IN with "A club to come through
Il. the declarer led two rounds OF trumps
at once. ace first, This saved at least
100 points. When u returned the dia-
mond u discarded a club instead of
trulnping Now II \ leads q third dia
mond he not only gets II trumped but
sets up the Jack in the dummy, SO lie
tries the queen Of hearts, hoping the a,a
might be with b, or AZ least the king. II
can get into the lead he can save AS
ace Of diamonds by leading through H.
All that z could make or his contract
was eight tricks: two aces, two kings
and four trumps Had he not led the
trump when he did A would have made a
trick by ruffing the club.
1t is Interesting to note that had Y
let the no trumper alone il would have