The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23

z dealt on tho rubber game and bid no
trump, which A overcalled with two
hearts. After the hand was over he ex-
planned that he thought his cards were
good for two by cards II his partner had
anything at all. They were. He made
two by cards What Of III II he could
not make four by cards and game, ne
should have been able to save the game
Mt no trumps, with the OF chance or
penalties.
Y passed the two heart bid, and % did
p. Although y had two shoppers In the
suit and would probably clear the dia-
monds in one Lead he could not count
more than eight tricks In his own hand,
and II A was strong enough In side cards
to bid hearts. game was doubtful
event At no trumps for z, 80 he let the
two hearts stand.
The student should observe that the
moment Y overcalls with two no trumps.
A knows that his heart suit is stopped
twice and refuses to lead II. so that u
shall not make those two heart tricks. no
matter what else he has. This warning
to the leader that his suit 10 against him
is one of the weak points Of returning to
no trumper that has been overcalled
with a suit
Against the heart declaration, led
his longest suit. and Y won the trick with
the ace of spades. He did not lead the
diamonds, because dummy had none.
neither did he care to go up to such
strength In clubs SO he returned the spade
and the Jack held.
a ruffed dummy with a small diamond
so as to lead the trump from that hand
for the finesse. z put the ace OF trumps
right on and led back the eight. 30 as to
disarm dummy and get two for one as ne
counted on A for fve at least. A won the
trick with the ten.
At this point A made a slip that cost
him a trick. Instead Of leading small
| club, so as to get dummy In to lead those
| top spades, which would have caught rs
queen and nine OF trumps. led tho King
| of trumps. To reduce Us hand to one
| trump, and then led the acc and another
/ club. forcing out the queen OF trumps.
| The result OF this was that neither OF
the high spades In BIS hand took trick
| and A had to lose two diamond tricks 30
I that he just made the two by cards he
| bid, which he considered ample Justifca-
tlon for the declaration. He might have
made three, but never the game. II was
the argument about the possibility OF that
extra trick that brought out the full pos
slbilitles Of the situation for tho beneni
OF the student of bidding tactics.
Let us see what happens II A does moi
bid two hearts but passes UP rs original
no trumper Whether or not takes him
| out with two royals might make a Differ
ence TO r. but II he Is left TO declaAf
himself on the no trumper he Will Ger.
tainly ask for club lead by bidding
two In that suit
What Is z going 70 DO about this bid
Will he call two diamonds and have A
support the clubs. or will he pass and
let b win Ave by cards and the game ir
clubs7
Let US suppose for q moment THAI
does not ask for the club lead. and tina
A starts his own suit, hearts, leading tn,
ten. which z wins with the queen. wher
Y opens the diamond suit A puts tn,
ace right on, as he still has the sui
stopped, and q throws in the nine o.
clubs.
Five club tricks make and then tn,
heart comes through. finding A with tn,
diamonds still stopped. the king Jack o.
hearts and a spade. % that all 2 car
make Is the spade acc and two diamont
tricks. which with his two hearts leave,
him 100 points to the bad. This 10 cor
tainly a better game for A than WINNING
"A paltry ls points at hearts with simpl,
honors.
II A passe. the no trumper. a. h,
should. b will surely show the clubs. evel
II bids royals. Against the no trumpe
Il has a fine chance to save the game I
he can get clubs led. and should maxi
his contract II he IL left with It.
Tho student will observe that II 10 no
BIS business to overcall his partners tive
hearts, because he has three trumps. cai
run a suit and has excellent support To-
hearts in the minor suit. In spite Of thi
remarkable assistance cannot maxi
more than nine tricks by the best play
and actually made eight only.
II Il Is overcalled with two diamonds
and r between them will go to Nv,
clubs to save the rubber II goes as IA
as four diamonds. Against the clubs z
would open the diamonds. winning ant
giving dummy a heart discard. Fou
rounds OF trumps would follow exhaust
ing Y. and then the heart would COM
through. as the spades are good any time
Y would probably discard a heart an,
some OF his diamonds and dummy coult
AFFORD to let go the diamonds 80 as TO keel
: two spades. II 2 passes up the heart tn
finesee OF the ten wins and A leads tn
, spade jack, SO that the only renainin,
, trick for y Is the ace OF hearts when tina
, suit comes through again. This gives 7
the game in clubs. Ave by cards
Here is one of the most remarkable ex
amples of overcalling a no trumper tina
the writer has ever seen: