The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19

z dealt and bid "A spade. having no tops
In hearts. A doubled the spade. This Is
a direct violation OF convention. because a
double shows two sure tricks In spades.
but not more than three cards OF the suit.
A should either have bid three spades or a
royal The hand is quite strong enough
Tor a royal, whether A bids II or asks his
partner to do SO With his side cards It
looks as II 1t would be better TO have this
the concealed hand and to have the lead
come up TO him. which IL point that
must always be considered when one has
10 decide whether to declare or ask the
partner to do so.
When a doubled the spade. showing two
sure tricks in a short spade suit. antici-
pated a winning declaration by the fourth
hand and indicated a lead by bidding a
diamond. Il had nothing and passed. z
called two hearts. This forced a to two
royals, which B supported when Y went
three hearts, but finally got the con-
tract at FIVE hearts. which only shows
what an original spade call may have
back OF it,
A led the singleton diamond through
Us declared strength. the ten Jack and
king falling on the trick. Y led the
trump and fnessed the Jack. coming back
with the ace and small one winning
with the king and leading out all his
trumps but one 30 as TO force discards
linen ne put mummy III WIN a.
after dummy had got rid Of all his
clubs, and on the diamonds discarded
the i've seven and king OF clubs, but A
held tight to the ace OF clubs until the
end. saving the grand slam by one tricA
As bidding on his hand made . differ
ence Of ass points on this deal. At an
other table when z bid the spade a said
two royals. which Is the old style OF
showing length without the tops. Against
this bidding Y thought the best thing
TO do was TO sit tight and save the
game. SO he passed.
With no sign Of encoura gement from
his partner. 2 did not care to risk bid Of
three hearts with four honors In that suit
against him and not a single sure trick
in his hand. % he passed. Being very
short In royals himself. ne had an idea
that might have that royal declaration
on the hip.
Y led the ace Of diamonds. and tho
second round A trumped and led small
trump. which dummy held with the nine,
As the ace OF trumps was tho only one
out against him. a led the singleton heart
from dummy ard ducked 1t. winning
with tho Jack.
pulled one round OF trumps and
then tried the Jack of clubs through the
queen. This made the ten and nine good.
d ruffed the heart, put A In again with
club. ruffed another heart and lat A
make the third club, four by cards and
game for A and II.
An unconventional bid on A's cards
opened the door for little slam IN
hearts. ~, go. 10 and l25. total 1889 A
shutout bid from A enabled him 20 win
49, SO and 1876, total 1877 points. Such
swings as this will often settle the entire
result Of a duplicate match.
There are some players who still be-
lieve In the old style shout" when they
have long suit without the tops, and
those who do not believe In that system
should at least make reasonable allow
ance for II. especially n the partner is
his system
Here Is q hand. played at tho Knicker-
booker Whilst Club. which shows the folly
Of assuming that a bid 10 unsound just
because II Is unconventional Want OF q