The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-26

y dealt and bid heart A doubled,
and every one passed. A led his short
club suit in preference TO the diamond.
although either suit would have had the
same result. Four rounds OF trumps, or
even two. would have saved trick. z
won the club with the ace and led three
rounds OF diamonds, dummy getting the
run. Another club put in again with
the king.
Instead OF another diamond. playe1
the spade. and A got the idea that had
no more diamonds and was about to lead
trumps or clubs from dummy. 90 he let
the king win. Dummy came right back
with thespade and u trumped It, Another
diamond forced A to trump In with an
honor to shut out VS. eight. so that u
eventually made trick with the ten.
This gave him two by cards at double
value, game and rubber against AS 81
In honors.
The curious pa. OF this hand Ia that A
cannot help himself. No matter what he
leads. Y makes his contract. which Is
only one heart A has no good bid ex-
cept royals or no II imp. and he cannot
go game at royals. as he must lose two
trumps TO Y two clubs and two dla-
monds to Il.
lie does no better at no trump. II
opens his long club suit. makes three
tricks in It at once and leads the spade.
red suits This forces \ to lose two dia-
monds one heart and one spade, even II
he goes up with the spade ace to shut
out the clubs.
Suppose 4 did bid no trump. p would
probably take him out with two royals,
as Il can ruff rs declared suit. hearts.
With u TO lead to the royal declaration,
II would probably 20 down for two tricks,
owing to the advantage Of rs holding the
lead until he gets an echo in diamonds
from Y
rs play would be TO show his aces nv
leading both his kings. The club would
develop nothing, but the eight or dia-
/ monds would lead to another round or
that suit, the completion OF the down
and out echo and run for Y. This
would result In VS. making three of his
trumps instead OF two only. because A
would have 20 ruff the third round OF
diamonds with an honor. Even II he led
the ace nj once. the king and ten would
both he good for tricks IN VS. hand.
Whilo many believe It pays to double
n second bidder who calls suit over the
dealers no trumper, when the third hand
holds two sure tricks In the suit named,
II must be remembered that such bids are
usually sound and there must he some
thing more than the two tricks TO Justify
tive double. or the player may make two
by cards and Go out.
"a pushers or as flag fers or az for
lorn hopes that familiarity with the
habits OF the player who overcalls in this
position Is particularly useful. 1t Is often
a nice point for The thru hand to Judge
the strength on which The intervening BID
has been made srd its probable object.
Tho first matter to decide liz whether or
not the bid is genuine or Is rlorS nr lcss
a bluff. az the second riay"- - the one
TO try anything that VIII save tho game.
The possib ~ OF a blum Is an i'm
9crtant consideration. TEcre are many
layers who sin try their mck with the
shift when they think there Is any chance
for It 10 go through. This IL the technical
term for bidding on one suit with the in
tention OF shifting to another Y the nrst
Is doubled or overcalled with an unde-
slI able declaration. Here 10 IN example
OF - seen nj the recent meeting OF the
American whist League at Lake Placid: