The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
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z dealt and passed. althoush he
should undoubtedly have bid no trumps.
A he did not do 1t. A did. and Y said
two hearts.
This 10 a double error. In the first
place Y has no possible chance to make
the game against q no trumper II II 10
genuine, especially when his partner has
passed without q bid. II his partner
happens to be strong enough to help Y
to make two odd at hearts. what dan
ger Is there Of the no trumper going
game?
In the second place. the correct bid cn
US cards. IL he insists on bidding at AL.
Is two spades. not W hearts: because
1t Is the rule to show the more valuable
OF the two equal suits first. in order to
avoid forcing the partner to Increase he
contract II he does not like the second
one. This precise situation arises in
this hand.
Il passed. as there was no reason to
show his diamonds and work for eleven
tricks. when there Is no danger from the
hearts II A really has a no trumper.
When z passed A went two no trumps
on the strength Of his two shoppers in
hearts.
This Is bad bidding. because II takes
Y out of what IL probably a losing con-
tract and warns him that the top hearts
are against him. The only excuse for A
would be that he can mak two heart
tricks II that suit Is led up to him. But
he has only two or three tricks outside.
yet he bids to win nine, as II takes nine
to go game.
Y bid three spades. What possible
chancs he has 20 make such . contract
against a no trumper II 10 difficult to
imagine. When B passed z was forced
10 increase the contract to four in
hearts In order to deny the royals. This
A doubled and set tho contract for 400,
through the bad play OF the declarer, as
10 should have been emily 200.
When b plays his singleton club
dummy should have put on the ace AZ
once. but by playing small A was al
lowed to win the trick. return the suit
and let u make a small trump. Not
only that. but 1t killed the whole of
dummy's club suit.
When II leads the diamond dummy
puts on the ace and then makes another
mistake In leading a small trump
through the doubling hand. or In re-
fusins to pass up the seven, which
amounts to the same thing. After win
ming the trump trick with the king there
Is no getting away from As ~tenaces.
The beginner should observe that when
says nothing, leading his heart suit,
A will be compelled to win the first
trick with the ace. or his Jack will be
led through at once. Then II A leads
a diamond. Y returns the heart and after
various discards A will have to de-
what to do with the club TACK
led by Y.
II A allows the club Jack to hold, the
queen goes on the next trick. and IL A
viii not win that either he will be
thrown into the lead with a small club.
as he can be counted for no more dia-
monds. This would set the no trumpcr
for about four tricks.
II Y bids his hand at all, he should
say two spades. Y would deny tho
spades with three clubs, and II Y was
foolish enough to bid three hearts To
show the second suit. It would saye 100
points, as z would let the heart contract
stand.
At another table z started the bidding
with one club. which A passed and i
bid the no trump. Then u stepped into
the ring with a specimen bad bid OF two
diamonds, instead Of sitting still and
leading his diamonds against the no
trumper.
z followed suit with another equally
"a bid. going W no trumps, instead
OF doubling the two diamonds to show
his two shoppers In that suit. II
wants to go on with the no trumper,
he can do so and without increasing the
contract. II Y wants to play for PEN
alties instead. he should be allowed to
do 80. What would z think after going
two no trumps II he were to ind that
r had not a diamond In his hand, but
laid down seven or eight spade tricks?
Some players bid hat way on purpose
against those %incautious ~increasers of
their partners alleged no trumpers.
A doubled the two no trumps, think.
- q course. that B had Q solid suit