The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-28

would not be considered good enough
Tor heart bid. II judged by the latest
standards. but the interesting point is
what this bid leads TO. Instead of bid
dlnT a spade. or no trumps. or even
clubs. in any OF which A could win the
game II led heart, he doubled
Matter of Psychology.
Instead of assisting his partners heart
o'd. with four Of the suit to two honors
ana missing suit that he could ruff a,
least twice, Y shifted 10 two diamonds
According to modern ideas this would
deny any assistance ir'hearts, and show
formidable diamond suit neither of
which IS the case
NOW we come to the psychology. r
supposes that As double means no
trumper outside the hearts. and that VS.
shift means no help for the heart suit.
Yet starts with bid of one only, A.
the double asked r to name his best suit
he does so. regardless OF VS. Toxic out,
and says three clubs.
II Is now rs turn 10 do the guessing
He does not know what to-make OF AS
double in view of Us shift and Rs re-
tusalto show stopper in hearts. Where
are the ace, queen. jack and ten Of
hearts? The only solution seems 10 he
that Us diamonds are so strong that
game IN diamonds is practical GER
tainty, so z supports that suit, bidding
three.
Again A doubles
Y passed r supposed this was a
business double, as AS first double
showed all suits strong but the hearts
and one of the strong suits must he the
; diamonds He knows no more what to
make of the heart situation than z does
a ,Iit
apparently u has no hearts. yet quits
the suit to support the diamonds. in
which B has the king twice guarded
As passed up the double of three
diamonds played the hand made the
contract winning the game and got an
extra trick out of it, scoring four odd.
h led the club and Y trumped the first
trick. Three high trumps from Us hand
caught BIS king, although he held onto
1t until the last, occupying his spare
moments in the contemplation of
dummy's hearts and wondering how
| many A held. After the third round OF
trumps spade from forced the ace
from A.
Opportunities Thrown Away.
Hoping to make his tenace in hearts
A led another club, trumped by Y. The
heart jack was the next lead, and dummy
passed II up. What A leads next does
not matter. He actually led another
club, and another heart lead set I'D the
suit, while still held the spade king.
There Is nothing the matter with the
play. That is all straightforw ard and
natural, and nothing r could have
! opened would have made any difference
unless A won a spade and led away from
his tenace In hearts. a very unlikely
play.
But the ideas back OF the bidding are
interesting. AS theory. as he explained
after the hand. was that by doubling the
original heart bid, when he knew Il
could not stop that suit and go to no
trumps, he would get BIS strong suit.
Then he doubled the diamonds to show
| his partner that he had a no trumper
except for the diamonds, and expected
B to understand II.
II A goes no trumps himself he makes
two by cards. no matter what Y leads,
as dummy will stay off the diamonds
and block that suit. If Y leads a heart
| A goes game.
II A bids the spades. he makes a lit
| tie slam. no matter what leads. as
dummy can ruff hearts twice before A
loses the lead.
II A supports the suit he asked for,
clubs. b will make little slam. what
ever 2 leads. as A has a fnesse against
2 in hearts, or will trump the ace OF
diamonds II z leads It. These give II
/ valuable discards. Counting a game
! worth 1875. A can win 235 In clubs, or
| 265 in spades. instead Of losing 500 in
J diamondA$