The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-11
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2 dealt. Counting his hand accord
ing to either system, he has 4 tricks,
which IL more than his share Of the
ID to be played for, therefore he has a
club bid. There are those who insist
on five In suit. but that IL not essential
In the minor suits. Give z five clubs,
transposing the deuce of clubs and four
Of diamonds and the result of the play
remains the same
A bids heart. Now count US hand
Whether we are to count tbs honor
In trumps In addition to the count for
FIVE or more trumps, Milton Work does
not say. According to the table given
above the hand L. worth four tricks
maximum. That is two more than aver
age, or two assists.
According to modern methods the
trumps are never worth moro than .
trick and a half unless headed by two
honors as good as the queen. Any
further value depends on the use to
which they can be put. In this case,
Y can run the second round OF dia-
| monds. equal to king. and he can
count the ace Of spades at double value.
or two tricks; total AZ. As tho aver
age value OF an assisting hand Is Sh
! under this system, 2 has only one
| assist
II the hand Is played II will be found
| that this system is nearer the truth
| than Works, because two by cards 10
all Y and z can make. The ace king
| suit Is worth a bid to make the odd.
| and US hand Is worth a trick more.
It may be remarked in passing that
many very good players do not believe
| suit headed by ace king Is worth
four tricks. Theory based on belief is
| not worth much when confronted by
e. o l.
found that such suits would produce
| $40 tricks The same average held
| for suite headed by ace queen jack. or
king queen jack.
Only two tables at the Knickerbocker
game bid a club on rs cards. At all the
others the only bid made was one heart.
| At the tai at which one club started
things this is what happened. When A
bid a heart Y said two clubs. b two
hearts and z passed, showing. as Milton
Work points out. that he had a minimum
bid at the start. What follows shows
that "by overestimating the strength OF
his hand Y created disaster for the part
nership."
Y went to three clubs, and then to
four and finally to fve. overriding his
hand no less than three times, B doubled,
and the contract was set for just those
three tricks 800 points. Here we have
concrete example OF the general igro-
rance OF the value OF hand. The dealer
at some tables with a legitimate bid
underestimates the trick taking powers
OF his cards and will not declare a club
because he does not know four tricks
when he sees them.
/ The partner at other tables when the
club Is bid will advance the contract &c
three tricks beyond its value because
he does not know the limitations Of his
hand and does not recognise II as only
one trick above average or ono above
what his partner expects him to hold
when he makes the original declaration.
| Given the minimum value for a bid
and the minimum value for an average
hand and the combination will win the
number OF tricks named, seven: some.
times more. sometimes less. but seven or
the average right along Given a player
who does not know these values and, Al
Work says, he will either miss many
opportunities by not bidding when hi
should or will create disaster for tn,
partnership by bidding when he shoult
pass.
The disaster in This case 10 not becaus.
z had not a club bid. II was because J
did not have three assists.