Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
BRIDGE TALKS
BIZ MRS. JOHN MuNcE, JR.
Doubles.

Doubles.
There are two kinds of doubles, In
formatory and business, as well as the
information and business pass, which
will explain later.
The doubles, so-called business and
informatory, are just what their names
imply. The business double is made
to obtain double penalty. This dou-
BILE can seldom be used to an advan-
tage In the early stages of bidding, as
1t is made with the expectation OF de-
feating the adversary ard the business
doubler desires his dou' . to stand.
The informatory douL are purely
conventional and are mao, r the pur-
pose of conveying inform TO the
nartner. The partner Is ,ected to
IT'D the suit named, - when his
,'215 is nc strong that J." Justifed
he may 40 3, ~ nag xpecting
thereby to ,.~ : large y atty.
As informatory and b mess doubles
are made with entirely different expec-
tations, It Is very necessary for all play,
ers to know what Is meant by each
double, and the way to distinguish be-
tween the two doubles Is, first, the
size Of the bid that has been doubled;
second. whether suit bid or no trump,
and, third, whether doubler's partner
has bid or doubled
An easy way for the beginner to re-
member about the doubles is this: Any
double Of one, two or three bid OF
suit after your partner has bid or
doubled is business. Any double OF a
ore, two or three bid OF suit, II part
- 1e Inf
The partner, as you will see, Is anecteo
by every bid or double you make.
The double of one no trump, II part
ner has bid or doubled, is business,
and the double of two no trump BID,
regardless of whether partner has bid
or not, is always considered business,
as well as the double of four or five
bid of any suit. Don't forget that a
double to be considered informatory
must be made at the first opportunity,
and that while bid or double by his
partner makes any double business, II
doubler has previously bid or doubled,
he still may make an informatory double
because Of the fact that an informatory
double is made with the expectation
that partner will name his best suit in
answer to 1t.
The double of a one no trump when
partner has not declared means that
doubler holds a hand containing greater
strength than required for an initial no
trump bid, and this is what he tells his
partner when he doubles one no trump
informatorily. He asks his partner TO
bid two no trump II his hand warrants
1t; If not, two of his best suit. The
hope in the double of q one no trump
is that doubler and his partner between
them may be able to make game with
some suit the trump.
The minimum strength which jussi-
fies a double of one no trump is five
high cards, and by high cards is meant
aces. kings and queens distributed over
three suits. Don't double a one no
trump unless strong in both major
suits, because doubler Is asking. as
stated before. for two no trump bid Il
partners hand is very strong; If not.
-" wants his partner to bid either
-Aior suit of which he holds four CARD.
The ability of your partner has 10 BE-
considered when you double. and unless
~ n be relieH on to answer Your
-b- orrnctly a.ie Way the two hands
propef.. +. double of n1ything with less
than the L ''''"-a requirement is mad
visable
Also remember that you csunot double
your partners bid.