The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-01
By VIM. E. MCKINNEY


 Secretary American Bridge League
 In contract bridge, to arrive at the best declaration for the com- blned 26 cards, 1t is necessary for partners to exchange as much in- telligent information as possible by sound bids-so as not to take q chance on losing game or over- bidding the hand.
 When the original bidders hand contains two and one-half high card tricks or better and 6 distri- button assuring him that his hand will also take ut least four or five tricks if played at the suit men, tioned, he has three choices of bids:
 He may make a minimum bid of one. While he may be taking a chance that his partner will pass short of game. partner should not pass when holding at least one and one-half tricks.
 2-He may bid for game at once, but the risk here is very great as there may be two or three different declarations in the hand and the best declaration may not be the one he calls.
 3-He may make forcing bid which not only gives valuable in- formation to partner but requires partner to keep the bidding open, thereby guaranteeing him another opportunity to bid.
 The ordinary way to make a forcing bid is to bid one more of a suit than is necessary to hold the contract. The various types of forcing bids are as follows:
 Amy original bid of two in a suit requires that the bidding be kept open by partner until a game going declaration is arrived at, therefore 1t should not be made if you are not willing to play the hand at game even though part ner's hand may be trickless.
 2-Overcalling partners suit bid with another suit bid of one more than Is necessary: e. 6. partner bids one heart and you bid three dia- monds. This also indicates q game going hand and requires the bid ding to be kept open until game Is arrived at.
 3--Overcalling opponents suit with 6 higher bld of the same suit if partner had previously bid: e. 6. Jooi PAhS ShSL oAoo OhO hSoAtb OPpOh- ent bids two diamonds, and you, bid three diamonds. This shows no los- ing cards In the opponents suit, support in your partners suit and slam possibilities. It further re- quires that the bidding shall be kept open until at least game going declaration Is arrived at.
 4-The one over one, which the writer advocates, is a take-out of partners opening bid of one, with bid one in another suit; c. E. partner bids one heart and you bid one spade. This is the one-over- one and requires partner to keep the bidding open, but 1t doeA not guarantee game and partner may pass on the next round. Supposing partner were now. to bid one no trump. He would show minimum four card heart suit opening bid. If you were to carry the bid to two spades. partner, holding no addi- tional values, has . perfect right to pass.
 The following bids are strong in- vitation bids but are not demand bids and partner may pass them:
 IA free bid of more than game i; e. z. partner bids one heart and you bid five hearts. This is q strong invitation for slam bid, but part ner may pass 1t.
 2--A jump re-bid in your own suit after partner has once denied it. or if he has passed; c. z. you bid one spade. partner passes or bids two hearts, and you now bid three spades. You strongly invite him to go to four. but he IVY pass.
 No trump bids are at no time forcing bids.