The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-23
ton with intelligence. safety. and

ton with intelligence. safety. and success.
 There is nothing new in card valuation and bidding technique. Some method of counting the tricks in the hand frequently in- dividual, Is as old as the game it. self. Auction bridge, as played by advanced and competent players, follow definite methods of valua- tion and bidding, and as played by such players is equally partnership game. However auction, as inter- preted by the inept and the aver age player. was and is largely an individual game the partnership equation being an unknown factor Hence the average player takes into consideration only his own Ia cards and bids them according to his own standards of measurement if any. 't
 Contract has brought us practi- cally nothing new except an amendment which requires the player to bid for game or slam in order to score game or slam. But, to meet the exacting conditions of this amended score require pre- else. specific bidding. At contract, among average players. valuation and bidding systems are met seem- ingly for the first time.
 At auction sound bidding sys- tenn Is important. At contract a sound bidding system is absolutely essential as basic fundamental. for you most certainly cannot play contract by ear as many essay auc- ton.
 We have told you why a bidding system is necessary but now we will put the bidding system abso. lutely in its place. Entirely toe much importance can be given the
 system" That bidding system Is necessary is agreed but that il Is the alpha and omega of the game is very far from the truth.
 Learning a bidding system Is a. nalogous to learning to drive an au- tomobile. In order to drive vel you must know exactly what each gadget is for, and how to use 1t When you have acquired this knowledge and, by practice. have learned to drive, you apply the knowledge almost subconsciously The fact remains. however. that. ir an emergency and driving the same kind of car. one driver will wraI his car around a telegraph pole and another will skillfully avoid all damage. He is simply a better driver. Now, if that driver proudly announces that he avoided the accident because he was driv- ing a Whoosis car, he is just s plain prevaricator. .s
 No system ever succeeded ir fvSv, tva a VA ante ta O hn rsi | 75 per cent player and 25 per cent thought clearly in the mind of the basic Fundamental and not a f1na development we have the entire subject in proper perspective.
 The remark Is frequently heard from bridge teachers that the average player "wants to use the system the experts use." We are delighted to tell you all about this famous system.
 That our information might be correct and up-to-date we asked the bridge expert and his partner who in 1881 made an astonishing record in tournament play. Tn ad- dition to other championship they won the National Masters Pail Championship for the Von Zedt. witz gold cup which is a 'cham. pionship of champions" Their system is we'll nigh infallible and Is divulged here for the first time: Take two experienced bridge players who know how to play a hand without losing any tricks They must be temperamentally In complete harmony with each other because contract is essentially . partnership game. They should practise steadily for several months until they know each others game