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Evening star., 1939-12-31

Georgia Tech tackles Missouri to-
morrow in Miami's Orange Bowl
game. In its only other bowl COM
petition Tech beat California, 81,
in the biggest thriller of all Rose
Bowl contests, the 1929 affair, in
which the Bears center, Roy
Riegels, made his famous wrong
way run.
Catholic University meets Arizona
State Teachers in Ell Paso's Sun
Bowl. Catholic squeaked out a
20-19 triumph over Mississippi in
the Orange Bowl in 1886. The Ari-
zonians are coached by Dixie How
ell, who starred on Alabama's 1885
Rose Bowl club.
Tennessee's unbeaten, united, un-
scored on Volunteers targle with
Southern California ir. the Rose
Bowl at Pasadena, Calf. Tennes-
see drew its first bowl bid last year
and the unbeaten Vols plastered
touted Oklahoma, ITO, in a rough
Orange Bowl fray.
Tulane made its first appearance
In q post-seasou bowl engagement
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Cunningham and Old
Foes Run in 1900
Meters Today
Features New Orleans
Card, but Stors Fill
All Other Events
By the Associated Press.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3o.-A
track meet that closely rivals ma
tional competition will draw atten-
ton tomorrow afternoon from
sports-loving spectators here for the
Sugar Bowl carnival.
Such internationally known stars
as Glenn Cunningham, Chuck
Fenske, Archie San Romani, Blaine
Rideout. Lou Zamperini-all cham
pions in their own right-will
measure strides in the finest l,500-
meter race in months. 81 ,
In a 4O0-meter event, John Quig-
ley of Manhattan, winner of the
Princeton quarter this year; Erwin
Miller of Southern California N. C.
A. A. 440-yard and National A. A. U.
4OO-meter champion; Howard eagle,
former Oklahoma Baptist and pres
ent Sugar Bowl titleholder, and
others are entered.
The S00-meter event is headed by
Charlie Beetham of New York, ma
tional A. A. U. champion, while in
the 300-meter race Greg Rice of
Notre Dame. the N. c. A. A. 2-mile
champion and National A. A. u
5,000-meter champion, heads the
field.
Another race expected to prove
of interest is the 3,0O0-meter
steeplechase. 1t offers another ma
tional titleholder, the veteran Joe
McCluskey of Stamford, Conn, in
addition to Tommy Deckard of
Bloomington, Ind, the defending
Sugar Bowl champion, Jim Raj
ferty and George Deorge of the New
York A. c., and Forest Efaw of Ok
lahoma A and M.
The 110-meter high hurdles in
clude Allen Tolmich of Detroit, for
mer national champion; Bill Cor
perning, Southern Conference cham
pion; Marsh Farmer, the Texas
Tech boy and junior national A. A.
U. champion, r. v. Wright of Ok
lahoma A. and M, Boyce Gatewood
University of Texas, and Ed Dreiss
Of Texas A. and M.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
West Coach, Scanning Casual
List, Figures East Should
Be Shrine Tilt Choice

Light workouts were scheduled for
all hands tomorrow.
Enumerates Injuries.
"The West team is in bad physi-
cal condition." said Hollingbery as
he enumerated the following cas-
ualties:
Clyde Bulldog" Turner, Hardin
Simmons center couldn't bend his
leg yesterday because Of charley
horse, and it seemed that he would
make only brief appearance, if at
all, before the 10000 or so fans ex-
pected at Kesar Stadium.
Bob Smith, Oregon backfield star,
on the shelf nursing a cleat cash In
the leg;
Roy Zimmerman, San Jose State
backfield man; Johnny Shirk, Okla
homa end; Jack Sanders, Southern
Methodist guard, and Ole Cordill,
Rice backfeld performer, all with
twisted ankles or bruised limbs but
not hurt bad enough to be kept out
of the game.
Kerr Touts His Line.
Coach Kerr was willing to agree
with the popular belief that the
Vests line would have a weight ad-
vantage over his boys, but he de-
clared I'm here to tell the wide
world our inemen are capable of
taking care of themselves"
Neither Kerr nor Bierman an
nounced even a tentative starting
lineup for the game before they
started their auto tour today, and
Hollingbery would name only four
sure starters for the West.
These, Hollingbery said, would be
Johnny Schiechl, Santa Clara, CEN
ter; Cordill, right half; Frank En-
mons. Oregon, fullback, and Kay
Eakin, Arkansas, left halfback,
Schiechl and Eakin have been
chosen co-captains.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assoc! ated Press.
DALLAS, Dec. 30.-A couple of
boys beneath whose feet touchdoWns
flow and another who writes on
scoreboards with flying football
made this Cotton Bowl town the
Southwestern sports mecca today.
They'll cayort Monday for an ex-
pected 10000 fans in j. Curtis SAM
ford's fourth gridiron circus in
which Clemson and Boston College
are the chief performers.
Foremost is All-America Banks
McFadden. Clemson's finest. Then
there are Chunkin Charley O'Rourke
and Twinkle -toed Vito Ananis Of
Boston College, the toast of New
England.
Fans Are Pouring In.
Special trains disgorged thousands
from the East and Middle South to-
day, others will arrive tomorrow.
Clemson, a team OF rangy young
sters who met defeat but once dur
ing the past season. but who haven't
lost game in the Southern Confer
ence in three years, rated a slight
favorite along betting row.
McFadden and his efficient run
ming mate, Loyell (Shed) Bryant,
furnished the principal reasons.
But the ponderous Boston College
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Colonial Frosh Spank
Central Quint, A. 18

George Wasington's freshmen
captured a preliminary game decis-
ion from Central High, 44-18, at
Tech High last night. The high
school quint made a game showing
in the first half, which ended with
the frosh leading, It'll, but were
showed under by a blizzard of bas-
kets in the second.
Red Rein and Ralph Matera led
the Colonial yearlings while Klg-
man was outstanding for Central.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
EaqIes Bow for First
Time 10 River Vale
In Hockey Loop
Defect, z to 0, Prevents
DC. Club From Tying
Rovers for Lead
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RIVER VALE, N. j., Dec 30.-The
River Vale Skeeters registered their
first victory over the Washington
Eagles tonight in an Eastern ANA
teur Hockey League contest, 2 to o.
With both sextets knotted in q
scoreless deadlock until the third
period, the Skeeters' crack forward
wall clicked to put the home team
in the van. Hughie Bell took passes
from Squee Allen and Lill McGregor
and rammed the puck home.
Allen penetrated the Washington
defense in the closing minutes Of
play and netted another counter.
The result prevented Washington
from earning tie for first place
with the New York Rovers, their
opponents Monday in the final
game OF the Hershey cup series.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Suspicion Is Lurking
That Tulane Is SET
To Surprise
Team Never Has Shown
True Strength, Ayers
Its Supporters
By the Associated Press.

oy lue ASbOClAtcu EIccb.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30.-Tu-
lanes Green Wave, seeking It's Sec
ond victory in the classic Sugar
Bowl, remained the underdog to-
day, 48 hours before the New Year
Day clash, but there was a lurking
suspicion the home town boys were
all set to surprise those Texas
Aggies, No. team Of the Nation.
While thousands of high-hatted
Texans, joining steady influx Of
holiday visitors, began whooping 1t
up in the city and loudly singing
the praises Of the Aggies. Tulane
supporters took it In stride and
quietly consoled themselves with the
thought the Green Wave powerhouse
would not be toppled.
Tulane played a very tough
schedule and not once really was
extended to the limit of its power" "
was the way one Wave supporter
sized the game. "The Greenies are
resourceful. Tulane has two teams,
and the second is about as good as
the first. Watch those units wear
those Aggies down."
City Gaily Decorated.
With the city. especially famous
Canal street. gaily decorated with
elaborate electrical signs, gigantic
Christmas candles, flags and other
Sugar Bowl ornaments, large ma
jority of the visitors reached town
today, and the general topic Of con-
versation In packed hotel lobbies
concerned the football game. Texas
A. and M. remained lto-10 choice
and likely would be ths at the kick
of.
Only a good mashie shot from the
Gulf, Coach Homer Norton sent his
52-man squad through its final drill
this afternoon at Biloxi, Miss, as
many railbirds of that historic city
watched. He said no workout would
be held Sunday.
Tulane Coach Still Gloomy.
The team will leave Monday
morning and go straight to Tulane
Stadium, where it will gather a rec
ord Southern crowd of 10000 to wit
ness the sixth Sugar Bowl con-
test. The kickoff is at lis pm
c. S. T.
Still gloomily viewing the game
Lowell (Red Dawson drilled the
Tulane Greenies at length today and
announced he would have the squad
out for limbering-up session Sum
day afternoon to polish up attack
plans. Dawson said his star sopho-
more back, Bob Glass. would not be
able to play, Otherwise the team
will be at full strength.
Excellent weather conditions pre-
vailed. with predictions that Mon
day would be fair to partly cloudy
with slightly higher temperature.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Clemson and Boston CoIIeqe
Expected to Give Dallas
Fans Thrilling TussIe

team, boasting starting line aver
aging close to 200 pounds. was con-
ceded an excellent chance of up
holding the claims of Eastern foot
ball, what with O'Rourke's magic
passing and Ananis' wraithlike runs.
The Eagles, like Clemson, lost but
one game this season.
Clemson May Lose Cox.
Walter Cox, regular guard IN
Clemson's lineup, was not expected
to be on hand at the opening whistle
because of leg hurt.
Coach Frank Leahy of Boston Col
lege and Coach Jess Nicely of Glenn
son predicted a wide-open, pass
pitching battle that has become the
favorite dish of football-hungry
fans of the topsy-turvy Southwest
Conference.
Kickoff is 3 o'clock (E. S. ID.
Probable starting ine-ups:
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Mcneil Beats Grant
And Plays Riggs in
Sugar Bowl Final
. Champ Conquers Cooke,
With Both Contests
Going Four Sets
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30.-Bryan
"Bitsy" Grant of Atlanta, defend
ing Sugar Bowl tennis champion,
was beaten in the semifnals of the
sixth annual tournament here this
afternoon by Don Mcneil of Okla
homa City, the Nations third
ranking player. 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.
Bobby Riggs of Chicago, the Ma
tons No. l player, followed Nc
Neil into the finals with a long
draWn-out 8-6, As, 8-6, 6-3 victory
over Elwood Cooke of Portland,
Greg.
Riggs tried the loafing tactics he
had used in getting by his two
earlier matches, but found they did
not work so we'll against Cooke and
had TO turn on the pressure
frequently.
The final will be played tomorrow
morning.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
nemy Supporters Dmayed by Power and Speed of Catholic Grid Squad
How Bowl Games
Will Be Aired
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Prob-
able attendance, Staffers, starting
times eastern standard) and
chains broadcasting Gf any
football games New Years Day:
Sugar Bowl (Tulane-Texas Ag-
gies)-70,000, Kenneth Gregory,
Felix Mcknight and Mortimer
Kreeger, 2:15 pm, N. B. c. cred
network.
Orange Bowl Georgia Tech
MissourD-38,6O0, Larry Rollins,
2 pm, c. B. S.
Cotton Bowl Clemson Boston
College)-30,000. Harold v. Rat
lift, 3 pm.
Sun Bowl Catholic Tempel
Teachers)-13,000, Barney Liv-
ingstone, pm.
Rose Bowl (Tennessee-South-
ern California)-92,O 900, Russell
Newland, Bob Myers and Frank
Frawley, Sis pm. N. B. c. (blue
network) and M. B. S.
East West - $4,000, Harold
Turnblad and Richard Cushing,
pm, M. B. S.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Bowl Tits Old Stuff to Some
Teams in Action tomorrow

eight years ago. The Greenies rolled
west to the Rose Bowl to absorb
a 21-12 defeat from Southern Cali
fornia. Jerry Dalrymple, slashing
end who was always doing the un-
orthodox, was Tulane's star.
New Orleans Sugar Bowl game
was inaugurated in 1885 and Tulane
drew the assignment of 'home club"
in the first of the series. Tulane bad
one of the finest teams in the
South that season, a Wave that
combined power and speed, and
washed over Pop Warmers Temple
Owls. 2O-14.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Parade Arouses Fans
For Georgia Tech,
MissouriC|ash
Miami ScoIpers Active,
Although Orange Bowl
Is Not Sold Out =.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 30.-The
Orange Bowl fever hit this resort
city tonight.
While the Missouri and Georgia
Tech football teams got in their last
practice icks for the New Year Day
game, thousands of their supporters
mingled with the regular sun-hunt-
ing winter visitors who have doubled
Miami's normal population.
Downtown streets and sidewalks
we're jammed as the resorters
streamed in from the beaches and
the Tropical Park racetrack to OBJ
tain vantage points for tonight's
Orange Bowl festival parade.
Parade is Lavish Affair.
The parade was the most lavish
in Orange Bowl history, with 80 uni
formed bands and go floats, some Of
them from other sections OF the
State, participating. Tampa's Cas-
parilla Krewe came over with float
to increase the frivolity. Leila Nor
ris, 17-year-old St. Augustine girl,
reigned as Orange Bowl queen in the
principal float.
Ticket sales for the football game,
not yet a Sellout (the stadium seats
80 5000, doomed with scalpers pop
ping up to peddle 50-yard ducats at
twice their cost.
Both coaches welcomed drop in
temperature. The sky was over
cast after rain last night and the
weatherman predicted drop to 46
degrees this evening with possible
ity the cool snap would carry over
to Monday.
Holds Secret Practice.
Coach Don Faurot took his Mis-
sourians, Big Six champions, to the
scene of battle for bit of eleventh.
hour skullduggery He barred even
newspapermen, saying he wanted to
! try out some new plays in secret.
Coach Bill Alexander of Georgia
Tech had his boys out for a light
practice and will let them get the
feel of the gridiron tomorrow.
The experts, however, predicted a
free running and passing game,
especially in view of Techs un-
orthodox fancy style of playing.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Varied Sports
BY the Associated Press.
COLLEGE Basket Ball.

BY the Associated Press.
College Basket Ball.
George Washington. 40; Florida. SO.
Stanford. So: Columbia. 81.
Michigan. 30; Cornell. "a.
santa Clara; D., 81; &c G: c, N, n: y 30.
eiiT1Uaa SerthWestern. n =: ~ Notre a Dame. 81.
Virginia. As: Naval Training Sta
Nebraska; M 50; 's Wissonsin S. IS 80 4s.
Utah. Al: Wayne. 80
Pittsburgh. "a; Ohio State, 80,
Penn. 80; Assumption lOntario). 81.
Tennessee. 54; King. II
Ps Ps,p Pau: 4s; s.,f;enn;a Gsntsnaryii y IA.
ts Goo,adp 81 St Johns fgrooklyn 49,
sunerier Teachers, As; North Dakota
Evansville. 80: Kansas State. 30.
Southwestern College 81; New Mexico
Western illinois Teachers. "a; Wash
Colorado College. 81: New Mexico, 80.
Detroit u. 4S; Loras College. 81.
Marquette, 40: Iowa 43 tovertime).
Xavier. Al; Ohio wesleyan. 2s.
Idaho. IS: GonZaga, 40.
Pro Football.
Norfolk. 10; Newport News 6.
Ice Hockey.
Toronto. 4; Chicago. ..
Hershey 5: Philadelphia: O.
fnasnsnc; Atlantis City 2 s1pnrsed MGn,Ess 0vertme
Dartmouth, g.: Williams, 2.
Princeton. 6; Harvard. 8 tovertime).
Evening star., 1939-12-31
BY the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3d.
Coach Babe Hollingbery scanned the
list of his injured Western players
today and thought the East should
be favored heavily to win the East
West Shrine charity football game
New Year Day.
While Hollingbery and Co-Coach
Bif Jones put their survivors
through defensive practice, Andy
Kerr and Bernie Bierman, coaches
of the Eastern aggregation, shep-
herded their boys on a joyride
among mountain redwood groves.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Royals Rally to Tie

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Dec. 80.
R.-A high-powered attack in the
last three minutes of regular play
gave the Montreal Royals two goals
and a 3-to-3 overtime tie with the
Atlantic City Sea Gulls tonight in
an Eastern Amateur Ice Hockey
League game.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Kickoff will be at 4 o'clock, East
ern standard time. Probable line
Baltimore Beuts Clemson

BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 80 (P.-
University of Baltimore added
Clemson to it's growing list of basket
ball victims tonight, rolling over the
Southern Conference champions of
last season, 54-40. Clemson was
minus its all-America ace, Banks
McFadden
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Toronto Ties for Lead

TORONTO. Ontario, Dec. 80 P.-
Toronto Maple Leafs moved into q
first-place tie with the Boston
Bruins by defeating the Chicago
Blackhaws 40 in tonight's National
Hockey League game before 10,344
fans,
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Aqs Lead Tulane
In Series, IA
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Playing the Tulane Green Wave
in the Sugar Bowl will be some
thing new for a Texas Aggie foot
ball team, but 1t will not be the
first time the teams have met.
Their rivalry dates back to 1902.
So far the score stands at IA
for the Aggies, and the last time
they played was in 1888 at New
Orleans, and the game was won
by A. and NJ, 1876.
Here Is the time record:
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Tumpu Defects Havana

HAVANA, Dec. 80. R.-Tampa
University's football team. defeated
the University of Havana, % to 6,
tonight in q drizzling rain before a
crowd Of $500.
Evening star., 1939-12-31

Washington alternates-McTeer, Knip-
fel, Lahti. PARTS, Cairns. Kuntz. Covers.
Dewey. Foster.
Scoring frst period-None. Penalties-
Portland (Slashing).
Scoring second period-None. Penal
ties-None.
se th5Ed A:n Rsaj0s Sod Kv.1Sse
Allen (Rae) 1917. Penalties-None.
Reteree-Mr. Bill Boyd. Lnesmsn-
Mr.. Bill Price.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Gophers Repeot on Yale

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 80. R.-
Minnesota defeated Yale's hockey
sextet here tonight, 10. The
Gopher's defeated the Bulldogs 80
Friday night.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Guckeyson Is Honored

Bill Guckeyson, the former Mary
land grid great, has been elected
president of his class at West Point.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Complete Results
Of Bowl Battles

TOURNAMENT OF ROSES.
1902-Michigan, 40; Stanford, 0.
1916-Wash. State, IA; Brown, O.
19l7-Oregon, IA; Pennsylvania, O.
l9l8-U. S. Marine Corps, 10;
Camp Lewis, 7.
19l9-Naval Training Station, II;
Marine Barracks, O.
1920-Harvard, Z; Oregon, 6.
1921-California, %; Ohio State, 0.
1922-Wash. and JEFF, O; Califor-
MIA, 0.
1923-southern California, "A;
Penn State, 3.
l924-Navy, IA; U. of Washington,
1e25-Notre Dame, 27; Stanford,
10.
1926-Alabama, 20; U. of Wash
ington, 10.
1927-Alabama, Z; Stanford, Z.
1928-Stanford, 7; Pitt, 6.
1929-Ga. Tech, 8; California, Z.
1930-Southern Cal, At, Pitt, IA.
1931-Alabama, "a; Wash. State, 0.
l932-Southern Cal, 81; Tulane,
IL.
1933-Southern Cal, IS; Pitt, o.
1934-Columbia, 7; Stanford, 0.
1935-Alabama, %; Stanford, 13.
1936-Stanford, 7; So. Methodist, 0.
1937-Pitt, 81; U. of Washington, 0.
1938-California, 13; Alabama, o.
l939-Southern Cal, Z; Duke, 3.
CNote-Service teams played dur
ing war period. Marine teams were
from Mare Island, Calif)
EAST-WEST SHRINE GAMES.
1925-West, 7; East, 0.
1927-West, 7; East, 3 (Jan0.
1927-West, 16; East, 6 Dec.).
1928-East, 20; West, 0.
1930-East, 10; West, 7 (Jan).
1930-West, 3; East, 0 Oec.)
1932-East, 6; West, 0.
1933--West, 81; East, l3.
1934-West, IL; East, O.
1935-West, 10; East, 13.
1936-East. 10; West, 3.
1937-East, 3; West, 0.
1938-East, 0; West, O.
1939-West, IA; East, 0.
SUGAR BOWL GAMES.
1935-Tulane. 20; Temple, IA.
1867. c. u, 3; L. S. U, 2.
1937-Santa Clara, 81; L. S. u, II.
1938-Santa Clara, 6; L S. U.,0.
1887. c. u, Is; Carnegie Tech, Z.
ORANGE BOWL.
1935-Bucknell 26; Miami, o.
1936-Catholic u, 20; Mississippi,
10.
1e37-Duquesne, 10; Miss. State,
IL.
193S-Alabama Poly, 6; Mich.
State, o.
1939-Tenn.. IT; Oklahoma, 0.
SUN BOWL.
1936-Hardin- Simmons, IL; New
Mex. State, IA.
1937-Hardin Simmons, a.; Texas
Mines, 6.
193S-West Va, Z; Texas Tech, 6.
1939-Utah, 26; New Mexico, 0.
COTTON BOWL.
1877. G. u, 16; Marquette, 6.
1938-Rice, %; Colorado, IA.
1939-St. Mary's (Cal0, 20; Texas
Tech, 13.
Evening star., 1939-03-30
Sugar Beets
BY Fontoine Fox

In hot water, and the juice is pressed
from them.
Sugar beet juice is handled in
almost the same manner as cane
juice. It is filtered, treated with
chemicals and heated. It turns into
molasses, and at last is dried In a
way which gives us sugar.
The pulp Of the sugar beet does
not go to waste after the Juice is
pressed out. In the form of pulp
cakes, either wet or dry,si can be
used as food for cattle. It also is
employed to enrich the soil on farms
Russia now leads the world in
the amount of beet sugar it turns
out. In a recent year the Russian
output was 2,800, 900 tons. Germany
ranks second. Among the other beet
sugar leaders are the United States
Poland, Great Britain, Italy and
Sweden.
tFor seneral interest section of your
II you want a free copy of the
illustrated leaflet, "Your Body at
Work" send me a Scent stamped
return envelope, in care of The
Evening Star.
@~e& Had
Tomorrow: MoldsseS and Cundv.
(Copyright, 1930)
Evening star., 1939-03-30
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Nature gave people Of southern
lands far better sugar making plants
than those of the North. Sugar cane
grows where the climate is warm
and where plenty of rain falls.
Sugar cane grows in Mexico and
In some southern parts of the United
States especially Louisiana), but
not In most regions of the North
temperate zone.
Until modern times, there was only
one good sugar-making plant which
grew we'll north of Louisiana. That
was the sugar maple of which we
have spoken. It makes good sugar,
but not enough to take care of many
millions of people.
Not quite 200 years ago, a Ger
man scientist set to work trying to
get sugar from white beet which
grew in his country. He met with
success, but did not obtain enough
sugar to make the process pay.
The beets with which he worked
might be called "great-grandpar-
ents" of the modern sugar beet. They
contained only about 4 per cent of
sugar. but care was taken to plant
new beets from the seed of those
with the most sugar in, them. In
this way, through the years, better
sugar making beets were obtained.
In the time of Napoleon Bona
parte, sugar beets were good enough
to make 1t pay to raise them on
large scale. At least 1t paid the
Evening star., 1939-03-30

French, who were having trouble
getting cane because of Napoleons
wars.
Today, the white sugar beet has
from three to five times as much
sugar in it as the white beet of
two centuries ago. The sugar in
modern beets is sometimes more
than 20 per cent, but the average is
about IS per cent.
Millions of tons of sugar beets are
hauled to mills. In the mills they
are washed and sliced into small
chips" Later the chips are washed
Evening star., 1939-03-30
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
A Compound Squeeze

A Compound Squeeze
William D. Lee of Evanston, ILL.,,
sends us the following hand, which
he saw played recently. Mr.. Lee
states that the bidding was bad, and
we heartily agree with him.
South, dealer.
K9863
KJ1064
N "a 1o7 4
Q753 WE vA9
7643 s = 10985
&J974 @Q32
v82
AKQJ2
4 ABS
The bidding:
South West North East
2 MT Pass 3 4 Pass
8 MT Pass Pass Pass
The three of hearts was opened.
Dummy's 10 forced the ace in the
East hand and the 10 of diamonds
was returned. Declarer now pro-
ceded to cash his top tricks and
was down one. although, as Mr.. Lee
properly points out, the hand could
have been made.
The correct play is an interesting
example of compound squeeze.
Assuming the opening heart lead
to be fourth-best, the diamonds
must break If the hand is to be
made. Declarer cashes the king
and ace Of spades and runs his
diamonds, discarding club, heart
and three spades from dummy.
West must hold on to his hearts
and hence will be forced to let go
Of one club on the second spade
and another club on the last dia-
mond. The heart is now led and
finessed and the king Of hearts
played, whereupon East in turn is
squeezed and forced to unguard
either the spade or club.
You were Howard Schenken's part
ner yesterday and held:
4 1854
vAK76
81
4 A854
The bidding:
Jacoby You Burnstone schenken
- ca
Answer-Your correct bid is to
double. Your hand is an absolute
minimum double, and unless your
partner forces you should plan not
to bid again.
Score 100 per cent for double, 80
per cent for pass. 40 per cent for
one heart (avoid four -cardsuit
overcalls when possible), 0 for any
other bid.
Question No. "a.
Your partner is David Bruce
Burnstone and you hold:
A9543
V654
1852
4 A3
The bidding:
Maier Burnstone Jacoby You
~ Pass p Pass
aNT Pass Pass Pass
What do you lead: (Answer to-
morrow
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