Judge — April 27, 1929 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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Sotho so oS THE SHORTEST BRIDGE The Cabin Way | to Europe. od | the Aces and Kings and I will Ly the largest cabin fleet Pleasure travel, once the privilege of the very rich, is now well within the means ofevery reasonable budget. Seventeen Cunarders...the largest cabin fleet afloat... provide fast and frequent sailings to Europe. Great modern ships, generous in every detail of service and attentio: oe conservative in price. Three sailings a week from New York, Boston or Montreal. Bright, cheerful, modern and very comfortable Tourist Third Cabin accom- modationsonall these ships. Your trip will be exception- ally delightful if you sail before the rush season be- ins in mid-May or after it Is over in late July. There is more charm, more real ment both afloat and reat those times. Rates: $145 up; Tourist d Cabin $102.50 up. See Your Local Agent To evnore | will welcome related to Aw envelopes for reply. Every card player has he: the trite statement: “Give me play as well as anybody.” Usu- ally a trick per hand is about what can be counted upon as the probable loss in play from that calibre of player. > tin I played a deal where my and dummy held the four Aces, | none of which took a trick. Th hand was cleverly written up by R. F. Foster and published here and abroad. Many queries come to me in regard to this hand and one anxious lady wishes to know whether I played the deal at No ‘Trumps or at a declared trump. | Will some kind reader please tell me how such a feat would be pos- sible at a declared trump? Sow Of course, a story goes with this curious game. I was introduced incognito to a visiting lady who “only cared to | play with ‘good players. good pl was asked er being und 1s a substitut RK annoyed, the lady consented to play a few rubbers and cut me as her partner. Early in the game West dealt this hand: e764 gj Ww \ aA 1096532 ok e953 98 09763 ao oA\l 9AKQ9 okKQS4 ak j7 The dealer passed, North bid two Clubs, East passed and sit- ting in the South position I called two No Trumps. My partner, a bit sharply, bid three Clubs, but 1 timidi ventured three No Trumps. After some hes ; the lady gave up, though some- HOW Ge@Dd IE rrespondence from Judge readers and will give advice and answer and Contract provided correspondents send stamped addressed what reluctantly. The two of Spades was opened and the nine was won by the Jack. King of Clubs was led. as the suit was solid unless West held three. East could hardly have held three, be- cause, in that event, West would en void and the opening of the two of Spades showed exactly a four-card suit. holding a five-card suit, must have at st one Club. this deal had been “set-up”, in stead of “just happening”, the three Clubs would have been found with West, so that this neat bit of reasoning would not be wasted on the desert air. How- ever, the Clubs falling nicely, the fourth Club trick was won in the dummy and the Ace of Spades discarded: ‘The unethical dummy had looked at West's hand and seeing that this horrible discard had established the entire Spade suit irritated. “Partner, what are you doin: she chided. I was properly humble, but so flustered that on the next Club trick I threw away the Ace of Hearts. w she was fit to be tied! iven the worst home-town ers were better than this. he sixth Club trick only drew the four of Diamonds, but quite forgetting to gather in the two Aces in dummy, the Heart was led and overtaken with the King and in the third Heart trick, the Ace of Diamonds went the way of all flesh. It should be noted that at this point the Ace of Diamonds dis- card was absolutely necessary. The Ace of Clubs went into t next Diamond trick, but my part- ner had arisen in utter disgust. With sincere conviction in her voice she informed me: “Of all the terrible Bridge- “re met, you are ersely, was very) much the very worst.” comicbooks.com