Judge — March 29, 1930 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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HOW GMD UR PRI that when luck is with you it pays to At Contract, a may be bid and made tT is more or less axiomatic press. Grand $ when the stars are favorable, while a game bid would be defeated when the Well, Last night in a duplic bid a Little Slam in Dia- and wa a trick, At the next table a Grand Slam de- clared, doubled and made because the elected to fates portend disaster. who wouldn't be pes- simistic? match, I monds was friendly enemy open a trump. KQu kK Ksw7s 2 After the Ace a periscope wou nf Spades is opencd, 1 be the best play to fulfill the contract of six Diamonds. “the best opening against a slam suit-con- tr: Some Contract writers insist that t is trump, if you have on gree with them only if their meaning is “the best opening for the adver- saries.”” Of the “Grand was pressing his luck quite a bit, but hardly more so than I did on the fol- course Slammer” lowing hand. North and South were ninety points while East West were not vulnerable. on the second game, and Ie | mention this in connection @KIGE C986 OAK ale 32 KQI632 North had the deal and bid one Dia- mond, East overcalling with one No Trump, popularly termed a “sthosing bid.” TL held the South hard and doubled, but after West and North passed, st escaped a cataclysm by hidding two Spade I now bid s pn Clubs overbid of one trick. gested that the deal be play Med. The nine of Spades was opened and 1 laid down my cards and claimed the balance. A careful count | didn’t show but twelve tricks, and | East mildly observed that all finesses were taboo. This was true, as under the rules, when the De nt cl the balance of the tricks, y fi must be announced before the hand is put down. a palpable ast. sug- 4 dou- However, the Grand Slam is there without a finesse. East, having bid a No Trump after the Diamond, is marked with at least three Diamonds and the Qu of Spades. The first trick in Spades is won with the Ace. | Dummy then wins the Cluband South gets in with the Heart and draws the trumps. The two high Diamonds are made and a Heart trumped. Now the rest of the trumps are taken, Dummy discarding down to the e-Jack of Spades. South holds the three of Spades and a Diamond when the last trump is led at*the eleventh trick. East holds the Queen-ten of Spades and the Queen of Diamonds, so any discard is ruinous, All of which was apparent at the first lead! | One Hundred Thousand by 1990 Mr. David S. Lehman Dear Sir: You will recall, no doubt, the various photo-pictures that used to be enclosed in cigarette packages. 1 with the the odd now unique novels, the chromos, and all of those bits of Americana. The art of collecting these obje unfortunately, peal to the ave sees no practic saving the commonplace every-day life. Yes, the only dime stamps, has, no longer any usiness man. ap- He I benefit derived from articles of attitude prevalent in y is profit—profit in a Gone are the connoisseurs. Our generations care nothing for in heritances of blood, of breeding, and Se Yet, sir, do you realize that those who had the foresight to save, to make up collections of even the most trivial trinkets of bygone days are now in a position to sell them at a great profit? Therefo I advise you to hold on to your Public Utilities and City Ser- vi Yours very truly, Tue Gvuaranteen Trust Co. It was the first time a Chinese boy had seen a piano, and he tried to de- pribe it to a friend in pidgin English. “Them box,” he said, “you fight him in teeth. He ery. —Boston Transcript If Noah's ark was afloat tod would probably be sunk by the Guard. —Tu Patuy a Hvsnaxp — Holy cats — what's happened to you Wirr—Oh, I’ve fallen for those French fashion ads. comicbooks.com