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

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Mr. Lenz has held, fourteen times, the National and International Bridge and Whist Championships. Those who follow this department of Judge will understand why Wilbur C. Whitehead has said: the most remarkable card player the world has ever known.” Lenz is undoubted! Mr. Lenz will wel e corresponde velated to Auction d Contract pr T may surprise some card-players to know that “The Call of the Wild” is the title of a book and not a de- scriptive term referring to the partner in a Contract Bridge game. Most Auction players, when first taking up Contract, appear to think that the game must be declared on every deal where a bid is started and a slam dec- laration gotten into whenever the game seems assured. Last week I dwelt on a deal where “we" were set eight tricks and upon which the enemy would have taken a flop of great mag- nitude if my partner and I had been just a bit more in sympathy. On the following deal the adversaries were entitled to sympathy galore, @9862 943 4397642 310652 864 3 The B dding SOUTH NORTH 1 Heart EAST Pass | 2 Spades 3 Hearts| Pass 6 Hearts Double | Redouble Pass | Pass Playing the rubber game, my origi- nal Heart bid hardly recommend- able. North's Demand-bid in Spades was sound, but the jump to six Hearts showed the daring of a tiger. The re- double was a mere expression of con- fidence in me—so the lady remarked —and when the dummy was exposed I bowed my head in contrition. The Jack of Diamonds was opened and no exceptional play was required to land the game, always having in mind Pass from Judge readers and will give advice and ded correspondents send stamped addressed env Sidney meer questions opes for reply. West's double, which tended to locate the missing honor in trumps. Playing against a declared trump, | most players will not lead away from a King, so it would not have been good play to put up the Queen of Diamonds. If West had held the King, two Diamond tricks would have been won, any When the King went up it was of course marked as a singleton, and West must be kept out of the lead, so that he cannot ruff partner with another Diamond. was led and the nine finessed. The Ace of Spades was followed by a low Spade, which trumped and dummy put in with e second low trump and another Spade was trumped. Now the opposing trump was drawn, dummy discarding a Dia- mond, and the Club lead permitted West to win the only trick for their side. Dummy obtained the lead on the next play and the Ace of Spades, together with the fifth Spade, afforded South the two necessary discards. It will be noted if the two high Spades had been taken in at once, or if the Club trick had been set up before the trumps were taken, that the contract might have been defeated. And dummy commented cheerfull “Partner, I didn’t think we could make a Grand Slam, but I knew a little one weuld be easy.” South dealt and hoped to make a y defense. The deal | the rest of the A low trump | Movietone Madness A few reasons why we don’t go to any more collegiate talkies “Estes Frosh, sing the ‘Red-Hot Campus Blues’ till we tell to stop. That will teach you freshmen to cut in on members of the team.” you “Of course I will always wear your pin, Bob.” “Listen, Darwood, we've found out that your mother owns that laundry hack in Cheyenne. If you don’t want college to know just what you are, you'd better throw that game tomorrow.” “All right, I accept your terms, curse you! Now get out of my room, you tinhorn gamblers!” “As long as I have been coach at Berkwood I have never seen such a gang of white-livered rats! As for you, Bob Darwood, I’m taking you out this half. Pete, go in there and call the signals this half. I'll have no quitters on my team.” + Coach, let me get in there. r I'll make good.” “Darwood has the ball! He's up— he's down! He's over!! Berkwood wins by a last-minute touchdown.” “Mary, when I looked up in the grandstand and saw you smiling at me, I just had to go in and fight for dear old Berkwood.” “Campus Blues, I’m falling for you; ectheart, I’m calling you; Alma Mater, you've sure been good to me; Campus Lady, look what you did to me.” —R. Deane On Their Mettle The master, to impress on his pupils the need of thinking before speaking, told them to count fifty before saying nything important, and one hundred it was very important. Next day he was speaking, standing with his back to the fire, when he noticed several lips moving rapidly. Suddenly the whole class shouted: Ninety-eight, ninety-nine, a hundred. Your coat’s on fire, sir!” —Boston Transcript Add things you'll never see in this life: A picture of Queen Mary of England with her hair mussed. —N. Y. comicbooks.com