Judge — July 26, 1930 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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THE LETTERS of MARION FISHER Dear Hortense: W HOOPEE! What @ week-end. Been down to the Otterson’s on Long Island. Not @ dull moment, ma cherie, from Friday's filet to Monday morning's ham- and-eggs! Well, when | got back to my 2 rooms and kitchenette, | was just bursting with gratitude. No bread-and-butter letter could have told them the half of it, no matter how many Emily Postscripts | had used. So I racked my brains (don't say “if any") and the more | racked the less | knew what to send them. And then suddenly | got the Grand Inspira- tion! I'd send them a weekly that wouldn't come late to meals and thet wouldn't burn holes in the rugs. No sooner said than subscribed! That day | sent them @ two years’ subse to JUDGE. Result: They're overjoyed. Oscar has lost his grouch. Sue smiles her way through breakfast, and every- body's happier than ever before! Go thou and do likewise! And don't forge! to ‘phone me some evening soon I'll drop an extra carrot in the soup for dinner. Joyously yours, - ** # The best way to pay o debt of grati- tude is to send e subscription to JUDGE, the modern, mennerly method & la mode of saying “Thanks!” Use the coupon below. TUOGE PUBLISMING CO. ING. t-20-30 18 East 48th Street, New York, N. Y. Dear Jodge Piease send Judge weekly for 1 year O 2 years 7.80 O21 ween: 200 Address city State ceseseceeeeee for which enclosed please fod my check. me correspondence from J end Contract pro related to Auction iteRE is nothing quite so exasperat- ing at the Bridge-table as when players, whose turn it is to p hesi- as if mak- ing up their minds which card to play and then have it develop that the hand contained only card of the suit. Some players believe that such tactics are smart and clever, instead of being uncthical and denoting a low form of tate an unconscionable time one deceit. If a player holds two or more cards of the suit, he may have some doubt as to which card to play, but vy that is no excuse holding a singleton, he must p card or revoke, so there for hesitane a trick such doubtful chicanery and try I have seen players snipe and save the game by and excuse themselves by saying they were thinking of the next play. How much nicer it would be to wait until the next round! During the course of the bidding, points may be and often tain amount of thought is required to arrive at Such hesitaney be as informatory to however, many close under consideration a cer- a decision, should usually the adversaries as to the partner. In the deal illustrated last week a great number of points would have been saved if the De t had been able to properly interpret the justifiable and honest hesitancy of the adversary. AAS oa? eoce 2 so ea d corresponde at Bridge and Whist Champio sibur C. Whitehead has said: “ Id has ever known. aders and will give advice and answer questions nts send stamped addressed envelopes for reply. The Bidding SOUTH. WEST NORTH E. T 1 [Double [Pays [3 Hearts | Pass |+Hearts {Pass |5 Clubs |Pass — |5 Diamonds Pass |7 Hearts | Pass | Pass Pass? The Demand system of biddir with Ace showing, led the declaration into a logical Grand Slam contract and if the trump suit had not been unfortunately distributed, there would have been nothing to the play of the hand. The North hand was not overly strong in quick trick and passed every time final bid. Then North indulged in deep thought for an apprec but passed with great reluctance. It might be noted that both sides were vulnerable. alues until able time, The opening lead was the King of Spades, which East trumped and led the Jack of Hearts. South did not go into a trance, but pla card quite naturally. The dummy went up with the King and of course the Queen of Hearts could not be shut out, and the contract went on the rocks for one trick. The Deels contended that North's hesita fluenced him into believing that if a finesse was necessary it should be taken ags that hand. In other words, he thought North hesitated whether or not to double, whil matter of fact, North's only question whether he should bid for a Slam in Spades and take a ty in preference to giving up the game, With all the high cards lo- cated, East might have read the situ- ation correctly and marked North void of Hearts as the only excuse for considering a bid of seven Spades. The lead of the Ace of Hearts would have been a grand play. ed a low inst asa comicbooks.com