Judge — August 16, 1930 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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elcome correspo Auction end Contract Ww indifferent players at the bridge-table, most anything can went players are | happen, but when experienced tourna- performing, one is hardly looking for such crudities as t revokes or misunderstandings of the more popular conventions. Playing the Vanderbilt Club Con- vention at Contract, the partners be- came slightly muddled and secured the declaration at two Clubs, although the declaring hand held but three Club suit. opening lead, the declarant played out the Ace-King and Queen of Clubs, which left one of the two remaining Clubs. Of course, it is to hold the two last adversaries’ declara- cards in the Winning the x adversaries with rather unusual the tion, after only four tricks have been played, but the lady in this unique po sition held a gene y worthless hand and had not taken a trick when, at the tail-end of the hand, she suddenly dis- covered that her two trumps K missing! She looked in her lap and under the table, but no cards were in sight. “What's wrong?” trumps of were asked her part- ner. “Some of my cards are she complained. missing,” and remaining There was a moment's hunt everybody counted _ his cards. Each player held three cards, including the distressed the hand was played out and the incident was closed. one, so It would need a Carolyn Wells to explain the mystery of the Disappes ing Trumps, and 1 would not dare suggest that there was a possibility the trumps had been discarded! he surprising Contract deal, where George Kling succeeded in’ winning three tricks in a suit that most players would have considered themselves for- tunate to take one, was played against two members of the Knickerbocker Whist Club. and Whist Championships d has said: “Sidney caders and will give advice and answer questions indents send stamped addressed envelopes for reply. egos 9 ° 4 a The Bidding SOUTH WEST NORTH EBA [Pass jess 1 Diamond — {Pass 1 Spade |Pass|2 Spades [Pas [2 No Trumps|Pass|3 No Trumps|Pass Dass Pass| | Kling’s bid of two No Trumps, at the third round, was neat bidding. The partner had opened the Auction third hand, and it seemed as if game at either Spades or No Trumps should be gotten into. With stoppers in three suits, it was better to switch to No Trumps than rebid the Spades. West was hard put for a good lead. Both of his four-card suits had been | bid by the enemy, so he led the six of Hearts. East's ten forced the King and South started the Diamonds, win- ning with the Queen. A low Spade put South in to lead another I pane West false-carded the Jack, seemed as the suit would des another lead. On the third lead ¢ Diamonds East discarded the Queen of Hearts, as on the rule of eleven, the suit was set up. West won with the ten of Diamonds and led the Ace of Hearts, so that the partner's Hearts would not be blocked. East also had strong ideas about unblock ing and played the ten of Hearts- and that's how Lucky George won three Heart tricks with the worst holding on record. an 25 ..MY FAMOUS CHAMBERMAID TEST!.. soe Ht Mennen Solesmon call me the big peep and snoop man from Newark. But when I want informa- tion, I go to headquarters. If chamber- maids don’t know what shaving cream men use, who does? So, with the permission of the man- ager, I ask the chambermaids to check up for me. “Just tell me what kind of shaving cream is on the bathroom shelf,” I say to them. And Mennen leads in every hotel where I've made the chambermaid test. Same on Pullman cars, where all I need to do is to use my eyes. The big fellows who use the best trains and the best hotels just naturally use the best | sbaving cream too. MY GUARANTEE Remember, I guarantee you two more good shaves per blade with Mennen, and I return your money if you think I'm wrong. Mennen Shaving Cream gets whiskers so completely ready for the razor that the blade has less work to do. Penetrates skin pores, floats out particles, preventing “muddy skin,” pimples and blackheads. And Mennen alone gives you two creams to choose from. (1) Original | IN SOME HOTELS they —famous for its quick, creamy lather. (2) Menthol-iced—with its refreshing, tingle... You can get either tube at any drug store. MENNSN ‘SHAVING CREAMS 2 KINDS — ORIGINAL — MENTHOL-ICED ERE'S a real bargain. A full size can of Mennen Talcum for Mea (the original man's pow- der) plus a generous tube of Men- nen Skin Balm (the refreshing, noa- greasy, after-shaving preparation) — beth for the price of Takum, A BARGAIN OFFER comicbooks.com