Judge — August 30, 1930 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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SO id, fourteen times Mr. Lenz related to Aw me correspond nd Contract pr Ms3* Jupor readers have written AYE to me asking for a few articles on card-reading. Next month I am starting a new Auction Bridge Con test, and the ability to read cards and distribution will be of the tures of this Junce tournament. Most expert players know that quite often the cards can be as deti- nitely located by the play as if they were y seen. Even the play of false-cards will, at times, mark im- portant cards more accurately than if the cards were played conventionally. Sometimes a player of ability is in 1 quandary as to his best procedure to save the game. him to be What may appear to an even guess between two plays is really a certainty when per fect card-reading is b ht into use. An extremely simple form of locat ing the cards in a suit is illustrated in a deal played at the Knickerbocker Whist Club of New York. While the play was at Contr: it would have been precisely the same at Auction. @AK32 Iw 9 S84 E Oo 854 s $943 T \ @Qa4 9 A065 Oo KQIO aQI5 The Bidding SOUTH NORTH EAST WEsT {1 No Trump |P. ass No Trumps] Pass 3 No Trumps|Pass|Pass Ds Pass| The correct opening lead of the two of Spades was made and East played outh winning with the Queen. The King of Diamonds was then led, ng the Ac nd returning South followed the nine of Spades. HOW GD \e U2 PRIDGE GAMEO g&) , IDNEY @ LENZ his department of Judge will understand ly the most remarkable card player the world has ever b 3 mal Bridg and Whist Champ Wilbur hitchead has said: ¢ from Judge readers and will give advice and answer questions ided correspondents send stamped addressed envelopes for reply. with the four and West won with the King and—went into a trance. Of course, with all the cards ex- posed, there seems no point for deep consideration, but West feared that the Declarant held four Spades and did not think it good play good Spade for him. So West took < chance on the Jack of Hearts and lost the game, together with the respect of his partner. Dummy went up with the King of Hearts, finessed against the Queen on the return, and won nine tricks without being forced to take the losing finesse in Clubs. That the Spade suit was solid should have | first trick | been apparent. On_ the East played the six, with the seven in the exposed dummy. When East re- turned the nine of Spades, he marked with the eight, because, out that card, the nine must be p! on the first round. The suit must fall and on the fourth round East would have discarded the eight of Clubs to relieve West from making a wrong “guess.” Another card-reading situation came up on a deal where the defenders saved the game and set a contract that might have been won. 104 @KQ853 eo6 o4 9QI03 Os OAKQOT &KQ962 as10 roce JA aume East obtained the contract at three No Trumps and South made the proper opening of the five of Hearts. Both East awake to ot this deal. n the best results on 29 to set up a | id South need be wide | Three 3°, Mediterranean 'Morocco-Riviera ’ Cruises The Continental’s Winter Playground HIRTY-DAY “Mediterranean- Sahara-Riviera Cruise" with live young moderns, off for the sun by the South Atlantic .. . circling the azure sea at its smartest . . . eight ports. Not a dull moment, the "France" starts her gayety with her engines . . . Casablanca for a Moroccan interlude, Oasis, Sul- tan's paradise, the Continental's winter playground . . . gay Algiers and the Garden of Allah. . . Italy at its loveliest... the Riviera and Roman France when the sky that arched over the Caesars is blue with the first spring days. The freedom of independent travel with un- limited stopovers, or return via Havre or Plymouth . .. a ship that is the last word in luxury and chic. France’, Jan.10.Feb.(4.Mar.20 ~weAT French Line Information from any authorized French Line Agent or 19 State St. N. Y. comicbooks.com