Judge — August 15, 1931 — page 27: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Testimonial Deore tell me that it is perfectly miraculous how I have developed into a dinner conversationalist, and personally, I am rather proud of it I that I am, I owe to my stock-broker. Two years ago I couldn't open my mouth at a dinner party except to put some food in it. I knew absolutely ‘a about. I knew of none of the leading plays, read very few, if any, books, and I could never find time to read the newspapers to get even a smattering of knowledge con- cerning current events. Consequently, I was greatly embarrassed and unpop- ular, and I dreaded dinner parties al- most as greatly as contract bridge. Everything changed now, how- ever. I enter dinner conversations with ease and people listen open- mouthed to me. It was all very sim- and as I say, I owe it to my stock- I happen to have lost more money than anybody else in our town during the last year, and so I am the authority on the depression! A. S. Situations Wanted es must be tough when you see like these in the papers: Grafter, many would like years’ experienc to connect with some shady business. Has been in spotlight long cnough, Competent fee splitter and recalcitrant witness, expert extortion- cr, subject of many investigations. Former hundred-thousand a year t ks opportunity. S. ling worker, Write, giving ing to have banks. X. an ry no object. Il work anything. names of relatives will- dummy accounts in Recently escaped lunatic would like al backing with object of start- ing new tabloid. Have warped mind, but wonderful sense of color and will print on pink, green, yellow, orange or purple paper. Can so distort story that even principals won't recognize it. No news is good news, so this should he a good paper since it will contain no news at all. Box 654. Alibi witness wants engagements. 0. K, Gigolo. References. Anything. JL ALG. Broadway columnist, tired of writ- ing about Broadway, would like to connect with paper that would want him to write about some other street. Hopes to branch out and eventually write about Tenth Avenue. Can also speak Eng! Write Column Con- ductor, Daily Dragnet. —R.C. 0. YO y the most remarkable cspondence from Jw HERE number of conven- tional plays that have stood the test of time for so long that any de- parture from the established method is almost sure to cause serious misun- andings between partners. In ing the opening lead against a No Trump declaration, when there heen no bid from partner, the fourth- best card of the longest suit is led, unless the suit is headed by a high- honor combination. are a has Lately, some ed the lead of a short suit under certain conditions, on the theory that the trick-taking value of a suit is greater when it is led t the opponents, This may be quite true but it is equally true that the short-suit lead is likely to be much more damaging than the one of four or more cards, As the partner holds but 13 of the 39 cards outstanding, his chance of assistance for a blind lead is only half that of the two opponents. teachers have advoe: Starting with a four-card suit, the average expectancy of the partner's hand is three, or seven cards in the combined hands. If only three cards are with the opencr, the partner is entitled to hold one-third of ten cards or a total for the partnership of six and one-third. When the long suit in the leader's hand has been bid by one of the ad- versaries, then its status is at once changed and the lead of a short suit is often advisable. If, however, this contingency docs not exist, the per- centages are very much in favor of the long-suiter. There are always some players who dearly love to try out all the latest innovations, irrespective of whether they are sound, provided the assurance is given that “It is the latest thing.” On the following deal a num- ber of curious things happened, one that almost bordered on the miracu- | lous. ond International, Bridge and JV WOW GwWD Ie wy. PRI IDGE hist Championships, . Whitehead said: card player th readers and act, provided correspondents send st @Q108 OJ984 oKQ #kK1083 @AG 91063 OASG SAS The Bidding WEST NORTH 432 SOUTH 1NoT ump | Pa EAST No Trump | Pass mp | ss | Pass orth and South players were vulnerable but were both memb in good standing of the “Bid Freely Society.” The contract of three No Trumps was not only made but De- clarant succeeded in winning five Dia- mond tricks although four honors in the suit were with the adversaries. West, one of th ‘w short-suit school, opened the King of Diamonds and “ast unblocked with the ten, which would have been proper play on a conventional lead. South won and finessed the Heart, East winning a returning the high Diamond. course, West was compelled to over- take now tried a low Club. With the Diamonds surprisi set up, South won and played his Ace of Spades, before taking in the four good Diamonds. The early play of the Spade was good psychology as it ap- peared to the enemy that that suit was a good one to hang on to. It true that East could have echoed in Spades but just didn’t hap- pen to think of it, so when West was forced to discard at the ninth trick, holding two Spades, two Hearts and the King of Clubs, the Heart was given up on the pseudo-squeeze. comicbooks.com