Judge — April 16, 1932 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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

YOUR eal \wD MINE By Sidney for all good men Mt card_players believe that short, were the luck in holding yood or bad — tah Witt : | cards is the one thing that counts in a a bridge game. It is just a bit tire reversing a si * TO LOOK to th | ome to listen to the trite statement and West hands, a difference of six that appears to be the stock in trade tricks is resultant. ¢ » East th ral of most bad players, “ive me the King of Clubs instead of the eight . . Aces and Kings and I can play as and the contractor will take in only | i resistance. Drop in on well as anyone.” While the high five tricks, unless he becomes panic- pilloried for the the North and . the ne and 7 fle card in the East ir my r nerves and their g } “half, . . a cards are of vital importance, they — stricken when the Spades are set up I Chalfonte or Haddon Ciinot be cashed at their full value and runs with the Ace of Diamonds. 4 Hall next) > week-end. without a second equally important — in which case he will take in but four i| factor, that of distribution. tricks. Distribution can transform 1 Breathe deep the brae- This is particularly so at Contract a “fine bid.” into a “rotten declara- = . Bridge, as slam declarations can — tion,” without half trying ing ocean air. Wateh only be bid on high cards and require . f for ir " ERE is another one of the dei fair distribution for their success iG bout that collid It would be a simple matter to ar- See OU aunts : the old appetite come back. Exercise. Ride. range a dozen contract bridge hands with a ooo OT a tate an * . . so that a partnership could win or Sail ber sed th the North-South Golf. Play squash. Play lose five thousand points on exactly MHI BG Natt We ees, Kings ond i “ the same cards, dependent entirely hands hold the four Aces, Kings and around in’ the gymna- on how the opposing cards were dis- — @ueens- tributed. In a recent important ao sium. Take a health tournament the following: deal ap- J108 reared AK QS bath. yeares 9 nine &Q10942 J108 ep in the sun. Relax completely in AI9863 75 OSINTAL m5 ghiful comfort of Chalfonte - Haddon Hall. Make it a week- end habit! It’s not ex- pensive. Write for information. THE BIppinG South West North East 3 Spades Pass 4 N. LT Pass American and European Plans 6 Spades Double Pas | The deal was played at a number Redouble Pass Pass CHALFONTE- Jof tables and in most instances It would seem as though the onc South obtained the contract at three problem was whether or not a Grand - | no Trumps. The pl: emed to be Slam should be bid. While the deal HAD DON HAL | aren and dried. A Spade w opened, will produce six No Trumps, the con the Clubs were established and the tract would be played at S ATLANTIC CITY successful finesse in Diamonds pro- rth and South would stage another duced eleven tricks for the declarant . civil or uncivil. The Spade con Leeds and Lippincott Company The bidding for game on this deal — tract defeated one trick and no was rather a close thing and the coup, squeeze or end-play could save es | fortunate players who stopped _ it. les, or comicbooks.com