Judge — April 30, 1932 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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a a IN BOSTON The Hotel Kenmore tinctive Boston Address each with \ Commonwealth ». Avenue at Kenmore JUDGE PAYS $10 For each Gow Word Puzzle accepted _ from itsreaders, DETROIT'S FINEST UPTOWN HOTEL + + is near the General Motors, Fisher and New Center Buildings, also automobile plants. A courteous thoughtful staff. Excellent Cuisine. Luxurious rooms ot $3.00 per day. THE Abing ton at 700 SEWARD YOUR BRIDGE \ND MINE By tr im dude 14 nde HE so-called “psychic bid,” at Bridge and the “bluff” at Poker is very much alike. The principal difference is that at | Poker, the bluffer goes it alone, while at Bridge, team-work between part- ners is needed for successful opera- tion. When this team-work is too perfect there is always a suspicion that everything is not on the up and up. It is unethical and unsportsman- like to have conventions or under- standings with partners, that are not known to the adversaries. To pi with marked cards or to employ private conventions is merely the difference between plain and fancy cheating. The original psychic | bid, on void or very short suits, has lately come into disfavor, but the semi-psychic is still a popular pas- time. This form of dissimulation | consists of bidding on long worthless suits that ordinarily would be passed Some players just love to start the bidding on hands that do not | contain the quick-trick values essen- tial for an opening declaration. When the — ordin player, makes a fauz-pas of this kind, and it works out badly, a few pleas- antries are exchanged anent, “rotten bids,” and all is forgiven. The expert however, when he makes an unsound bid, talks learn- edly of semi-psychics and the awed partner is afraid to exhibit his ignor- ance of such advanced strategy, so he holds his peace. It is curious how many good play- ers would like to reserve for them- selves the right to make such bids and have their partners keep to the straight and narrow path. Of course, it is generally lots more fun gambling on a hand and letting the partner do the guessing, than to try and figure out what the other fellow is doing. As the poet expresses it: Tell me not in mournful numbers Life is but an empty dream, When partner murmurs, “two in Diamonds” Holding seven to the Queen. with strong procliviti for psychi succeeded in inducing sary to undertake a slar contract on hand that the “ps chicer” appe: ve hopeles defeated. What a surprise! aKJ10 @ NONE 9K62 91083 oK983 OJ1OT65 &AKQ HIBGCHS A@AQI8B52 QI9 OAQ42 & NONE The Bidding Sour West Nort Eys 1 Spade No Trumps 5 Spades Pa 6 Spades Double Pass Pas Pass Ws? had a perfectly good two Trump bid and North’s jump t five Spades was a fair chance. 1 South howey it looked as thou! West was romancing, and on the old precept, “believe your partner, but be e of the adversary,” he ver tured for the slam. The Club w opened and the opposing Hearts picked up on the, “going and comi finesse.” The Queen was led and covered and the nine finessed on the return. When the eight appeared or the second round of Hearts, it loo} as though a trick in the suit mt be lost unless East held the ten. The Diamonds and Clubs were the cross-ruffed and as West decent! and obligingly followed suit for ter tricks, he was chucked in the on a trump at the eleventh tri South pl ng the nine, and forced to lead from the King—Jack of Spades up to the major tenace the Declarant’s hand comicbooks.com