Judge — May 7, 1932 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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“Wonder Cruise to ' NortH CAPE RusSSIA ICELAND, NORWAY and FJORDS, SWEDEN, DENMARK, FINLAND KUNGSHOLM 20.000 Tees Register de luxe motorliner from New Yor JUNE 28th Ba. to WY. Aug 10, er with a tater beat it esiced, at ao extra cest This is the cruise for you who have been “everywhere”! Now is your chance to see something really new the famous fjords of Nor- way, the pulsing Russia — age-old Scandinavian cities. And all this aboard the sumptuous motorship Kungsholm, queen of the Swedish merchant marine. 11,403 Miles of Sea Travel visiting 19 Ports in Six Countries 43 days—$625 up Apply to Locol Tourist Agent or to Swedish American LINE yrick es Bi stHers rs 0° the ‘Soe tampie 1 Dept. 45, P. 0. Box 4. YOUR BRIDG .ND MINE By Sidney 'T RE is no doubt but that psychic. or bluff bids, have brought a new element of strategy into the ame of Contract. Everybody hates to be outsmarted and in the des- perate endeavor to escape from what appears to be trap bids, many players will go to extremes in undertaking declarations, that they would not think of doing otherwise. Such com- plexes work out badly unless they sre backed up by good card reading and skilful play. On the following deal West was 4 notorious psychic bidder and his reputation earned him a bottom score important tournament event, Jed very tacular play bout that result. in an but it to bring a AAQ10 J9873 AJ8 93 &STO52 AKQ10542 94 e&AQ THE BIDDING When North bid three Diamonds, after the enemy had opened with a Diamond declaration, it was of intended to show three es- First, ability to win trick in Diamonds; Second, support in partner’s named Third, strong slam possi- bilities. North was assuredly stepping out a bit as he had already made an in- formatory double and was, in effect, course, sential points: first good rebidding the same values. EK S. Lenz it looked very much as if West was up to his old tricks of To South, psychic bidding and having once made up his mind that this was the case, there was no stopping him. The redouble was therefore, simply a manifestation of utter contempt. The King of Diamonds was opened and taken with the Ace. South non art lead and finessed the Jack ides. Right here South made his star play. He changed his mind about the status of West's bid! Ability to change one’s mind is one of the great issets of the success- ful bridge 1 r. If West really had a sound bid, the King of Clubs was marked in his hand and the Grand Slam must be made if that important card can be definitely located. South proceeded to gather in all seven Hearts and East sought to confuse the issue by discarding the eight and two of Clubs. This echo had the reverse effect that East d for. Why should East wish to inform his tner that he held a possible tr in Clubs when there would be nothing left to play but a Club, if West ever obtained the lead? Furthermore, if West could’ win a trick, the contract would be defeated then and there. Jo, the King of Clubs must be N with West. After the trumps were all played, the three of Spades was led and the two Spades taken in dummy, South d rding the Dia- mond. North had remaining a Diz mond and a Club and South had the Ace-Queen of Clubs. West held the Queen of Diamonds and the King- Jack of Clubs, but a discard still had to be made on the eleventh trick West gave up the Jack of Clubs in the vain hope that his partner might hold the Queen, but Declarant, on the Club lead, hopped up with the Ace and the King ingloriously fell. Fav- orable distribution, when backed up with correct inferences, will do much towards equalizing speculative or optimistic declarations.