Judge — June 25, 1932 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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

YOUR BRIDGE AND MINE By Sidney S. Lenz Mr, Lene has held, fourteen times, the Na’ Those who follow this department of du “Sidney Lenz is undou Mr. Lenz will vw Ms" deals that appear be played in the very worst sort of bad luck, are really the result of bad judgment or poor play on the part of declarant. A hand may produce same at one declaration and lose it at another, but if the losing contract is arrived at by unsound bidding, it is a bit silly to r When the player recogni his error then—and only then—will his luck commence to im- prove. HE deal illust played in the feated five tricks for points. The adversaries y did not double or the correct declaration might have been gotten into, with a small slam as a possible result. ated last week was West and de- 3 of 900 AKI10985 BAQ 107 654 THE BIDDING vuth With South's two suiter, a forcing bid of three Hearts would not be un- duly sanguine, but his bid of two was not open to criticism. North's rebid was also on the border-line. I would have preferred to assist partner's Heart suit. The outstanding error, however, onat and Interns and Whist Championships Withur ©. Wh card plaver Ne scorld has ever. knc e advice ant was the No Trump declaration by South. It is surprising how many excellent play with two stops in the advers declared suit, would not hesitate to jump into a No Trump dec tion, even without a single card of the partner's suit. The proper bid by South should have been four Diamonds and North should then have declared four Hearts. is no question, that West d his hand as though in- spired and found ev ard placed exactly right—for his side. The four of Spades was opened, won with the Queen and the Club returned. The two of Spades put East in, to lead his | last Club and while the seven Club tricks were being cashed in, South was shrieking for an armistice. Played at Hearts, the game is a laydown and twelve tricks can be made by setting up the Spades and taking the Heart finesse. AAKG2 K1074 Od eQI83 v92 oQ62 #10752 This hand was dealt by North and by simple routine cooperation, the partners arrived at a game declara- tion, which was made without diffi- culty. The deal, however, illustrates an important point that a great num- ber of bridge players utterly fail to grasp. The bidding and play will be discussed next week. 27 Play DUPLICATE BRIDGE Auction or Contract | PROVE YOUR SKILL you play Auction or Contract in plicate you eliminate the luck and make the game entirely one of skill. No more can others take away half your pleasure of winning by saying, “You have all the luck.” hey have to admit you are the better player. |16 Folders to set VALPARAISO | DUPLICATE Bridge Folders The Valparaiso Duplicate Bridge Folder is a patented device. It has many advantages over large boards. The folders are m ff artistic but strong and durable material that will last for years. A comple! et of 16 folders an b nd weighs only a few ounces. Price $3.00 per set and Booklet on “How Enclosed $ Name Address City & State comicbooks.com