Judge — June 1933 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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ges ra left hand opponent in the lead once, twice, or even three times; and each time you may expect to gain a playing advantage. Had your right hand oppo- nent secured the lead, he could have at- tacked a suit where marked weakness was shown on the table. This might be the only way in which your contract could be defeated. Actually, if you win your finesse, so much the better; but if you lose it, you still gain an advantage by forc- ing a lead from the right direction. Therefore when you are able to take a finesse in either direction, or need win only one of two finesses, be careful to make your choice so that, if you lose the finesse, the next lead will do you the most good or, at any rate, the least harm, Throughout my system you will find that the basis of what I call a mini- mum “natural” response is the reason- able likelihood of providing two entries into dummy, judging this likelihood in view of the nature of my partner’s opening bid. This consideration is not, as it might superficially appear to be, a mere bid- ding formula. It comprises, as you see, a vital playing factor well known to all thoughtful card players. Different Treatments of a Freak Hand By Dorothy Rice Sims HE following hand actually was held in a three table Individual Tournament at Deal, N. J. Spades AK Qxxxxxxx Hearts A Diamonds None Clubs A K At Table No. 1, Mrs. Louis C. Gimbel opened with three spades. Her reason for doing so was that in the Sims sys- | tem the response to a bid of three in a | suit is ace showing. Had her partner held the ace of diamonds, he would have bid four diamonds. She could then have safely bid 7 no trumps, a maximum for the hand, Her opponent on the left called three | no trumps as an interference bid. Her Partner passed. She now bid 7 spades. Her oppo- nent on the right, having considerable strength, including the King-Jack of diamonds and King-Queen of hearts, thought she was probably gambling on the hand, so doubled. She redoubled for a top on the board. At Table No. 2, Mr. Levis Ayres, the Philadelphia expert, for some reason bid two diamonds. His partner sesponded with two no trumps. His next bid was 7 spades. At Table No. 3, Mr. Wally Harwood, an indefatigable Slam bidder, saw no Teason for any nonsense, so simply bid 7 spades, and let it go at that. ,° | ‘TELEPHONE LINES. . . putting her in instant two-way communica- tion with a larger world—broaden- ing her interests and extending her | influence—rendering more simple the important business of managing a household. No item of home equip- ment contributes more to the secur- ity, the happiness and the efficiency of millions of women than the telephone. The telephone has helped to make the nation a neighborhood and keep you close to people and places. Quickly, and at small cost, you can talk with almost any one, anywhere in the next block, the next county, a distant state, or on a ship at sea. There are times when being ‘‘in touch”’ is vital, urgent... a sound in the night, a whiff of smoke, a sudden illness. There are times when the mere convenience of the telephone gives it an important place among life's necessities . . . to shop from your home, tochat witha friend, tohandle, quickly and efficiently, the varied duties of a busy household. And there are times—many times daily—when the telephone is the indispensable right arm of business. To make this possible, the Bell System provides millions of miles of wire and the services of an army of trained employees. They stand ready to answer your call; they offer you the service of a friend. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY “Play the ‘King’ and make your par, Its Patented Lining, gets you thar” All prices subject to change without notice Silvertown Lynx 45 cents John Wanamaker—New York, Broadway at 9th St. Sole Distribator in the United States