Judge — May 1934 — page 22: what you’re looking at

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the bidding reaches one no two in a suit the ot out of the picture. For example bids one diamond h bids one heart (one over one), forcing South to make another bid. ump or DVEF-ONE pisses 1 bids one no ths. This breaks the over-one and partner is trump or two c chain of the no longer fore: The purpose of this convention is to keep the bidding in the one zone while the partnership hands are being fitted together. It has two beneficial effects First, it does not disclose to the oppo- nents the strength of the partnership hands. Either partner may have a strong hand, or a responding bid may be weak. The opponents cannot definitely pl the strength of your hands until after you have passed the one in suit level, and until after the has accomplished its pur the one-over-one conv will help you to determine before the bidding too high whether there is game in your hands. It will be particularly helpful in disclosing the hands which are misfits as well as the hands that fit well, so that you need not pass the two level when the hands obviously do not fit and when game obviously is not possible. It will aid you in exacting occasional desirable penalties from your opponents as well as to avoid subjecting yourself to pen- alty doubles. This should be stressed. The one- over-one must be absolutely forcing at all times. There can be no such thi as a part-forcing one-over-one. e convention is either forcing or it is not forcing, and if there is any doubt as to its forcing character, then the one-over- one should not be used. T many conditional bids creeping into the game. Inferentially forcing and semi- forcing are positively meaningless phrases. Every bid must be either forc- ing or not forcing; for responses to any bid that is not absolutely forcing should be made only with certain definite mini- mum support, or upon the exercise of good judgment. I recommend to every bri the simplicity and natural one-over-one convention, ver-one Second, ves, ere are too ge player ess of the merican Bridge League Elections T THE Annual Meeting of the Executive Committee of the A. B. held in Cincinnati, the following of- ficers were elected for 1934: President: Ray Eisenlord, Erie, Pa. Vice-Pres.: Nathan S. Kelly, Boston, Mass. ecretary: Wm. E. McKenney, Cleve- land, O. Treasurer: Russell J. Baldwin, Cleve- land, O. President of Women’s Auxiliary: Mrs, A. C. Hoffmeier, Lakewood, Oh Vice-Pres. of Women's Auxiliary: Mrs. T. B. Costain, Philadelphia, Pa. Actual Playing Problem No. 13 By Wm. BE. MeKeaney North AQJ ose K West 9 co @K3 9 KQ8632 A32 aA uth is playing the contract at six hearts. The missing cards are to be dis- tributed in the East and West hands so that the only way South can make his is er-ruff a trick that @ 865432 @ None 208 Qjwo74 0 853 QAQJ & 103 28762 South @K 107 YVAK6S3 © K2 e oss es in the West hand were shown. You were instructed tute the balance of the cards in 1 West hands so that North could make his contract of six spade ete East and West hi now shown. The opening lead by East is the jack arts which South wins with the ace. A small club is returned and won ‘orth with the ace. A small dia- nd it is immaterial st wins this diamond trick e next. Let us South nds The com; ass ill w return the fast wins with best defense is to re- turn a club, and South plays the j but North must overtake with the king and return a small diamond, trumping in dummy with the seven. The king of hearts must next be ed and the five of clubs discarded. nand is now established, the queen 20 Double Dinmy Pro No. 13 By Russell Roosen North @AK10532 9 Q53 oAKQ os West East #86 @QJ9 9 7642 9 K9 oj4 © 10976 & 65432 #QJ109 South @i4 QYAJI08 © 8532 @AKT South is the trump. W t leads three of clubs. South must win 13 tricks against any defense. Solution to April Problem North @864 9 A43 OKQ64 # 1096 West East @ 109 #7532 9K 9 J1087 © 310983 752 #08742 ess South @AKQI 9 09652 OA HAKS is the declarer. West leads the j Hearts are of dia- monds. South must win 12 tricks with- out trumping one of his own spades in the North hand. Sotution North East South Jo 40 20 Ao 24 oe sa Ae ++ 9 Je Ke 9¢ 1¢@ 2¢ Ae 0 6 34 Ke Kg AG 7 $9 3 Ko s J¢ so 9° 70 Qf 7+ 8 36 34 84 49 10 9 6 99 39 29 oe 0 8 9° 10 6 39 9 comicbooks.com