Show CULBERTSON on CONTRACT 1 By Ely Culbertson Worlds World's Champion Player Flayer and Greatest Card Analyst CONCEDING A TRUMP TRICK Less than two years year ago a team of ot four tour Americans journeyed to England England England En En- gland to play play-a a contract bridge match with the team representing one of England's strongest clubs That match and one that followed as as' as asan an aftermath resulted in a decisive victory victory vic vie tory for the American team This fall one of the strongest teams in England England En En- gland will visit America and play playa a return match here probably early in il September Th The outcome of of- that match is in doubt Englishmen are arc great individualists but they have learned since the first international match the value of systematic bidding the one point in their game which was lacking at the time of our our visit I recently received from Philip Brownrigg of Magdalen college Oxford Oxford Ox Ox- ford England the hand below which lis is an example of extremely accurate play in order to realize the small slam contract which had been undertaken under under- taken Sou South South Dealer h-Dealer Dealer Both sides vulnerable 4 3 2 t o J 10 4 eft 8 10 T f- f S 6 CV Q J 10 6 6 3 WE Ic 8 1 2 0 lo 7 1 8 Q 6 S A A K Q 1 H 0 AK 7 9 3 The Tho Bidding South West North E East st st. 24 2 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 34 Pass 3 NT Pass 64 6 4 Pass Pass Pass The Thc bidding is in accordance with sound principles While Norths North's hearts are possibly entirely valueless valueless value value- less to South six six- clubs are arc assured even without cashing a trick in partners partner's partners partner's part part- ners ner's hand provided the club queen can b be picked up West Vest opened the spade 10 and when Mr Brownrigg took stock of the combined com corn resources the contract did not 4 A appear so easy Entry to the dummy could not be obtained except on the the bare chance of finding the club queen queen- queena a singleton and thus apparently the contract must be defeated one trick If the queen of ot clubs was not caught Mr Brownrigg however looked a a- little d deeper than this surface reas reasonIng reason reason reason- nIng n- n ing and saw that he could make his contract sure by at once conceding a trump trick provided both opponents opponents- had at least one trump as if the queen won then the club 8 in dummy would permit entry to discard his losing diamond diamond dia dia- mond on the heart ace Therefore Mr Brownrigg at once laid down the club knave East won this trick with the queen but East and West were through Conceding a trump trick had assured assured as as- the making of the contract TODAY'S rODAY'S POINTER An accurate plan of play Is b the the- first requisite for success ss at contract This requires the immediate stocktaking stocktaking stocktaking stock- stock taking as soon as the card cardis is led by an adversary and the dummy is placed on the table TOMORROWS TOMORROW'S HAND The bidding and play of the hand pr printed below will be discussed tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to to- morrow South South Dealer Dealer Both sides vulnerable 6 X CV 8 4 l. l 0 K J 1 5 2 I i iQ i Q 10 8 r- r 4 K Q 9 8 1 N 14 J 1 5 4 r r 72 1 2 Ej 1 W 10 6 c CV Q 7 0 Q 8 6 3 o 10 1094 9 4 iS K J 1 2 4 46 6 3 A A 10 3 c CV A AK K J 9 9 5 53 3 2 J JA O OA A A 9 I Study the hand decide how you would bid and play it and then compare compare com corn pare the results you obtain with those shown in tomorrows tomorrow's article Copyright 1932 Ely Culbertson QUESTIONS ANSWERED I Mr Culbertson will be glad to answer any specific question on bidding or play sent in by read ers ens Address him in care of this newspaper inclosing a kent cent stamped self addressed envelope |