Show f Culbertson Compares p i T Two Bidding Systems t. t How Flow Approach Forcing Forc- Forc Shows hoWS ing Gives GiVS s CI Clearer r r Picture Pic Plc- ii lure ture of Hands I- I Ii i py EL ELY CULBERTSON ON t mso Who JI Has Dramatized Bridgefor tr f r j Millions Ions ne Copyright 1931 by Bell ell S-n S Syndicate NEW YORK NEV YORK Dec 22 We 22 We increased d dour our lead over Mr Sidney S. S Lem and Oswald Jacoby by points last nd the score at the end of the theS f ight and score sixty ninth rubber rubbe gave us a lead of off off S f points There mere Ie yet ct remain to toI toe I V d 81 rubbers pla e ie of the la last t hand of the st j-st rubber was vas the bidding and makin mak- mak small slam n by bJ Mr 7 in inc g of a vulnerable I waldemar von my ny partner The be hands dealt throughout the eve eve- j ST furnished a number of excellent L t inn the principles of the of pf examples example approach forcing system and their application application ap ap- ap- ap in actual pIa play The reason that the Culb Culbertson Cap Cap- ap forcing system of contract bidding is sometimes caned called the one over one system is because its basic principle is approaching with low suit bids The cornerstone of the system is to approach not drive Thus it has become a generally accepted feature feature fea fea- ture of the system that when a partner part part- ner responds to a suit bid of one with witha abid a bid of one an a higher ranking suit the opening bidder should give the responding hand a further opportunity opportunity to declare either by a bid of one no trump his regarded as a minimum response or by the bid of an another ther biddable suit if the hand contains contains con con- it or a of the suit first named if that suit is of at strength BIDDING KEPT LOW This is essentially the principle of approaching the best final declaration declara tion in the combined hands by the exchange of information with the bidding bidding bid bid- ding dinc kept as low as possible Using the forcing approach system of bidding bidding bidding bid bid- ding about 95 per cent of all hands re regardless of the final declaration ire rire arc opened with bids of oC one This is based upon the fact that if it partner is unable to respond to a bid of or one hen the prospect of game in the hand handis is Ls remote indeed Contrasted with the approach prin principles of the Culbertson system are arc the principles principle i of the th official ial system play played d by l 1 Lenz and Mr Jacoby In a the thc official system stem a suit or no trump bid of one shows a hand of ot minimum strength It Il may be of at as little as two hon honor hondr r tricks The game came invitation tion bid of two shows a hand handin handin in which the thc prospects of game are bright if Jf i partner has some little strength while the game demand bid I of ot three shows a hand upon which partner requires little more than a fervent hope in order to sure assure a ure the making of a game O Of course th these se principles are in direct conflict with those upon which the approach lore ing system stem is based and the suggestion suggestion suggestion tion made by orie one of the protagonists c islo of the official system that they would incorporate the one over one system in the official system is practically tantamount to saying that they will equip a tandem bicycle with a Rolls Rolls- Royce engine VALUE DEMONSTRATED The practical val value e of the approach principle and the use of or bids of at one and low responses to show strong hands came on the fifth hand of the second rubber of the night when due to the fact that the strength of at the combined hands held by Mr von van Zedtwitz and me mc was concealed we defeated the contract of three diamonds diamonds dia dia- monds undertaken by Mr Lenz five tricks for tor a penalty of ot 1800 points the largest swing thus far during the match The hand and the bidding which brought about this remarkable penalty were Mr Lenz north Spades north Spades 8 8 3 I hearts K K 10 diamonds A J 7 4 43 3 2 clubs 9 3 2 Mr Culbertson west Spades west Spades K 5 2 hearts 6 2 d diamonds amonds Q 10 8 5 clubs A K Q J. J Mr Von Van Zedtwitz cast east Spades Spades A J 6 4 hearts A Q 9 5 4 3 diamonds 16 6 clubs 10 7 7 Mr Jacoby Spades south Spades Q 10 9 7 hearts J 8 7 diamonds K 9 dubs clubs 8 6 5 54 4 The bidding biddins I West 1 club north 2 diamonds east easi 2 hearts south 2 spades west pass north pass cast east double south i 3 diamonds west double north pass cast east pass south pass The opening lead was the 1 10 of or clubs and Mr Lenz Lens was able to make but four tricks on his contract to take nine nina LARGEST SO FAR The Tho second rubber of ot the night and the sixty fifth of the match resulted in a gain of 2580 much the largest rubber so far tar It was a triumph for forthe forthe forthe the principles of or the forcing approach system of bidding and the accuracy of the bidding was splendidly illustrated illustrated illus illus- on the final hand of ot the rubber rubber rub rub- ber which was Mr Lenz Lens north north Spades Spades K 10 8 4 2 hearts A J 9 2 diamonds K 2 clubs Q 3 3 Mr Culbertson west west Spades Spades A Q 3 hearts 5 3 diamonds A 9 8 clubs K 10 9 7 2 Mr Von Van Zedtwitz east Spades east Spades J S 6 65 5 hearts K 10 4 diamonds Q Qi 4 i 3 clubs A J 8 4 Mr Jacoby south south Spades Spades 9 7 hearts Q 8 7 6 diamonds J 10 7 0 6 5 clubs 6 5 The bidding East pass south pass west 1 club north 1 spade east cast 2 clubs south pass west 2 no trump north pass cast east 3 no trump south pass west pass north pass Hairline bidding with a game contract con con- coni i tract at no trump dependent upon one thin stopper in an adversely bid suit gave ave us our first game on the fourth rubber As an n illustration of or orthe the elasticity a of the forcing approach system of bids the hand stands out asa as asa asa a fine tine example HAD BAD THREE ALTERNATIVES In the following deal with Mr Lenz open opening ng the bidding in the north with on one spade I had three alternative bids open to nic me rae to show my ray partner the powerful l honor trick strength in my holding I 1 could could have doubled d jumped d the thc bid i in diamonds or bid two spades an overcall of an opponents opponents opponents' opponents opponents' bid suit showing four honor tricks and freakish distribution The jump overcall in diamonds was ruled out because the suit was enough and it would have failed to show the full honor strength Fur- Fur I County Board Approves Halladay Appointments TOOELE Dec 22 The 22 The board of county count commissioners today confirmed con can confirmed firmed the following appointments the county assessor R. R Sterli Sterling Ster Ster- li ling g Halladay Miss Velma Benson Grantsville office deputy Paul Jet Jet- frh r ril Anderson and Hamn- Hamn l ton Worthington ifo vere were n named med as dep deputies dab dep for tor the assessment of ot sheep inthe inthe in inthe the north part of the county Hyrum Millward Ray Brim and George Ry- Ry dalch daich named for forthe the south part of the county Walter Arbon and Oscar Anderson Anderson An An- derson for Wendover and Silver Island Wade P P. P Calloway Galloway and Carl Probert for Ibapah and the Nevada state line Sheep deputies will be ready for lor work on J January nuary 1 it crowded the bidding to I II too high a level cl The double was ruled out because e it failed to sh show w the lull strength and my partner with long spades might pass for a penalty which would not sufficiently compensate com pen sate for the game which I felt could be made if my partner r had the mini minimum mum of one trick My two-spade two bid therefore a apos pos positive force which my partner could not pass showed him hint the honor trick strength in my hand and permitted him with his probable stopper in spades spades' and his king of diamonds to give me all aU the information I needed to bid the three no There is also of ot course a game in diamonds but we chose the shorter route The hand was as follows Mr Lenz north Spades north Spades A A. A Q J 10 9 5 5 hearts A 6 5 diamonds 9 2 clubs club 5 2 Mr Culbertson west Spades west Spades 3 hearts K Q J diamonds A Q 10 8 3 clubs A K Q 8 Mr Von Zedtwitz ea east Spades east t Spades des K Kj 8 heart 10 9 9 4 3 diamonds K 7 7 6 6 5 clubs 10 7 4 Mr Jacoby south south Spades Spades 7 6 4 2 hearts heart 8 7 2 diamonds J 4 clubs J 9 6 3 3 The bidding North 1 spade cast east pass south pass paS west 2 spa spades es north pass east 2 trump no-trump south pa pass west 3 no no- trump north pass east pass south pass DIFFICULT TO VISUALIZE There is nothing more marc difficult in bridge even for a master player like Mr Von Van Zedtwitz than to visualize tremendous strength in Sn his partners partner's hand when the player himself holds I Ithe the minimum This Thu hand the tenth hand of ot rubber No 67 is a good il it- it Lenz Lena north Spades north Spades 10 6 hearts Q J 10 9 9 7 2 diamonds A K 8 2 clubs 3 3 Culbertson west west Spades Spades A J 3 5 S hearts A A. A K 8 diamonds none clubs Q J 3 jO 10 7 75 5 4 2 Von Zedtwitz Spades east cast Spades K Q 9 9 8 2 hearts 6 4 diamonds J 7 5 3 clubs K K 6 Jacoby south Spades 7 74 4 3 hearts 5 3 diamonds Q 10 9 6 4 clubs A A. A 9 8 The bidding bidding- North 1 I heart cast east 1 spade south pass west vest 2 hearts north pass east cast 2 spades south pass west 3 clubs north pass east cast pass south pass The moment Mr Lenz Lens bid one heart and my partner overcalled with one spade I I. saw slam possibilities provided my partner has either the theace ace or king of ot clubs It was in order to learn the distribution dis dis- dis that I used such apparently wierd bidding and had my ray partner responded to my bid of three clubs with a n raise in Iii that suit then a n slam was inevitable It is quite true tru that his hand Is ls not particularly strong but it seems to mc me that on the bidding bidding bidding bid bid- ding the king of clubs should have loomed large indeed Alas even the greatest sometimes fall to scale the heights Mr Lenz Lenz was playing with his usual masterly skill His bidding throughout the evening was as as perfect per per- feet as could be the bidding of anyone anyone anyone any any- one using an inadequate vehicle forthe forthe for forthe the expression ion of the fine shading of meaning essential to successful contract contract contract con con- con con- tract b bridge idge |