Show Psychic Bids Which Go Wrong Now Called Calked as Result of Tilt NEW YORK Jan 27 Recent P sensations in the game of contract added only one to have bridge seem term to the vocabulary of or the game ame A Jacoby Oswald Jacoby who was the f first partner of or Sidney S. S Lenz in me the the match with the Culbertsons was prone to psychic bids that is is bids systematic methods of or made not on judging judg the value of or hands but primarily marily manly to deceive the opponents Some of ot Jacoby's psychics led to a 3 dispute with his partner and even even- rosily lually to his resignation from the I ma match And so psychic bids which turn to the disadvantage o of the players who make them sometimes are arc called Most all ranking players try psychics at times when they are not vulnerable and opponents arc are The purpose is to prevent the opposition from contracting for game and winning win wm ping ning the rubber The maker of the psychic bid is prepared to take a deliberate deliberate deliberate de de- de- de liberate set Here is a typical hand upon which many players would bid a 1 psychic in inan inan J Jan an effort to save the rubber 9 I Spades Spades 9 Hearts Q Hearts Q 6 0 4 4 Diamonds Diamonds K K J 10 9 8 G. G Clubs K Clubs K 2 2 If H an opponent on the right of the holder of this hand should open the bidding with one spade there would I come a psychic bid o of one no trump in the hope that the ori original inal bidder and partner would be deterred from bidding game gilme in spades Should the partner of or the no trump bidder raise the contract or should the opponents double the no trump bidder would shift shirt to diamonds An escape suit like the diamonds is usually necessary when a psychic bid is made or the losses are quite likel likely to be worth the gamble The Bank Dank of at England by Sir John was yaa or orga 61 Sloane in In 17 1783 |