Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-15 | Page 17 | Culbertson on Contract

CULBERTSON on n CONTRACT It I b Cub i iI Wod Worlds World's Champion Player and Create Gt Card C Ami A f 36 THE POWER HOUSE PO EB Some bridge players describe hands of overwhelming honor strength as power houses houes The Te description it is i apt apt and these tese hands hads are arc a source of delight to their holders in rubber games game In Duplicate however most good goo players player knowing that all al others other sitting in fri their position will wm hold the thel identical hands view such sch holdings with wih mixed feeling They Tey present especially in the board a match system tern tem ter of scoring opportunities for tre tremendous tre- tre tel mend om swings sigs Such a had hand was vas the one below played recently in an an individual tour at the tc- tc Ferguson Fergon Bridge club cub ha in New York City West West Dealer Both sides side vulnerable A 4 K 10 8 5 V. V V Q 10 7 5 OS 0 8 I S 97 7 4 3 CA A 9 6 K M I N. N O A J 2 EO J. Q f I 6 3 10 2 E. E S 8 6 6 4 Q J 1 4 3 2 o 0 V 6 5 Obviously the correct final declaration deem decla ration raton on this hand is i six clubs cubs Six no trump is i a ridiculous contract ant and seven diamonds depends upon the te successful finesse or ot th the suit suit However How ever in i a table seven game two t o players play play- ply ers erg erSt holding the tc west vest wet hand elected to play it i at seven seen no trump and ad made it because North foolishly opened from hi his minor mIor teace in hearts bert The Te highest highet score on the hand was made by Louis LuIs H. H Watson Waton who reached the contract of seven diamonds din dia di monds redoubled because his hi partner part part ner ncr had elected to assist ast the diamonds rather rater than tha continue bidding clubs clubs This contract contract of course wa was madi md but ut certainly should hould not have bave bees bee b bId The Te only uniformity In th the theof te of ot the te hand was wa that every ever west wet pla la er or r opened with wih a forcing bid of tw twi in a suit suit TODAY'S TODAY POINTER In Hands powerful en to opening with wih a forcing ug bid of ot two 1 ba ii b iia a suit are nrc extremely rare and do no xo c constitute at best best more than tan 5 p to toc cent of all al the te hands dealt delt The op open n lag Ing ng forcing bid however Is b an esse ess i e Hal part of correct bidding with hands hans of such tremendous force fore a pass PUS cannot be risked TOMORROWS TOMORROW'S HAND HAN The Te bidding and play o of the te han hanl ha printed below will be discussed morrow wi to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow North North Dealer Dealer Norh i North Norh and South vulnerable 4 K K S 4 9 S r- r 4 O 3 7 37 A K Q g G I U 9 3 37 7 S r i N A Q 3 2 I 10 7 4 2 K 8 fK f- f W WE 0 K Q E O 9 S 4 3 4 1 10 t 5 G. G E. E 8 F- F 5 2 J 4 V A J 2 2 10 0 o 0 S 3 Q J Jfe t J J 10 7 4 Study the hand decide how yoi yo Ie would bid and play ply It It and ad then pare the results you obtain with wt th tho-sr tho shown show in ui i tomorrows tomorrow's arIle article Copyright 1932 1932 Ely Culbertson