Show I I CULBERTSON on CONTRACT I By Ely Culbertson L Worlds World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst A BID EU THAT WON A SLAM Although the caliber of or play at bridge throughout the country is al always always always al- al ways improving clever bidders can still put something ov over r on less astute opponents On the accompanying hand the South player made a a bid which should not possibly fool good opponents i but in this case case to quote my friend who sent in inthe the hand East was a lady who will nev never r lead the suit that the thc opponents opponents' bid South dealer N Neither ither side vulnerable A J 4 A K J 7 S o 6 N 9 S 7 5 63 3 v 8 2 W V 4 3 IvY EO 10 42 2 9 8 t Q 2 v Q 10 9 5 6 6 0 A K 10 7 6 A A A K THE BIDDING after bids in table refer to numbered d explanatory paragraphs phs So South th West North East 10 10 Pass 1 12 Priss Pass Pass' 2 1 Pass 37 Pass Pass' 6 2 Pass 6 63 3 Pass Pass Pass 1 1 This 1 Thi is an old trick originated by leading tournament stars some years ago South bids two spades realizing ng that a slam can can probably be I made at hearts hearth if spades are arc not r 0 opened 2 2 Confident 2 that the thc foundation has 6 Been sd soundly b built lt So South lh n now w asks his his' partner to o bid a slant slun on any sU slight ht additional values C North g-North North responds on n the b basis is of the lic diamond queen as askue he knows vs that thal South's diamond suit uit will probably afford the necessary discards On the play of the thc hand East opened a 1 cl club b and after the trumps were drawn t the c diamond suit afforded ded two disc discards of North's Norths losing spades and odd even were made Obviously a spade l lead ad would h have ve set the slam contract Of 01 course course it itis is quite pos- pos that even even without South's tw two two- sp spade bid East might not nol have opened the th spade At any rate South S th knew w whis his hi's opponent and nd took k this this' extra as assurance assurance assurance against the killing op opening ning being made S 'S L J Cop Copyright right 1932 Ely n. n S QUESTIONS QUESTION'S ANSWERED DJ Mr Culbertson will be glad to answer anwer an an- an any specific q question est o. o on bidding or play sent in by re readers Address Addre him inc care re of ot this newspaper aper Inclosing inclosing ing lug a a stamped skimped self addressed ed enve- enve enve enve- lope |