European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Goren on Bridgey Charles Goren and Omar Sharif c7 t the to Mem t North South vulnerable. South deals. North 46 v aj10840 k5 4q9863 West East 4 a q1074 3 4j92 ?k6 15753 083 oji076 41042 4kjs South 4k85 q 9 2 0 aq942�a7 the bidding South writ North it 1 it 24 30 a 3 it pin pans pan opening Lead four of 4. Tis the season to begin looking for stocking stutters or family and friends. If they Are Bridge players you could do lot worse than get Frank Stewart s delightful new Book. F a Christmas stocking published by the author. Paperback. 64 up. $8.00. Available by mail order Only Post free from Stock ing. . Box 18099, Memphis term. 38181-0099. In it you will meet the member of the author i imaginary Bridge club. If you think you recognize some of them perhaps they were members of your club at one time or another. Certainly we found some of our acquaintance among them. When three men from the East arrived at the club shortly before Christmas they became involved in a Challenge match. The visitors did not fare Well on this Board. At one table Kelly and Sadie reached four hearts of the North South Cardi and took ii trick without difficulty. In the replay Balthazar opened 1 it As South Henrietta voc called two Spades Frump forced with three heart and South tried three no Trump Becala he wanted to protect the Spade King. Unwilling to concede a Spade trick Henrietta started with the four of clubs. Declarer played Low from Dummy since there was no hurry to try winning a trick with the Queen. Minnie third to play calmly produced the Jack. Or so she thought. It was really the King of clubs of course. Declarer happily won his Ace and returned a club toward Dummy. He expected to win thre club tricks or even four if West split his j 10. And then it the Diamond suit came in he could make Bis contract without resorting u the unappetizing heart finesse. When Henrietta followed with the two that Only reinforced South a fixations. It was a dazed South who saw Dummy eight of clubs gobbled up by Minnie s King. Or i mean Jack. Then the Jack of Spades was put through and the contract finished three Down near sightedness rewarded. A charming Booklet. Neither vulnerable. East deals. North 4 a87773 0 kj876 4kq4 West East 4642 4kqj10 v 19 71064 0103 Ops 4a10975j 4j862 south4853 7 akqs52 0 a�42 4 void the bidding cast South West North 2 4 dub pass 4 0 Pali 4 v pan Pau pail opening Lead four of 4. A Little nit or larceny Appeal to most of u it enabled East West to anti try for sunday crossword pick defender s pocket on this hand from a pairs tournament and walk off with three tricks More than they were entitled. Whether they ended in hearts making 12 tricks or diamonds scor ing 13, every North South pair came away with a Large plus score. Every pair except one that is. At the table we Kibitz a at elected to open with a weak two a de bid but North South still got to Lour hearts on the auction shown. Now watch what happened in the pity. West led the four of sperm. Believing that cast held six Spades and that the four was therefore a Singleton Declarer won the Ace. He now decided to Lead the King of Chibe and when East did not pro 4ue the Ace he discarded a Spade from nand after All u West Wen the Rick he could to Retura s Spade. But West could and did choosing the two. When East won and continued the suit Declarer was convinced that West Weald Ruff this time if he ruffed Law so he chose to Ruff with the Queen of Trumps. That not Only promoted a Trump for the defenders but almost brought on a tit of apoplexy from Declarer when West produced a third Spade. Declarer cashed two High Trumps and aware of the fact he had already blown a trick or two he decided the Only Way he could Salvage some match Points was to finesse West for the Queen of diamonds. This did not prove to be the greatest Success and Declarer ended up Down one. However he does have a Story with which to regale his cohorts for years to come if he dares to Tell it. Junior by Hal Kaufman score 151 one must exercise his or hooting context. Given the Tsi honks Are on you find five beverages associated Ullh the Holiday season in the sentences below. Bui wait there s a catch each one s name reads backwards. There s soda in no. 1, for instance Etc. 1. A dose of medi Cine cured his cold.2. Sim by he saw Redlic. 3. We visited Home landmark. 4. Sound of Gong of Ewi Etton Oft 5. Carpenter ahas can you and the toe beverages a wive b Boh Flag up o���1 c to i a i 13. W. 16 helping Han above by add 1-red. 2-u.h Cam you Trust your Itkor there m enc in drawing details Between top and Hettema neb. Mew quickly can you Lind them Check answer wit thine below. Spelli score 10 porn letters in me two Complete Shai then score j words of four found among it try Lowers i pay Tara p ii m e p p x p v x e p k r 2 k y s p today s crypt quip clue h equals c
