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LoNDON, W.J, CONTENTS' Page EDITORIAL . .. • .. • 6 EUROPEAN CIIA~IPIONSIIIPS (OPEN) by Harold Franklin 7- 12 ( WOMENS) h)• Alan Trusrott 13-17 It It I '18-20 PLAYINO AND DEFENDING by G. C. 1/. Fox ... ANY QUEST10NS ' ••• 21-27 28-30 HANDs FRoM PLAY .. , · Tomouas LA Poun:sse by Gortfoll Hammoml 31- 33 34-35 Tul! DELL Cur ... 35-36 Tue MmoroUTAN cur 37- 38 EXPERT JuooMENT by Paul Masters ••• 41-47 CQMP£11TION PAOts 5 '• Editorial The British Bridge League has it replaces on the selectors the decided to abandon the system burden of selection; and although which has operated for the past English and British selectors are two years by which the winners noteworthy for their zeal and of the Gold Cup became the honesty of purpose, few will be Probable team for. the European satisfied with the results of their Championships. This produced labours, pnd they will receive no almost the same team each year, thanks. One can only congratu· which. followed up a World late them on their courageous Championship victory with a attempt to solve this perennial European Championship failure. problem and wish them the best of luck. The new plan is to invite a number of pairs, whose names During a recent cruise down will be printed elsewhere in this the Mediterranean, a meeting was issue if they are known in time, called to arrange a card com· to consider themselves members of mittee. The liason officer wanted a panel for selection for next to cover most of the alleged year's Championships in Stock­ popular games and to make up holm, when the team will again parties for each. Over 40 turned be captained by Reg Corwen, the up for the meeting-one wanted new E.B.U. Chairman. Those Canasta; one was for Rummy; pairs accepting will then be two for Auction Bridge and all formed into B.B.L. teams for the the remainder were Contract purposes of some or all of the players. This was a very healthy major team-of-four events: the sign, but sad to relate only four Gold Cup, Crockford's Cup the had ever heard of the English ~elville Smith Trophy, and the Bridge Union. Richard Lederer Memorial A bidding match was arrong~ Trophy. and nearly 60 attended and 1t struck me then that spreading the A similar system will be in force gospel of the E.B.U. through su?' to assist the selection of a Ladies channels was ideal. This apphes team, and the ladies of course will equally to all _other constituent ha':e the Whitelaw Cup as their matn goal. bodies of the B.B.L. I am perfectly certain that there The virtue of this new arrange­ are many. many ways. for a ment is that it will ensure that ·publicity officer to bnng o~r the players finally selected will governing associations !O t e ha~e had plenty of practice in notice of the public and SO senous teams with their selected secure new members. partner. 'J_'he disadvantage is that HJ. 6 " t' I :. ~ ... EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN SERIES (continued) ' I by HAROLD FRANKliN Gt. Britain v. Holland no trumps. The D utch West took The first swing came our way, out into five clubs which was the reward of good judgment. passed out and three d own, + 10 8 undoubted, North, Meredith '\} 9 5 3 2 ~aving shown a quite uncharac: 0 Q 9 4 teristic restraint. In the other •+ Q 9 7 2 room West, Dodds, took out to + A Q 9 five hearts and North bid five ' '\} A K Q to spades doubled by Pavlides and 0 7 5 2 made on the lead of the 0 10, + A 8 6 taken by the ace. And on this When the Dutch South opened next hand our players seem to one heart North raised to two have been far too busy in both hearts and removed South's sub- rooms:- sequent bid of three no trumps to + Q J 10 fo.u r hearts which failed by two '\} J 9 8 4 tncks. In the other room East 0 7 S 2 opened one club and South , - + K 9 3 + AK62 (Konstam) doubled. When his + 9 8 7 5 3 '\} K532 partner bid one heart · he con- '\J 10 7 ·o KQ tented himself with a raise to two ·. 0 10 6 + Q 108 hearts in spite of his great nigh + 7 6 5 2 card strength'. + 4 This unfortunately was the only '\J A Q 6 swing of any consequence that' 0 A J 9 8 4 3 went to us in the first half.