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2 The British Bridge World
SUCCESSOR TO THE CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL: MEDIUM FOR ENGLISH BRTDGElUNION NEWS
Edited by TERENCE REESE
VOLUME13 March 1962 NUMBER3
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Contents Page Editorial 5-6 First Report from the World Championship, by Terence Reese 7- 10 England v. Northern Ireland, by Harold Franklin .. 10-12 Trade Secrets, by M ichael F. O'Connell .. .. 13- 15 Systems and Licences 15 London and the South, by Alan I Jiron .. 16-20 "0! Mistress Mine ..."by A. Hutchinson .. 22- 23 Par Point Olympiad (3), by Terence Reese 24-25 Repeat of February problems 26 Three Tests of Technique, by Harold Franklin . . 27- 30 One Hundred Up: March Problems 30-31 You Say ... .. 32- 33 Result of February Competition 33 Directory of E.B.U. Clubs .. 34 One Hundred Up: Answers to February Competition 35-43 E.B.U. Results .. 44-45 E.B.U. Master Points Register 45 British Bridge World Agents 46 Subscription Form 47 Diary of Events 48
4 Editorial
RETROSPECT the Italian captain, has been A hairsbreadth to the left and spared a pain in his liver. they would have been runners-up, In Bridged' Italia he complained a hairsbreadth to the right and that we had ridiculed the names they would have been last. That of the Italian players at Torquay is the story of the British team's by christening Mascheroni and performance in New York. Cremoncini "Macaroni and The general feeling, as expressed Cream". We were ready to go in the two broadcast programmes to any lengths, ignoring "fair since their return, is that only play," to win the world champion Priday played in the same form ship. Jf we did, it would dis as at Torquay. Truscott partici please him MOLTI SSIMO, caus pated in some close doubles of ing not merely anguish but "male part-score contracts which could a/ fegato." have been defeated but were not. Someone should tell him that Rose and Gardener were less on the attachment of nicknames may the mark than usual in their be a juvenile practice but does bidding judgment. Konstam and not imply any disrespect. We Rodrigue had more spectacular do as much for our most famous disasters than a pair can afford in and popular figures. The remain this class. ing ca-uses for his distemper are The players and the captain believed to be "political," involv think that if they had played their ing delegates, resolutions, and normal game they could have the like, way above the heads of mere players. won. Well, no doubt every team could have improved consider PROSPECT ably on its performance, including the Italians who are said to have The annual Oxford v. Cam made more mistakes than they bridge match is to be sponsored usually do. by De La Rue this year and will be played at the Oxford and Cambridge Club, 71 Pall Mall, PERFIDIOUS ALBION AGAIN on the afternoon and evening of Britain's eclipse has had one Tuesday, March 20, and the happy consequence: Sr. Perroux, afternoon of Wednesday 21st. 5 I hope that some readers will that from next year onwards the look in to test the emergence of event will be for Life Masters and much needed talent. I shall be Honorary Life Masters only, with doing a commentary at one table a separate competition for Nation and I promise "No trancing!" al Masters. One view is that in two years' time the same per MORNING ON THE BEACH formers will be there, two years older. The tournament at Juan-Les Pins is to follow immediately after the World Pairs Olympiad PLAY AT YOUR CLUB at Cannes. There will be an In a quiet way the Charity Individual from May 8- 10, then Challenge Cup (see announce five days of the Pairs, three of ment on page 25) has been built Teams. There is only one session up into the biggest competition each day, starting at 4 p.m. in Britain. Last year there were Enquiries concerning hotels etc. 791 tables at 87 clubs. Bert should be sent to M. Raymond Dormer has assembled a fine Leyrat, Casino Municipal, Juan selection of hands for this year's Les-Pins, Antibes. contest.
PROGRESS HANDICAP Aware, possibly, that the stan dard of play in the Masters "I have broken my usual glasses Pairs this year attracted some and I can't see the opponents' comment, the 1\ournament Com cards."-Norman Smart at the mittee of the E.B.U. has decided Masters Pairs.
World Pairs Championship: 104 pairs played in the qualifying event held at two centres, and the leading pairs were: J. Tarlo and C. Goldstein, M. Harrison-Gray and M. J. Flint, F. North and J. Pugh, J. P. Walton and F. Boot. The leading women's pairs were Mrs. Fleming and Mrs. Moss, Mrs. Forbes and Mrs. Durran. The E.B.U. representatives at Cannes will therefore be: Open event: Reese and Schapiro, Rose and Gardener, J. Tarlo and Goldstein, Harrison-Gray and Flint. Women's event: Mrs. Markus and Mrs. Gordon and the two pairs named above. 6 First Report from the World Championship
by TERENCE REESE
The result of the 144 board lead but the third day was the matches: reverse of the American match. Britain started 75 behind and Italy beat America 33 1- 305; steadily pulled back to win by 7. beat Britain 365- 286; beat Argen tina 420-308. Italy v. N. America America led at the end of the America beat Britain 345- 332; first day but the Italians took the beat Argentina 400-242. lead on the second day and Britain beat Argentina 318- 311 . began the last with a lead of 17. They increased this considerably Britain's Matches in the first set of 14 boards on n.e British had a great first the last afternoon but the Ameri day against North America, gain cans fought back to make a close ing 64 points. They held on to match of it at the finish. this lead during the second set of The story as we had it 48 boards and started the last Such were the outlines of the day 61 ahead. T he lead dwindled story as it reached us through the and Britain began the last board newspaper reports. A few hands 10 points behind. They might follow. Next month we shall be have won those points and tied able to give a more connected the match had they bid a doubtful and subjective account of the game. week's play, but first readers will Against Italy, by contrast, want to have their curiosity satis Britain lost 82 on the first day. fied in respect of the outstanding In the middle of the second meet events to which the newspapers ing Britain almost recovered those briefly referred. points but the pendulum swung There is nothing like bidding a back and there was little change grand slam missing an Ace to hit on the third day. the headlines. T his is bow it The Argentine soon took the happened, against Italy: 7 East dealer Rodrigue to a superficially attrac North-South vulnerable tive, but against the Italians NORTH unwise, double at the Three level. + Q2 He had KJxx of clubs sitting <:? 10 4 3 over the bid but made only one 0 A K Q 9 7 3"2 trump trick. + A Two of the other occasions WEST EAST when we doubled them out were • 10 7 5 • 64 interesting in the play. \?J9762 \?AQ5 South dealer 0 10 6 0 8 4 Love all + J 6 5 + K98743 NORTH SOUTH • 9 7 6 + AK J 983 <:? J 10 6 3 \? K 8 0 9 7 52 0 J 5 + K2 + Q 10 2 WEST EAST The bidding by the British pair: + Q8543 + K2 SOUTH NORTH \?A74 \?Q85 Rodrigue Konstam OAQ106 0 KJ 8 4 1+ 30 + 8 + 7 6 53 3+ 3NT SOUTH 5NT 7NT + A J 10 East doubled and the gain to \?K92 Italy was 19 (new) l.M.P., the 03 Italian pair playing in Six Spades. + AQJ1094 The bidding with Italy North- How we doubled them out South: · The other way to get into the SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST newspapers is to . double the Garozzo Truscott Forquet Priday opponents into game. There was 2+ Dble. No 20 the time when Konstam and Dble. No 2\? No Rodrigue doubled opponents in 3+ No No Dble. Three Clubs and three overtricks No No No were made, Rose and Gardener A very close double and a close going one down in Six at the leave-in. To put it kindly. other table. Konstam made a The defence began with two premature penalty double at the rounds of diamonds and declarer One level and that provoked showed good judgment by leading 8 out four rounds of clubs in pre ference to using + K for a finesse LONDON CONGRESS in spades or hearts. West dis carded two spades and a heart. ' 4, 5 & 6 South now led ~9 and Truscott MAY played low. Priday won with the at Queen and now, with ~A forced to appear on the next round, EMPIRE ROOMS South was home. 161 Tottenham Court Rd., W.l Would the Ace of hearts from West on the 9 have beaten the A MASTER POINTS CONGRESS contract? South can still do it Full Congress £3 if on the clubs he has discarded (before 27th April £2.15) diamonds from dummy and no Full particulars from spade. After ~A West leads OQ Mrs. H. Pitt-Reynolds and South discards + I 0. South Congress Secretary ruffs the last diamond and plays 32 Highbury Place + A and + J, winning whether London, N.S or not East unblocks. Garozzo was the successful declarer on a similar occasion: SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST East dealer Garozzo Truscott Forquet Priday North-South vulnerable lNT NORTH No No Dble. No + AQ1082 2~ Dble. No No ~ Q 8 5 No 07 Apparently the Italians con + Q942 cluded, from the fact that Stay WEST EAST man was not used, that opponents • 74 + K 9 5 would hold more in the minor ~ A97 ~ J 6 3 than the major suits. 0 Q 8 5 0 A 9 6 2 West led a spade. Declarer + K J 10 53 + A 8 7 went up with the Ace and led ll SouTH diamond. Priday played low but • J 6 3 South took the right view, winning ~ K 10 4 2 with the King. Then he led his 0 K J 10 4 3 singleton club to the 10, Queen .6 and Ace. The line-up was the same: At this point the defence opened 9 up the trump suit. The 3 was led Truscott played for a 500 set by to the Ace and the return of the leading the Queen of diamonds, 7 was covered by the 8, Jack and his object being to kill the dum King. South played + J; Priday my's spades. South ruffed and won and gave his partner a ruff, played a spade. East ruffed, and producing this position: when OA was forced out the NoRTH South hand was high. • Q 10 A club · from West in the ~Q diagram position would hav.e 0- been good enough for one down, . 942 and so would a low diamond. W EST EAST South lets this pass, East wins and returns a trump, leaving declarer ~- ~6 one trick short. ·0 Q 8 ·0 A 96 • KJ 53 • 87 It was a very difficult hand for SOUTH all the players. Garozzo's play of the Ace of spades on the first ~ 10 4 . ·lead looks wrong to me, but ·OJI043- thereafter he managed the play skilfully. The defence would Now West was on lead and the probably have beaten the hand defence wanted·- two more tricks. with less worry had they declined Placing partner with OAlOx, to open up the trump suit.
England v. Northern Ireland by HAROLD FRANKLIN
England retained the Camrose sion a considerable social success, Trophy when they won their final and the match not entirely one fixture by fourteen points to four. sided. The most nqtable event The North-Western organisation of the week-end was the use of was smoothly efficient, the occa- Bridgerama for the first time in 10 a Camrose match. Mrs. "Faff" both from a lack of activity and Robinson, who made her mark from an over-indulgence therein: with the Bridgearama at Torquay, organised its use at Blackpool North dealer with outstanding success. The Love aU NORTH result was an attendance which + AQ954 heavily outnumbered that of \?K82 earlier Camrose matches in the K J 8 town. F. Farrington and his 0 + A2 helpers handled the commentary WEST EAST in such a way as to add consider • 10 8 ably to the interest of these many +7 <::7 10 9 7 y> AJ4 supporters. OA97 632 OQ England began with their four + K97 • QJ 108643 more experienced players, Harri SOUTH son-Gray, Rockfelt, Tarlo and + KJ532 Wolach, and at the end of sixteen \?Q653 boards they led by 37 I.M.P. 0 10 54 From this position they coasted + s home to a comfortable victory SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST by 54 !.M.P. (Gray) (Rosen (Rock- (Deery) In the second match England berg) felt) began with Spurway, Topley, Tarlo and Wolach and found 4+ 4••+ themselves 20 I.M.P. in arrears No Dble. after the first eight boards. As Dble. No No one sees so often in these matches, it seems to be a good deal easier South's initial bid of Three to pile on the points than to Spades was perhaps over-enthusi recover them when one is behind. astic and left him with little The Irish passed the thirty mark at the end of twelve boards and appetite for his partner's double of Five Clubs and North-South then were steadily pegged back until with two boards to play were two down in what proved to be a phantom sacrifice. they led by only nine points, almost a drawing margin. Worse was to follow. At the On the penultimate board the other table North also opened English team appeared to suffer One Spade and East, Tarlo, Jl passed. South responded Two hand. They bid as follows: Spades and North made a trial SOUTH WEST bid of Three Clubs. Tarlo 1 He had a round face and inno detaching the third card from cent blue eyes. "I'm not in any their hands as soon as your King hurry," he said, "I'm late for the wins. You must know your Bridge Club." men." " Rubber, duplicate, both?" It seemed a pity they didn't "Only duplicate-very keen we play Rubber, and so were deprived are in these parts. Anyway they of the chance of shovelling the wouldn't play for money against first three cards of a trick towards me." the man known to hold the Ace, to inhibit a first-round duck. I asked him whether he read a When I mentioned this to him, he lot about the game. said: "It would only confuse me. "Well, of course, in . defence As things are, I usually win. It's you have a similar chance. When only a question of knowing your partner is wondering whether to men. Let me ask you a question. take his Ace, you start to turn From K10732 you lead the 3 your card over, pointing it to against no trumps. Dummy has wards you if you want him to win. 65. Partner plays Queen, de We're very fussy in our club clarer 4. Partner 9, declarer Jack, about keeping the played cards you take your King. Do you right." continue the suit.?" He · asked me if I had ever Would declarer duck with heard of a lead called the top-of AJ84? What was the entry posi nothing. I admitted it. tion? He was polite but im "When partner leads it you patient. can't always tell whether he has "You can't go wrong in our two or three. It only needs a very club. If partner has a doubleton, small hesitation before he follows he'll hesitate before leading the to the second round to clear 9 to give you the idea that he's things up. In this world we ought not too happy. With three, no to help one another." hesitation, and the more advanced I decided not to tell him the players will help you along by story about the city slicker playing 13 as declarer with AK to various "When you're going to be spades and AK.J of clubs in his declarer, always inspect dummy hand. He played the Ace of before the opening lead, if they'll clubs saying "the Ace!" and let you. followed with a fast King of " Here's one of my best efforts: spades saying "the King!" T he North dealer automatic small club played on Love all his left became a penalty card NORTH and he was able to enter dummy • A3 2 and play a club to his Jack safely. (JA54 The man continued: 0 A Q 2 K J 10 7 "We're learning all the time. + WEST EAST In the old days they kept their • 104 . KQ987 hands up. Then they got the idea <:J Q 10 8 7 (J K632 of helping you to misguess a 0 10 9 7 0 K 8 4 3 Queen by tucking it into the middle while they let you see a + 8 6 4 2 + - SOUTH couple of small cards on the • J 7 6 outside. They haven't worked out <:J J 9 yet that a man who keeps his 0 J 6 5 hand up now must have bare + AQ953 Queen or a void. There's a lot to the game. "North bid One Club and East, a 'strong doubler,' One Spade: I "The other day I was West in knew partner was strong, because this auction: the man at the next table had SOUTH WFST NORT}I EAST opened a strong 1N T." l(J 10 "You have good hearing?" No No 20 "When they play near me they 2NT•• No 3NT No keep their voices down. I had to No No learn lip-reading. I decided to "East immediately said 'was it chance I NT and partner bid 3NT. 10 - l . - 20 - 2NT - While I was stretching over to 3NT?' So I led a club. We had exchange hands I happened to see five quick tricks there, all right, the East hand." but partner, who was an ignorant He said this without any change man in some ways, got the suit of expression. blocked. "West led the 10 of spades and 14 I could see things were going to "It wasn't so easy for him. His be awkward. East would win the choice seemed to be between first spade and play a heart. If attacking Ace and two small I ducked that West would play hearts and Ace and one small another spade and things would diamond. I hid the Queen under be grim." the Ace before I put down the "J take it this story has a happy dummy. I played the Jack and ending?" claimed nine tricks fast. Not "Oh, yes. East took the first many players in these parts count spade and led a diamond." the dummy. You have to know "A diamond?" your men." Systems and Licences The Rules and Ethics Committee of the English Bridge Union proposes to bring up to date the position regarding systems and licences. The following systems have full licences and can be played in all forms of contest: Culbertson or Forcing Two Kempson Nottingham Club Two Clubs (utility) Acol Baron Vienna Kaplan-Sheinwold (excluding con- CAB trolled psychics) The following systems have provisional "A" licences. They can be played only in knock-out team-of four events and at least a week's notice must be given to opponents to enable them to devise their defence. Neapolitan Club Jawopev (to the end of August, 1962) Rocol (to the end of December, 1962) Notice is further given that unless there is a body of opinion (ex pressed to the E. B. U. secretary in writing) in favour of the continuation of the licences for the following systems, they will be revoked at the end of September, 1~62: Ingram One Club Beasley Hester Barton One Club Two-Way Approach 15 London and the South by ALAN HIRON THE MASTERS PAIRS "coups and crashes, chucks and bashes" department. This year's Masters Pairs was In the following number, an extremely exciting event to South's choice of opening bid watch. A ding-dong struggle for seemed to be guided by the whim first place was staged between the of the moment and, at different Reese - Schapiro and Rose - tables, all three suits were tried. Gardener combinations with vic Those who opened One Heart tory finally going to the former came to the stickiest ends, as for by the narrowest of margins. example when Konstam and Rod Final placings: M.P. · rigue occupied the East-West 1st Reese and Schapiro 1169 seats. 2nd Rose and Gardener 1166 East dealer Game all 3rd Preston and Swimer 1076 NORTH 4th Crown and Collings 1064 + AQ9 8 5th Rimington and Dormer 1040 ~ 10872 6th Sharples and Sharples 1032 0 Q 10 3 Average 972 + A 10 W EST EAST This was Reese and Schapiro's J 10 7 4 fifth win in the Masters Pairs. + 3 + ~ KQ953 Bad luck for Rose and Gardener ~- O K 0 J 8 4 2 whose 60 per cent score would + KQJ983 + 76542 normally be enough to win, but SOUTH well done the two yo,unger pairs K6 52 finishing fourth and fifth re + ~A J64 spectively. OA 97 65 As Harold Franklin is describ + - ing elsewhere a few hands from The bidding went as follows:- the event which contain points of SouTH WEST NoRTH EAST technical interest, l shall confine No myself to some of the more 1~ 2+ 4~ 5+ spectacular deals. In fact the 5~ Dble. Redble. All pass 16 Konstam's Five Club bid was Griffiths and Richardson (as East in the aggressive tradition that West) opposed Truscott and Pri proved so successful when this day. partnership employed it at Tor East dealer quay. He must have felt distinctly East-West game apprehensive after the double and NORTH redouble but his partner did not • J 10 8 6 share his qualms. I think that the Branches at Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcasl/e-upon-Tyne, Bristol 21 11 0! Mistress Mine • • • by A. HUTCHINSON Have y,ou a Muse? I have, or my own hand rather than part rather ~ ' did have until recently, ner's, and as East might have but now she's gone-and I don't opened a short club suit I led the know how to get her. back. One King of clubs. can't say it with . flowers to a West put down: Muse, ·>'ou kno~. Perhaps I'd WEST better tell you hqw it happened, for who knows? you may be able + K94 Report by TERENCE REESE First, I must apologise for Some of those doubles arc stating the wrong lead to hand pretty bad, but no matter, North 11A last month. Thjs should have South scored their par for finish been the Queen of diamonds, not ing in Six Clubs, Six Hearts, or the Queen of hearts, which makes doubling Six Spades. the play much easier.· East opens OQ and the correct The only slip by the par-setters play for North is to discard a appeared to me to occur in the diamond on + A and ruff a low play instructions on hand 28. diamond before drawing any East dealer trumps from hand. It is also safe North-South vulnerable to ruff a spade early. The in NORTH structions to West were that if + A7 dummy had played a trump from \?AKQJ hand and later discarded a dia OAK754 mond on + A, West should not + AK overruff dummy on the third WEST EAST diamond. That instruction is not • 10 52 + KQJ98643 right. He must overruff and \?9876 \? 10 make a spade as well. 0 3 2 0 Q J 10 9 It was a good hand, however, + Q J 10 8 + - because unlike some in the con SOUTH test it called for normally good technique rather than for special \?5432 knowledge of end-game possi ·0 -8 6 . bilities. The same was true of the + 9765432 last hand in the contest: The suggested bidding was: see next page SouTH WEsT . NoRTH EAST Playing in Four Hearts, North 4+ ruffs the third spade and must No No 4NT 5. then time the play accurately. In 6+ Dble. 60 Dble. effect he plays a reverse dummy. No No 6\? No He must take two rounds of No Dble. No No trumps (otherwise there will be No a trump promotion), then lead a 24 IN AID OF THE POLIO RESEARCH FUND SIMULTANEOUS PAIRS CONTESl:._FOR THE CHARITY CHALLENGE CUP (NOT a par contest, but a set of colourful hands contributed by (af!lous writers). To be held on THURSDAY, 5th APRIL, 1962 Details have been sent to Club Secretaries. All enquiries to the Hon. Organiser:- MRS. JILL GATTI, 33 PALLISER ROAD, LONDON, W.l4 West dealer ducks and thereafter dummy is East-West vuhierable entered twice in diamonds for NORTH further spade ruffs. + 5 T his is the sort of hand that a by H AROLD FRANKLI N The Unlucky Expert (you must The 3 of hearts is played from know him) has a penchant for the dummy. How would you playing the hand to the best conduct the defence? advantage in order to secure the 2. + 21ed worst result. He might at least WEST EAST (dummy) have been satisfied with the sense + A Q J 8 of justice which governed the + K9 ~ K 74 3 ~AQ5 distribution of several of the 0 K J 10 7 5 0 A 8 2 hands in last month's Masters A 62 Pairs. Here are three of them + K9 + You are West, the declarer in which suffered from somewhat Six No Trumps. North leads the inexpert handling. Perhaps you 2 of spades. How would you would like to see how you would plan the play? have fared. I. You are North. The ad 3. verse bidding has been : NORTH WEST EAST + K Q 10 3 2 No ~A Q7 I+ 2NT <> Q 3 3NT + K J7 Your partner leads the Jack of ~41cd hearts, and this is what you see. SOUTH NORTH • 7 5 • 8 4 2 ~ J 9 ~ K87 O K 875 OK 94 3 + QI09 64 • J 10 5 You are South, the declarer in WEST (dummy) Two No Trumps. West leads the KQ63 + 4 of hearts and East plays the 8. A3 ~ How do you plan the play? <> J 7 5 + A 87 3 The solutions are given on the ~ J led following pages. 27 Solutions the first heart with the King and I. returned the suit. The declarer N ORTH now had time to develop an extra • 8 4 2 club trick for his contract. One Hundred Up Conducted by ALAN TRUSCOTT March Competition A panel of experts will answer the questions and the marking of the compctiton will be determined by, though not necessarily in strict proportion to, the votes of the panel. The following prizes are offered for the best sets of answers:- FIRST PRIZE Two Guineas. SECO ND AND THIRD PRIZES One Guinea. Please read these rules carefully. No competitor may send in more than one entry. Only annual subscribers to the B.B.W. are eligible for prizes. Answers should be sent to One Hundred Up, British Bridge World, 35 Dover Street, London, W.l , to arrive not later than first post on April 2. Some latitude will be given to overseas competitors. 30 Problem No. l (10 points) South holds:-/ J.M.P. scoring, East-West vulnerable, +- \?K9874 O KQJ82 + 862. the bidding has gooe:- What should South bid? SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Problem No. 5 (10 points) I+ I + 2+ No !.M.P. scoring, love all, the bidding 3 Problem No. 3 (20 points) Problem No. 7 (10 points) I.M.P. scoring, North-South vulner l.M.P. scoring, love all, the bidding able, the bidding has gone:- has gone:- SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 1+ DbI. 1\? No Redbl. DbI. 2 Readers are invi!ed to send letters on all subjects to the Editor, B.B.W.,,.. 35 Dover Street, London, W.I. Could you and/or some of your what do the modern experts expert readers give their views as think? to the best defence \Vhen leading B. A. SMART, from three to an honour of a suit Dereham, Norfolk. partner has bid? Against a no trump contract Your point about catching hon one obviously leads small but ours is a little confused. Leading against a suit contract it appears low from Kxx one can deal with that the odds are in favour of Qxx in the hand of either oppo always leading the highest of nent, but if you start with the King partner's suit, yet a large number you cannot pick up Qxx with of good players do not do this. declarer. As to showing distribution, if The odds, in a suit contract, you are going to lead the King must be at least even that an from Kx and from Kxx, you help honour will be held by dummy as partner rather less than when often as by declarer, so that the playing the standard convention. number of times the defence However, I quite agree that misses picking up an honour in one shouldn't make a rule of declarer's hand will be balanced leading low against a suit contract. by the times it is picked up in When bidding makes it clear that dummy's. declarer is short there are good If this be so, the additional grounds for leading the honour, advantages of leading the highest and personally I usually do. of partner's suit are (a) partner * * * knows exactly where the high I have just finished my first cards are and (b) he can often issue of your magazine and tho spot a singleton with absolute roughly enjoyed it. One point certainty and a doubleton with bothers me: Problem No. I, 100 near certainty. UP, December, 1961 issue. McLeod agreed with this- Terence Reese states that Three 32 Hearts is forcing. In the three I .u~ufd give you theoretical Acol books l have, I cannot find reasons, but they would only be a similar sequence. I do not see rationalisations. Th ese things are why this sequence 1 ~-1 +-2 + determined on a frequency basis, -3~ is any different from 1~ and the fact is that one more often I +-20 -3 ~ and this is not wants to offer a choice of con forcing in any natural system tract when on the way to game that I know. 1 would appreciate than to make a tentative call that an answer as to why Three Hearts partner may pass. The bidding is different from jump preference can, of fOurse, stop in Three and therefore forcing. Spades. ORMAN R. BARKDOLL, JR., Edwardsburg, Michigan, U. S.A. * * * We are obliged to a number of readers The sequence is given as forcing for kindly pointing out that Four Hearts, on the hand on page 28 of the both in my Modem Bidding and in February issue, cannot be made in the The Aco/ System Today. way described.- Ed. RESULT OF FEBRUARY COMPETITION In sending his answers and comments for this month, panelist Swinnerton-Dyer requested that in future questions should be made easier for him and harder for Michael Buckley, who won last month and on several earlier occasions. This request came too late for February. Max. 100 Winner: M. S. BuCKLEY, 145 Danson Road, Bexley, Kent 93 Second: J. GREENHALGH, 7 Westgate, Chichester, Sussex 89 Third: S. YATES, Pentirc, Green Lane, Frcshfield, Nr. Liverpool 88 Other leading scores: N. ALMGREN, 87; R. B. Jackson and E. D. PooLE, 84; A. J. W. M. BURGERS and J. E. GORDON, 83; N. F. CHOULARTON, J. HIBBERT and FlT. LT. A. HICKOX, 82; MISS W. JEWSON, 81. 33 Directory of E.B.U. 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Swinnerton-Dycr not afford to be out of game, and there of Cambridge; C. E. Phillips of Cheshire; does not seem to be a convenient and H. Filarski of Amsterdam. forcing bid available. Two Diamonds would be completely forcing on some Problem No. 1 (10 points) methods, but not on normal Acol." Match-point pairs, game all, the An alternative forcing bid was hinted bidding has gonc:- at by: SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST SHARPLES: "Three No Trumps. A I+ No I~ No match-point bid only, as calculated ? risks must be taken. At any other type South holds:- of scoring J would bid Two Spades, as + K7 ~AK5 O Q93 + AKI042. it would be foolish to overlook the What should South bid? possibility that Four Hearts may be a Answer: 3NT, 10; Three Hearts or superior contract." 2NT, 7; Two Diamonds, 5. Wrongly assuming that 1 must know The panel's I'Ote: 5 for 3NT; 2 for the answer to my own question: Three Hearts (Reese and Smart); 2 for SwtNNERTON - DYER : Three No 2NT (Crowhurst and Phillips); I for Trumps. Not very happy, but no action Two Diamonds (Filarski). seems attractive. No doubt the modera One panelist was happy to emerge tor has a gimmick here: I prefer to rely from a difficult situation with a sytematic on the well-known fact that simple profit. bidders are lucky." FtLARSKI: " Two Diamonds. If this North thought that only a scientific bid is not considered as forcing for one contortionist would select anything but round, these hands are unbiddable." 3NT, thus putting in the scientific Quite true, but if it is considered camp: forcing certain other hands become REESE: " Three Hearts. Possibly a unbiddable. On normal British methods, slight underbid, but Four Hearts leaving out of account the few remaining would be an overbid. Two Diamonds disciples of the Baron System, Two is not forcing and it is doubtful if it Diamonds would be non-forcing. would help. 3NT might serve, might The remaining panelists are divided not. It is just not a good hand for the between those who wish to be in game, system." 35 SMART: "Three Hearts. '3NT runs (Phill ips); and for Five Clubs the obvious risk of faili ng with Five or (Sharples). even Six Hearts or Clubs on. Two Nunes complained bitterly about Diamonds runs the obvious risk of being shanghaied into using an old failing with Five or even Scy Hearts or fashioned convention at the expense of Clubs on. Two Diamonds runs the risk his favourite Blackwood: But the of achieving the same result 1by a more other panelists put up with the condi subtle method, e.g. I + -1 ~-20 - tions with good grace- at any rate until 3NT. We have not got diamonds, and they began to look at the possible bids. we do not need to bid them just to CROWHURST: "Six Diamonds. Again show a good hand." I find myself in the unusual position of CRowHuRsT: "Two No Trumps. This being unable to find a scientific bid, and may at first sight seem to be in the 1 shall be surprised if even Swinnerton running for the underbid of the year Dyer can find one here. (One of t!te title, but I am old-fashioned enough to rare occasions on which a panelist brings want to play my game contracts in the off a correct forecast. A.T.) Four correct denomination. If partner passes Hearts WOltld show a desire to play for 2NT I shall be surprised if I can make ten tricks rather than eleven, and nine tricks without considerable assist imaginary cue bids like Five Clubs are ance from the enemy. If partner is able too hot for me to handle, so the only to suggest an alternative resting place WilY I can show the strength of my by bidding Three Clubs or Three hand is to jump to Six Diamonds. Diamonds, I shall be pleased to give Partner has not forced simply on an him Four Hearts, tired but happy." enormous club suit, so his general 'Phillips made the same choice, values should give me a chance of being describing it as an "o ld ~fash i oned lee sti II in the game after the second trick." way bid." SwiNNERTON-DYER: "Six Diamonds. A good hand for asking bids or interest Problem No. 2 (10 points) showing bids. However Four Hearts Match-point pairs, Jove a ll , the is weak and Five Clubs is misleading: bidding has gone:- partner is unlikely to have two losing SouTH WEST NORTH EAST spades in his force. "Of course 4NT is not excluded here. 1~ No 3+ No 30 No 40 No (01! yes it is. A.T.) One can always ? make this bid without the requirements South holds:- if (i) you have so many key cards that + 76 ~AKJ98 OKQJ73 + 4. partner cannot jump to a bad slam, and What should South bid playing the (ii) you want to be in a grand opposite Culbertson 4-5 No Trump convention? three aces." (i.e. a bid of 4NT is excluded). A vote for 4NT would have em- Answer: Six Diamonds, 10; Four barrassed me considerab.ly: I would Hearts, 9; Four Spades or Five Clubs, have had to award points to a bid I had 6. told solvers not to make. The panel's vote: 4 for Six Diamonds; REESE: "Six Diamon d~. One must 4 for Four Hearts (Pilarski, North, look not only at the weakness, the Nunes and Smart); 1 for Four Spades spades, but at the strength, the top 36 hearts and good trumps. Since Five No. )1 was simply trying to duplicate Diamonds would be the call on a much the circumstances in which this problem, poorer hand there is nothing for it but from the Masters Pairs, actually arose. to take the very slight risk that the PHILLIPS: " Four Spades. At total spades are unprotected." point scoring I might be satisfied with One panelist talked himself into the sJjght underbid of Five Diamonds, believing that North must have a spade but at match-points this runs the risk control. not only of missing a slam but also of SMART: "Six Diamonds. As partner finishing in an inferior contract com avoided both Three Hearts and 3NT on pared with other pairs who may be the second round he must have a good playing hearts or no trumps. An club suit and four diamonds to the Ace. unorthodox Four Spades is, literally, the Even so, this leaves something to be only forcing bid available. l t does tell found to account for the Three Club partner that I am slam-minded, and bid, which can hardly be worse than may even serve to inhibit a spade lead." King and another spade. Partner will Against gullible opponents. no doubt have the wit to convert to no trumps." Problem No. 3 (20 points) The Four Heart bidders placed their faith in the fact that North never makes !.M.P. scoring, North-South vulner- a mistake in 100 UP. able, the bidding has gone:- SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST NORTH: " Four Hearts. Clearly we No are worth an effort and this is the only 1+ 2+ 20 2<\/ No 2NT 30 reasonable way we can make it. I do ? not think there is the slightest chance South holds:- of partner misunderstanding this bid, + AK763 <\?KQI084 oQ6 + s. since our rebid of Three Diamonds (a) What should South bid? obviates the possibility of a mammoth (b) What should South bid if East heart suit." had passed instead of bidding Three The match-point anxiety to avoid D iamonds? Five Diamonds was mentioned by Answer to (a): Three No Trumps, 10; Filarski and Fox. The latter added: No Bid, 6; Double, 4; Three Hearts, 3. "Four Hearts should be mildly en The panel's vote: 6 for 3NT; 2 for No couraging, and convey the inference Bid (Fox and Smart); I for Double that you have not the qualifications for (Phillips); I for Three Hearts (Filarski). 4NT and hope partner has." Phillips suggested that a probable The odd bodies: 500 out of Three Diamonds doubled SHARPLES: " Five Clubs. A feature would be more attractive than a doubt showing bid denying spade control. ful game. Trying to shift the responsi There can be no ambiguity here as I bility for this decision on 10 partner would hardly rebid a higher-ranking were: suit if 1 was interested in playing in SMART: '·No Bid. Partner is entitled clubs. Are we to assume from the to express an opinion. He knows we wording of the question that 4NT is the · are not paralytically bad, and he may right bid here for those playing Black be panting to double." wood?" Fox: "No Bid. It is better to leave 37 the decision to partner who may not This is an old-fashioned country- ! have good spade or heart support. He thought you knew that. There seems no is likely to take some action, and to reason why Three Hearts should not pass leaves him the choice of 3NT, indicate a sub-minimum two-suiter, and Three Spades, Three Hearts ~nd Double. several panelists implied that this bid If he doubles our hand is quite useful." could be passed. The prospect of the double appeared SHARPLES: "Three Diamonds. This quite different viewed from Holland: is a cost-nothing bid, and merely says FtLARSKI: 'Three Hearts. The lesser that there may be a better contract risk. It sounds as though East may than 3NT. The hand is a bit good for hold about seven diamonds and perhaps Three Hearts, which may result in a four clubs, in which case Three Dia missed game." monds doubled may make. In that case, it is true, Four Hearts will not The majority group all hoped to be a great success, but it may make if extract a heart preference from North. the suit breaks are not so terrible." One panelist took it a stage further. East should certainly have something SwtNNERTON-D YER: "Three Dia quite freakish for his Three Diamond monds. Now over Three Hearts we bid, and this furnished most panelists can bid 3NT, and if partner asks him with a strong argument for not playing self why I bid Three Diamonds he will in a suit. know my hand exactly." NORTH: "Three No Trumps. Nine tricks may not be too difficult with the Two panelists stuck to their guns. assistance of my key card- the Queen NORTH: "Three No Trumps. If any of diamonds. On the other hand, four thing, there is now an even greater case of a major might fail on a bad break, for bidding 3NT, since the possibility apart from the inconvenience of getting of taking a penalty has vanished from a diamond lead from the wrong side." the list. The arguments between 3NT This point was made also by Crow and a major suit game still hold good." hurst, Reese and Sharples. Why should the disappearance of the Answer to (b): Three Diamonds, JO; penalty possibility increase the chance Three No Trumps, 7; Three Hearts or of 3NT· in relation to a suit game? Four Hearts, 3. (This is beginning to sound like another regular department: if a 4-0 break is The panel's vore: 6 for Three Dia eliminated, how do the percentages monds; 2 for 3NT (North and Reese); alter for 3-1 and 2-2?) The absence of I for Three Hearts (Filarski); 1 for the Three Diamond bid slightly de Four Hearts (Fox). creases the chance of bad breaks, and Out on a Dutch limb again: therefore slightly increases the prospects FtLARSKI: "Three Hearts. I have of playing in a major. seen hands in which the Qx: did not mean Three No Trumps may well be the second stopper in the suit; and when right, but it costs nothing to try Three it is, it may not be good enough for Diamonds en route. I suspect the 3NT 3NT. Perhaps someone considers Three bidders overlooked Three Diamonds. Hearts as not forcing- he must be very lf I am wrong about this, the Editor ·old-fashioned!" will no doubt say so in one of his 38 customary footnotes-unfairly set out how did he know who would be on the in heavy leaded type•. panel this time? Sharples, indulging in wistful hind sight, remarked that there is a lot to be Problem No. 4 (10 points) said for not opening on this purely ·Rubber bridge, game all, the bidd~ defensive type of hand. Disagreeing, has gone:- and riding a well-known hobby-horse: SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST NuNES: '"One No Trump. This hand J+ 1\? J+ No is a typical example of the value of the ? weak no trump. 1 have heard it sug South holds!- gested that not playing a weak no trump + AQ \?542 <) AK7 + 97532. the band should not be opened, but this What should South bid? I cannot agree as the hand is a full Answer: One No Trump, 10; Two opening bid on any method of valua Spades, 7; No Bid, 5. tion." The panel's I'Ote: 6 for I NT; 3 for Numerous panelists rightly sneered Two Spades (Filarski, Fox and ReeSe); at the possibility of a club rebid: I for No Bid (Swinnerton-Dyer). CROWHURST: ·'One No Trump. An As is usually the way when 1 set an hope. 1 really cannot bring myself to insoluble problem, some irritated panel rebid this anaemic club suit, and my ists manage to manufacture some distribution makes it unlikely that a complaint about the conditions. spade contract will roll. 1 must there SWINNERTON·D YER: "No Bid. If a fore resort to I NT as being the cheapest highly moral upbringing, prevents this, way out, but J have to confess that 1 am all alternatives are vile. Two Clubs may relying on partner-either to rectify well conclude the auction-it would be the contract or to produce a little legitimate at match-point pairs; I NT something in hearts." overstates the heart stop, and Two More confident: Spades will lead to too high a contract. PHILLIPS: "One No Trump. This is Of course, any sensible bridge player a standard situation, in which my would open One Diamond in the first partner's are expected to appreciate place." that the forced rebid does not guarantee All right, so I am not sensible. I quite see that if South opens One a stop in the opponent's suit." Diamond he can rebid Two Clubs over Not willing to rely on partner's talent for appreciation: One Spade. Then over a Two D iamond preference he can give a perfect picture FILARSKJ: " Two Spades. The last of his hand by bidding Two Spades. thing 1 do in rubber bridge is to bid It is interesting to deduce from this no trumps without something of a answer that S-D is the only one of this stopper in the enemy suit. Moreover, month's panel with low morals. But partner will sec the Two Spade bid as a proof of my great belief in his playing technique." • Yes, I overlooked it and shall do next Fox: "Two Spades. Nothing appeals time as weiJ. The meaning seems doubt- very strongly. The alternative is l NT, ful and anyway I don't want partner to which might well make if partner passes. think I am trying to avoid 3NT.- T.R. We might lose the first five tricks but .t 39 ---~I WELSH BRIDGE UNION LLANDUDNO CONGRESS (Headquarters Imperial & Marine Hotels) May 3rd - M ay 6th, 1962 (pre-congress events April 30th-May 2nd) MASTER POINTS ON NATIONAL CONGRESS SCALI!S FOR ALL EVENTS Write for brochure: Mrs. H . Newton, 21, Sandringham Road, Wrexham make seven at least of tlue remainder. The risk is that partner may bid 3NT trusting us for a heart stopper." Forty years on, the great bridge wheel turns full circle: R£1:'SE : "Two · Spades. Since my experience (I started to play when I was seven) almost abuts on auction days I have no inhibitions about raising with such goodies. Partners sometimes have K l Oxxxx, you know, a nd what else can South say now?" Some swear words perlhaps- prefer ably in a foreign language. Problem No. 5 (10 points) I.M.P. Scoring, East-West vulnerable, the bidding bas gone:- SOUTH W EST NORTH EAST 1+ 1 ~ 2<> No 3+ No 3+ No ? South holds:- + AQ8 ~A3 <> 53 + Kl08432. What should South bid? Answer: Four Spades, 10 ; Four Hearts, 7; Five D iamonds, 5; 3NT, 3. The panel's vote: 6 for Four Spades; 2 for Four Hearts (Cro whurst and Swinnerton-Dyer); 1 for Five Diamonds (Smart); I for 3NT (Nunes). The majority were happy to play in a four-three spade fit, knowing it, and knowing that partner wou ld know it. SHARPLES: "Four Spades. As I can- stopper. This seems over-rigid, and I Two of the brighter rcdoublers did have more sympathy with: at least realise that other bids existed. SMART: "Five D iamonds. Even if SHARPLES: " Redouble. Jt is normally the spades are o nly KJx the diamonds best to redouble first o n hands which must be good. Partner has not got a are too strong for preemptive treatment. heart holding, otherwise he would have A bid of 2NT which is unlikely to be bid Three Hearts, and 3NT must be used naturally in this sequence is an worth about minus 250 on any system alternative." of adjudication." There seems to be a clue there. I am often tempted to award minuses, Almost any very strong bid on this but it seems a pretty speedy way to lose sequence "is unlikely to be used natur both panelists and solvers. ally." Very strong hands with defensive T his was a hand from the England v. possibilities redouble, so any strong bid Scotland Camrose match. The North must show an attacking hand and there hand was: + K754 (74 <)AJ10742 + AJ. fore a diamond fit by implication. Four Spades is a trine worse than F ive CROWHURST: " Redouble. The trouble Diamonds, perhaps, but very much with raising diamonds is that I do not better than 3NT. know how far to go, so I shall be content to show my general strength Problem No. 6 (10 points) now and postpone the crucial decision Rubber bridge, N orth-South vulner- unti l later. There might be a case for a able, the bidding has gone:- direct plunge in to 3NT, the success of SoUTH WFSr NoRTH EAST which might well depend upon West's I+ No I<) Obi. choice of opening lead; however, my ? overall strength is such that, if the only South holds:- game our way is in no trumps, we + 96 (JA2 <)AQ85 + AKJ43. should be able to arrive there by a more What should South bid? accurate route." Answer: Redouble, 10; Three Hearts, A direct plunge, or perhaps a scientific 8; 3NT, 7; Three D iamonds, 5. plunge, from: The panel's vote: 6 for Redouble; 2 SwtNNERTON -D YER: "T hree No for Three Hearts (North and Phillips); T rumps. J wavered between this and 1 for 3NT (Swinnerton-D yer); 1 for Two Hearts, which could lead to the T hree D iamonds (Smart). hand being played the right way up. Most of the panel gave this what T 3NT must show a big hand, and there regard as wooden and unimaginative fore a good diamond fit since you have treatment. not redoubled. Also it has considerable REESE: " Redouble. Quite content to preemptive effect on the unhappy West: hear what goes on and then to support and while J expect to beat four of diamonds or bid 3NT according to the either major, it will not be the road to way the bidding develops." affluence. Finally, if the bid is passed, What you will certainly hear is the West has the minimum of information opponents discovering their major suit towards picking a lead." fit, judging accurately their sacrificial Equally intelligent and more scientific: chances, a nd finding the right lead PHJLLTPS: "Three H earts. Redouble ugainst 3NT. would be a time-wasting bid, serving 41 only to give the opponents a cheap may be purely preemptive. Only one opportunity of finding their major suit panelist seemed alive to this point. fit. Three Hearts, being one step above CROWHURST: "Three Clubs. The a normal force, is, of course, a cue-bid range of partner's single raise is greater agreeing diamonds." • than if it were to an opening bid of One NORTH: "Three Hearts. This is easy. Spade. It might be a purely preemptive T hree Hearts in this situatioii' cue-bids measure (which admittedly seems un t.he control, shows a big fit for diamonds likely in view of the opponent's strange and announces an impressive array of silence) or it might be a mildly con goodies-exactly what we have." structive effort, and Three Clubs should Smart's Three Diamonds, on the give him the chance of telling me which other hand, does not appeal as it has it was. Furthermore, I shall become an inappropriate preemptive flavour. very depressed if he now introduces Three Diamonds, when T shall be glad Problem No. 7 (10 points.) of the opportunity of alighting in Three Spades." I.M.P. scoring, love all, the bidding T his last point was made also by has gone:- Swinnerton-Dyer. Another try: SouTH WEsT NORTH EAST REESE: "Three Diamonds. Short I ~ suit trial bid, as set forth in that brilliant 1+ No No work .. . " ? I hope your partner has read the South holds:- brilliant work. Even if be has, he will + AQ1075 \?973 08 + AQJ2. find no reference to the use of short-suit What should South bid? tries in competitive situations*. My ex Answer: Three Clubs, 10; Three perience suggests that this can cause Spades, 8; Three Diamonds, 7; Three some problems. 1 prefer to limit the Hearts, 6; Four Spades, 5. short suit try to auctions in which an The panel's vote: 5 for Three Clubs; opening of one in a major has received 2 for Three Spades (Smart and Filarski); a single raise and the opponents have I for Three D iamonds (Reese); 2 for been si lent. Four Spades (North and Phillips). FtLARl\KI: ' ~Three Spades. Very diffi As the general view of the panel was cult-a very good problem. I do not in favour of making only a game.try, the think that Three Clubs will make much direct game bid goes to the bottom of sense: partner may sign off in Three the list. Spades for the wrong reasons. Second PHILLIPS: "Four Spades. With any choice: Four Spades." missing black King probably placed SMART: " Three Spades. We are worth favourably, there is likely to be a a try, but want partner to bid four on reasonable play for this even if partner's general values, such as an Ace, or outside strength is largely in diamonds, shortage in hearts, rather than a holding e.g. he might have: + Kxxx \?xx in a particular suit." OKQxx + xxx." North's bid of Two Spades is norm ally regarded as constructive, but the *The situation is no longer competitive: Editor has now confused the issue by we have the field to ourselves, apparently. suggesting in his latest work that it -T.R. 42 Another try was mentioned in the Hearts do have at least seven or ciaht course of this answer: hearts. Also, there is something rotten NoRTH: "Four Spades. We may be in the whole scene-at rubber bridge one too high, especially if partner holds it is usually partner's l NT bid." three hearts, but r have no way to Answer to (b): Queen of Spades, 10; determine his heart holding. A bid of Ace of Hearts, 9; Ace of Clubs or Ace Three Hearts is likely to be taken as a of Diamonds, 8; Six of Hearts, 7. try for no trumps, so the answer will be The general vote on this one appears valueless.·· to be equivalent to " Lead any high I cannot see that North-South can be card." The answer I expected was: seriously interested in no trumps. J PHILLIPS: ''Queen of Spades. If would take Three Hearts to be a normal declarer is void in clubs, 1 may need a trial bid, asking for heart control, or spade ruff for the sett ing trick." shortage, and have therefore given it a Preserving the option of trying for a consolation award. spade ruff: ReEsE: "Ace of Diamonds. You will Problem No. 8 (20 points) be able to judge from the sight of the table whether to play a second diamond Rubber bridge, love all, the bidding or switch to the spade Queen in the has gone:- hope of a ruff in that suit. An opening SouTH WEsT NORTH EAST lead of the spade Queen might be No difficult for partner to read.'' I+ I+ !NT 3CV' 1 have given high marks reluctantly 3NT No No 4CV' to: Obi. No No No CROWHURST: " Ace of Hearts. Partner South holds:- can hardly have a trump holding to be + Q4 cy>A6 O A72 + AQJ964. damaged, and I should be in a good (a) Do you agree with South's position to judge the best switch at double? If not, what alternative do you trick two. I may need to switch to prefer? diamonds, as East's activity may be due (b) What should South lead? to a mild spade fit." Answer to (a): Agree with Double, Swinnerton-Dyer supported this view 10; Prefer No Bid, 6. with the comment that it may be vital The panel's vote: 7 for Agree with to have a look at the dummy without Double; 3 for Prefer No Bid (Filarski, loss of tempo. Reese and Smart). Leading the trump Ace and so assist- Seven panelists were happy to take a ing declarer to draw trumps looks very safe plus. Three were ready to make a like losing a tempo to me. It certainly forcing pass, in the hope of encouraging rules out the possibility of a spade ruff. North to try 4NT. That is about all The same must be said about Smart's there is to it, except that one panelist lead of the 6 of hearts "to find out what detected an odour of rat: is going on." FILARSKI: "No. Prefer No Bid. This Sharples' argument for the club Ace may be an easy Five Club contract. lead was that it would be unlikely to Moreover, East players who bid T hree give away a trick, but that is not the Hearts after lNT and afterwards Four only consideration here. 43 E.B.U. Results CROCKFORDS CUP ,Round Jil (Completed) !.M.P. A. T. M. Jones (Somerset) r beat .s. W. Thomas (Somerset) 19 M. Harrison Gray (London) E. Leader Williams (Surrey) 16 J. E. Taylor (Herts.) P. Juan (London) 8 R. Preston (London) E. Scnk (London) 25 M. Williams (Kent) L. Tarlo (London) 22 J. Amsbury (London) H. Lee (London) 23 J. Brown (Lines.) T. E. 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