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Howard Schenken, world's leading team of four, inventors Radio Announcer of the system that has beaten every other system in _ existence.) The Right Honors South, dealer. 1 — — ■ ■ '■ ■’ East-West vulnerable ——m—i"irn t*. yg if ft1.". mu*. a 11 mi M'sS f°* THE A K Q 10 3 e Iff.**-' MOUNTAIN toul Webb ¥ A S^t BOYS—_ ♦ Q J 4 3 piS'fsi*s’i A A K 10 2 ^ WHAR at ARC “ytou SELP MARRIED BE A PURTYTsJiipv"^^] \ rr'S WJNMV Lb?^ Tssk^^HI A 9 7 2 A J 5 4 HARPER IWV/^U-- Co v t- c+ ACOIM'ALL DOPED AM'AH'MTAWN* CLOSE PRIEMD ¥ ¥ OVER IM POSSUM >U4 FEELS° Q J 6 5 w * K 10 9 7 3 UP LIKE A MAIL■ HER THESE o' DAFFY- VoORM-/ HOLLER. AW S^FhL , ^JjS^Dy ♦ 9 8 5 4 7 6 2 rcr>;^l ORDER PICHCR-? DILLS AM' 3bUMMV AIMTShuH^ J A 6 4 3 A 8 5 ^7 A A 8 6 6o/y-^r^"X ¥ 8 4 2 4 A K 10 A Q J 9 7 The bidding: Bouth West North East 1A Pass 2 4 Pass 34 Pass 3 A Pass 3NT Pass 6A Pass 7 A Pass Pass Pass The most difficult type of grand elam to bid is usually that one in which each player holds the ace- king of the first suit bid by his partner. Then, irrespective of how BEN WEBSTER S CAREER—Gone! (Follow Ben Webster in the Colored Comic 6trong the hands are in the other Section Every Sunday.) —By Edwin Alger suits, each partner is afraid of his J-J-JUST A MINUTE, |T HI'S HE'S BEAT (Tj own suit. However, the fact that [ J |U if If VEP/ ME WENT OUT HOW SO BOVS-THIS >6 ThTV SITTER LOOK! THE THt WIN yVEAM, Y MBLPMt.Y|lj his own suit was queen-high and J j| l«ONE.»jr DOW 'aMD COME A WRISSLE BOVS. I'M window! \ V§ he had a minimum bid did not oSWn PAINTER'S OUT O' IAS INNOCENT prevent Jules Wetzlar, secretary of I^OPEN th^ladSer LADDER THAT. I AS A the Cavendish Club, from bidding MODERN MAIDENS WAS MISTER I NEW-BORN f seven OUST HOMER I BABEi BUT 4 recently. III 1 ■ Hill II ... Mil. MM... Mil* BENEATH WHAT Up to and through North s bid SPRAGUE.'/ THE HIS HECK'S T of s}x clubs the bidding is interesting <_>,_/V "and fairly simple. Then we came to BEDROOM, ^ /7 HAPPENED?/ [ Mr. Wetzlar's brilliant seven-club bid. He reasoned that his partner's bidding indicated a strong desire to get to seven, and at the same time his partner was clearly showing that high cards in hearts meant nothing to him. Accordingly, Mr. Wetzlar realized that the five honors he held svere the exact five honors necessary “for a successful seven contract, and therefore he bid it. Since neither opponent held all five trumps, the hand tvas of course a laydown. * * * * In Saturday’s question you were MESCAL IKE—And the Came Out Ahead at That Howard Schenken’s partner. The Company _By S. L. Huntley opponents were vulnerable, you were not. You held: rAKT TUEV SPENT SO MOCM^I /^IF MED GIVE WIT BACK YD'EM' TIME TfcYIN' IK * A Q 8 7 6 3 (&&E3SS2& ID COLLECT I TWCTD SEND SALESMAN V A K Q PER TK OADGUMMED TMMslGi OVER ID SWEEP WIS MOUSE. * K 8 they finally S Vfer wim every week. * K Q The bidding: Bumstone Schenken Maier You 1* Pass Pass (?> Answer: Your correct bid is tq pass. You should set one spade two or three tricks, which represents the best profit you can expect on the hand. With a vulnerable spade bid in back of you, you have little chance of being able to make game. Usually if you double in this posi- tion. your partner will take it out. Score 100 per cent for pass (your best bid), 60 per cent for one no trump. 30 per cent for double or two “SOMETIMES FATHER’S SARCASM IS RATHER EXPENSIVE.” no-trump, 0 for any other bid. REG'LAR No. 73. FELLERS—Very Question Neither side is (3-cent>. Thrifty By GENE BYRNES vulnerable. Mr. self-addressed envelope Is In- ■ —- ■ ———————— ■ ■ ■ You are David Bruce Burnstone’s closed with each CT77w3B21^■—11 _ Burnstone opens with four spades, communication, ad- and hold: dressed to The Four Aces, care of The partner next hand Evening Star. passes. What do you [>mr LOOKIT THAT IT DtO ♦ Q x x x you pocket outline of / NOT/ bid? (Answer tomorrow.) TTie Four desire.theAces POOR FELLER / V x system of contract iff THAT'S MT UNCLE bridge, send with X GUESS HIS (Copyright, 1939, by The Four your request to The J|1 AN' HE FOUND OUT Aces.) Four Aces, care of ♦ AKQxxxx The Evening Star £ CMQINE l s amped (3-cent). ft HE CAN RUN THE The Four Aces will be pleased to an- «elf-a4dres"?d i"ie- ♦ X and you BROKE DOWN / CAR CHEAPER ON swer letters from readers it a stamped i,zfi« enve!°Pe will receive an outline without any charge. HAT THAN fj UNCLE RAY'S CORNER -Oceans and Ocean -"T*^ \^AIOUH* wnai a large pari oi our earm is Life able bottom and a Covered by salt water! It movable top spreads both of which over three-fourths of the are open while the nearly bucket is globe. being let down. As soon as tlfe upward We speak of five oceans, but they journey starts, the top and bottom of the “'lire all Joined in one way or another.
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