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Contract Bridge -Journal .co TRJ\CT 1B ·'G-E · _, ::........ · ~ ..'7.. .. • THE OFFICIAL.... MEDIUM FOR ENGLISH BRIDGE. UNION NEWS ANY QUESTIONS West \\as the dealer on this hand and the biddinJ! proceeded:- Wl'st East t+ 2+ 20 2NT No After a spade opening on this 4-4-4-1 dis- . tribution, should the · rebid be two diamonds or two hearts? I JJ'l's/ Ea~J -9 A J 7 6 • 93 \j> K942 ~ A J 53 0 A J 8 3 0 10 9 5 . &\'J 7 + AQ84 See page I3 for cxpe.rts' opinions EDITED BY H. ST. JOHN INGRAM r • • • • :EVERY MONDAY IN ·THE • • • • • • • • • Baily attltgraph CONTRACT BRIDGE -JOURNAL ·BERESFORD &SMITH HUNTER SIMMONDS EST. 1895 EST. 1889 LEADING TURF ACCOUNTANTS of . 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Basic primer of 128 pages on endplays, a difficult subject made easy. 10/6 post free ~-: LEADS by Charles H. Goren • l 10/- post free THE FOUR CLUBS BID, A Slam Convention, by John Gerber. Better, easier and simpler than Blackwood, Culbertson Four No Trumps, etc. 6/- post free GHOULIE by P. M; Wertheimer with Introduction by Oswald Jacoby. A new faster and more exciting way to play bridge with plenty of big hands and slams. ' S/- post free SQUEEZE PLAY IN BRIDGE by Dr. Clyde E.• Love . Here is the world's latest, largest and most thorough book on that fascinating department of bridge, the squeeze. Also features when NOT to look for a squeeze in several of the 135 full illustrative deals. Writing superb. 10/- post free Post cheque or money order to British Sales Agents: Hugh Quekett Ltd., 35 Dover Street, London, W.l For direct acceptance only .. Allow about six weeks for delive;y, since the3e books are shipped only on order fr~m U.S.A. 3 CONTRACT ~RIDGE ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND ' 12th South of Ireland Annual Open Bridge Congress and Intcmatio.nal Tostal Bridge Congress at Killarney, Saturday May 21st to (Whitsun), May 29th. In addition to the usual Open Pairs and Open Teams-of­ Four events, the following are the major championship events: t. Congress Pairs Championship for Dawn Cup and mementos with also special Tostal Trophies for winners. 2. Mixed Pairs Championship for the Egan Bowl with Replicas and also special Tostal Trophies. 3. Congress Teams-of-Four Championship for the Inter­ national Loch Lein Trophy and valuable replicas with a special Tostal Trophy for the Captain of the winning team. Klilamey Golf Club has arranged an Open Golf Week of Competitions and the Congress Committee are presenting two special prizes of Waterford Glass (a) for best visiting player and (b) for best Bridge Visitor Pl ay~r . The Congress closes with ' Dinner, Presentation of Prizes and Congress Ball. in • the Great Southern, Hotel on Whit. Sunday. to the mustc by the famous Limerick Sylvians. HOTELS It is abso!utely essential that ~ntending visitors place tbear Hotel bookings IMMEDIATELY , Th~ following specially reduced daily rates will apply for the mne days of the Congress : Great Southern 40/- and 44/- International 30/- and 33/- Lake 30/- and 33/- Muckross 24/- Glebe 25/- .Scotts 23/6 Imperial 30/- . Arbutus 25/- . Programme Brochure and f ull particulars from ~ H?n. S~cretary , Commdt. Leo McKenna, Park Road, Killa..;ey 4 . CONTRACT .BRIDGE' JOURNAL OFFICIAL MEDIUM FOR ENGLISH BRIDGE UNION NEWS VOLUME 9 MARCH, 1955 No.5 Editor-in-Chief · · H. ST. JoHN INGRAM Editor for Midland and Nortliem Region: HAROLD F.RANniN Editor for London and the South: ALAN Thuscorr Competition Editor: J. C. H. MAAX Manuscripts and all Bridge Correspondence to: • I 'fl.re EDITOR·IN-CHIEP, CoNlR.ACT BRIDGE JOURNAL., 3 loNDON LAm, BROMLEY, K.mr. All Correspondence on All Advertisements tD: Subscriptions to Publishers: CAPT. V. R. UUMAN, M.C. HuGH QUEJCETI' Lm., HuGH Qm:arr Lm., 35 DOV£R STREET, .35 DovER STREin', LoNDON, W.l. LoNDON, ·W.l. CONTENTS Page CONTENTS Page , EDITORIAL 6 LoNDON AND nrn Smrrn ... 26-31 THE MASTER PAIRS 7- 10 ENGLAND v. SCOTLAND ... ... 32-33 ANY OutsnoNs 11- 16 ExPERT JUDGEMENT ... 34-36 ,.-' DUP. FOR nm MILLION 17-18 OVER TilE BORDER ... 37-38 I SUIT PREFERENCE SIGNALS ... 22-25 COMPETI110N PAGES ' \ ... 42-47 s ' ·. " Reese and Schapiro, with The British Bridge League's Dodds and Konstam were part Dinner at tb·c Hamilton Club, of the team which played against given ·to the World Champions Scotland in the last Camrose was a very happy affair. From the , match at Birm~ngham. first minute formality was missing, " On one board Terence opened everything being on .free ,and easy one spade, Boris replied two lines. - - , After an excellent meal, Geoffrey , hearts and all passed. The · ' saintly pair ' had about nine Butler; chairman of the B.B.L. with a few well chosen words and points between them and Mister quips, recounted the achievements Boris was five down. A dear old of the team in Switzerland and couple had come into Birmingham America. The toast to the to see the match and at the cod winning team was received with of the band the gentleman turned applause by all present. Reg to his wife with a puzzled look Corwen as captain replied, thank­ on his face and said ' What ing the B.B.L. for the honour system did you say they were given to the team. playing dear' ?" ' Meredith was still in America . .- but the other five players had a When writing last month sug­ few words to say, some only after gesting the selection of four pairs pressure. Without exception each of ladies to play a match. against one paid great tribute to the the champions to help find the hospitality and sportsmanship women's team for Holland in shown to the British team whilst July, I had overlooked the fact in the States. that the B.B.L. had an'nounced Perhaps Terence Reese's re­ that the winners of the Lady marks were of the greatest interest. Milne Cup would be considered Teren~ attributed our success the probable team for the Women's • not to any particular superiority European Championship. This is of Acol or C.A.B. bidding over on the lines adopted for the open the Americans but rather to our event. Here the winners of - general partnership understanding the Gold Cup are the probabtes. but ~os~ of. all to our undoubted In both events however the B.B.L. SUJ?enonty m play and defence. are entitled to call for a challenge It !s easy to agree on this latter match against a selected team. pomt. One has only to look at In the circumstances, it is the records- some of the hands stra~ge that so many of our • were -published last month- to ~eadtng ladies did not compete apprectat.e ~he gain in points to m. t~e Whitelaw Cup, as the Great Bntam from this side of the Wtnnt~g of this automatically puts game. the wmners in the Lady Milne To. round ofT the evening at the final as representatives of Eng­ Hamtlton, after J. w. Pearson land against Scotland Wales and had suggested that all important Northern Iyeland. P~rhaps some teams-of-four matches should be ~re hoptng to be in anY ~n aggregate scoring, this snappy .challenge " team. They may be httle story-was told. dtsappointed. H.l. 6 . THE MASTER PAIRS by ALAN TRUSCOTJ' The contest for the Waddington The bidding : Cup this year was hardly exciting, West North East South but the result was entirely appro­ priate. The title won last year by I~ NB 2<vJ 30 Terence Reese and Boris Schapiro 3<vJ 40 NB 4+ was captured in the most con­ NB 50 All pass vincing manner possible by two The <vi A was led and ruffed by other members · of the World South (Dodds) who promptly Champion team.
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