• Q 10 7 4 '::) K Q] 10 7 :: 0 Q 53 + A Dealer East has opened a Club at aggregate duplicate ; you (South) ha1·c bid a Heart ; \\"est has passed and Partner finds One No Trump. After a Pass by East, 1rhat is your next bid? Sec page llJ. _,., - THIS MONTH'S PROBLEM CHAS. BRADBURY LIMITED 26 SACKVILLE ST., PICCADILLY AC.HILLE LONDO,N, WI. .SERRE Phone Reg. 3/23-3995 LOANS ARR AN GED (Jt{IL/y fda1zilzp With or without Security. nnd ~aiw TO CLUB SECRETARIES. Spread tlze news of your activities. Write and tell us zi!tJ~uu- of your special events. I tems 1 of general interest are always welcome. and sports new lease The copyright of this magazine is life vested in Priestley Studios Ltd. It is published under the authority of the English Bridge Union. The Editorial Board is composed of, ... nnd the Editor is appointed by, the AN D .-.GE NTS IN English Bridge U nion. RIVIE R A HOTEL CANFORD CLIFFS BOURNEMOUTH FACES CffiNE AND SEA AMID GLORIOUS SURROUNDINGS 'Quality fare prepared by first class chefs Perfectly appointed bedrooms and suites Cocktail Lounge- Tennis-Golf Telephone : Canford Cliffs 285 Brochure on Request e Y Oil ca11 always rely 011 a good game of Bridge at l Tlze Ralplz Eva11s's Hotel CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ENGLISH BRIDGE UNION V OLUME 3 OCTOBER, 1949 Nul\mER 12 NEW CODE • CONTENTS • Page * * * EDITORIAl. 2 BEWARE THE TnAP The Stars ?f Bridge, it now appears, The Editor ' 3 Are not qUite all they're painted ; SHARON AND THE FouR Even in their exalted spheres AcES With sins they're not untainted. S. Tupper Bigelow 7 Needless offences dissipate EUROPEAN CHAl\IPIONSHIPS The harmony of Duplicate. 1950 12 No TRUMP BIDs AND REBIDS Apparently discourtesy Norma11 Squire 14 No little heat engenders. THE WILDER CuP The present rules, it's plain to see, George S. CojJi11 . 17 Dont't penalise offenders. STAFFORD 18 So now they're publishing a Code HoRNS OF THE DILEMMA 19 Quite up-to-date and a-la-mode. NEW DUPLICATE LAWS 21 IN HONOUR OF .. M. COLE .. 22 When any candidate for fame, A FEW FALLACIES Ignoring regulations, Ewart Kempso11 23 Unwittingly prolongs the game GRAND SLAM By needless vacillations, Major C. H. M. Sturges 25 Six match-points now will be the cost. RED OR BLACK ? For every fifteen minutes lost. C. H. Guilford 26 OCTOBER COMPETITION 29 ANSWERS TO SEPTEMBER If when he thinks he's unobserved COMPETITION • • 30 He uses words improper No useful purpose will be served, • • • In fact he'll come a cropper. He'lllo~e five match-points on the post All Bridge Correspondence to the ' Vhether it hurts his pride or not. Editor: A Tournament Director now GUY RAMSEY, Quite frequently is flouted. IJ, Cannon Place, When anyone pro\·okes a row He can't do much about it. London, N.W.J. But under this New Code he'll be Clothed with supreme authority . All Correspondence on Subscriptions or Advertising to The rigid rules which form the core Publishers : Of these new regulations Are such that no one can ignore PRIESTLEY STUDIOS LTD., Their tacit implications. Commercial Road, Like Hercules they should be able Gloucester. To cleanse the grim Augean stable. HENRY CYRIL EDDO\\<"ES. A I 10 HEl~E is a Yast <lctiYity, '' s<l,I;Dt: ~t.i;u;le~ tt:~.:t ~;; ~1 cl ~tmr ~~?-­ ::.ceUlC l>f disctJssi(m iJ) . ~lt: m~t .ancl our lhop.tS t\.!.J Jru:.w~ ~ti::lg T world '>f Bridge. The ~~rJt_J~h ph! ye.rs " ibo li.U~}' lb.t: tllhr.r-":\'!l q I:! Bridge ,Leagu.c has, [t>r thc 1Jr~t ~:he «JOJ;rtests <tJ.f tlilu: ~'"lren time in i.\.$ lnstory, <UlJlQUJlce.d a.t SU!S()JJ. tJ1e beainnina of thc f)easrm thc 0 ,., I . I 'II nucleus of the teams w nc 1 \1 J. bear tJ1c Uni1m jack (we hope t•J victory) at its ~:nd, It •rHl b!:! nmw tthm, li':::l ~-= Ti SimultaJ).eouslv, M.ajor (/r~y. of this isEut:, an ~ ~ the B.B.J,. Secr~ta,ry, Ius iu)ti.ate.d .a.d~·ocarin g zn ~~-lGD :md :m a FUJ;td to d efray the cos t~ of the d.aborati(Jn (Jf tbe ~~ B]2ci;:­ week-lopg internation.al se~sion WI)(Jd CJmn:·ntion. which will be heLd, with fl f~J:.c n nations compe ~ i ng , ;1 t Bri ghton T he JtJurnal takts zs !ts official next !une. policy the imprO\·ement of the game within the exi:.--ti.ng standard Jt is devoiJtl y to be h.opeJ that framework ; and sets- its face. the efforts of the L eilgiH! anJ it.s rigorously against the multiplication PresW~::M, Sir No ~ l Mobhs- to of convention, artificialin· and wl10se initiative lh t!se t!arly Jcci.:>iona system which defaced the iame in are due- will be crowned with vet iiJI adolescence. a thjrd success for th t! Jlrhlll h pl;~yers, Nevertheless, we take the ,;ew M1.1ch of the discussion rcvol vctl that new suggestions should be rcmnd the 11 dropping " of ct:rtain made known to players lest bridge names whose prnwe t~ a lw !l, in the Rtagnate ; that new methods should p11st, mnterlnlly helped to bring he tried out by teams and indh-id­ llr!H1in to II MiiUII'C undl't!llll1Cd of ual ll to whom they may appeal ; in pre-wnr dny11. Thll nnmcH of and we shall always seek to hold a Dodds, RtiYIHl, Konatnm in the balance between die-hard con- Open ; of MrR , Ji'lcminl{, Lndy 1\CI'VIltiHm and change for the mere Rhod~!!, Mr11 . Litnnte in the Hllllc of change. L11dies, It is always open to readers to 'fhe Contnu;t llddgll jolll'nnl iH write nnd disagree with any 1111thnrlsed to llhlte Clllt!J.(OI'icnlly puhli~hcd article ; for we hold the th11t thelll:l fllnyeril 1111\'e in no HC ntHl view thnt controversy is of genuine b ee n definit ely nnd llnnlly \'lillie. 11 dropped." .-\11 nr nn~· of them m11y well he tl ll l:l n 111 lldghton next \\' • nrc, howe\'er, not to be taken !lllmm ll r, We Yl:l llllll'e to \l Xprc:~ :~ us ctlllm-:>in~ :1\l the \'icws put om gnllihH\ 1:1 , llllil thut nt 11\1 till'\\'lll'll ll\' our l'Ontributors. To bddgisttl, to thc:JtJ lndk :~ 111\\1 IIUII\Y we l'tmlll ~:1\' with \"olt·.tire : gentlllnwn fo1· t lwir pll:lt iw rdct•:~ , 11 W~ l'llllsilkr ymlr npinion to be ml<l Ill e\tll nll om beilt wi~hc:~ tiw \\'1'\lll~ : hut we will llcl\-ml '" the thdr f11tm~:~. W~:~ wm1hl, 111 thl· llt'ltth Y'''"' ri~ltt "' '''"--c \\," by BEWARE THE TRAP The Editor HE main trouble with most it might fit with Partner ; (b) the bridge-players- whatever show of extra strength might scare T their stake, whatever their the opposition more than a mere standard, whatever their experience raise ; (c) if I am Doubled, I can -is that they make mistakes, both go back to Spades with no extra in bidding and play, which they cost because my suit i'> lower than are much too good to avoid. This Partner'c;." The thought-train it is that drives the expert they cut there stopped and " Two Hearts " at the Club almost to resign himself came out of his mouth. Dealer bid to permanent Duplicate and/ or Three Clubs which wa'> passed out partnership with a fellow-expert ; and just made-when Three Spades it also is apt to make the expert was " 011 " and Four Clubs " off." grossly under-rate his temporary partner and, unless he is a real Exit Rubber and Enter Row ! expert, to " hog " the bidding, A South, in one of the Paris take out partner's doubles, double Internationals, committed precisely to stop partner from playing the the same mistake. Partner opened hand and, in general, to play worse One Spade and East butted-in with than the palooka opposite. Two Diamonds. South held : The above pre-amble is wrung • A 9 3 X cv J 10 9 X X 0 JX + Ax, out of me and my pen by the bitter and bid Two Hearts-in this memory ·of expensive experience ; case, she regdered herself as too but the rest of the article is con­ weak for Three Spades (forcing ceived and written in the interest on the system played : not a limit not of experts (who ought to be bid) and too strong for Two able to look after themselves any­ Spades. \Vest jumped, with tactical way) but of the players who play, intelligence, direct to Five Clubs, on occasion, far below their and North (void of Hearts, dreading capabilities. a Spade void with South) Doubled. · South did not like it, but could not Take, for example, the Trap. This has many forms, both on big show Spade support at the range and little hands. At game all and of Five, and passed. The contract went down One but Five Spades 60 all, dealer (an expert .who (as the cards lie) is unbreakable and believes in getting in the first blow) was bid, doubled and made with bid One Diamond sitting East. an overtrick in the other room. South held: Here the criminal was a real expert ; • Q 9 X X X .