-· 0 LOUIS TARLO No. 6 APRIL, 1951 118 fiR Ill 1/Q.,G liE 0 '1001 extra uses for this versatile bridge table ~ t/ Games table v' Tea parties t/ Children at mealtime ~Homework tl' Letter writing ~ Package wrapping ,/Family ironing :V' Sewing \~ Ca fe or Hotel use 1001 ADDITIONAL USES TT'S too good for Canasta- it's the 1 finest folding table made I It's Vono's famous "Foldaway," designed to make 0 a perfect bridge table with 1001 extru uses that make it indispensable in the borne. The "Foldaway" is constructed with a handsome oak finish over its sturdy Whether for a bridge party or your young­ hardwood frame. It can be obtained in ster's homework, "Foldaway" u perfect. two siz.cs with a variety of covers, as specified below. See this versatile Vono "Foldaway" at your dealer's tomorrow. ORDER BY THESE NUMBERS SIZE HEIGKT TOP COVER. NO. Standard Green Felt 1713 '27" 30" II JO" Brown Felt 1717 Standard Green Felt 1913 '2.... 1... 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ST. jOHN INGRAM Editor of London and Southern Region : ••• GU\" RAMSEY Editor of 1\lJdland and Northern Region HAROLD FRANKLIN Competition Editor : J. C. H. MARX Manuscripts and all Bridge Correspondence to : r EDITOR, CONTRACI: BRlDGB jOURNAL, 3 LONDON LANB, BROMLEY, KENT. All Correspondence on Subscriptions and Advertising to Publishers: -. , CAYBRAY PUBLICATIONS LTD., 3 C~:r.tBRAY, CHELTENHAU, GLOS. Telephone, 55708 CONTENTS Page CONTENTS Page 6 H ARROGATE CONGRESS 22 7 HAND OF THE 1\loNTH ~8 ExPERT jUDGEMENT LoNDON AND TilE SoUTH by Paul Masters 8 by Guy Ramsey 29 BRIDGE FOR CIIARin· 33 'ENGUSH BRIDGE UNION 11 HE WoN'T Go QUIETLY ~EW B ooKS by A.]. Smith .... 13 .by Ptgasus 34 Noan1 v. SouTn OxFORD v. CutnRIDGE by Looker On .... 15 by A. F . Truscott 35 DowN YouR WAY PoRTLAND CLUB .... 37 by Harold Franklin 18 CoMPETITION PAGES . 40/3 OVER TilE BORDER by C. E. Dickel 20 DIARY AND STOP PRESS .... 44 5 EDITORIAL HE English Bridge Union \~11 and Bridge docs not come into its. T no doubt be very pleased wtth own until after dinner in the the result of their Annual ~on­ evening ; an ideal arrangement gress at Harrogate. A Bndge which makes morning play~ Congress can be a huge success or practised at some Congresses­ seem a little out of place. There is a complete fl~p-so m~ny ~on­ ditions enter mto constderabon. always a large contingent from This can easily be understood, this side. when one thinks of the number • • • • • who would have attended, had 1\larch has been the heaviest the threatened railway strike month ever for news. Finals of materialised. numerous competitions both The E.B.U. is particularly for­ National and Local-European tunate in having a really active Trials-Camrose Trophy matches and competent Tournament Com­ to say nothing of the Harrogat; mittee and an untiring Iron. Sec. Congress, allmakeaheavydemanci for the Congress in Major Geoffrey on space and we are forced to Fell. Hundreds of personal letters leave out many articles until a are sent out and we beard of a later issue of the Journal. number of direct results from We hope to increase the number these. In one case, because the of pages as soon as the paper letter was a personally written situation improves. In the mean­ one and not of the usual typed time, our circulation goes up each circular variety, a team of four and every week. ladies who had never played in a • • • • • Congress before journeyed from Guy Ramsey who was editor of Beckenham in Kent to Harrogate. this Journal for over two years Another husband and wife re­ and who for the last six months. turned from the winter sports in has acted as Editor for London and Switzerland a week earlier than the South finds he is unable to intended to take part in the continue. This will be much Congress, again as the result of a regretted by our large number of letter inviting them. · readers and it is to be hoped that .we would also like to pay we shall be favoured from time t()­ tribute to our own Harold Franklin time with articles from him in his. who was untiring in his efforts to own inimitable style. make everyone happy and who He will be succeeded as London only slept for about twenty Editor by Terence Reese. Here minutes out of each twenty-four no introduction is necessary as hours. Terence's name is probably better S~king o~ Congresses brings lmown to the Bridge public than to mmd Killarney, which is any other in the country. One of un~oubtedly the high spot of our very finest players, a leading B~dge across the water. Here Bridge Journalist and undoubte~Y \vt~l. be f~und · competitions in an analyst second to none he will Sathng •. Ft~~ing, Golf, etc. to be a very welcome addition to entertam VISitors during the day the "C.B.]." staff. 6 J PERSONALITY:OF 1THE MONTH LOUIS TARLO F you ever see a bridge player occupied with exams in connection I at the table lobking more than with his profession but came back serious, never giving the slightest strongly in '48 when he won the sign of emotion, always making Portland Cup (now run as a pairs his bids in a low even voice, competition), the two Star never hurried, never ·slow-then Championship and the Burlington you will know you are looking at Cup. In addition to representing Louis Tarlo. England in Camrose Trophy Louis aged forty and by pro- matches he was a member of the fession a highly successful solicitor British Team which won the was educated at the Grocers European Championships in 1950. School and at London Uni.versity. As most readers will know,. Twenty-one yearsr•ago he played Louis was one of the British soccer for British Maccabi in the Team which went to Bermuda for first Jewish Olympiad held in the World Championships. Since Antwerp in 1930. · the team returned, all the hands In the last war he started as a have been closely examined and Trooper in the Royal Tank Regi- " crimed " and it says much for ment and finished as a Major on L.T.'s standard of play when it Mountbatten's Staff in South East was agreed at the final verdict that Asia Command.