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/ ' ‘ Wynne Ferguson
/ Author of "PRACTICAL AUCTION BRIDGE*
Cawrrigfct 1926, by Hoyle. Jr.
The writer has often referred to the
charm of the unexpected at auction.
When you think you have an invincible
hand, a bad “break" surprises and dis
concerts you and you only make one or
two odd. On the other hand, the game
has its compensation, for how often
docs an apparently worthless hand turn
out to be a big winner! Very often the
one picture card in the hand is just the
one to make your partner’s hand in
vincible, and so turn apparent defeat
to an unexpected victory. “Never say
die” is just as good a motto for auction
bridge as for anything else. Here is a
good example of the hopeless hand
turning out to be a winner. Z dealt and
held the following hand:
Hearts Q, 4, 2
Clubs —B, 7,5, 2
Diamonds lO, 7, 6
Spades— 7,3, 2
Naturally he passed, and probably with
the thought: “Here goes game." His
partner, however, had most remark
able hand:
Hearts A, J, 9,8, 7,5, 3
Clubs none
Diamonds none
Spades —A, Q, J, 10, 9, 5
The bid finally reached five hearts, was
doubled and Z’s partner redoubled. He
just made the bid, losing only one spade
and one heart trick. Z’s one face card,
the queen of hearts, saved the day, and
Z’s hand which looked so hopeless really
contained the element of victory. Never
despair and never give up a rubber un
til your opponents actually win it. Un- |
til they do, there is always hope and
that is what makes auction bridge the
greatest of card games.
In preceding articles the writer has
often referred to the 4-4-4-1 type of
hand and strongly advised an effort to
find a suit bid with such a hand, one |
that best fits in with the partner’s hand.
Here are two good examples:
Hand No. 1
Hearts A, Q, 8, 6
Clubs K, 8,4, 2
Problem No. 1
Hearts Q, 5,4, 3, 2
Clubs —A, K, 8
Diamonds A, K, 6
Spades— 10, 9
Hearts —A, J, 9,8, 7 Hearts —K, 10
Clubs —Q,3, 2 : Y j Club3 — J, 10, 9, 4
Diamonds lO, 4, 3 : A B : Diamonds (j, J, 9, ;
Spades Q, J : Z : Spades—7,473
Hearts 6
Clubs —7, 6, 5
Diamonds — 7,5, 2
Spades A, K, 8,6, 5, 2
No score, first game. Z dealt and bid one spade. A passed, Y bid one no-trump,
B passed*and Z bid two spades. All passed and A opened the ace of h arts, lie
then played the queen of spades. How can Z so play the hand that he ca i win the
balance of the tricks against any defense? Solution in the next article.
Robert l. walldorff, New
Haven architect, submitted
the above design in a recent
•ompetition of the Architectural
Club of New Haven for small con
trete masonry homes and received
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house is practically fire-proof for
we roof is specified to be of non
combustible material, while walls
are ox concrete masonry covered
with Portland cement stucco.
Mr. Walldorff says: ‘ln atfampt
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logical floor plan giving due at
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“There was a distinct call of in
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As will be seen, this house has
three bedrooms all within easy ac
cess to the bath. There is a bal
cony which can be converted into
a sleeping porch. The first floor
Sarticularly represents the well
lought out plan. TTie house re
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ARTICLE No. 1
Winner of First Prize
Diamonds —7, 6,5, 3
Spades 8
: Y I
:A B a
a Z a
No score, rubber game. Z dealt, bid one
no-trump and A passed. What should
Y bid? Y should undoubtedly bid two
hearts. This type of hand, 4-4-4-1, is
seldom suitable for no-trump, so over
bid your partner’s no-trump with that
one of the four card suits which offers
the best possibilities In this case, the
heart suit is fairly strong and should be
bid.
Hand No. 2
s Y :
lA B :
I Z :
Hearts K, J, 9, 7
Clubs —6, 2
Diamonds 7
Spades K, y, 10, 4
No score, rubber game. Z dc ilt and t
one spade. A passed and Y oid one
trump. If B passed, what should Z
bid? Z should bid two hearts. If Y
not help the spade bid, he should
good help for hearts a..d a game is v
possible. On the other hand, if Z pas&
and lets Y play the hand at no-trump,
his opponents may run off five diamonds
and so save game. With this type of
hand, 4-4-4-1, try to find the suit bid
that best fits the c mbined hands. If
you do, you nearly always score game
Hands with this tjpe of dist ibutio
come up very freque itly, several time
in an evening s play, so if you kno'
how to handle them you will mal
many a game not otherwise po sible.
It’s not oftdh that a good fifty-twc
card problem is presented but here is
one just from England and it certainly
is a teaser. T r ” ycr luck, but if you
cannot solve it don’t be discouraged,
for it will puzzle the great maiority of
players
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Lore for Dog-Owners
By Albert Payson Terhune
MeH&aSW lac M T
"But I Thouaht You Were 80 Fond of Dogs,” Exclaimed Phyllis.
OLD MAN NEGLEY stopped his
lawnrrower to listen to a sound
(or rather a series of sounds;
that arose above Its cheery whirr.
A man was bellowing wrathfully,
somewhere on the far side of the fence
which parted the Veller yard from
the grounds of Colonel Prouse, on
Vine street. Through his roars of
anger came now the sharp yelp of a
dog in pain and fright.
Old Man Negley’s gray brows puck
ered. He left his work and strode
to the fence, peering over its top.
There, on the grassplot, stood
old Colonel Prouse, towering over a
little dog that cowered quiveringly at
his feet.
“Lie down!” bawled the colonel, in
a voice that would have traveled a.
half-mile.
The luckless puppy only cowered
lower and turned his frightened head
piteously from side to side In vain
search for some way of escape. But
he did not lie down. He was too dumb
with terror to understand any moan
ing but fury in his dreaded master’s
tones.
Colonel Prouse drew back his foot
and kicked viciously at the panic-smit
ten dog. The kick landed only
glnncingly. But the pup yelped again
In fright.
“Excuse me, colonel,” called Old
Man Negley, across the fence, and try
ing to keep his voice reasonably civil.
“Excuse me for mentioning it, but
there are better ways for a man to
show how inferior he is to his own
dog than by kicking him. You’ll know
that when you cool down. Likewise,
if you don’t mind my saying so, a
man who can’t train his own temper
can’t hope to train a dog. The min
ute you loose control of yourself you
lose control of your dog. I thought
you might like to know. That pup of
yours is too good to be spoiled for
ever, just for the fun of getting ma’d
at him.”
“The pup’s worthless I” fumed the
colonel. “He’s a born fool. I can’t
even kick sense Into his useless car
cass. He —”
“Didn’t you tell me once, sir, about
training a regiment of raw recruits
for the Spanish war?” respectfully
asked the old man.
“Yep,,” said the colonel, “and they
were the best-trained regiment, of ci
vilians at Chattanooga, if I do say so
But what’s that got to do with—”
“With, that poor cowed whimpering
puppy?” supplemented Old Man Neg
ley. “Only this much: Did you kick
those recruits and scream and sweat
at them and threaten to kill them, tlx
first time or two they were ever on
the parade ground?”
The colonel glowered and said noth
ing.
“If you had,” went on the oltl man.
“foil’d not only have been cashiered
irom bin you’d have made
that, 'vhlfe r. w ....... worthless as
THE TRUE CITIZEN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1926
THE TRICK DOC
you’re trying to make that pup.
“It would have been more sensible
to kick the recruits and 'get into a
babyish rage at them. Because they
would have had sense enough to make
allowances. Resides, there would
have been some redress for them.
“But there isn’t any redress for
your dog You’re his god. You have
power of life and death over him. You
ctin torture him or scare him into fits.
He can t save himself and nobody can
save him. That’s a pretty big respon
sibility, win n you come to look at it
in the right way, isn’t it, sir?”
“The recruits were grown men, with
grown men’s brains. This puppy is
only a baby. He has baby brains.
He isn’t a Daniel Webster. He is
more anxious to learn things than
you are anxious to teach them to him
“Start him right and handle him
right and there’s almost nothing you
couldn’t teach him. But when you
scare him half to death and kick him.
his baby brains has only just room
enough in it to know he’s in awful
danger.
“That pretty little grandchild of
yours, now—tiie one who started
school last week. Suppose she had
coeie home the first day and told you
the teacher had begun her education
losing her temper at her and had
et'ded up by screaming and swearing
it her and by kicking her in the head?
I he child would have done mighty
little learning, with a teacher like
dint, wouldn t she? Well, can you ex
pert a six month puppy to have,more
sense or to learn quicker than a six
year old-child? If you granddaughter
couldn’t learn her alphabet by being
g< :ed in t'jmljead. how can you ex
pect a learn to lie down or
to shake hands by that same kind of
teaching?
“You could keep your temper with
grown men. You could keep it be
cause there’d have been a comeback
and disgrace and failure if you lost it.-
ou cV/idd keep from kicking men. If
\on could do that, you can keep from
kicking a helpless puppy that loves
you and that wants to please you.
“A puppy is only a baby. Me has to
learn a strange language and at the
same time to learn the law and learn
tricks. It’s a big order. By patience
and by gentleness and firmness and
by common sense he can be taught
all those things; a lot quicker than
we humans could. His lessons could
he made a jolly romp for him. You’ve
been making them a horror. No won
der he doesn’t get anywhere with
them.
“The only way to train a dog Is
this: First teach him to obey you.
He’s glad to do it, i£_ you go at the
business right. Then start in with
other things you want him to learn
“The minute lie gets confused or
scared, change the lesson into a romp
or else give him some tidbit to eat
Then, latex, start the saute lesson over
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again, always stepping when he gels
confused
“Go step by step. Take your time.
In a very little while you’ll find he’s
enjoying it and that he’a learning as
fast as you can teach him. It’ll pay
in the long run.
“If you’d like me to train that pup
to do a few simple tricks and a few
necessary things, I’ll drop around to
morrow afternoon, when my work’s
done, and begin his education.”
The colonel was red and frowning
But presently he blurted:
“I suppose you’re right Maybe it
is I who am the fool, and not the
puppy. Come around. I’d —Fd like to
watch you do it.”
“Good!” approved Old Man Negley
‘Tomorrow afternoon. Till then, don’t
try to make him do anything In the
way of learning. Be gentle with him
Take him for a walk. Feed him hits
of animal crackers. Make him forget
he’s so afraid of you. Maybe we’ll
he in time to save him from being
cowed for good. There’s nothing
that’s such a give-away to the rotten
ness of a man as his cowed dog.
“Not that I believe in spoiling a dog
or giving him his own way. All my
dogs have to mind me, and mind me
on the jump. But they can be taught
to do it by love better than by boot
toe.”
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The “harvest mouse which is to be
found in the British grain fields is an
odd and Interesting little fellow, and
very capable in his own humble way.
He is an expert nest-builder, a gym
nast that can run down a corn stem
with the help of Its grasping tall, a
skilled fly-fisher—withal a thrifty
character with a habit of storing
grain. Then lit Is fortunate In finding
winter harborage In stacks. It is
little in our thoughts In winter, or.
indeed, in summer either, since It is
so small and swift that it escapes no
tice, in spite of the bright fawn of its
top coat. But now and then It ts
found Ift winter, asleep in a bird’s
nest. There is evidence that at times
the mice will make homes for them
selves, as they have been found sleep
ing among reeds in warbler-like nests
•unningly placed at a height safe from
rising water. —Family Herald.
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