Why Blunder in Bridge?
By Al Dewey
Duplicate bridge in Carteret
county has amazed Eastern Caro
lina. At the Master Point game
Monday at the Webb Memorial
Civic center, 48 players matched
their wits and skill.
Plans are now being made for
the county championship to be
held on a Saturday in May or early
June, qualifying round in the aft
ernoon, followed by dinner and
more bridge in the evening. Those
who qualify in the first session
will play for the championship at
night. The others will have a
special consolation game. It is ex
pected that players will converge
on Carteret county from both Car
olina and Virginia.
A recent Jacoby column brought
up the old question, "Is good bid
ding more important than good
playing?" We agree with him that
bidding plays a more important
part. A magician can not produce
results if playing a hand in the
wrong contract. One's partner bids
more hands than he plays. There
fore. folks, do a little studying.
Goren and Culbertson, both sys
tems use the same foundations and
reach the same goal.
A "Goren" player recently open
ed the following hand with a bid
of 5 NT arid his partner, holding
2 queens raised to 6 NT, which
made.
S? 10 5 3
H? t) 2
I) ? Q 7 4 3
C? 8 6 5 2
Neither side vulnerable.
8^-A K J 8 6
H? AK 5 4
I> ? A K
C? A K
South dealer.
N?*vs from
1 SEA LEVEL
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April 19 ? Mr. Jack Lewis, son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Lewis, left
Tuesday for Fort Bragg. Jack is
the last 19-year-old boy of our com
munity eligible for the draft.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ray Hamilton
of Plymouth, N. C., were weekend
guests of Mr. Hamilton's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hamilton.
Miss Elsie Hamilton and Mr. Hen
ry Geiss of East Carolina college
spent Sunday with Miss Hamilton's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hamil
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Linas W. Willis of
Nortplk, Va.i 4te the proud par
ents of a baby daughter, Patricia
Irene. Mr. Willis is the son of Mrs.
Fannie Willis.
Friends of Mrs. Avery Taylor are
sorry to hear of her illness and wish
iici a s^ccu; i cv.u?cj j .
A United States postal inspec
tor visited the Sea Level post of
fice Monday and found everything
to be in perfect order. Thanks to
our postmaster, Mrs. Pauline Gas
kill.
Little David Morgan of Morehead
City spent the weekend with Mrs.
Hamilton.
Parents and students of this com
munity are hoping our school prin
cipal, Mr. McDaniels, will not have
to enter the service so he will be
able to return to our school next
year.
4 ?
Darrell Finer, Smyrna,
Wins Cattle Breeders Award
Darrell Piner, a member of the
Smyrna Junior 4-H club, has re
ceived an award from the North
Carolina Guernsey Cattle Breed
ers association for doing the most
outstanding work with a Guernsey
?alf during the past year.
Darrell, the son of Elwood Pi
ner, has received a certificate of
merit. He is a member of the
county 4-H calf chain and is rais
ing a call presented him by the
Livestock Improvement associa
tion.
The announcement of his award
was made this week by James All
good, 4-H club adviser.
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With most Culbertson players,
the bidding would proceed? ?
North East South West
2 S Past
2 NT Pass 3 H Pass
3 S Pass 8 S* Pass
Pass Pass
* Blackwood 4 NT ? 5 NT would
avail nothing, 0 S would make but
would not produce as large a score
as 6 NT. Experienced Culbertson
players would probably reach fl
NT by means of cue bids after the
2 S opening.
The 5 NT opening bid does not I
please this writer. Imagine North's |
holding as:
Example 1 Example 2
S ? 8 6 5 4 S? 6 5
H? 5 4 2 H? 9 7 6 4 2
D? 5 4 2 D? 5 4 2
C? 8 7 5 4 C? 8 7 5
In Example 1, and many others,
6 S would make whereas 5 NT
would be set if spades do not
break. In Example 2, a contract
of 6 H would be simple and, a
gain, 5 NT would be unsuccessful
if hearts fail to break.
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