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JACOB JACOBY Y ON w BRIDGE By Oswald James Jacob Jacoby The Columbia Missourian The modern American expert ex ex- expert expert pert depends on several of the Ule so called wonder bids as part of his bidding system One of these wonder bids is is the weak two bid which shows a good six six card suit sait and six to 12 high card points Most of the time the weak two bidder holds a hand near the bottom of the scale since if you hold 11 to 12 high card points and a good goad six card suit you usually want to open with one South's South s two spade opening was very near the bottom for that bid Norths North's s jump to game was based on the hope that South would have a better hand handor or that a miracle would mater mater- materialize East's double was aU all aJl purpose He expected to set four spades NORTH 6 AJ 63 WEST EAST 5 45 S I AlIOS 4 Q g 7 5 1108 K 10 8 SOUTH UTH D TI 3 42 42 10 Neither vulnerable West North Eai South B I 26 24 Pass 4 4 Pass laDa Pass Pass Opening leed- leed lead u Q I Q The Q-The The bidding has hag been West North East South 1 V 2 V Pass Pass 2 A Pass pasa 3 Pass You South hold What do you do now nowA now A A Pass Your partner bid over West's West two heart He lie must most have a poor poOl poOlland land hand with diamonds and aDd very tow few spades slides adea TODAY'S QUESTION You ou pass West bids three hearts and your partner bids four diamonds diamon What do you do donow donow now pow Answer Monday but if West wanted to take out the double East could support any suit West left it in and opened the queen of hearts East started by taking three heart tricks When West discarded the deuce of clubs on the third heart East stopped to figure out the tie West and South hands It wasn't hard to decide that South held ex ex- exactly three thre cards in the minor suits He needed six six spades for his two spade bid and he had shown up with four hearts East saw that he could settle for a sure one trick one trick set by lead lead- leading leading leading ing a high club He also saw that if South held three dia diamonds monds moods to the queen a diamond lead might give him hin the con con- contract tract South could play his queen of diamonds enter dummy with witha a trump and lead a low club If East rose with the ace acc South would ruff go back to dummy and lead a second club
Object Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1967-05-07 |
| Description | 59th Year, No. 196 |
| Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date | 1967-05-07 |
| Type | Newspapers |
| Format | |
| Collection Name | Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missour Library Systems |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for distribution or publication. |
| Contributing Institution |
State Historical Society of Missouri University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Journalism |
| Copy Request | Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
| County |
Boone County (Mo.) |
Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian 1967-05-07 Jacoby on Bridge |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date | 1967-05-07 |
| Type | article |
| Format | |
| Collection Name | Is part of Columbia Missourian Collection |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missour Library Systems |
| Item.Transcript | JACOB JACOBY Y ON w BRIDGE By Oswald James Jacob Jacoby The Columbia Missourian The modern American expert ex ex- expert expert pert depends on several of the Ule so called wonder bids as part of his bidding system One of these wonder bids is is the weak two bid which shows a good six six card suit sait and six to 12 high card points Most of the time the weak two bidder holds a hand near the bottom of the scale since if you hold 11 to 12 high card points and a good goad six card suit you usually want to open with one South's South s two spade opening was very near the bottom for that bid Norths North's s jump to game was based on the hope that South would have a better hand handor or that a miracle would mater mater- materialize East's double was aU all aJl purpose He expected to set four spades NORTH 6 AJ 63 WEST EAST 5 45 S I AlIOS 4 Q g 7 5 1108 K 10 8 SOUTH UTH D TI 3 42 42 10 Neither vulnerable West North Eai South B I 26 24 Pass 4 4 Pass laDa Pass Pass Opening leed- leed lead u Q I Q The Q-The The bidding has hag been West North East South 1 V 2 V Pass Pass 2 A Pass pasa 3 Pass You South hold What do you do now nowA now A A Pass Your partner bid over West's West two heart He lie must most have a poor poOl poOlland land hand with diamonds and aDd very tow few spades slides adea TODAY'S QUESTION You ou pass West bids three hearts and your partner bids four diamonds diamon What do you do donow donow now pow Answer Monday but if West wanted to take out the double East could support any suit West left it in and opened the queen of hearts East started by taking three heart tricks When West discarded the deuce of clubs on the third heart East stopped to figure out the tie West and South hands It wasn't hard to decide that South held ex ex- exactly three thre cards in the minor suits He needed six six spades for his two spade bid and he had shown up with four hearts East saw that he could settle for a sure one trick one trick set by lead lead- leading leading leading ing a high club He also saw that if South held three dia diamonds monds moods to the queen a diamond lead might give him hin the con con- contract tract South could play his queen of diamonds enter dummy with witha a trump and lead a low club If East rose with the ace acc South would ruff go back to dummy and lead a second club |
| Contributing Institution | State Historical Society of Missouri <br> University of Missouri School of Journalism |
| Copy Request | Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
