Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1942, Page 38

Winning Contract By THE FOUR ACES. (David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D. Maijer. Oswald Jacoby and Howard enken, world's leading team-of~ louz, inventors of the system that has beaten every other system in existence.) The Worst Lead Even among experts, a goodish amount of luck attaches to the open- ing lead. The choice of the card to| lead, once you have picked the suit, | is a cinch, for that is pretty well fixed by convention; but the choice of the sult is often quite a problem. This is particularly true against slam contracts, where the defense often has its one and only chance | to start the right attack on the opening lead. Most fine players fol- low the principle that .the best defense is & good offense. It is point- less to make a safe or defensive lead against a slam contract. That gives declarer control of the hand, and permits him to develop the hand according to his own notions. The best lead against a slam is one which stands a fair chance of set- ting up & trick. Then if declarer has to give up the lead, you can cash that trick and defeat the contract. ‘The reason speed is so essential is that if you give declarer time enough, he will discard his losers and give up only one trick. And, after this rather long discourse, THIS WAY OUT THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1942. take a look at today’s hand: South dealer. North-South vulnerable AATS OKJIT33 ©0KQ1l0 a32 Q1084 wiE 994 E oA8133 &J5 4K963 ve 6J068 Q1084 435 VAQ1085 o4 &AKITE ‘The bidding: West Pass Pass 46 Pass Pass Pass Pass | When the hand was actually East Pass North 39 CROSS-WORD PUZZLE 19. 21. 2. 1. To cut short, 4. 1,760 yards. 8. Nourished, 11. Peruvian capital. 12, Always. 13. Former To mature. Dry. Gossipy female. Game played on horseback. . Sunken fence. . To refuse, . Part of a circle. . Poisonous snake. . Female ruff. 24. officer. 14. Printer’s measure. 15. To free. 17. Famous French poet. 1. Lotto. 2. Sacred Hin- du word. 3. To prohibit. . The self. . Man's nick- name. . To spring. played, West opened his singleton trump; and after that it was all over for the defense. South drew | trumps and set up one of dummy'’s | diamonds for a spade discard. | A spade lead would have detented“ the contract, and most fine players | would have led a spade in accord- | ance with the principle of offense already cited. But the singleton | trump was undoubtedly the worst | lead possible against a slam. Besides | being useless, it might well have cost his partner a trump trick. * ok * x Saturday you were Howard Schen- ken's partner and. with neither side vulnerable, you held: 4QJ1053 VAQ84 oA ®J92 The bidding: Schenken Jacoby 19 Pass 24 Pass 58 Pass 50 59 Pass (2 [ Answer—Bid six hearts. Your | partner’s last bid is not a sign-off but a show of further strength. If he wanted to sign off, he would pass and sign off after you had taken yourself out. Score 100 per cent for six hearts, | 80 per cent for five spades, 30 per cent for pass. | Question No. 961. ‘Today you are Oswald Jacoby's | partner and, with both sides vul- nerable, you hold: AAJB43 v You 1s 40 Malier | Pass | Pass Dbl. ‘The bidding: Jacoby Schenken You 16 Pass (4] What do you bid? (Answer to- morrow.) " (Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) The Pour Aces will be pleased to an- Swer letters from readers if a stamped (3-cent). self-address2d envelope is in- closed with each commurication ad- rz sed to the Four Aces. care of The Evening Ster. If you desire the pocket outline of the Four Aces’ :ystem of contract bridge. send wita vour ;equest to the Four Aces. care of The Evening stamped (i-cent). self-addressed. large-size envelope and you will receive an outline without Maer | any charge. Take My Word for It By FRANK COLBY. Names in the News George M. Cohan, actor, play- wright and producer, should not be called “Cohen” (KOE-en). The! name Cohen is Jewish, while | COHAN is as Irish as Paddy Duffy’'s cart. Be sure to accent COHAN on | the second syllable. Say: koe-HAN. | Bernard Mannes Baruch, Ameri- can financier, and chairman of the War Industries Board during World War I. In Hebrew, Baruch means “blessed.” Mannes is German for “man.” Bernard means “bold as a bear.” Do not rhyme the second syllable | of Baruch with douche or with | hook. It rhymes with fluke. Say: | buh-RUKE. Let's Learn o New Word “Conquered nations promised AUTOROMY by Nazi."—Headline. Autonomy, from the Greek autos, . Exists. . Boy. . High note. . To discipline, | . Globe. . Timber tree. . Medieval trading 4. Greek myth- ological character. 5. Four. 6. Bulgarian coin. 7. Scandinavian | navigator. 8. To stumble. VERTICAL. HORIZONTAL. . Illumined. . Snare. . And not. . City in Texas. . Fish eggs. . Note of scale. . Artificial language. . Shoshonean Indian. . Blue dye, . To clip. . Wings. . Vast age. Siberian river. ‘Walling fairy. Note of scale. Dude. Archaic: to know. Bent to one side. Archaic: gladly. Beverage. State. 36. 38. 41. 42. 44, 45. 47, 49. 51. 30. Affirmative . Norse deity. vote. Crow's cry. | Church seat. 36. Not working, 37. Large snake, | . Negative, . Silkworm. . Head rest. . Distant. . Nothing. . Eagle’s nest, 32. 2. weaver bird. . Preposition. . Faint. . Bother. . The sun. . Sheep. . Colloquial: father. WAGONS PROBATES GROUPED REVOLT correctly it's a fruit in season. Letter-Out (©) (E) (A) (S (E) Letter-Qut and women can't do with- l out them: lbener-oul. and he lays it on thick. |Lemr-om and it's reddened. | rutm-ouz for a cache, | Letter-Out and he calls. ELISHA | Remove one letter from each word and rearrange to spell the word called for in the last column. Print the letter in center column opposite the word from which you have removed it. If you have “Lettered-Out”™ 9nxwer to Saturday’'s LETTER-OUT. INFECTS—FINEST (best). CROSSED—SCRODS (usually found in water). ASTERN—RENTS (property owners collect them). DAMSON—NOMAD (a rover). CONSOLE—COLONS (they give us pause). that is used today in the meaning of “the right or power of self-gov- ernment.” Accent the second syl- lable. Correct pronunciation: Aw-TAHN-oh-mee. Send today for my new pam- phlet that will give you a simple key to the use of such TROUBLESOME TWINS as affect-effect; continuous-contin- ual; dessert-desert; disinter- ested - uninterested; immoral- unmoral; farther-further, etc. Keep this pamphlet as valuable reference. It may save you many embarrassing blunders. Send stamped (3-cent), self-addressed envelope to Frank Colby, in care of The Evening Star. Ask for TROUBLESOME TWINS Pam- | “self,” and nomos, “law.” is a word phlet. Please make sure your return envelope bears a 3-cent stamp. (Released by The Bell SByndicate, Inc.) Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle I ] n Jofala] N0 AnAna NANNAR RNNRC NNA AR _NNANaR AR UNCLE RAY’S COR ‘When Abraham Lincoln was elect- ed President of the United States a young American named George Dewey was starting a career in the Navy. y Dewey had been a student at the Naval Academy in Annapolis and had stood high in his class. In the | Civil War he served as a Heutenant. He was aboard one of the Union wvessels which ran past the forts of New Orleans. After the war was over Dewey stayed in the Navy and rose step by step until he was given the rank of “commodore” and took charge of & section of the American fleet. ‘When the Spanish-American war broke out Dewey was 60 years of age. ‘The war started on April 24, 1898, and Dewey was at Hong Kong, China, with seven war vessels under his command. Quickly he'set out to attack the Spanish fleet in the Phil- ippines. It was no stealthy attack, while peace talks were going on. Yet Commodore Dewey did not send his calling card in advance. The American sallors steamed through the night toward Manila Bay. They wondered whether their ships might strike mines along the way. Happily they escaped this danger. Dawn was bri when they NER Admiral Dewey. beside the bay. American flags flew (rom the masts of Dewey's fleet. Seeing the flags, the commander of one of the Spanish forts gave the order to fire. Then other forts put their cannon into action. Dewey ordered his vessels to hold their fire until they came within closer range of the Spanish fleet in the harbor. Soon the battle started in earnest. Broadsides were fired at the Spanish fleet and broadsides came back. One eame in sight of the Spanish forts Boys/and f American shell ripped into the flag- Girls, Read the Junior Star —Admiral Dewey ship of the Spaniards and put it out of action. After a time the Americans steamed over to the opposite side of the bay. This action gave the Span- iards a false idea, making their leader suppose the Americans had given up the fight to make repairs. | The fact was that they simply went away for breakfast and to put their ammunition in shape for the next “round.” In about three hours they re- | turned and finished the battle. Ten large Spanish vessels were sunk or set afire and two Spanish torpedo boats were destroyed. This led the Spaniards to give up the fight. Seven Americans were wounded in the battle of Manila Bay, but no American sailor was killed. Dewey was hailed as a hero and later was named “Admiral of the Navy.” (For history or general interest section of vour scrapbook.) If you want a free copy of the leaflet entitled “Background of European War” send me a 3- cent, stamped, self-addressed en- velope in care of The Evening S“W’Ewa Tomorrow: ZEarly Parachutes. Every Sunday A (Keep up with The Spiric’s war on crime in The Suadsy Star's somic book.) ostear Omes (Osky's adoventures are o reguior featare of The Sunday Star's colored comics.) WEVE GOTTEN INTO AN ENCHANTED FOREST// AN ACCOMPLICE TO THE GRIME DisGUISED AS A HOOD-LUM , DINKY KEEPS AN EAGLE EYE ON THE BANK TUNNELING PROVEC HE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON BUT CANNOT MAKE AN ARREST ‘UNTIL THE CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED /-5-43 SPUNKIE ITS GETTING TOUGHER BY THE MINUTE? MY PARTNER, MAC, ALWNAYS DRIVES THIS STRETCH, WHILE I KNOCK OFF A NAP... OH-OH! NEARLY DIDNT SEE THAT A HeAY TRUCK, CPERATED BY FALLEN TREE...WHEW? A TIRED DRIVER, TEARS ALONG AN UNFAMILIAR ROAD THAT SHOWS SIGNS OF DAMAGE FROM A RECENT STORM..AND INSIDE THAT TRUCK, THE TINY FIGURE OF SPUNKIE LIES CURLED UP IN A SOUND BUT TROUBLED SLEEP THE PLANES THAT BOMBED PEARL HARBOR OINIE, BECAUSE OF YOU, I'M GLAD IM MAYOR OF NEW YORK- I'M SO COPYRIGHT 1847, JOHN F. DILLE CO.. ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT. 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