Spades Advantage Shapes Bidding And Play In Bridge
Oswald and James Jacoby discuss how spades often decide outcomes when hands are unbalanced and both sides can reach game or slam. The article recounts a duplicate play where North-South reach four spades despite low combined points, while East-West score is limited. It also notes origins of the word chowder from chaudiere and a brief comment on ancient cement recipes.
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James Jacoby
Albert Morehead
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Bridge puzzle from ETM yore prompts response
In a bridge bidding sequence West North East South passes with 1¢ 1 Pass 1B. South holds AK BT WAZ 543 AKIBE and must decide action. With partner limited to ten or eleven points, a game attempt is unsound, so the correct choice is Pass.
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Rainfall and reform: numbers and Amelia Bloomer profile
The World Almanac notes one inch of rain over an acre yields 6,272,640 cubic inches of water weighing 226,512 pounds or 113 percent short tons. One inch yields 27,143 gallons. Amelia Bloomer, born 1818 in Homer New York, reformed women’s dress by popularizing the bloomer outfit and was active in temperance and suffrage movements.
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