Old Tricks are Replaced in Bridge by Oswald Jacoby Tale
Oswald and James Jacoby discuss a 30 year old hand highlighting learning and missteps. They compare opening leads from the king, leading through strength, and reasoning about shifts in diamonds and clubs. The exchange stresses thinking over rote principles and identifying safer leads to avoid setting tricks.
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Jim
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Bidding Question and Hall of Fame Note in Brief
The brief mentions a bridge bidding sequence with South holding K I 75 AQ8 E and HATS, asking what to do after a 3 Oblique, Pass, 1 Oblique, Pass, Pass. It also notes Lillian Leitzel as the first Circus Hall of Fame member at Sarasota and references Flo in a short, disjointed 1920s era context.
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Circus Hall of Fame
Sarasota
Flo
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