Sylvia’s bold bid leads to unlikely nine tricks in spades
In a club game narrative, Sylvia uses unconventional point count and bids spades. West overcalls with two clubs, North doubles, and Sylvia jumps to four spades. Despite the misfit, she keeps playing and wins twelve tricks before finally submerging, illustrating her stubborn belief in trick-taking as measure of strength.
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On This Day May 2 1963 and Historical Highlights
Today in history highlights events from 1863 when Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded near Chancellorsville and died ten days later, plus other notable dates such as Leonardo da Vinci's death in 1519 and Indianapolis becoming a city in 1847. Birthdays include Bing Crosby and Brian Aherne.
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