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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1952
Page
10
Digest discusses when to run in a cribbage style hand and when to meld for samba. It analyzes partner reliability, discards, and risk versus reward, advising to seek small wins with a novice partner and to push for a fast out with an experienced partner.
A column notes that earlier times had fewer juvenile misbehaviors due to hard chores like filling wood-boxes and carrying ashes. It argues modern gadgets create spare time that leads both youth and adults into trouble, contrasting past discipline with present distractions.
In a bridge column, South misplayed a heart lead allowing East, Mr. Wechsler, to pounce by letting dummy's queen hold a trick. Wechsler’s precise defense later sealed South’s fate, as the article critiques the second trick and offers the correct heart finesse plan.
Oswald Jacoby notes that even experienced players can misread bad hands and still defend well. He writes about Abe Wechsler, a coffee bean dealer who remains calm under pressure, turning unfavorable cards into sharp defense and frustrating opponents.
The column discusses strategies in canasta as written for NEA Service. It explains situations where a player must skip a hand to let a partner catch up and when opponents hold strong sequences on the table. It notes how to respond when the opponents gain control and how to run for the barn in Samba style play.
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