Never Judge Hand By Results Alone in Bridge
Oswald Jacoby explains a reader dispute over a bridge slam. He notes that judging a hand by result alone misleads, since slam viability hinges on bidding and the opponents’ actions. The piece explores how different lines of play and bids change the likelihood of success, highlighting the balance between outcomes and the bidding logic.
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Oswald Jacoby
NEA
Pittsburgh
West
East
North
South
Radio and TV Program Guide and Bridge Hand Commentary
A dense listing of radio and TV schedules across multiple stations followed by a bridge bidding commentary. The article notes a sequence in which North should have avoided bidding the slam to let South decide, emphasizing proper storytelling before entering a slam.
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Ates
King of Diamonds
North
South
TV Highlights Tonight Across NBC CBS and Dumont
Television tonight features NBC with Kay Kyser at 9 and Martin Kane at 10 followed by Stop the Music at 9 30 and Edy Horton comedy a roller derby later Morey Amsterdam on Dumont at 9 00.
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Television Tonight
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Martin Kane
CBS
Dumont
Anniversaries of 19th Century Notables and Loyalist Exodus
Today in history recalls 1834 Sheldon Jackson a Presbyterian clergyman educator and mission builder born New York died May 2 1909 1848 William T Bull New York physician first devoted to surgery born Newport Rhode Island died February 22 1909 1862 Josephus Camuels Raleigh publisher editor secretary of the Navy ambassador to Mexico born Washington NC died January 15 1948 1866 Edward Lucas White novelist born Bergen Point New Jersey died March 30 1934 1873 Mary Boyls OReilly Boston humanitarian daughter of Irish American poet editor born Boston died October 21 1939 1889 Thomas Midgley Jr chemist inventor of ethyl gas born Beaver Falls near Columbus Ohio died November 2 1944 Today in History 1783 Loyalists fleeing the country numbered about 30 000 Vanguard of the some 30 000 Loyalists fleeing the country
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Alaska
New York
William T Bull
Newport
R I
Josephus Camuels Raleigh
Wilsons
Mary Boyls Oreilly
Boston
Thomas Midgley
Beaver Falls
Columbus
Ohio
Postwar Expedition Lore and Birthdays From a Fragmented 19th Century Ledger
After Revolution, St John New Brunswick voyage linked to Wilkes Antarctic mission 1864 first government funded inquiry. Journal by Joseph Howard Jr notes fines and burlesque, 1885 Canadian Pacific opens, 189% First Hague Peace Conference 1917 draft act 1922 Harding steel shift 12 hours 1935 NYC crime crackdown leaders named enemies 1942 price controls 1948 U.S. snubs Stalin. Birthdays include Capra, Malone, Russell, Price, Ross, and Vignensud with brief regional origins. Horoscopes hint at unusual questions, industry and invention themes.
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Stalin
Tauck
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Frank Capra
Italy
Ted Malone
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William F Russell
Teachers College
Delhi
John Dale Price
Augusta Ark
Charles F Ross
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