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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1964
Page
9
Bridge record recounts a chaotic bidding sequence where North opens five clubs to unsettle opponents, East overbids to five spades, and South confidently bids seven clubs. West doubles, South ruffs a heart, and East wins with ace and king in diamonds, yielding South four tricks for 700 points.
In the described auction West North East South open with a double after Pass and then 2 and 3h, South holds 4 7 5 4 3 and YAQ8E oKI54 a6. The prompt asks for a suggested action from South with a three hearts bid. The note about silver dollars not minted since 1935 is unrelated trivia. The safe actionable move is to bid three hearts as responder, aligning with a constructive diamond-suit fit and appropriate pressure on the opponents.
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