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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1966
Page
5
On this day in history Rembrandt born in 1606. Major league no hitter first pitched in 1876 by George Bradley. Jim Thorpe won both pentathlon and decathlon in 1912. Truman nominated in 1948. Goldwater nominated in 1964. Quote from Stendhal on solitude and character.
Sgt. 1st Class Ronald L. Atkin, Huntington native, was honored as the state's outstanding enlisted man during demobilization ceremonies near Kingwood after the Operation Buildup maneuver. He received the Gov. Okey L. Patteson Trophy as 400 men from 11 states completed the Special Forces exercise involving six detachments and guerrilla units of U S Army Reservists.
The Wolff convention allows a weak hand reply and an offside hook if the opener jumps to two no trump. South rebids three clubs, North bids three diamonds, and if South had continued to three spades North would pass. South then rebid three notrump signaling a route to three no trump over two, confirming a mild slam try. North, with perfect cards for a slam opposite clubs, moves to four clubs as a check, likely leading to six clubs or a grand slam. South wins hearts, draws trumps, and then plays spades and diamonds, with a possible seven if the diamond finesse had worked. The slam contract proves solid. the Wolff convention aids strong partnerships.
In the given bridge auction, after 1C by opener and 1S by responder, with a hand strength indicating slam potential and spade control shown, the advised action is to bid 5H to sign off. This aligns with avoiding pushing toward a spade slam when your hand supports heart play and the partnership already indicated full strength.
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