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Page 16 THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday December 16 1989 by Joseph Farris BRIDGE JAMES FRANK ERNEST by Bob Thaves WHAT VOL want ANOTHER MONTH PREPARE IT- WINTHROP by Dick Cavalli BORN LOSER by Art and Ch hansom ARLO by Jimmy Johnson EEK MEEK by Howie Schneider GRIZZWEIXS by BUI Schorr mil won NORTH A74 A 4 WEST EAST K97 J K10 8 J 7 J762 SOUTH A 10 A9654Z Vulnerable NorthSouth Dealer South Sooth 2 NT West North Pass 2 Pass Pass 3 NT East Pass Pass All pass Opening lead When its safer not to be greedy By James Fancy bids in all but the bestor dered partnerships carry risk After Souths opening bid North of course knew that game would be reached most likely in notrump His twoheart rebld was an attempt to give a better position to heart queen If he held it But what if South held four hearts and now decided to raise to game The only answer I know to such a problem is to have a partnership agreement that in this specific cir cumstance South can raise only to three hearts The problem was moot since South duly bid notrump South won the heart king cashed the club king and led a low spade to dum mys queen East won and returned a heart Declarer took dummys ace and played of clubs discarding dia monds But the jack of clubs did not fall So next came a spade back to the West won the jack and quickly took three more heart tricks to set the con tract For South was there a better way to play Making three notrump does not re quire six club tricks five are enough Declarer can improve his chances of taking five club tricks by overtaking his club king with dummys ace and playing the queen If no significant card jack or nine appears he can play a third club hoping for a 33 club split The advantage here is that de clarer succeeds when the club nine is since the can force out the jack and the eightspot lets the suit run You sacrifice a possible to increase the chances of making the contract books Jicoby on Bridge and on Card Games written with his lather the late Oswald an available at bookstores Both are published by Pharos Books ASTROGRAPH BEDE OSOL Your chart Indicates the year ahead will filled with a raft oUctlvitloa tailored to satisfy your resiles Lots of new and exciting people could enter your life SAGITTARIUS Nov Someone who likes you may do some thing rather extraordinary for you today that will enable achieve an impor tant objective Be sure to acknowledge your benefactor Sagittarius troat your self to a birthday gift CAPRICORN Dec 22Jart Today is a good day to try to work out a future plan that requires considerable cooper ation from another Your chances for gaining this essential ally look excellent AQUARIUS Jan 20Feb Some changes may take place loday trig gered by an event over which youll have little or no control This shift in cir cumstances will prove advantageous PISCES Feb 20March 20 Your judg ment is a bit keener than usual today and you are fortunate to have this asset because It looks like you will be called upon make a critical decision ARIES March 21April Services you perform for those you love today will bring them happiness and your per sonal fulfillment Do your duty wherever you you can help TAURUS April 20May Friends hold you In high regard today and Its likely several will soek out your compa ny Its a good feeling to know you ore popular With your peers GEMINI May If early Indi cators are not too favorable today dont let It disturb you Given enough time things will eventually work out In your favor CANCER June 22 Your Ideas will be readily accepted by others to day so If you have some points you would like to get across to a specific in dividual seek this person out and ex press them LEO July 23Aug Conditions that pertain to your material well being look quite encouraging for you today Be alert for opportunities that could be meaningful to you In material ways VIRGO Aug 23Sapt 22 Help for ad vancing your personal Interests could come to you today from a leastexpect ed quarter Dont discount suggestions you get from others today even people you do not hold In especially high esteem LIBRA 23OcL 23 You may get Involved In an arrangement today where youll fell you are doing another a favor only to later discover that the real benefactor In this development is yourself SCORPIO Oct 24Nov 22 Your opti mism and enthusiasm will be easily aroused today and this will ba helpful However what will really make your day could be an beneficial development CELEBRITY CIPHER Celebrity Cipher cryptograms creeled from quotations try famous people past and present Each letter In cipher stands lor another Todays duo equals 8 T RUC DOZW BZ XUK YCQOZBHQ BH WYV ZVEW PVHW GUAK GUZXTUAK isaq ixeu