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48 Wednesday. August 30. 1978 Philadelphia Daily News GARFIELD by Jim Davis ON BRIDGE IT'SPIE" WITH A "T7 THAT'S WHAT IT IS Philadelphia Daily News COMICS -w I YOU KNOW S. I SO TW ON ry WHAT A "PIE-T' NORTH 1-3 J4 I7C3 J543 A 10 WEST EAST 75 JI VAQ 10 94 10 9 7 1 IS QJJ KI7I41 SOUTH AKQJ1III K52 AQ i Vulnerable: Neither Dealer: North I I I yVSuT BAKE MANAGES TO PUNCH I THE LOCKHORNS by Bin Hoest STAR HAWKS by Gil Kane and Ron Goulart I RAKSS'S THE PEAR. West North East South Pass Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 2 34 Dbl.

Pass 44 Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: 4Q "I got that stain out of your shirt like you asked." THE PHANTOM by Lee Falk and Phil Davis HOMER'S GROANERS by Ed Stanoszek" BIKE II 17 WHAT CO YOU CALL IT WHEN I I 4 lb RIDING IS POPULAR AGAIN 1 '2 37 .38 40 V. 8 4 i si. general in cage iy A MISTAKE i LET TKBg ME I rAJf MOST noise WHEN IT If GAS GO UP AGAIN? 3A 35 -io, .11 38 3W37 47 5 1 By OSWALD JACOBY and ALAN SO NT AG To talk to much at bridge you need only say one or two words; in the case of the diagrammed hand, the words were "three diamonds." Three notrump would have been a cinch for North-South, but South wanted those 150 points for spade honors. South's two-club opening bid was strong, artificial and forcing, he and his partner were playing weak two bids, which means that a strong two bid in any suit had to be made in clubs. The remainder of the auction was natural.

West's well-timed opening lead took out declarer's most important entry to dunny. Any other lead would have given South the trick he needed to make game. But admiration for West's excellent opening lead must be tempered and weighed against his bidding error, an error that ultimately proved conclusive. South was certain from the bidding that both the ace of hearts and king of diamonds were in West's hand, and that West had length in both suits. South realized that to make the contract he bad to strip the West hand of clubs and throw West on play where he would have to surrender the game-fulfilling trick.

Accordingly, South ruffed a club in his hand at trick two and played the ace of spades and a low spade to dummy's nine. He ruffed another club, exhausting West's club suit and drew East's remaining trumps. Next South led the ace-queen of diamonds. West winning the queen with the king. If west returned a diamond, dummy's jack was the 10th trick.

If he returned a heart, declarer's king would score. 1978 Angeke? Times Syndtcatt THE BORN LOSER by Art Sansom DONALD DUCK by Watt Disney I II I i UNCL OONAU! BEAD US A BEOTle cttiritAiK.Tiifcmf.in QUINCY by Ted Shearer -r l. (ffi MAN, THIS HAS AFTEK A GREAT WRTV VDU SET A A'C 1 BEEM A SUPER. CZ 'JK6 THIS-. --XSTOWCHACHE ANP 3tme I 4atMMT UNCLE UCMAd At AUPEACv) SVS SOIf5 TO SEMP VOOJ PlOiy- a ecpriME sronv if ear he Aa 47 mt it cNj! Syna-aw TRAVELS WITH FARLEY by Phil Frank 1 ILM I IT AW APPEAR ID WESTERNERS THAT WE MUCH Of OUR OIL MONEf GOeS (OR RESEARCH I INTO NEW PfiOPUCTS THAT WILl AUXJW tteSfitlp I NATC4 TO CONtMUe TO EXR3BT.

V0in BE AWZED AT SOWE OF THE TWAINS WE SPEND O0RW3NEV TOOUSMlx, BtT THIS I VDU CAM CO WITH i NUMEROLOGY by Herman 876 543 210 456 789 123 101.