Frank Stewart

Football is upon us again, and teams that must score quickly will use a "hurry-up offense." A hurried approach works better on the gridiron than at the bridge table. Today's...

Unlucky Louie had been missing from the club. His oldest daughter and her family were visiting. "You know," Louie told me happily, "if I'd known how much fun grandchildren were...

Of all the "rules" that defenders observe, "cover an honor with an honor" may be the most -- no pun intended -- honored. One famous expert stated that "if they...

"People are always in such a hurry," Rose remarked in the club lounge. "They go to the grocer, and they'd rather carry five bags of groceries in each arm than...

Unlucky Louie, my club member whose luck is (he asserts) uniformly bad, says he could reach down to pick a four-leaf clover -- and catch poison ivy. As today's South,...

My late colleague Alfred Sheinwold wrote wonderful columns in which he challenged readers to "find the criminal." Which player erred? In real life, it's often a case of finding someone...

A couple I know thought their teenage son might have a future in finance, farming or the ministry. As a test they left a $5 bill, an apple and a...

When Wendy the feminist joined my club, I knew she and Cy the Cynic, a shameless chauvinist, wouldn't get along. In the lounge, Wendy asked Cy his view of women's...

Bidding has advanced over the past 50 years. Constructive bidding is more accurate; partnerships use an array of gadgets. Players compete effectively using better obstructive tactics. Judgment has improved because...

Some players make good declarers, others make excuses. Decide in which category today's South belonged. When East put up the king on the first heart, South pondered and played low....