DEAL ME A DECK

Serial Waves, Volume 2, Issue 5, 25 September 1940, Page 3

DEAL ME A DECK

CSM Pearce, and Sjt-Flett, who have established an all time high in the JOO world, met their Waterloo last evening at the hands of a pair of rank outsiders, Cpls Ward and Chambers. It was a great bout. A. crowd terse, expectant, and eager for blood watched the players as they bent over the floodlit table. The air was electric, and the totalisator ringing. C S M Pearce dealt a new deck. His handling was superb. Sjt Allen, newly risen from his measly bed threatened to upset the applecart when he accused Cpl Ward of palming a card up his sleeve. When the smoke cleared, the table was relaid and the boys rolled up their sleeves to prevent any misunderstanding. It was a grand tussle. Sjt ELett opened the bidding - the bids bounded across the table until both pairs had irreconcileably committed Joker, right and left, bowered and thundered until finally the two from \ the lower deck cantered in to a splendid. finish, riding a quietly confident bid of 10 no trumps. The boys turned to collect, but unfortunately totalisator keeper Cpl Lloyd had been vcalled to a conference by his Company Commander. barter par EXCELLENCE Eananas. MORE© MORE, two, GO ON, put them in. NO. - Alright, pass the water, SWISH - result, 2 extra bananas, 1 satisfied digger. AND THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD TEACH US TO TRADE 1