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From: custead@sask.UUCP (Der cuss)
Newsgroups: net.rec.bridge
Subject: A question about negative doubles
Message-ID: <178@sask.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 5-Mar-85 20:35:52 EST
Article-I.D.: sask.178
Posted: Tue Mar  5 20:35:52 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 7-Mar-85 04:48:21 EST
Organization: U of Saskatchewan, Canada
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Someone suggested that this group needs some traffic...so here is a question.
About two weeks ago I held (approximately...my memory fades quickly):

S Qxx
H Axxx
D Kx
C Jxxx

LHO was dealer and opened 1C.  Partner overcalled 1D.  RHO babbled something
to the effect of 1S.  I wanted to take some action...we play negative doubles
and so I decided to make a 'negative double'.
Question:

1) Can this properly be called a negative double, given that LHO opened
instead of partner?  Is there some other term?

2) Regardless of terminology, is it alertable?  (Partner did not alert it.)
I certainly don't intend it to be a penalty double.

It seems to me that the majority of duplicate players play negative doubles,
but they are alertable, and that in standard methods a double after
partner has bid is for penalty.  (If partner has not bid a double is
for takeout.) I don't remember the specific sequence I describe above
ever happening to me before.  (For the curious, partner bid 2D
and played it there, making 3...don't recall if that was a good or bad
board.)
comments welcome.

					L. Custead
					Dept of duplicate
					Univ of Sask
					ihnp4!sask!custead