St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-12

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Trick 1-East's reason fer his play of a
low diamond second hand, holding ace king
and four others, was that he had no good lead
to make after winning the trick; we question
whether this is valid excuse for taking
such long chances; we think East should
play king and lead ten of spades, If nothing
in the drop indicated another line of play.
Trick 2-South opens his club suit low.
Trick 3-East leads ace of diamonds to
give West a discard; prefer the spade
lead, as it is not certain that West has not
another diamond in which event South will
trump. West discards club to show his
spade suit, although he has to unguard
queen of clubs to do so; as he is strong in
trumps, and does not wish to deceive East as
to his suit, West discards the club without
hesitation.
Trick EAST leads ten of spades
Trick 5--South sees that North has and
king of spades, and cannot resist trump
lead to prevent East's trumping those cards,
and to stop probable cross ruff. We should
lead jack instead of deuce, as the latter in
forms partner of holding Of four. West
plays king, false card, to conceal his trump
strength from the adversaries.
Trick 6-West leads a spade hoping to es-
tablish the suit or to let East make trump
Trick North returns the trump, and
West continues his false card tactics by win
ming with ace instead of queen; West knows
that one adversary has two trumps, and the
other one trump, and that East has no more
as matter of fact he places the two trumps
with South and one with North, as South has
indicated four by his lead, and North three
by his echo; he plays the false card to make
North think that South has queen of trumps
and to invite him to lead trumps after Vests
spades are established in order to pick up the
ten, which was turned.
Trick S-Though West knows that East has
not another trump, and that he can exhaust
all the trumps by leading his queen and ten,
he realizes that he can never make his spades
by this course, as he will have no possible
re-entry; he leads spades, in the hope that it
will establish the suit, and that the adver
saries will lead trumps again to catch that ten
spot.
Trick 9TNorth is in the very position that
West has endeavored to place him; the play
informs him absolutely that South has queen
and one other. trump, and that West has ten
alcne South's lead of deuce at trick 8 and
Vests systematic false-card play compelling
him to place the cards thus, but North should
not have led the trump nevertheless, for if
West has but one trump, he must have two
clubs, and they should be ace, queen, or ace,
Jack, and better results apt to be secured
by leading clubs if West wins, he must lead
a spade, which North will trump, and then
lead a trump, which will pick up Vests ten
clubs before his last trump is gone.
Tricks 10-13-West draws the last trump and
makes his two long spades.
Table Q
Trick North can place queen of spades
with South, and overtakes jack with king to
lead trump, for cross-ruff seems immi-
nent.
Trick 3-North's trump lead seems sound, in
view of the threatened cross-ruff. West wins
with false card.
Trick 5-North continues the trump lead to
save his partners queen of spades.
Trick 6-West leads spades to establish the
suit, hoping for another lead of trumps from
the adversaries.
Trick South returns his partners dia-
mond suit; we are inclined to think&the lead
of a low club better, as the strength in da-
monds appears to be with East.
Trick 8-East leads club and West wins
with queen; we think South was right in not
playing second hand, as West must have
two clubs and will get in on the second
round If he has the necessary card, as South
must lead club IL he goes up with ace.
Tick s-13-West draws the trumps and
makes his spades.