The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
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This brought out the growing dislike
to passing, several bidding an original
heart on rs hand. 4 bid two diamonds
and Y assisted the hearts u just getting
an even break with two odd against
simple honors, t6 for each side. a could
have made three odd at diamonds, and
If - bids three clubs he viii be left
with II. and can make It.
II Il does not bid the hearts, \ goes
no trumps, and II he Is lucky he goes
game, otherwise the odd is all he can
make 10y any system OF play. The deal
Is peculiarly interesting from the fact
that As play develops a situation at
the third trick, which enables him to
locate the exact number of each suit in
each hand before the third trick is
complete even.
opens with a small spade. and 4
wins the ten with the Jack. There are
now two possible ways 20 go game.
II both queen and jack of clubs
are In one hand unguarded, dummy
can make all the clubs. The other
way is successful finesse in
diamonds. making five tricks in that
suit The clubs being playable only
one way, and the diamonds only one
way, the clubs must be tried out first,
leaving dummy in the lead.
As soon as \ leads the small club
nc counted for one spade. four clubs,
only two diamonds and five hearts
originally. The low spade from marks
him with four only. so has one left
II Y has no five card suit; he has four
diamonds and four hearts and y has the
rest
VS. discard on the second club settles
the fate OF the hand. II he lets go a
diamond. \ makes five tricks in that
g1tft nj
AT duplicate for three odd and 80 aces
That is the difference between rs pass
ing and bidding a heart In the first
place. II Y correctly starts a reverse
discard in hearts, or lets go a worthless
spade. keeping his four weak diamonds,
he saves two tricks and the game.
This hand seems to have been played
in several very differen, ways At one
table \ went right back with a small
spad" so as TO establish the queen for
.reentry. Whether Y puts on the king or
'lets the queen make, does not matter.
II he puts on the king, his own suit and
the clubs are out of the question as
leads. and he win prefer the heart to
the diamond, as he can still stop hearts.
The Ave hearts are all they can make.
however as A has two clubs. the spades
and the diamonds all good by that time.
II Y holds up the spade king 3 leads
diamonds, ana they viii not clear.
Neither will the clubs, y making the
queen and five hearts.
\ rather instructive point in the man
agemcnt Of takeout bids came up in
this match which is not covered in any
of the text books. This IL the partner
taking out an original two trick bid in
a major suit The principle involved is
that the take out cannot be from weak
ness, and that the third hand would
/ like to use the suit as support II it
is as solid as II should he TO justify the
declaration.
Tho trouble with these original two
trick bids Is that so many of them are
uusouud They should never be made
ON a suit with any holes in it unless
there are sure tricks enough on the side
to MI the holes This was deal No rs
at the Knickerbocker duplicate match.