The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-18
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z dealt and bid no trumps At one
table A said nothing. and Y was one Of
those who do not believe in the major
suit take out with FIVE cards. 30 he
passed. B was not strong enough to
ask for lead. so A led heart and
ran or six tricks. made the rest.
scoring the odd and 80 aces, total 40
points plus.
Judged by modern standards, this 10
bad bidding on tho part Of Y and 2, as
should have bid two spadea There
are players who will tell you that this
is dangerous bid II the suit is not
strong. as the fourth hand may double.
and then the dealer ia In q tight place.
Never having seen a hand in which this
happened, when the original no-trumper
was sound, consider this a bugaboo.
At another table when A passed the
no-trumper. and Y took II out with two
spades. Y went game. At another table
he did not In neither case had US play
anything to do with 1t Tho way
went game was this:
B led club and z put on the ace.
leading ace and ten Of trumps. A
played the king. made his king Of clubs
and then led the ace OF hearts. Then
he guessed the diamond and never took
another trick.
The way 2 failed to go game was
this. After making the king Of clubs
A guessed a small heart. not the ace.
and d guessed the clubs, instead Of going
through the diamonds. so that A made
the Jack OF trumpe. He reasoned that
II A had held the ten Of clubs he would
not have played the two; but would
have dropped the ten on the drst trick.
to encourage B to come on.
At another table Y called the spades
over AS two hearts. and p supported
. Nn = 80 ~ h. m
got il up to Ave spades which A
doubled, and Y made 1t. B led the king
of hearts and then went through the
diamonds.
This allowed to lead a small spade.
play the ace and come back with the
ten, on which A put the king. It Is
now manifestiy impossible for A or b
to get another trick. Tho difference
between saving game and losing five
odd, doubled. -is due to AS mistake
in calling the hearts over no-trumper,
II A says nothing. N opens the clubs.
It Is rather curious that against the
club opening can still go game IL
he leads a small spade first from dunn
my, and not the ace, because when
gets In to ruff 4, who has put UP
the spade king second hand to shut out
the queen, dummy can shut out the
Jack with the ace apd lead through
the Jack to US queen; but with nine
trumps between the two hands 1t is
doubtful II any one would try this
Against the bid OF five hearts,
would have paid no better to double, as
that contract can be set for only three
tricks. The doubled spades with five
odd are worth 2S3, which the defeated
heart contract would be 26S.
Here we have scores cunning all the
way from 40 points to 2sS on the same
cards, and most of the variations due
to what the opponents said or did.
It may interest those who are inter
ested in counting up hands to note
that II A bids two hearts over no-trumps
he is bidding one more than his hand
Is worth, and that BIS assist Is one
more than his hand Is worth. The two
hands can be counted up for eight
tricks. and that 10 all they make. In
spite OF this, there are players who will
overcall no trumpers even when they
have the lead.