The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-19

Mr.. Work, dealer, South
Spades, A, j. 5; Hearts, A, X, 8,
5: 4; Diamonds. K. 9, 2; Clubs Q, {.
Mr.. Jones, "West'-Ep Spades, 8, A;
Hearts, 8. Z. 2; Diamonds. Q, 10, 8,
Z. 4, 3; Clubs. ] 8.
Mr.. Whitehead. "North"-Spades,
x, s, 8. 2; Hearts, Q, 10, 8; Dia.
monds; A. 6; Clubs. A. 10, Z. 6.
Mr.. Levy, East Spades, @, 10,
3. z: Hearts, ], s; Diamonds, j, S;
Clubs, X. 8, 8, s, 2.
Mr.. Work opened the bidding with
one heart. Although he had three
suits stopped and enough high cards
for q no-trump, he preferred the
major suit bid as being safer and
likely to produce more tricks from
the twenty-six cards held by him
and his partner. This preference for
a major suit over no-trump, both
OF them sound bids, Is character
Is tic Of. modern bidding.
It must also be mentioned that
had Mr.. Works partner denied
hearts with clubs or diamonds, Mr..
Work was prepared to go to no.
trump Had either of the opponents
bid clubs, Mr.. Work would have
doubled informatorily.
Mr.. Jones passed. Although he
held six diamonds with two honors,
he did not have enough strength
even for q defensive bid. $50
Also Passes
Mr.. whitehead passed. Many play.
ers with his holding would have bid
a no-trump hand. However, a no.
trump bid by Mr.. Whitehead would
have been a denial of Mr.. Works
hearts, and would have been con.
strued by Mr.. Work to mean that
Mr.. Whitehead did not hold normal
support In the heart suit.
Mr.. Levy also passed. To have
bid on his hand without top
strength, merely to force the oppo-
nents up, would have been mislead-
ing to his partner, as well as dan.
gerous.
Therefore. Mr.. Work was the De-
clarer, with his contract one heart.
Mr.. Jones opened with the OF dia.
Jmonds. the fourth best of his long
est suit. Before playing from
Dummy, Mr.. Work took stock Of his
assets and planned his campaign.
He figured that he would not lose
any diamond or any heart tricks,
unless one of the opponents held
four hearts to the jack, which was
most unlikely. He saw only one
club loser, and also a spade loser,
unless the queen lay on his right so
that a finesse from Dummy through
his own jack would be successful.
This made him practically sure Of
eleven tricks, but he saw the pos.
sibility for at least Small Slam.
Rule Of Eleven
As the z Of diamonds, led by Mr..
Jones, was undoubtedly his fourth
best, Mr.. Work used the Rule of
Eleven. and by eubtracting Z, the
face value Of the card led, from IL,
found that there were four cards
higher than the outside Of Mr..
Jones' hand. As Dummy had one
and Mr.. Work had two. it was
easily seen by Mr.. Work that Mr..
Levy had only one diamond higher
than the z. The ace and king were
accounted for between his own
hand and Dummy. II Mr.. Jones
had held the oueen-jack.10. he
would have led the queen. Had he
held the 1ack-10-S. he would have
led the Jack. Therefore, since he
held none Of these combinations, It
was logical to assume that Mr..
Jones led from the queen.10. and
that the lack was in Mr.. Levy's
hand.
Mr.. Work therefore played the
ace OF diamonds from Dummy; Mr..
Levy played the s: Mr.. Work the ..
Mr.. Levy's play Of the was In.
formative to Mr.. Work. II Mr..
Levy had held either the missing
or 4 Of diamonds. together with
the 5 and Jack, he probably would
have played his lowest card. The
play of the five caused Mr.. Work
to suspect that Mr.. Levy held two
diamonds. and that Mr.. Jones origi.
nallY had six. In that case, Mr..
Levy could trump the third round
OF diamonds If they were led i'm.
nediately. Consequently. Mr.. Work
decided to play trumps at once,
hoping that the five adverse trumps
would be divided 3.2. so that three
leads would exhaust them.
Mr.. Work led the queen of hearts
from Dummy. Mr.. Levy played the
s; Mr.. Work the 4; Mr.. Jones the 2,
Dummy led the Of hearts: Mr..
Levy played the jack; Mr.. Work the
ace; Mr.. Jones the Z.
No More Hearts
The play OF the jack by Mr.. Levy
showed he had no more hearts, 80
Mr.. Work could take the diamond
ruff in Dummy without fear OF be.
ing oyertrumped by Mr.. Levy. Mr..
Work led the king Of diamonds: Mr..
Jones played the 8: Dummy the 6;
Mr.. Levy the jack.
Mr.. Work continued with the 8 Of
diamonds; Mr.. Jones played the 10;
Dummy trunnped with the 10 OF
hearts; Mr.. Levy discarded the ;
OF clubs. He did not play a high
club because he did not care 10 In
form the Declarer Of the location Of
the king.
Mr.. Work now determined to take
the necessary spade finesse. He led
the OF spades from Dummy: Mr..
Levy played the Z; Mr.. Work the
JACK. and Mr.. Jones the s. as mo
start Of a "down and out" signal 70
his partner. in case the spades were
continued.
When the jack Of spades won
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