The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-30

entry in Dummy, which he would
need later to run the Club suit
should it be established, Work was
obliged to lead Clubs from his own
hand.
Making the best of bad situa-
ton, Work led the King of Clubs,
choosing the King for two reasons:
First, to avoid the possibility of
blocking Dummy, in case the high
Clubs should fall and the Club suit
itself provide a re-entry to Dummy;
second, because if an adversary held
the Ace without the Queen, he might
be expected to pass the first Club
trick, assuming Work to hold the
Queen.
In this case a second Club lead
might result in dropping the Ace
and Queen together, or, If not, might
be won by an adversary who would
continue with Diamonds instead of
driving out the Ace of Hearts en-
try in Dummy.
NN Works King Of Clubs, White
" head played the 4, holding
back his toppers in order, if posi-
bic, to exhause Works Clubs be-
fore the suit was established in
Dummy. Dummy played the 6;
Miss Shelby the 2.
Work continued with the 5 of
Clubs; Whitehead played the Queen;
Dummy the z; Miss Shelby the 8.
Whitehead knew there was one
Club outstanding, held either by,
Miss Shelby or Work. If Work held
it and should lead it, two good Clubs
would be established in Dummy.
But to bring them in, Work
would have to utilize DummyS only
entry, the Ace of Hearts. To kill
this entry while he still held COM
mand of the Club suit, Whitehead
deliberately led and sacrificed his
King. of Hearts. Work had feared
This play by an adversary. He was
helpless, \however, because if he
played low from Dummy on this
Heart, another Heart lead would
force the Act
Therefore, he played the Ace from
Dummy. Miss Shelby played the 8
of Hearts; Declarer the 6.
Having been thwarted in his at
tempt to make Dummy's Clubs,
Work took advantage Of the only
opportunity open to him in the stu
ationby leading the of Spades from
Dummy, for the purpose of trying
a double finesSe.
Although he knew he could take
but one finesse himself, he hoped
an adversary might be forced to
give him the second. Miss Shelby
played the of Spades; Declarer
f1nessed the 10; Whitehead played
the 4.
Work then led the s of Clubs;
Whitehead played the Ace; Dummy
the 9, and Miss Shabby discarded the
4 Of Hearts.
WHITEHEAD led the King of
w Diamonds; Dummy played the
5; Miss Shelby the a; Work the
Ace. Work returned the 6 of
Diamonds rather than lead away
from his tenaces in Spades and
Hearts. Whitehead played the 8;
Dummy the 8; Miss Shelby the 7.
Whitehead then LED his good 10
of Diamonds. Dummy discarded
the of Spades; Miss Shelby the 7
of Spades; Declarer the 7 of Hearts.
Then, in order to protect any
possible honor in Spades his part
ner might hold, Whitehead chose
Hearts for his next lead, laying
down the Jack instead of a lower
one to make sure that Dummy
could not get the lead with the 9
Of Hearts. Dummy played the 9;
Miss Shelby the 5; Work the Queen.
Work returned the 10 of Hearts;
Whitehead played the Q; Dummy
discarded the 10 of Clubs; Miss
Shelby the of Spades.
Work led the Ace Of Spades;
Whitehead played the 9; Dummy
the 6; Miss Shelby the Jack. Works
last card, the Queen of Spades, was
lost to Miss Shelbys King. which
left Work one trick short of game,
although he made one more than
his contract.
He scored 20 for two tricks in No
Trump and 30 for Aces. which was
the utmost score possible against
the splendid defense that White
head put up in the early stages Of
the play.