The Washington times., 1927-04-13

Mr.. Work had for his partner one
ct the leading players Of the West
flames G. Stanley. OF Denver, Colo.
while Mr.. Whitehead was paired
with r. e. Needham, of Greenvillei
Pa
These were the hands:
Mr.. Whitehead, dealer, in the
South position Spades, s; hearts,
3. 4 8; diamonds, A. 9, ], 2; clubs,
A. q J. 8, 4.
Mr.. Stanley, 'sWest'-Spades, A,
Q, ], 5, 4; hearts. j: diamonds, 10,
8, Z; clubs, 8, s, S, 8.
Mr.. Needham, North Spades, Z,
2; hearts. A, s, 2; diamonds, X,
3, s, 8; clubs, K. 10, 2.
Mr.. Work East Spades, K, 10,
., s; hearts, X, @, 10, z, 8, 5: dia-
monds, 5, 4: clubs, Z.
Mr.. Whitehead holding a. sound
original bid either in diamonds or
clubs, bid one diamond, following
the principle that If q sound initial
bid Of either of two suits may be
made, the suit of the higher value
should be first named, even though
the suit OF lower value be longer or
stronger, or both This enables the
original bidder to name the lower
valued suit on the second round of
bidding, after which his partner. II
ne prefers the higher suit, can show
nis preference for 1t without in.
creaslns the number Of tricks bid.
Bids in Spades
Mr. Stanley, the next bidder. said
one spade. He had two quick tricks
N that suit and would have said one
spade as an original bid. AS q fol,
lowing or defensive bid it was still
more important for him to. nanne the
suit. Had he passed, he would have
conveyed to his partner the false
impression that he lacked 0uick
strength for defense, or in aunuort
pf any bid that his partner might
make.
Mr.. Needham bid two diamonds.
- he held good support for his
partners minor bid. and had M
better bid himself.
Mr.. Work bid two spades. He
P0uId have bid two hearts, and would
nave done 80 had his partner bid q
minor suit. But since he held better
than normal support for his partners
major suit. a suit of gaIne.going
value equal to his own hearts. II was
ms duty to support his partner first.
holding the heart bid In reserve. To
nave bid hearts on the first round
would have denied spade support.
Despite the fact that his partner
mad supported his diamonds. Mr..
Whitehead bid three clubs, to show
the tWo-suited nature Of his hand and
also that his club suit was the longer
or stronger Of the two.
Mr.. Stanley passed, as he already
mad bid the full strength Of his hand.
Mr. Needham bid three diamonds.
Having better support for. diamonds
than clubs. he showed his preference
without increasing his partners Of
Tered contract. This bid was not in
the nature Of d second assist. It was
simply g. preferential, bid,
Mr.. Work bid three SHADES. He
St1ll reserved his strong heart bid,
because Of his exceptional support
ing strength FOR spades. His. single
ton club, doubleton diamond, and
four spades with the king, as well as
mis- strong heart suit, demanded a
second raise In spades.
Goes to Four Clubs
Mr.. Whitehead said four clubs,
Ehus showing his partner clearly that
diamonds, the suit first bid, were a
suit of but four cards; while the club
suit was Of at least five and possibly
six cards.
Mr.. Stanley passed. Mr.. Needham
bid four diamonds, again showing
his preference and also telling his
partner that he had either better
than normal help In diamonds or
less than normal in clubs. Mr..
Needham correctly inferred from his
partners bid that the higher suit
first named by him was Of only four
cards. He knew that q four-card
trump suit, il supported by four
trumps in Dummy is usually
stronger than a f;ve-card suit sup.
ported by three in Dummy. Also,
with diamonds the trumps, some of
the losing spades or hearts in
Dummy could be discarded on his
partners long clubs; whereas with