Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-28

Bridge players who tuned in on
the Radio Bridge Game broadcast
Tuesday evening from station
kWWG. were given IN insight into
the very logical processes by which
appear as miracles to the uninitist-
ed.
Paired with Mr.. Work at the radio
table was +. V. Shepard of New
York. the recognized authority on
the mathematical features of the
game: while Mr.. Whitehead played
with r. J. Leibenderfer of New
York. noted rs a bridge analyst
and player.
The hands were: Mr.. Shepard,
South. the dealer: Spades. A, 5;
Hearts, X, 5: Diamonds. 10. 7. 2, =:
Clubs. J 10. z. ). 2. Mr.. Whitehead,
West: Spades. X, @. J. s. Hearts, J,
10. q; Diamonds, A. X. s; Clubs, A,
2. 2. Mr.. Work. North: Spades, 3,
Z. 4; Hearts. 3. 8, .; Diamonds, j,
2. s. 5. 4; Clubs. X. 4. Mr.. Leiben-
derfer. East: Spades. 10. s, 3, ?;
Hearts, A. @. Z. 6. 3; Diamonds. Q;
Clubs. Q, :, s.
Mr.. Shepard. the dealer, lacking
the two quick tricks required for an
initial bid, passed. Mr.. Whitehead,
West. bid one No Trump, prefer.
ring il 10 his alternative bid of one
Spade, on account of the 1888
distribution Of his hand. which is
better adapted to No Trump play
Had his Spade suit been one card
longer. and the lowest card missing
from any Of his other suits. hs
would have bid the Major instead
Of No Trump.
Mr.. Work. North. passed; and Mr.
Lcihenderfer. East. took his partner
out of th. No Trump by bidding
two Eecrts. He did this In accord
with the present practice Of show
ing q five-card Major suit Of rea'
sonable strength over partners Nc
Trump. regardless Of the distribu'
ton Of the hand. Such a bid give;
the No Trump bidder the opticr
either Of passing and trying fol
game al the Major. or Of rebiddinE
, the No Trump with assurance thai
Dummy will be helpful.
IN this connection II was pointed
Out IL MEt NWfh LH1t AHhN W
or partners No Trump should no
he made with = weak five-card Ma
ior even when the hand contains
worthless singleton. Such a take
out IS liable TO prove dangerous. a
the No Trump bidder may not LIKE
the Major and will rebid the ~
TRUMP: then find too little assist
snce IN the Dummy hsnd 20 enable
him - make his contract. In thi!
case. however. the singleton Queer
Of Diamonds was not worthless; anC
the major suit was far from weak
Moreover. the hand had some assist
ance for the No Trump in every
suit.
After East's tvo-Heart bid. Mr.
Shepard. South. passed. So did Mr.
Whitehead. West. as ne had normal
support for the Hearts. including
two honors. and only n single stop.
per in Clubs. which might prove
troublesome At No Trump. Mr.
Work. North. passed; giving East
the bid for two hearts.
Mr.. Shepard opened the rlsy with
the ; Of Clubs. The fourth-best card
OF his longest suit. Mr.. White
heads hand was spread for Dummy
and Mr.. Leibenderfer, the Declarer
played from it the Acssof Clubs
This play If the Ace. where thu
average player would have chsncet
playing one Of Dummy's small Clubs
was arrived at after this very pref
~ reasoning hy Mr.. Leibenderfer:
1f Mr.. Shepard, South. led from ?
four-card Club suit. Mr.. Work
North. held three Clubs. One q
these probably was the kirs. since
Mr.. Shepard presumably would have
a better opening lead than one away
from n King-sn opening which
against q suit bid. is consistently