Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-14
first BRIDGE
GAME PLAYED
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Noted Players Demon
strate Auction and
contract Bidding
And Make Play

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July at contract.
Participants in the game with Mr..
work and Mr.. Whitehead were two
other New York bridge authors and
players of note. Sidney 5. LEM and
Mynne Ferguson.
The hands were: Mr.. Work. South.
dealer: Spades, z, &. 4, g; Hearts
.; Diamonds, X, q. j.. q, 9, ?; clubs.
a. z. Mr.. Whitehead. West: Spade.
~, Q; Hearts, A, X, 10, z, 9. .; Dia-
monds, A, z, 3; Clubs, X, &. Mr..
Lenz, North: Spades. A, X, 5; Hearts,
y j, 5, s; Diamonds, 10, 5; Clubs,
Y, J, s, 2; Hearts, >, 4; Diamonds,
., 1; Clubs, 10, 8. 8, 5, >.
The bidding Of the hand. at no
score, was convertional:-One Dis-
nond by Mr.. Work. dealer, South;
one Heart by Mr.. hitehead, West.
and n No Trump by Ir. LEM.
North. who held only two cards of
his partners suit, but had doul >
shoppers in the adverse suit and
strength in the remaining two suits.
Mr.. Ferguson, East. passed, as did
also the dealer on the second round.
The dealer. Mr.. Work, did not con-
slider his singleton Heart a menace
to his partners No Trump, as Mr..
Lenz had bid the No Trump directly
over the adverse Heart bid. More
over Mr.. Works Diamond suit, with
a re-entry in the Ace Of Clubs,
promised good No Trump support.
Mr.. Whitehead, West. WIS strGg
enough TO bid two Hearts, but con
sidered IL inadvisable to do SO in
the face of his partners pass. He
saw no possibility OF going game
without help from mis- partner, and
he feared that TO raise his own
Heart bid would impel the oppon-
ents to shift from No Trump TO
a suit bid, probably Spades, at which
they might nave a better chance for
game. Therefore Mr., Whitehead
passed, giving the bid to Mr.. LEM,
North, for one No Trump.
Mr.. Ferguson, East, properly open
ed his partners suit, leading the )
Of Hearts. the higher OF his two
small cards Of the suit. Dummy's
hand went down. and Declarer play
cd from IL the singleton . Of Hearts.
Mr.. Whitehead, West, played the
King; Declarer the g.. Had Mr..
Whitehead played the Ace, he would
have denied holding the King.
Whereas the play Of the King in
formed his partner that he also
probably held the Ace.
- The high spot Of the play came
in Mr.. Whitehead's lead to the next
trick. From the bidding he infer
red that Mr.. Lenz. the Declarer, had
a double topper in Hearts; there
fore il would be impossibl for Mr..
Whitehead TO establish the suit
without giving Declarer two Heart
tricks. These two tricks, with five
probable tricks from Dummy's Dia-
monds and Dummv's Ace Of Clubs,
would cave only one more trick 10
be produced for game. This addi-
tional trick Declarer undoubtedly
held in Spades.
Mr.. Whitehead. therefore, shifted
his plan Of defense TO a scheme for
preventing Declarer from making
Dummy's Diamonds. He figured
that if he removed Dummy's Ace OF
Clubs ~re-entry. he could block the
Diamonds BY holding up his Ace, I'm
less Declarer happened to hold four
Diamonds. which was unlikely.
Therefore. at trick two. Mr.. White
head, West, led the King Of Clubs,
sacrificing a sure trick in order to
save three future tricks in Dia-
monds. Declarer played the 3 of
Clubs; Mr.. Ferguson the ,; and De-
clarer played Dummy's Ace. as he
realized that holding W would
merely postpone the loss Of the en-
try one trick.
Declarer could foresee that his
Diamonds would be blocked. but fig
ured he could take two tricks, as
the holder of the Ace would un-
doubtedly hold it up as long as pos
sible. Therefore he took his two
Diamonds. with Dummy's King and
sEsseen. Mr.. Whitehead played the 3
vand Z: Declarer the 5 ard 10; Mr..
Ferguson the 4 and s.
Declarer now had three tricks.
with two more sure tricks in Clubs
and two in Spades in his hand. He
could also establish a Heart by lead
ING that suit: but he still would
lack one trick for game. An extra
trick in Clubs was possible BY a
Fnesse Of the q. Moreover, il the
~finesse failed. Mr.. Ferguson, East.
winning the trick with the 10. might
rake the error of leading another
Heart. which would give Declarcr
two tricks in that suit and game.
Therefore Declarer led the 7 Of
clnbs from Dummy: Mr.. Whitehead
rlaved the a: Declarer finessed the
q. and Mr.. Ferguson won with the
10.
Mr.. Ferguson. however. was too
w;lv 20 fall into the net. He read
ne Heart situation from his part
-er's failure to continue the suit. He
.hsrefo-e avoided Harris and also the
.rtried Spades. and led the 5 Of
clubs. Dummy played the . Of Dia-
wonds: Mr.. Whitehead the . of
u,srts: Declarer the Jack Of Clubs.
necIarer then led the Queen OF
usarts TO establish a trick in the
-r;t before losing control Of Clubs
~ SHADES. Mr.. Ferguson played
.he 4. Dummy the s Of Diamonds:
Mr.. Whitehead won with the Ace Of
Hearts.
Mr.. Whitehead lea the ace OF
Diamonds; Declarer discarded the ;
Of Spades; Mr.. Ferguson the o.
spades: and Dummy played the 2 Of
Diamonds. =, \,
Mr.. whitehead then led the 10 Of
SHADES. while Declarer won with the
Tinc: Mr.. Ferguson played n :
nd Dummy the 3. neclarer led the
a. az Spades: Mr.. Ferguson nlayed
H. lack. Dummy the 4. Mr.. White
10 the 2. Declarer then took his
nood Queen Of Clubs and Jack Of
ussrts. Mr.. Ferguson playing the
= and 8 Of Clubs; Dummy the s ard
- SHADES: and Mr.. Whitehead the