Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-21

Radio Bridge Analysis
Being a Report Of Bidding and Play Over
the Air from KWWG

Championship players Of the
American Auction Bridge League
were paired against Mr.. Work and
Mr.. Whitehead in the seco q Radio
Bridge Game. broadcast Tuesday
from station kWMG. Brownsville.
r. Il. Richards of Detroit. founder
and first president &c the League.
and one Of the team Of four which
won the first team championship
Ger held under bridge auspices. was
the South player and dealer. Hc
held: Spades. A. .. J.. =. 3; Hearts.
y. 4. p; Diamonds. "A. Nv. Clubs. y.
s. 3; on which he opened the bid
ding. first hand of rubberl with
one Spade,
Mr. Whitehead. the West player.
passed. His cards were: Spades. 10.
81 4. II; Hearts. q. u. N; Diamonds.
y. 70. 8; Clubs. J. ) Z.
Henry r.. Jaeger of Cleveland. nov
president Of the American Auction
Bridge League. and one ot the pair
which won the first mir champion
ship Of the organization. was the
North player. His hand was: Spades,
N. III Hearts, y. q: Diamonds n, z. Il
ri; Clubs. A. n. 4. L. lie PASSED
also. ~ ~ had normal support for
his partners Spades teithcr three
small cards Of the suit. on two 81
the suit including u top honorl.
and D good Club suit a. side cards.
Had Mr.. Jaeger taken out bis part
ner's Spade suit by u MA 0f tvo
Clubs he would thereby have denied
normal trump support for the major
declaration.
Mr. Work. East. held: Sn-dcs. =.
2; Hearts. A. N. ie. 81. 3: Diamonds.
j.. q. 4. ?; Clubs q. l0. Mr. Work
bid two Hearts. not with any PER-
ticular hope for game. as his part
rer had passed. but al any rate to
indicate the best suit for his part
ner to omen. should Mr.. Richards.
South. obtain the contract.
Mr.. Richards. south. went wv two
Spades. which bid obtained the con-
tract.
Mr.. Whitehead. West. opcrcd the
Queen of Hearts. the highest Of
three cards VI bis partners suit. MI.
Jaeger snrcad his hand fur Dummy.
and neclarer plgyed from il the 4
w Hearts.
Mr. work. before playing. noted
Dummy's holding Of but two Hearts,
aud saw that part w Dcclartr's plan
nj play might be to ruff "a Heart,
ard that this could BE prevented by
a trump lead. While NV. Whitehead,
West, no doubt would lead a trump
himself W NJ were allowed u hold
the first trick with the Queen of
Hearts. Mr.. Work realized that Nr
Whitehead's trump holding might bc
such a. to make "a trump lead c--
barrassiug. Accordingly NJ. Work
covered his partners Queen with
the King Of Hearts. the play invoiy.
ing no possible sacrifice. inasmuch
a. Mr. Work still held cnmnlCtc
command Of the uit. neclareI
PLAYED the = cf hearts.
Mr. Work led the 4 of Spades.
ncclgrer played the 2: MI. white.
head the ri. the lowest card MI hi.
SEQUENCE; and neciaTer won the
trick with Uummys King. By win.
nirg the trick in Dummy. nrclarcf
remained ID shape to draw the al.
verse trumns Whenever hc wished Y,
do so.
Computing his chances for game
ncclarcr SAVE nv must lose " tIui
truck; and that hc would lose three
Heart tricks if he led Hearts w once
in the hone OF rufflinr his own laSt
Heart Ed Dummy. Tie knew that Mr
Work would win the Heart trick aut
lead another Spade. leaving hir
without = trump in Danny with
which to ruff the third round ~
Hearts.
TIL analyst. bowed pcclarer that
The only po-sibilitv fur game lay wv
setting un 2 long Club ia Dummy on
which IN discard his own Iosir-
Heart. Thi, would hr possible IN
the outstanding five Clubs were Tor.
mHliy divided a-1. ard thr trulr.
were not divided worse than i-.
aEUiust him.
The ncclarcr therefore lad trr .
or Clubs from Dummy; Mn. Wori