The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-18

l. bridge writer's, teachers and play
ers participated in Radio Bridge
Game No. IL, broadcast from sta
ton WFBM, Tuesday night, under
auspices of The Times.
Milton C. Work and Wilbur M.
Whitehead played as partners
against the two guest players. Gratz
M. Scott and Wynne Ferguson, both
of New York City. These were the
hands:
Whitehead, dealer, south: Spades,
8, 7, 4; Hearts, K, Q, 10, 8, 6; Dia-
nlonds, K, 5, 4, 3; Clubs, 3.
Ferguson, west: Spades, A; Hearts,
A, 9, 8; Diamonds, J, 10, 9, T. d;
Clubs, K, 10, 7, 4.
Work, north; Spades, K, 9, 5, 3,
Q; Hearts, 7, 5, 4, 2; Diamonds, g.;
Clubs, A, 5, 2.
Scott, east: Spades, @, ], 10, g.;
Hearts, j; Diamonds, A, @, 8; Clubs,
@, j, 8, 8, 6.
Whitehead, the dealer, passed, as
he did not have the two quick tricks
recognized as a requirement for an
initial bid. Ferguson, west, bid one
No Trump as he had every suit
stopped and no alternative bid eX-
cept a fve-card Jack-high minor
suit Diamonds), for the original
bid of which the side protection
normally required is at least three
quick tricks.
Although he had a singleton
Spade, it was an Ace, which is not
the No Trump menace that everyone
comedies a worthless singleton to be.
With holding like his. No Trump
bid usually is considered preferable
to a suit bid, as the latter does not
so clearly picture the actual hold
ing. Work passed.
His hand was similar to Fergu-
sons, in that he held a singleton,
but otherwise strong No Trump sup
port. Since he held no well defined
suit bid that seemed to offer bet
ter chance for game than the No
Trump, he let his partners No
Trump stand.
Whitehead, south, opening the
second round of bidding, said two
Hearts, clearly directing de-
fensive bid. Ferguson, with only one
stopper in Hearts and none too
strong a No Trump hand, passed.
Work also passed.
Scott, however, had too strong a
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go mcontested. Therefore he VEN
tured two Spades, knowing his part
ner would not interpret his bid as a
we'll defined take-out, since, had 1t
been meant for that, it would have
been made on the first round.
WHITEHEAD passed, and Fer
w guson went to two No
Trumps. His fears regarding the
Spade suit had been allayed by his
partners Spade bid. and although
he held but one stopper in Hearts,
he reasoned that his partner might
also hold a stopper, i'll view of the
fact that the opponents did not bid
the suit on the first round.
Work raised his partner to three
Hearts. This assist was amply JUS
titled by his, length in Hearts, his
singleton Diamond. and his Ace Of
Clubs and King of Spades lying over
FerguSon's No Trump bid.
Scott went to four Clubs, thus in
forming his partner of the semi-two-
suited character of his hand. With
his singleton Heart, he undoubted-
ly would have made this bid after
his partners two No Trumps, even
had Work passed.
Whitehead passed, well content to
have changed the adverse bid from
No Trump to a Minor suit. Fergu-
son also passed, convinced that his
partner had arrived at the best bid
for the combined hands. Work
passed; therefore Scott became De-
clarer with his contract four Clubs.
Whitehead opened the play by
leading the King ofsHearts, the cor
rect lead from his King Queen suit
Felgusons hand went down as
Dummy, and Scott played from it
the Ace of Hearts. Work followed