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

Championship players Of the
American Auction Bridge League
were paired against Mr.. Work and
Bridge Game. broadcast Tuesday
from station KWWG. Brownsville.
r. X. Richards of Detroit. founder
and first president Of the League.
and one Of the team Of four which
won the first team championship
Ger held under bridge auspices. WIS
the South player and dealer. lie
held: Spades. A. o. u. x. 81: Hearts.
&. 4. =; Diamonds. A. X; Clubs. =,
s. 3; on which he opened the bid
ding. First hand 81 RUBBER with
one Spade.
Mr.. Whitehead. the West player.
passed. His cards were: Spades. 10,
p. n. II; Hearts. U. VI. NJ: Diamonds.
2, 10. .: Clubs. j., =. :.
Henry +. Jaeger Of Cleveland. now
president Of the American Auction
Bridge League. and one az the pair
which won the first pair champion
ship If the organization. was the
North player. His hand was. Spades,
X. a; Hearts, y. 8; Diamonds =, z. z
3: Clubs. A. X. .. 4 ,. lie passed
also. as he had normal support for
his partners Spades tcithcr three
small cards ~ the suit. or two sf
the suit including a top honor),
and a good Club suit a. side cards.
Had Mr.. Jaeger taken out his part
ner's Spade suit by a bid Of two
Clubs he would thereby have denied
normal trump support for the major
declaration.
Mr. Work. East. held: Sp~des. s.
2: Hearts. a. n. 10. 3. q; Diamonds.
". =. 4, y; Clubs 2. 10. Mr.. Work
bid two Hearts. not with any rlr-
tieular hone for game. as his part
ner had passed. but nj any rate 70
indicate the best suit for his part
ner 20 open. should Mr.. Richards,
South. obtain the contract.
Mr.. Richards. South. went ~ two
Spades. which bid obtained the rom
tract.
Mr.. Whitehead. West. opened the
Queen Of Hearts. the highest w
three cards Of his partners suit. Mr..
Jaeger spread his hand for Dummy.
and Declarer played from IL the 8
of Hearts.
Mr.. Work. before playing. noted
Dummv's holding Of but two Hearts.
and saw that part az Dcclarcr's plan
az play might be 70 ruff a Heart,
aud that this could be prevented By
n trump lead. While Mr.. Whitehead.
West. no doubt would lead a trump
himself If he were allowed to hold
the first trick with the Queen Of
Hearts. Mr.. Work realized that Mr..
Whitehead's trump holding might be
such as to make n trump lead en-
harrassing. Accordingly Mr.. Work
covered his partners Queen with
the King Of Hearts. the play %involv-
ing no possible sacrifice. inasmuch
as Mr.. Work still held complete
command or the suit. Dcclarer
PLAYED the , Of hearts.
Mr.. Work led the s " Spades.
DCclarer played the q; Mr.. White
head the =. the lowest card az his
sequence: and Declarer won the
trick with nummy's King. By win
ming the trick in Dummy. Dcclarer
remained IN shape 90 draw the adj
verse trumns whenever he wished %
10 so.
computing ms chances I0f game,
Dcclarer saw he mus. lose a Club
truck; and that ne would lose three
Heart tricks if he led Hearts AZ once
in the hope Of ruffling his own last
Heart In Dummy. He knew that Mr..
Work would win the Heart trick and
lead another Spade. leaving him
without a trump in Dummy with
which 70 ruff the third round ~
Hearts.
His analysis showed Dcciarer that
the only possibility for game lay in
setting up 2 long Club IN Dummy On
which "a discard his own LOSING
Heart. This would Be possible II
the outstanding five Clubs were nor
nalIy divided 3-2. ana the trumrs
were not divided worse than l-2
against him.
The Declarer therefore lcd tho 2
~ clubs from Dummy: NV. Work