Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-05
Radio Bridge Analysis
Being a Report of Bidding and Play Over
the Air from KWWG

Followers of this seasons Radio
Bridge Games, the latest of which
was broadcast Tuesday, from Station
hWMG here, are carrying away from
each presentation a definite knowl-
edge of how to recognize and handle
one or more Bridge situations which
are muffed by the average player.
In this weeks game the demonstra-
ton was given by the play Of Mrs.
a. X. Coffin. Of Indianapolis. n cham
pionship player OF the American
Whist League. Her partner was 4. J,
Tobin, Of Chicago. also a league
champion.
The hands were: Wilbur c. White
head. dealer. south: Spades. Q, 10. 3;
hearts, 6. 5. 2; diamonds. n. Q. 3;
clubs, X. Q. 10. s. Mr.. Tobin. west:
spades. J. s.; hearts. j.. 9; diamonds.
A, y. 5. 4. .; clubs. :. 4. 3. ?: hearts.
A, X, Q, 10, Z, 4; diamonds, 10, clubs.
a, j.
Mr.. Whitehead dealer opened the
bidding lfirst hand Of RUBBER with
one club. Even though his club suit
consisted Of but four cards his hand
was too strong TO pass.
Mr.. Tobin, west. passed. Although
his diamond suit was Of five cards. It
contained only on quick trick, which.
without any high-card support IN side
suits, is not sufficient for even a fol-
lowing or defensive bid. Mr.. Work.
North. with a Marlborough. Of course
Ia dto pass.
Mrs. Coffin. east. with n magnifi-
tent hand. bid one heart. There was
nothing TO be accomplished BY a
higher bid. Mrs. Coffin did not fear
adverse bidding. TIN foct. she would
have been glad 20 have the bidding
forced up TO a point where she could
either make "A profitable business
double Of the adverse bid. or else
entice n double of her own bid BY
gradually raising ID.
However, Mr.. Whitehead passed, As
he had shown the fun strength of his
hand by his initial bid. Mr.. Tobin
also was forced TO pass. although,
holding but two cards Of his part
ner's suit. he would have denied her
suit had he been able 70 do 80. The
weakness Of his diamond suit made a
take-out bid impossible. Mr.. Work
also passed. Therefore Mrs. Coffin
became the declarer, with her CON
tract one heart.
Mr.. Whitehead led out his king Of
clubs. the correct lead from a king
queen suit against a suit declaration:
and Mr.. Tobin spread his hand for
Dummy. From il Mrs. Coffin played
the , Of clubs: Mr.. Work played the
4; and dcclarer won the trick with
the ace.
PausinE a " ~ plan the play
OF her hand. Mrs. Coffin could see m
easy little slam. obtainable bv ruff
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after taking her ace and king. unless
one N the adversaries held only one
snndc. These four tricks. her six
solid trump tricks. dummy's acc Of
diamonds and her own ace or clubs
would leave her only one loser. the
jack Of clubs.
But Mrs. Coffin was NOT content
with a small slam. She felt that q
grand slam was possible. because the
bidding hnd shown that the king
queen ~ diamonds must lie in Mr..
Whitehcad's. south'. hand. These
two cards would form the only
possible side quick trick which he
must have held IN order 70 hid clubs
initi1llv IN \ k%inr-nucen club suit.
Mrs. Coffin therefore saw the opnor-
runity FOR 4 Squeeze" play tina.
would give her n Grand slam.
Proceeding on this basis. Mrs. Cot
fin led her acc and kind Of shades 10
tricks two and three. Mr.. whitehead
PLAYED the 2 ana 10. dummy the s
and lack; NJ. work tho 2 and =. Mrs.
Coffin continued with the 1 of
spades: Mr.. Whitehead dronned the
queen. dummy '~umped with ths
. or hearts; Mr.. Work PLAYED tho 6
If gnadcr.
The fall ~ the Oaccn ~ epadcs
had made ncclarcr's 2 of Spades
good: therefore there was no need