The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-22
DecZaTgr in Radio Bridge
Game Shoes Rare Genius

IT'S a question how many bridge
Il players could have made game
with the cards held by the Declarer
in the Radio Bridge Game broad
cast from Station WFBM Tuesday
night, under auspices of The Times.
The Declarer, c. Drummond
Jones. of st. Louis, Mo, demon
strated his right to the reputation
he bears as a keen and resourceful
player. He was South" the Dealer,
in this Radio Game, and made the
only bid of the deal, saying one No
Trump on these cards: Spades, a,
K, 4; Hearts, K, 5, 3; Diamonds,
A, ], 5; Clubs, A, K, @, 7.
The West player, Mrs. John c.
Ohaver, a leading teacher and
player of Tulsa, Okla, was obliged
to pass. Her cards were: Spades,
@, ], 7, 6; Hearts, 7; Diamonds, K,
@, 10, 9; Clubs J, 8, 5, 2.
Wilbur M. Whitehead. North, also
passed. on this hand: Spades, 9, 8,
5: Hearts, A, J, 4; Diamonds, 8, 4,
8; Clubs, 10, 6. 4, 3.
Wilbur C. Work, East, holding
Spades, 10, 8, 2; Hearts, @. 10, 9.
8, 6, 2; Diamonds, 7, 6, 2; Clubs, 8,
also was forced to pass.
Jones therefore won the bid for
one No Trump. Mrs. Ohaver, West,
led the King of Diamonds, opening
the strongest of her three four card
suits and correctly leading the King
from the King-Queen-l0 combina-
ton.
W6itehead's hand went down for
Dummy, and Jones played from it
the of Diamonds. Mr.. Work played
the 2. Jones, before playing from
his own hand, paused to analyze the
situation.
He could count eight positive
tricks, with a probably ninth in the
fourth Club. or a possible ninth in
q flnesse Of Dummy's Heart Jack.
Failing a Club split that would en-
able a fourth Club to be made, or
failing the Heart finesse, ninth
trick would be possible if West con-
tinued with another Diamond.
Therefore Jones, holding Ace
Jack small, played the small Dia-
mond, the 5, hoping for the lead
of another Diamond, which would
allow him to make both the Ace
and Jack, thus effecting what is
known as the Bath Coup.
HOWEVER, Mrs. Ohaver had
noted her partners play Of the
discouraging Deuce, and Immediate
" placed the Ace and Jack with
Declarer. Therefore, at the second
trick she switched from the Dla-
mond suit. leading from her next
strongest four card suit her fourth
best card. the 6 of Spades. Mr.. Jones,
the Declarer, reading this card as
her fourth best, applied the Rule Of
Eleven. which told him that five
cards higher than the must be in
the three hands other than the
leaders.
Of these. Dummy held two and
Declarer himself held two, leaving
b,.. one in East's, Works hand. To
force the play of Works higher
card, Dummy played the 8 of
Spades.
Work put on the 10, and Declarer
won the trick with the Ace, to keep
East from getting the Lead. He false
carded the Ace, instead Of winning
with the King. to avoid giving in
formation to West unnecessarily.
Jones then led the Ace of Clubs,
to find out at once whether the adj
verse Clubs we're split 80. which
would enable him to take four tricks
in that suit and go game. Mrs.
Ohaver played the of Clubs; Dunn
my the 3; Work the 9.
Jones continued with the King Of
Clubs: Mrs. Ohaver played the s.;
Dummy the 4 and Work discarded
the of Hearts Had Work discarded
the 8 of Hearts, an unnecessarily
high card, it would have been a
direction to his partner to lead the
Heart suit at her first opportunity.
However Work felt that this in
formation would prove of more
value to the Declarer than to Mrs.
Ohaver. so he chose the small
discard.
VXTORK'S failure to follow suit
w with a Club was a knell to
Declarer's hopes for four tricks in
Clubs. Casting around for another
plan to secure his game. Declarer
considered the finesse of the Jack
of Hearts.