The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-21
Bridge by RadiO-NO. 2

CHAMPIONSHIP players of the
~ American Auction Bridge
League were paired against Mr.. Work
and Mr.. Whitehead in the second
radio bridge game, broadcast Tues
day from station WFBM.
r. r. Richards of Detroit, founder
and first president of the league,
and one of the team of four which
won the first team championship
ever held under bridge auspices, was
the South player and dealer. He
held: Spades, A, Q, ], S, 8; hearts,
8, 4, 2; diamonds, A, K; clubs, 9, 6.
3; on which he opened the bidding,
(f1rst hand Of RUBBER with one
spade.
Whitehead, West player, passed.
His cards were: Spades, 10, 9, 8, 7;
hearts, @, 7, 5; diamonds, @, 10, 5;
clubs, j, 8, 7.
Henry P. Jaeger of Cleveland.
now president of the American Auc-
ton Bridge League, and one of the
pair which won the first pair cham
pionship of the organization, was
the North player.
His hand was: Spades, K. 4;
hearts, j. 6; diamonds, 8, 7, 6, 8:
clubs, A, K, 5, 4, 2. He passed also,
as he had normal support for his
partners spades (either three small
cards of the suit, or two of the suit
including a top honor, and a good
club suit as side cards.
Had 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 ma
jor declaration.
Work, East, held: Spades, 6, .;
hearts, A, K, 10, 9, 3; diamonds j.
9, 4, 2; clubs. @, 10 Work bid two
hearts, not with any particular hope
for game, as his partner had passed,
but at any rate to indicate the best
suit for his partner to open, should
Richards, South, obtain the con-
tract.
Richards. South, went to two
spades, which bid obtained the con-
tract.
Whitehead, West, opened the
queen of hearts, the highest of three
cards of his partners suit. Jaeger
spread his hand for dummy, and
declarer played from it the 6 of
hearts.
WORK, before playing, noted
w dummy's holding of but two
hearts, and saw that part of de-
ciarer's plan of play might be to-
ruff heart, and that this could be
prevented by trump lead.
While Whitehead, West, no doubt
would lead a trump himself if he
were allowed to hold the first trick
with the queen of hearts, Work re-
allied that Whitehead's trump hold
ing might be such as to make a
trump lead. embarrassing.
Accordingly, Work covered his
partners queen with the king of
hearts, the play involving no pos
slble sacrifice, inasmuch as Work
still held complete command of the
suit. Declarer played the of hearts.
Work led the 6 of spades; de-
clarer played the 3; Whitehead the Z.
the lowest card of his sequence; and
declarer won the trick with dunn
my's king. BY winning the trick
IN dummy, declarer remained in
shape to draw the adverse trurnps
whenever he wished to do so.
Computing his chances for game.
declarer saw he must lose a club
trick; and that he would lose three
heart tricks if he led hearts at once
IN the hope of ruffing his own last
heart in dummy.
He knew that Work would win
the heart trick and lead another
spade. leaving him without a trump
IN dummy with which to ruff the
third round of hearts.
HIS analysis showed declarer that
the only possibility for game lay in
setting up a long club in dummy on
which to discard his own losing
heart.
This would be possible if the out
standing five clubs were normally
divided 80, and the trumps were
not divided worse than Al against
him.
DECLARER therefore led the Q of
clubs from dummy: Work
played the queen; decIarer the 3.
Whitehead the T. Work then found
himself in trouble. Should he con-
tinue to lead trumps, declarer I'M
duobtedly would take out White
heads trumps; then by running
dummy's clubs obtain valuable dis
cards. Work therefore led the ace
OF hearts to take the trick before
declarer's remaining hearts could
be discarded. Declarer played the
1 OF hearts; Whitehead the Z; dunn
my the jack.
Work then led the 2 of diamonds.
Declarer played the king: White
head the encouraging 10; dummy
the 8. At this point declarer could
have ruffed his losing heart. but
feared to risk finding Whitehead
also out of hearts and able to trump
higher than dummy's of spades.
He decided it was better to stick
TO his original plan of discarding
the heart on a long club in dummy.
in the hope that the outstanding
clubs were normally divided.
Therefore, declarer ran his spades,
GUAI