The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-07


q Spade.
WhItehead's intervening bid re-
lieved Mrs. Warren of the obligation
to bid; but Mrs. Warren rightly con-
sidered that with the King. Queen
of Diamonds and five Spades she
had the strength to bid voluntarily.
Work, her partner, could not have
expected her to hold much strength
after her initial pass and Herman's
No Trump bid, and yet Work had re-
queSted her to bid. She therefore
had no hesitation in naming the
Spade suit.
Herman bid three Hearts. He
realized that the strength lying over
him in Works hand materially de-
creased his own trick taking posi-
bilities.
Yet with three Hearts and strong
support for the bid, were it not for
his unfavorable position, Herman
felt called upon to give one assist TO
his partners free Heart bid, as he
knew that Whitehead would not
have called a weak suit over an in
tervening double.
IXK7ORK bid three Spades. All
w passed, and Mrs. Warren be-
came Declarer with her contract
three Spades.
Herman opened the play by lead
ing the Of Hearts, his highest Of
three small cards of his partners
suit. Dummy went down, and Mrs.
Warren play from it the Ace Of
Hearts; Whitehead played the en-
couraging 9, and Mrs. Warren her
singleton 6.
Mrs. Warren noted the desirable
ity of leading both trumps and Clubs
from her own hand through Major
Hermans strong holding.
The question of entries in her own
hand therefore became of para
mount Importance. She had two
entries in the Diamond suit and two
more could be secured by Heart
ruffs. -Four seemed sufficient for her
purpose.
According she proceeded to estab-
lish her Diamond entries by an I'M
blocking lead of the Jack of Dia-
monds from Dummy. Whitehead
played the 8; Declarer herself COW
cred the Jack with the Queen to
gain an immediate entry fthe Ace
gain an immediate entry if the Ace
Herman led the 7 Of Hearts;
Dummy played The 3; Whitehead
the 10; Mrs. Warren trumped with
the 2 OF Spades.
Declarer led the of Spades:
Herman played the 10; Dummy
f1nesSed the Queen; and Whitehead
played the 3. Dummy returned the
of Diamonds to put Declarer in for
another trump lead through Her
mans strength. Whitehead played
the 5 of Diamonds; Declarer the g,
Herman the 2.
Declarer led another Spade, the 8
spot; Herman played the Jack
Dummy the Ace; and Whitehead
the 6. Again Dummy returned Dia-
monds, the 10 spot; Whitehead
played the 7; Declarer the King !;
Herman the 6.
Mrs. Warren then held the thir-
tenth Diamond. She could have led
it and have discarded Dummy'S los
ing Jack of Hearts upon it.
But she realized that should she
do so, she would then have to lead a
Club for a fineSse which would later
have to be followed by a second Club
flnesse, for which it would be neces-
Sary to enter her own hand again.
Accordingly, instead of leading the
thirteenth Diamond and discarding
a Heart, Mrs. Warren led a Club, the
4 spot, for the first finesSe, reserving
the Jack Of Hearts in Dummy for an
exit card to be trumped in her own
hand for the second Club lead.
Mrs. Warren might have led the
thirteenth Diamond and have dis
carded a Club on it, but such dis
card at that stage of the game could
not have resulted in any advantage
On Mrs. Warrens 4 of Clubs Her
man played the 2; Dummy f1nessed
the 10; Whitehead played the 6.
Dummy led the Jack of Hearts
Whitehead played the Queen; De-
clarer trumped with the 4 of Spades
Herman played the of Hearts.
Mrs. Warren then lead her thir-
tenth Diamond. the spot; Herman
discarded the of Clubs; Dummy
the Of Clubs and Whitehead the ]
OF Hearts. Mrs. Warren next led the
5 Of Clubs; Herman played the Ace;
Dummy the Jack; Whitehead the 9
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MAJOR HERMAN led the King
AZ of Spades; Dummy played the
S; Whitehead discared the 4 OF
Hearts; and Declarer followed suit
with the Z Of Spades.
Herman, for the last trick, led the
Queen of Clubs Dummy won the