The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-20
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Game NO. 10
Unless North had three diamonds,
West, if she did not win the first
trick, could not hope to obtain the
lead at any time during the play.
North could discard any losing clubs
in his own hand on Dummy's dia-
mondS.
West saw but one chance to break
Declarer's game-and that was the
immediate lead of clubs through
any high club Declarer might hold
up to any that East had in his hand.
If East's side strength for his
heart assist happened to be the ace
king or the ace-queena of clubs,
East and West could take two club
tricks, and West could ruff East's
third lead Of clubs.
Having thus analysed the situa-
ton, Mrs. Jones, West, covered her
partners king of hearts with the
ace, in order to lead a club. Rode,
North, played the 5 of hearts.
Mrs. Jones led the jack of clubs;
Rode, DeclareI', played the king,
hoping to establish Dummy's 10 on
the third round, as he could do if
the adverse clubs were split As.
Whitehead won with the ace of
clubs; Dummy played the 4.
Il n
VXTHITEHEAD continued with
" v the queen of clubs; Dummy
played the 9; Mrs. Jones the Z; De-
clarer the 8. Whitehead then led
the 2 of clubs; Dummy played the
10; Mrs. Jones trumped with the
3 of spades; and Rode, Declarer,
had to follow suit with the 5 Of
clubs.
East and West had therefore TAX
en- four tricks and saved game be-
fore Declarer could get started.
Regardless of what Mrs. Jones
led next, Declarer could get it, ex-
haust the adverse trumps, and take
the rest of the tricks. Therefore De-
clarer scored for three-odd at
spades-27 points for tricks and 80
for four honors in his own hand and
fifth in his partners.
Had Mrs. Jones, West, not won
the first trick by oyertaking her
partners king, nothing that East
could have led could have prevented
Declarer from making game.
Declarer would have won any card
led by East except the ace of clubs,
and that lead would have presented
Declarer with a club trick.
In the latter case, the third trick
would have been Declarer'S newt
ably, and he would have exhausted
the adverse trumpS, established
South's diamonds, used a trump in
the South hand as entry, and dis
carded his own losing club on
South's diamonds.
TINE contract bridge bidding of
l. this hand would be quite inter-
esting. South would start with one
diamond, just as in auction. West
might be more tinid about bidding
the heart, but, in the opinion of
Work, she should do so.
Work finds that in contract play
ers are too prone to abstain from
following bids which they would
unhesitatingly make in auction,
and which in contract often prove
to be valuable.
After Vests one heart, North
should bid two spades. The bid of
the unnecessary number would be
made to show real strength to
South, and would be fully justified
by the fact that South had bid
initially. Without Souths bid, one
spade would be the most that
North could declare.
After North's two spades, East
would be placed in an embarrassing
position. There is much to be said
for his hand, and he could safely
bid three hearts if his partners had
been an initial heart bid.
However, the partner of a PLAYER
Who has made a following bid
should be careful in assisting that
bid, because it has not shown the
strength that an initial bid would
guarantee. However, as East could
not know that West did not have
strength for an initial bid, and as
West has doubleton in one of the
adverse suits, he probably would feel
justified in risking the three-heart
bid, although of course he would be
happier about it if North had bid
only one spade, so that he could
show his assistance by bidding two
hearts.
As far as the determination of
who is to be Declarer and the size
of the contract is concerned, it
would not matter whether East bid
or pass: in either event South would
bid four spades.
1t is true that he already has an
nounced his diamonds. but he has
not shown his great strength in his
partners suit, nor the value of his
hand in support of spades by req
son of its having only a singleton
of the adverse suit.
If East gave his heart assist, the
play would be the same in both
games; but ii East we're shut out
by North's two spades, West might
not feel justified in making her
oyertakiag coup on trick One