The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-25

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hand of Bridge was demonstrated
in the sixth of Milton C. Work
Radio Bridge Games, broadcast
Tuesday from Station WFBM.
The experts who took part in the
demonstration, and their hands
were: Wynne Ferguson. New York
City, dealer, South: Spades, A. J, 8;
Hearts. A. K. @, J, 5, Q; Diamonds,
A: Clubs, j, 4, g. Mrs Wistar Nor
ris Chubb, South Orange, N. j.,
West: Spades, K, @, 2; Hearts, 7, 4;
Diamonds, 8, Z; Clubs, K, @, 8, 7,
s, 5. Eugene r. Buss, Cincinnati,
North: Spades, 4, 3; Hearts, 6, g.;
Diamonds, K, @, 10, 9, 6, 5; Clubs
A, 9, 3. Mrs. H. T. Westervelt, New
Haven, Conn, East: Spades. 10, 9, 7,
6, 5; Hearts, 10, 9, 8; Diamonds, J, 4,
3, 2; Clubs, 10.
Ferguson opened the bidding, as
of the first deal of an Auction
Bridge Rubber, with one Heart. He
could have shown his holding of
Ace-King- Queen and three others
by bidding two; but with such
strength in Spades and also the Ace
of Diamonds, he deemed it wiser not
TO announce his exact Heart
strength to his opponents.
Neither did he want to deter his
partner from bidding Spades, if his
partner should wish to make a
Spade bid. Mrs. Chubb, West. bid
two Clubs. BusS, North, with great
strength in Diamonds and less than
normal support for his partners
Hearts, said two Diamonds. Mrs
Westervelt, East, passed.
Ferguson, not needing Heart as
sistance from his partner. but de-
lighted to bear that he had strength
elsewhere, bid two Hearts, and all
passed.
Against Ferguson's tWo-Heart con-
tract, Mrs. Chubb. West, led the
King of Clubs, the Soundest and
safest lead she could make with her
holding. Buss spread his hand for
Dummy, and Ferguson, Declarer,
noted with regret that he must part
with the Ace of Clubs although it
appeared to be the only entry to
Dummy's long Diamonds.
THE closed hand unfortunately
Il had no small Diamonds with
which to put Dummy in, but there
was no way to save Dummy's Ace.
If it were not played on this first
trick, West doubtless would con-
tinue Clubs until the Ace was played
and by that time Mrs. Wester-
welt, East, might be able to ruff. So
Ferguson played Dummy's Ace, and
Mrs. Westervelt played her single
ton 10. The unexpected drop of
the 10 of Clubs was windfall for
Ferguson, as it enabled him to make
Dummy'S 9 of Clubs an entry, by
playing his own Jack of Clubs to
complete the first trick.
Even If Mrs WeStervelt's 10 was
not singleton, but the start of a
signal the play of the Jack was sure
from Mrs. Chubb's lead that she
had the Queen of Clubs. Therefore
Dummy's 9 had to win either the
second or third round Of the suit.
If Ferguson had retained his Jack,
and after exhausting trumps and
leading Ace of Diamonds, had led
the Club. Mrs. Chubb would have
played her Queen if South led a
small Club, or have ducked if he led
the Jack. Either play would have
shut out Dunmy's 9.
To trick two, Ferguson led the
trey of trumpS from Dummy and
played his own Ace. This false
carding seemed to be of little value
in this case, as Ferguson had de-
ter,nined to exhaust the adverse
trumps and while doing so was al
most sure to disclose his trump hold
ing to the adversaries.
But there always is a chance by
playing a head sequence down from
the top, that when the lead stops.
one adversary may think, his part
ner is left with the winning trump.
Facing a Dummy who needs no in
formation, the habit of false-card-
ing should be acquired. To this
trick Mrs. Westervelt, East, played
the of Hearts and Mrs. Chubb,
West, the 4.
EERGUSON continued trumpS
Il with his King of Hearts. West
played the z; Dummy the 6; East
the 9. To trick four, Declarer led
the Queen of Hearts, West discarded
the of Clubs; Dummy the of
Spades, and East dropped the last
outstanding trump, the 10 of Hearts,
To trick five, Declarer led the Ace
of Diamonds. West followed suit
with the 7, Dummy with the 5, and
East with the Deuce.
Then Declarer led his Deuce of
Clubs. Mrs. Chubb, West, was
obliged to play her Queen on this
trick, as it was her only possible
chance to keep Declarer out of
Dummy.
Dummy played the Trey of Clubs;
East the of Spades. Mrs. Chubb
then led her King of Spades. which
Declarer won with his Ace, Dummy
playing the 4 and East the s.
Ferguson then led his 4 O. Clocbs
over to Dummy's 9, West playing
the and East diScarding the of
Spades. Declarer then had a show
down for the remaining five tricks.
Dummy's King and Queen of
Diamonds were winners and on
them closed hand could discard the
two losing Spades. This left De-
clarer with the last three trumps
for the last three tricks, giving hin
| twelve tricks a score of 40 be-
low the line for six tricks in Hearts;
and one above the line 30 for four