Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-23

several very interesting points IN
Bridge bidding and play were brought
cut in the Radio Bridge Game. broad
cast from station KWWC Tuesday
night. Mrs. Virginia Tubbs. Of Chi
easo. and r. L. B~ruelheide, OF Mime
apohs, were partners OF M. Work
and Mr.. Whitehead. These we're the
hands:
Mr.. Work, South, Dealer: Spades
A, q. 10, y, 3; Hearts N, a; Diamonds
A, 10, 2, ., =; Clubs Q. Mr.. White
head, West; Spades X, J., 3; Hearts
A, j., :, g.; Diamonds J, 4; Clubs X,
10, Z, ;. Mrs. Tubbs. North: Spades
Z, G, 4; Hearts Q, &; Diamonds X,
Y, q, 8, 3; Clubs, A, q, 4. Mr.. Brucl-
heide. East: Spades 3. ?; Hearts 10.
2, :, ?, ?; Diamonds =; Clubs Y, j,
s, s.. ?.
Holding a good two-suiter, Mr..
Work, South. opened the auction by
calling one Spade. the higher-valued
Of his two suits. Mr.. Whitehead.
West, had two possible declarations:
One No Trump. or Double. He pre-
ferred the informatory double, a.
the surest way q discover the bid
which best suited his partner. II the
latter responded with Hearts. Mr..
Whitehead could assist the bid. q
Diamond bid from his partner would
make Mr.. Whitehead safe in No
Trumps. III Clubs were .he answer.
Mr.. Whitehead would rest content.
After Mr.. Whitehead's double Of
South's Spade. Mrs. Tubbs, North.
passed. In response to the double
Mr.. Bruelhcide, East, said two
Hearts, although his Club suit was
stronger. An an informatory double
always should be construed as an
effort 10 arrive az a samc-going bid,
the preferable answer always is a
Major suit or No Trump. When one
Major is doubled the inference Is
clear that the doubler IL anxious for
the other Major. Therefore III part
ner holds at least four cards Of the
other Major he should name that
suit rather than a Minor, even
though the Minor be both longer and
stronger.
Mr.. Work. South, said three Dia-
monds. seiZing his first opportunity
TO show the two-suitcd character Of
his hand. Mr.. Whitehead, West. went
to three Hearts. Although he realized
that his partner might have a very
weak hand, he was sure that he held
n least four Hearts. Mr.. Whitehead's
" strength in Hearts. his doubleton
in Diamonds. and his Spade holding
amnly justified the assist.
Mr.. Tubbs. North. bid four Dia-
monds. Although she held normal
support for the Spades, her Diamonds
were 80 much longer and stronger
that she felt game AZ Diamonds was
much more probable than game ~
Spades. Il was possible hat her
partner. following the correct pro-
cedure or bidding the h~igher-valued
suit Of a two-suiter first, had started
by bidding n four-card Major. and
then rad bid a five-crrd Mirror.
Stree South surely had r. rianv nin-
as Spades possibly as North
was so much longer and stronger in
diamonds. the latter suit clearly was
the one for North 70 assist.
After Mrs. Tuhhs' Diamond assist.
"N r"sscd. Mr.. Wort. South. became
tNe Declsrer. with his contract four
Diamonds; and Mr. W~hitehead. West
had tho original lead. for which he
~orrect'v chose his Acc 90 Hearts.
F~om Mrs. Tubb'- hand. which was
-N"n snrerd rs narmv. Mr.. Work
hcclrrer. nl~~ed the 8 cf Hcarfs. Mr.
R~uelhcifc, Fact. rlavcd the diScnur-
~~ir~ 2. This d~isrourarirr card
~'@irlv Informed HE p-~tra- ~
Whitehead. to- Mr.. Bruolheide did
no. ho'd the Fin~.
Nr. Work. Declare. before tatin~
? card from his own hand. determined
nnnn his plan cf nlav. H-winv d.
~'aed that the Queen or Heart IN
Dummy would be more useful as ar
entry than the King Of Hearts in his