The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-06
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I and strength might be just what
his partner needed.
Furthermore, there was as much
chance for game at no trunlpS as
at clubs, as there are only few COM
bined hands which will make eleven
tricks with a minor the trump, that
will fail to make nine tricks at no
trump.
Mrs. Davis, East, also passed. Her
hand was: Spades, 10, 9, 4, 3; hearts,
@, 10, 8, 6, 4; diamonds, 4; clubs,
j, 10, 9. Wolfe, South, thus became
declarer with his contract one no
trump.
Work, West, opened his ace of
diamonds, thus calling for his part
ner's highest card of the suit, which
should enable him to place the out
standing diamonds.
If his partner, East, happened to
have the jack. Work was eager to
have it played on the first trick.
Aces are led against no trump con-
tracts when the leader has suffi-
Gent length and strength in the
suit to want his partner to play the
highest card he may have of it, re-
CARELESS of what that card may
happen to be.
From Whitehead's hand, which
became Dummy, Wolfe, Declarer,
played the of diamonds Mrs.
Davis, East, played her only dia-
mond, the 4 spot; Wolfe, South,
played the 5, a false card, to conceal
the position of the 2.
Thusshe kept from Work, for the
time being, the fact that he held
five diamonds to the jack. The
deuce of diamonds might have been
in Mrs. Davis hand, as her play of
the 4 spot might have been the
higher of two of the suit in her
hand.
WXTORK continued with the
w king of diamonds: Dummy
played the 6; Mrs. Wolfe discarded
the of hearts, the highest heart
that she could safely spare. Mrs.
Davis hoped that Work would be
able to read the 6 as not being the
lowest heart she held; in which
case he would interpret it as call
for the lead of the heart suit. To
this trick Wolfe played the of
diamonds.
At this point Work realized that
if he continued with diamonds he
would set up the jack in Declarer's
hand, which might give DecIarer
the one trick needed for game;
whereas if Work discontinued lead
ing diamonds he could prevent De-
cIarer from making a trick in that
suit.
Accordingly Work, reading his
partners heart discard as an en-
couraging card. switched to hearts,
leading his highest, the Jack. Dunn
my played the 5; Mrs. Davis the 4,
thus confirming her SIGNAL. Wolfe,
Declarer, false carded the ace.
Wolfe saw his only chance for
game in an even 3-3 division of the
OUTSTANDING clubs, with the king in
Works, Vests. hand. Hoping for
this favorable break, Wolfe led the
of clubs. Work PLAYED the g.;
Dummy the Q: Mrs. Davis the 9.
Mrs. Davis at once led the queen
of hearts, to establish the suit, hop
ing that if the king fell, her part
ner would hold a third heart to
lead to her when he had a chance,
as she had no side entry. Wolfe,
Declarer, won with his king, Work
| PLAYED the 8; Dummy the Z.
| Wolfe continued his clubs with
the spot. Work played the 6;
Dummy flnessed the queen; Mrs.
Davis PLAYED the 10. Dummy con-
tinued with the ace of clubs; Mrs.
Davis PLAYED the jack; Mr. Wolfe
disarded the of diamonds; Work
lost his king. Dummy proceeded to
take the good Z and 5 of clubs. Mrs
Davis discarded the 8 and 4 of
spades; Wolfe the of diamonds
and 2 of hearts; Work the 9 and
10 of diamonds.
Dummy then led the z of spades;
Mrs. Davis PLAYED the 9; Declarer
declined the fnesse. playing the
king; Work played the 2.
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nECLARER, South, then led his
IL jack of diamonds to put Work
in, on the assumption that the
latter held no heart to lead to his
partner. If Work did hold heart.
the lead of it would stop game; but
otherwise Work would have TO lead
a spade up to Declarer's ten-ace in
spades. Work played his queen of
diamonds, Dummy discarded the
of spades; Mrs. Davis the 10 of
spades.
Work West. was then compelled
to lead a spade up to Declarer's
ace jack, both of which made. Wolfe
therefore made three-odd at no
trump. scoring game on the hand,
80 points, with 80 honor points for