The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
Radio Bridge Game No. IL

Smith, North, passed. In spite
of his two-suited hand and his part
ner's assist Of hearts, he felt his
high-card values did not warrant
a rebid unless his partner could
show greater than the minimum OF
supporting strength. Work, East
also passed.
Scott, South, then gave his Sec
ond assist by bidding three hearts
All passed, and Smith, North, be-
came the Declarer, with his contract
three hearts.
ATORK, East, opened the play by
W leading the king of diamonds,
and SCOTS hand went down as
Dummy. Smith, Declarer, before
playing from Dummy, studied his
cards.
He saw he had to lose two spade
tricks and also a heart if finesse
against the king failed. If the finesse
tailed, he would also have to lose
a diamond trick unless he discarded
his losing diamond on Dummy's
king of clubs before attempting the
trump finesse.
Having decided to make the dia-
mond discard and then try the
trump f1nesse before planning
further, Declarer played Durnlny's
ace of diamonds to the first trick.
Whitehead, West, played the 5 of
diamonds; Declarer the 4.
Dummy then lead the ace of
clubs; Whitehead played the 3; De-
clarer the queen; Work the 3. Dunn
my continued with the king of
clubs; Whitehead played the 5; De-
clarer discarded the of diamonds;
Work played the of clubs.
Declarer was then left with moth
ing but spades and hearts in his
hand. If he could f1nesse success
fully against the king of hearts, and
find the adverse trumps spill nor
mally, 30, game would be easy, fol-
then trumps could be drawn and
Dec@arer still would have enough left
to withstand two rufus, which he
would Rave to take in the process OF
establishing his spades.
But should the trump finesSe fail
the situation would require careful
handling. Attempting the finessee
Smith led Dummy's of hearts;
Whitehead played the 8; Declarer
the and Work, East, won with the
king.
Work led the queen of diamonds
to weaken Declarer's trump holding
Dummy played the s; Whitehead
the 9; and Declarer trumped with
the jack of hearts, retaining his
as an entry to Dummy.
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nECLARER then proceeded tc
1start the establishment of his
spades before taking out trumps. II
was important for him to retain his
trumpS in order to withstand two
more forces to which he would in
evitably be subjected. The risk OF
having the third round of spades
trumped had to be taken. Declar-
er'S first move was to lead the )
of spades. Work followed with the
2: Dummy with the 10; Whitehead
won with the king.
Whitehead LED the 10 of dia-
monds; Declarer was forced to
trump with the queen of hearts:
Work played the 2 of diamonds;
Dummy the g. Declarer continued
with his spades. leading the s.;
Work PLAYED the 5; Dummy the
Jack: Whitehead again won, with
the ace
Whitehead then led the S of
clubs; Declarer trumped with the
ace of hearts: Work played the
jack of clubs: Dummy the OF
clubs.
The spades established, Declarer
led the of hearts; Work played the
2: Dummy the 10: Whitehead the
4 Dummy continued the suit with
the of hearts: Whitehead played
the s.: Declarer discarded the 7 of
spades: and Work the of dia-
mandS.
| Smiths. Deciarer's, two good
spades took the last two tricks. Civ
ing him game on the hand. with a
score of thirty-two trick points and
forty for honors.