The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-02
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tract was concerned, although game
was impossible, since the opponents
already had three tricks.
However, Mrs Purdy determined
to take as many tricks as she could,
which always is the practice of the
expert player. She saw she need
lose no more tricks if she could
finesse successful against the king
of spades and the king of diamonds.
To try these illnesses, the lead
must come from Mrs. Purdy's own
hand. AS the lead was then in
Dummy, she led Dummys of clubs,
overtaking it with the in her own
hand. Work. South discarded the
of diamonds, and Whitehead,
North, the of spades.
Mrs. Purdy then led the queen OF
diamonds for the finesse. White
head, North, played the 3. Ordi-
narily. he would have covered the
honor led in the hope of establish
ing a card of the suit in his part
ners hand.
But he ducked in this instance,
expecting Dummy also to duck with
the 8 of diamonds, in which case, if
Mrs. Purdy continued with dia-
monds, Whitehead would duck
again, forcing Dummy to win. Then
dummy after taking the third dia-
mond trick, would be compelled to
lead up to Whitehead's king of
spades for the loss of trick.
NNRS. PURDY, however, was
I'VE alert to the situation. Instead
of ducking with the s, she ducked
with the jack, which was of the
same value as the 8, since she held
the and 10 in her own hand. Work
played the 5 of diamonds.
Mrs. Purdy continued with the 10
of diamonds. Whitehead again
ducked, playing the 7. He realized
he could accomplish nothing by
playing his king, as declarer would
not have played Dummys jack on
the first round of diamonds unless
she had held the 10 and 8 in her
hand.
His only hope was that Declarer
| in which case Dummy must win and
lead a spade. Dummy played the
8 of diamonds; Work the 6.
Mrs. Pury, however, was through
with the diamond suit temporarily.
She next led her queen of spades
for a finesse in that suit. White
head at this point could read Mrs.
Purdy'S remaining cards as being
the 9 of diamonds, the thirteenth
trump and one more spade.
He saw that whether or not he
covered the spade. he could take no
more tricks. He played the of
spades; Dummy the g; Work the 3.
Mrs. Purdy continued with the 4
of spades; Whitehead played the T.;
Dummy the ace, since the finesse
was not needed; Work the 5. Dunn
my then led the ace of diamonds;
Work discarded the of spades; De-
clarer played the 9 of diamonds;
Whitehead the king.
For the last trick Dummy led the
jack Of spades which Mrs. Purdy
trumped with the 5 of clubs, thus
winning four odd at clubs, with a
score of "a for tricks and 80 for
simple honorS.
TINE play in this hand illustrates
l. a situation which often arises
in auction bridge; that is, when a
declarer finds himself in a position
in which his contract is assured, but
game is impossible. Tricks made
under such conditions are spoken of
frequently as tricks immaterial."
While they do not affect the max
ing Of contract, game or slam, each
one counts its mite in the grand
total, and it is bad practice for play
ers to become careless about win
ming even the immaterial tricks.
In contract, however, the value of
these so-called immaterial tricks is
much greater than in auction, as
there is a bonus of fifty points for
each trick made over the amount
bid
At contract the bidding of the
hand, also, would be much the same
as at auction, according to Work.
South would open with one heart,
although four-card suits are Scru-
tinized with more care before they
are bid in contract.
After South'S pass, West of course
would pass. So would North, as his
hand lacks the strength to justify a
jump of one-heart bid. If South
had wished for light Jump from
partner, he would have started by
bidding two.
East, after one heart and two
passes, would be in position to pass
SoIth's one heart with perfect
safety, as South could not make
game from a love score with bid
of one: but East also would appre-
ciate that with his strength there
would be little chance that North
and South. if given the opportunity,
would make a going bid in
any declaration. and still less chance
of their succeeding if they made it.
On the other hand, East has a
good opportunity of making a par
tial score-very valuable in contract
and consequently he should try
for it-either with the informatory
double, as in auction: or with two
clubs The latter probably is the
! better bid; in which case East would
be the declarAx L..l...., !.