The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
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afternoon from station WFBM.
Positions of players and cards
were: Mrs. Bissett, Dealer, South:
Spades, A. x. 5; Hearts, A, K, @, j;
Diamonds. 8, 6, 3; Clubs, Z. 4, 2.
Mrs. Gefecken, West: Spades, O.
J, 10, 8. 8, 4; Hearts, 5; Diamonds,
), Q; Clubs, 8, 6, 5, 3. MIR. Yarnall,
North: Spades, 6, 3; Hearts, 10, 8, z,
4; Diamonds, A, K. @, 9; Clubs, A,
K, j. Mr.. Richards, East; Spades,
z, 2; Hearts. 9, 6, 3, 2; Diamonds,
], 10, Z, 4; Clubs, @, 10, 8.
The only bid Of the auction was
the opening declaration Of "One
Heart" by Mrs. Bissett, the dealers.
All the other passed; and the play
opened with the lead of the Queen
of Spades by Mrs. Geffcken, West.
The only other lead that Mrs,
Geffcken considered was the top Of
ner doubleton Diamond. But since
opening a worthless doubleton is
dangerous, inasmuch as it is liable
10 kill an honor in partners hand,
MRS. GefTcken preferred to make
the sound protective lead from
Queen Jackie suit, even though
she knew she could not establish it.
From Yarnalls hand, which be-
came Dummy, Declarer played the
Trey OF Spades; Richards, East,
played the Deuce: and Declarer
himself the Ace. 1t was interesting
to note that Richards, even though
he held but two Spades, did nos
signal with the higher of his two
Spades for a continuance of the
suit. Mr.. Richards read from his
partners Queen lead that DeclaIer
had the Ace and King Of Spades,
and he knew that West could not
possibly get two more leads before
Declarer exhausted trumps.
Furthermore. as Dummy had only
two Spades, Mr.. Richards did not
wish to let Declarer know that he
held no more than Dummy. De-
clarer's false-c arding with the Ace,
instead of winning with the King,
was done in an effort to keep Wes5
in the dark, ii possible, as to the
location of the King.
DECLARER, South, then led the
~ Ace OF Hearts, to which West
followed with the 5, Dummy with
the 4, and East with the ?. Con-
tinuinp with The King of trumpS,
Mrs. Bissett was Disconnected to see
West play the 4 of Spades, as she
had expected to draw the adverse
trumps in three rounds. Dummy
played the 7 and East the Trey OF
Hearts.
The disclosure that the adverse
trunps were divided Al instead OF
the normal 80. caused Declarer 10
change her plan of campaign. IN
stead of continuing trumps she leo
the King of Spades, with the puL-
nose of using one OF Dummy
+runous to ruff her losing space
west nIaved the 8, Dummy the o.
and East the T. edor
Declarer then led the 5 OF Spades
and West fal5e-carded the 10, IN an
effort TO make Declarer think thaI
East held the 8. However, DeclaleI
was too caunv to take the unneceS-
sarv risk either of failing TO trump
or of trumping too low.
She played Dummy's TO- since. III
anv case it was destined to IAN mn
mediateIv on one of her own higher
t,rInns. East, noting the DIAMONDS
and Clubs in Dummy, realized tnal
he could not afford to part WIN
card in either suit.
He did not like to throw away one
of his two remaining trumpS, but
trump could be spared more salely
than a card of either Minor. mere
fore East made an unusual pay
underwriting Dummy's 10 with the
6 Of Hearts.
richards under-ruf showed Mrs.
Rissett. the Declarer. that he was
protecting shoppers in both Minors,
she also saw that she could not
make him surrender either stopper.
The best she could do was TO leao
Dummv's last trump, the 8, winning
with the Queen in her own haLlu'
East dropped the 8, and west dis
carded the of Spades.
A T this point, Declarer had no'h-
N ing to gain by leading her last
trump. A forced discard would not
squeeze East. because Dummy Would
have to discard first, and East
could protect his hand by discard
ING according to Dumnly's choice.
Therefore she determined to do
the best she could with DummyS
diamonds. She led low to Dummys
Oueen. then followed with Dummy S
King and Ace, on which she played
her & and 8. West played the and
: of Diamonds and the Jack OF
SHADES East followed suit, retain
ing his Jack of Diamonds over
Dummy's 9.
To trick 10. Dummy led the Ace OF
Clubs, all following with their lowest
Club: and to trick IL. Dummy led
the Q of Diamond. East covered
with the Jack, and Declarer
trumped with the Jack of Hearts.
West discarded the of Clubs.
Declarer then led the 4 of Clubs,
and finessed Dummy's Jack, after
West played the 6. Declarer knew
that nothing would be lost by try
ing the f1nesse, as East had two
Clubs and was bound to make the
Queen if he held it.
East, of course. won with the
Queen, but was obliged to lead a
Club back to Dummy's King. giving