The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-11
Useful ManeuUer ShOz0n
in Bridge Game by Radio

TINE millions of bridge players
l. who listen weekly to Milton G.
Works radio bridge games learned
a brilliant and very useful maneuver
in the fourth game of the season,
which went on the air Tuesday from
Station WFBM.
The experts who played the hand
we're Miss Annie Blanche Shelby OF
Portland, Ore, a well-known teacher
Of all the games of the whist family
since the days of duplicate whist;
Mrs. Murray A Campbell of Des
Nfoines and Chicago, widely known
as teacher, player, writer and lee
turer; Ralph j. Leibenderfer Of New
York City, nationally known as an
expert player and analyst, and
Charles S. Thurston Of Saranac
Lake, N. Y, who has been known
as a star player ever since the whist
match between Yale and Harvard
in 1895.
The hands we're: Miss Shelby,
South, dealer: Spades, @, 6, s.;
Hearts, K, 8, 4, 8, 2; Diamonds, @,
J, 10, 8; Clubs, TO- Mr.. Leibenderfer,
West; Spades, K, 10; Hearts, A, @,
7, 6, 5; Diamonds, A, K, 4, 8; Clubs,
q, 2. Thursdtoy North: Spades, A,
9, 8, 7; Hearts, ], 10, 9; Diamonds,
8, 7; Clubs, j. 9, 7, 6. Mrs. Camp
bell, East: Spades, ], 4, 8, 2; Hearts,
none; Diamonds, 6, 5, 2; Clubs, A,
K, @, 8, 5, 3.
Opening the auction, as Of the first
deal of rubber, Miss Shelby, South,
dealer, was obliged to pass, since
she lacked two quick tricks. Lei
benderfer, West, said one Heart.
Leibenderfer had the high-card
strength for a No Trump, but with
biddable f1ve-card major, one suit
barely stopped, and one suit de-
fenseless, his suit bid was much
Sounder.
Thurston, North, passed; and
Mrs. Campbell, East, bid two
Clubs, both as denial of her part
ner's Hearts, and because she had
strength in Clubs.
Miss Shelby, South, passed again;
and Leibenderfer gladly bid two No
Trumps. The worthless Club
doubleton which kept him from bid
ding a No Trump originally, was no
longer a menace. Thurston, North,
passed. Mrs. Campbell, East, then
had a troublesome choice between
passing and rebidding her Clubs.
Ordinarily with a blank suit and
a siX-card suit, even minor, it is
wiser to rebid over partners No
Trump; but in this case there was
nothing to fear because the blank
suit was the partners original bid.
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THE indications from East's
L viewpoint were that West named
the Heart originally instead of No
Trump because of Club weakness;
and East's Club furnished ideal as
sistance for the No Trump.
Mrs. Campbell felt that if she
went to three Clubs, West would
drop the No Trump fearing that the
Clubs were not headed by the Ace
and could be run by No Trump
Declarer. East consequently passed
and so did South, giving Leiben-
derfer, West, the bid for two No
Trumps.
Thurston, North, led the z of
Spades, the fourth-best card of the
stronger of his four-card suits. Mrs.
Campbell's hand went down for
Dummy, and from it Leibenderfer
played the deuce; South played the
Queen, and Declarer won with the
King.
Planning his campaign, Leiben-
derfer noted that he had won the
King Of Spades and was sure of the
Act of Hearts, two Diamonds and
three Clubs seven tricks. In
addition, the Spade ten or Dumny's
Jack would win a trick. Blu he
would still be one trick short of
game.
If the outstanding Clubs were
divided 80, he could take six Club
tricks instead of three. With a 80
Club division, Spade lead by De-
clarer to trick 2 would give him a
total of eleven tricks; but if either
Of the adversaries had four Clubs
that play might leave Declarer one
trick short of game.
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IN of the situation, Leibenderfer
decided to make the play that was
the big feature of the game. and
one that will be remembered by
every listener who in a similar sit
uation has shut himself out of a
long suit in Dummy.
Leibenderfer determined to insure
his game by giving up the thought
of winning six Club tricks, and by
making practically sure of five.
To trick 2 he led the of Clubs
from his own hand. North played
the 6, and from Dummy, Declarer
! played the 8. South of course played
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