The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-22
Brilliant Bridge Played
BY Experts OUer Radio

TWO brilliant strategists, Mrs
Il Lewis Todhunter of Denver and
Henry P. Jaeger of Cleveland, in
itiated the radio audience into some
of the mysteries Of really expert
Bridge in the tenth of Milton c.
Works Radio Bridge Games, broad
cast Tuesday from station WFBM
The cards did not give the other
two players, Mrs. Annie Adair Foster
of Atlanta, Ga, and Major Lewis
w. Colfelt of Philadelphia equal OPP
portunity to demonstrate their skill.
The hands we're: Jaeger, Dealer,
South; Spades, A, K, 10; Hearts, g.
8, 6, 4; Diamonds, @, 7, 2; Clubs, K
Q, 9. Mrs. Todhunter, West: Spades,
4, 2; Hearts, A. K, @, j, 10, 5; Dia-
monds, K, 10; Clubs, A, 6. 5. Colfelt,
North: Spades, J, 7, 6, 5, 3; Hearts
7; Diamonds, 6, 5, 3; Clubs, j. 10
4, 2. Mrs. Foster, East: Spades, O.
9, 8; Hearts, 8, 2; Diamonds, A, j.
9, 8, 4; Clubs, 8, 7, 3.
Jaeger, South. bid one No Trump
Though his hand did not have three
suits surely stopped usual
requisite for No Trump his
strong Spades and Clubs, the four
cards in his defenseless suit, and
the probable stopper in Diamonds
made TIE bid sound one.
NTcct iy17pyTr che
could defeat Jaeger's No Trump by
at least one trick. but felt that her
hand was so strong that there was
a probability of Heart game for
her side.
Also. she considered that even If
she failed to go game, her 100
honors in Hearts would offset what
she might score in case she set Mr..
Jaeger two tricks. undoubled.
She could not double his one No
Trump, and obtain a higher penalty,
because the one double would be
considered informatory, and would
result either in a take-out by her
partner or suit-bid, probably
Spades, by the opponents.
Mrs. Todhunter counted her hand
as worth eight tricks, and hoped to
find the little additional she needed
for game in her partners hand; SO
she bid her Hearts, saying three to
prevent, if possible, a Spade bid by
the adverSarieS.
HOLFELT, North, passed. His five
~ Spades headed by Jack did
not warrant a bid of three. Mrs.
Foster. East, also passed. The fact
that she had less than normal sup
port for her partners Hearts did not
demand denial: first, because Mrs.
Todhunter had shown great
strength by bidding when sitting
over a No Trump; second, because
her jump bid indicated desire to
be left alone.
Jaeger, South; having received no
encouragement from his partner,
passed; he held four cards of the
adverse Heart suit, and hoped to
be able to save game.
Against Mrs. Todhunter's three
Heart bid, Colfelt North, led the 5
of Spades, the fourth-best of his
longest and strongest suit, since his
partners No Trump gave him nc
indication of what lead would best
suit the latter.
Mrs. Fosters hand went down for
Dummy, and from it Declarer played
the of Spades. South assumed
that his partners was his fourth
best Spade, which indicated. by the
Rule of Eleven, that there were six
Spades, outside of his partners
hand. higher than the led.
Since ali these six better Spades
we're in sight, in Dummy and il
Jaegers own hand, the latter played
the 10 of Spades, knowing 1t would
win the trick. Declarer played the
Deuce.
To trick two, South led the King
of Spades, Declarer played the d;
North the Trey, and Dummy the 9.
South then led the Ace of Spades.
Declarer. knowing that North had
three more Spades. ruffed with the
of Hearts; North played the 6 of
Spades, and Dummy played the
Queen of Spades.
Mrs Todhunter. planning her
campaign, could not see game. APP
parently she would have to lose twp
Clubs in addition to the two tricks
already lost.
But her first step seemed to be
to exhaust adverse trumps, which
she proceeded to do by leading the
Ace of Hearts to trick four. North
played the 7; Dummy the Deuce,
and South 4. Mrs. Todhunter con-
tinued with the King of Hearts.
Colfelt. North. discarded the of
Spades, deeming it wiser to keep
three guards for his Jack of Clubs,
and not wishing to discard a
worthless Diamond for fear of CIV
ing information to the enemy.
Dummy played the Trey Of
Hearts and South 6. Again Mrs.
Todhunter led Hearts, the Queen;
North discarded the Jack OF
Spades; Dummy the Trey OF Clubs:
South played the 8 of Hearts. De-
clarer then led the Jack of Hearts.
North discarded the Trey of Dia-
monds; Dummy the of Clubs, and
South played his last Heart, the 8.