The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-29
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eleventh of Milton c. Works Radio
Bridge Games, broadcast Tuesday
from station WFBM, with Mrs. Ella
G.. Pinm of Montreal, Mrs. William
G. Ryan of San Antonio, Shepard
G.. Barclay of New York and E. J.
Tobin of Chicago as players.
The cards we're: Mrs. Pimm, deal
er, South: Spades, A, 5, 4. 8; Hearts,
4, 2; Diamonds, A, K, 6, 4; Clubs, A,
K, 5. Barclay, West: Spades, K,
], 9, z, 6; Hearts, Q, 8, Z; Diamonds,
9; Clubs, Q 9, 8, 4. Tobin, North:
Spades, 8; Hearts, A, K, 10, 9, g.;
Diamonds, Z, 5, 2; Clubs, Z, 3, 2.
Mrs. Ryan East: Spades, @, 10, q;
Hearts, j, 6, 5; Diamonds, @, j, 10,
8, 8; Clubs, J, 10.
Mrs. Pimm, South, opened the
Auction with one No Trump, pre-
ferring it to her alternative bid of
one Diamond because with five sure
tricks in her hand, and only four
cards in the Diamond suit, the one
Diamond bid would not have por-
trayed the strength Of her hand ade-
quately. Barclay, West, passed. To-
bin, North, said two hearts a
bid that was neither q rescue nor a
warning, but merely an indication
to his partner that he held five
card suit and strength for the No
Trump.
In a case like this, the strength
may be either in the suit named as
in this instance, or on the side, or
in both places; and such a bid
urges a rebid of the No Trump if
the No Trumper lacks support for
the major suit.
The fact that North's hand con-
tanned a singleton was also an ad-
ditional argument in favor of the
Suit-bid. After North'S two-Heart
call, Mrs. Ryan, East, passed.
Mrs. Pimm, South, delighted with
her partners Heart bid, which TOOK
care of her only No Trump weak
ness, went to two No Trumps, which
held the bid.
To the first trick Mr.. Barclay,
West, led the 7 of Spades, the
fourth best of his longest and
strongest suit. Mr.. Tobin spread
his hand for Dummy, and Declarer,
Mrs. Pinm, played from it the
singleton of Spades. Mrs. Ryan,
East, knew from the fourth best
lead (using the Rule of Eleven)
that there were four spades high
er than the which were not held
! by her partner.
She saw three of the four-the 8
of Spades in Dummy, and the
Queen and 10 in her own hand
so she knew Declarer had the
other. Although it was probable
that Declarer's one card higher than
| the Z was either the Ace or King,
there was a chance that it was the
Jack; so, to prevent any possibility
of the trick being won with Jack,
Mrs. Ryan played her Queen.
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MFRS. PINANI, the Declarer, could
AVE not tell whether the adverse
eight Spades were evenly or I'M
evenly divided between the two ad-
verse hands; but she decided to
hold up her only stopper in the
suit in an endeavor TO exhaust
East, if that hand had less than
| four. SO to the first trick Mrs.
Pimm played the Trey of Spades.
To trick two, Mrs. Ryan, East,
returned the Spades, leading the 10,
the higher of her two remaining
cards of the suit. Mrs. Pimm
played the 4; Barclay, West, the
Jack, and Dummy discarded the
Deuce of Diamonds.
Barclay played his Jack because
he was not certain that his partner
had another Spade, although he
thought it unlikely that Declarer
had held five originally, as with five
Spades in her hand and no Heart
strength, she hardly would have bid
an initial No Trump.
But to make sure that Spades
would be continued, Barclay thought
it best to overtake his partners 10.
To the next trick Barclay led his
6 of Spades, to show his partner
that his fourth-best was not his
lowest, and that he had at Least
five originally.
Dummy, North, discarded the 5
of Diamonds; Mrs. Ryan, East
played the Deuce Of Spades, and
Mrs. Pimm, South, won with the
| Ace.
Now in the lead, Declarer coulc
count seven sure tricks. The Heart
suit seemed to offer the best chance
of giving her the two more tricks
she needed for game. So TO TRICK
four, Mrs. Pimm led the 4 OF Hearts
intending to play the 9 from Dunn
my if West played small Heart.
This lead caused Barclay, West
to consider carefully; should he
make the natural play of one OF his
small Hearts, he was sure Dummy
would finesse, and his partner
doubtless holding the Jack, since
Declarer did not lead it, would wiz
the trick. :.
But Barclays own Queen woulc
then fall on one of Dummy's high
Hearts and Declarer would make
four Heart tricks, which probably
would give her game. SO Barclay
departed from the convention "sec-
ond hand low" and made the I'M
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