The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
Valuable Points ReUealed
in Radio Bridge Contest

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1T would have to be a very keen
L bridge player, indeed, who could
not learn something from the bid
ding and play in the fifteenth Of
Milton c. Works radio bridge
games, broadcast Tuesday from sta
ton WFBM.
The players and their cards were:
John c. Gardner, Brooklyn, N. Y,
daler, souh; Spades, A, K, @, J, 8,
4, 2; Hearts, A, Q, 6: Diamonds, A.
@, 10; Clubs, none. Mrs. Anne Yves
son, Kansas City, Mo, West:
Spades, g; Hearts, K. ], 9; Dia-
monds, 7, 5, 2; Clubs, A, K, 10, 9, 6,
3. Mrs. A. R. Coffin, Indianapolis,
Ind, North: Spades, 10, 7, 5, 3;
Hearts, 5, 3, 2; Diamonds, ], s, 4;
Clubs, @, 7, 2. William j. Wall, Of
iowa, Can, East: Spades, 6; Hearts,
10, 8, Z, 4; Diamonds, K, 9, 8, 3;
Clubs, J, s. 5, 4.
Gardner opened the auction with
one Spade. He was strong enough
to bid four, but there is no need to
pre-empt when strong in three
suit. Mrs. Wesson, West, bid two
Clubs.
Mrs. Coffin, North and Wall, East,
passed. Gardner, of course, said
two spades. Mrs. Wesson, West,
with a hand which should take at
least six tricks unassisted, felt justi-
fed in showing her partner that
she had more than following bid,
so she called three Clubs. North
again passed.
She had four Spades, but no suit
she could ruff, so she had no justi-
fication for raising her partner even
after his rebid. WALL East, passed.
On the third round Of bidding
Gardner, South, bid three Spades.
West and North passed, but after
the strength shown by West, East
felt that he had at least one raise
SO he bid four Clubs.
Although surprised that the enemy
dared to bid four, Gardner, South,
while believing that he could de-
feat the Club contract, considered it
better, especially in view of his
honor score, so say four Spades.
West and North passed, but East
had close question to determine.
INVESTS bidding had indicated
w that with Clubs the trump
she was sure of six tricks unassisted,
and hoped to take seven. East was
willing to go down one or two tricks
to save game, but would a bid Of
five entail greater loss?
From East's viewpoint, his four
Clubs probably solidif1ed Vests
holding in. that suit; but his single
ton in the adverse Spade suit, ordi-
arily a real asset, might not be
worth anything as South's confident
bidding suggested long Spades and
the possibility that North and South
had all the Spades and that West
had none, or las actually was the
case) singleton. East's King of
Diamonds would be of value If West
held the Ace, otherwise it was liable
to be captured by South.
The bidding plainly indicated that
all the adverse strength was held by
South. After considering all these
points, East feared that a f1ve-bid
would produce a penalty of 300 for
the adversaries, too much to risk on
the first game of a rubber. So East
passed.
Mrs. Wesson, West, opened the
play with the King of Clubs. She
Thought it probably that Declarer
would ruff, but that would force the
strong hand and be better plan of
procedure than opening either Of
her red suits or leading her trump
From the North hand, which be-
came Dummy, Declarer played the
Deuce of Clubs; East played the S.,
and Declarer, approaching that his
three small trumps might be needed
Tor putting the Dummy hand in the
lead. ruffed with the Jack of
Spades.
To trick two Declarer led the 8 of
Spades from his. own hand; West
played the 8; Dummy the 10; East
the 6. Delighted that both the adj
verse Spades fell on the first trump
trick, Declarer led Dummys Jack
of Diamonds to trick three.
East, hoping to make his 9 good
CHS partner might have the 100,
played the King; Declarer the Ace;
West the Deuce. Declarer then led
his Queen of Diamonds; West
played the 5; Dummy the 4; East
the Trey. Declarer continued with
the 10 of Diamonds; West played
the 7. T@-----'7>-- the s, and East the 8.
THO trick six, Declarer led the of
l. Spades; West played the trey of
Clubs; Dummy the of Spades; and
East the of Clubs. Dummy then
led the of Clubs, to which East
played the 4. South ruffed with the
Queen of Spades and west played
the 6 of Clubs.
Declarer again entered Dummy by
leading the Deuce of Spades and
overtaking with Dunmy's Trey.
West discarded the 9 of Clubs and
East the of Hearts.