The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-05
Four Stars Compete in
Bridge Game by Radio

three for the f1nesSe. But to have
done so would have betrayed the
Spade situation, and also would
have required a f1nesse Of the Clubs
on the first round Of the suit.
When a finesse can be postponed
until second round it is advisable
to do so; consequently to trick two
Declarer led the of Clubs from
the closed hand; West played the
Z; Dummy the King; East the 10.
East's play of the 10 was somewhat
disconcerting to Declarer, as it in
dicated that East was short of Clubs
and that consequently a thirteener
could not be established.
1t was encouraging, however, in
that it also suggested the probable
ity that East held the Queen, and
if so game was assured to Deciarer.
To trick three Dummy led the
Trey of Clubs; East discarded the
Deuce of Spades; Declarer played
the Ace of Clubs; West the Deuce
Of Clubs.
Declarer's effort to get an extra
trick in Clubs had failed, but she
still. had learned something Of great
value. She could place five Clubs
with West originally, and inaSrnuch
as West had started by leading Dia-
monds instead Of Clubs, West must
also have had five Diamonds, as he
would not have opened a four-card
suit headed by King in preference
to a five-card suit headed by a
Queen, both being minors.
Thus West could not have more
than three cards in the two majors.
Unless these three cards were
three Hearts and No Spades, which
was most improbable because in
that case East would have had seven
Spades, Declarer had no chance of
establishing thirteenth Heart.
Therefore three of her possibilities
apparently we're barred. and her
only chance for making the game
winning trick vas the possibility of
forcing West to lead Diamond.
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I'm an effort to do this, Declarer
l. led to trick four the 9 OF Spades
from closed hand. West played the
5; Dummy the 10; East the Trey.
Dummy returned the King of
Spades; East played the 4; Declarer
the Ace, and West the s.
Declarer then knew that West
had only one major card left. To
see whether it was a Spade, De-
clarer led the Jack of Spades to
trick six. West, approaching that
he might be forced to lead a Dia-
mond, and realizing that it would
cost a Diamond trick, tried to make
Declarer miscount the Diamonds by
discarding the of Diamonds.
Dummy played the Queen Of
Spades; East the 6. Declarer, how
ever. was not deceived. She was
confident that West had held at least
five in each minor originally, and
still had three Clubs and either four
Diamonds or three Diamonds and a
Heart.
If West had a Heart it must be
eliminated, SO Declarer led the Trey
of Hearts from Dummy, East played
the 10, Declarer the Ace, and West
the King. To trick eight Declarer
led the Jack of Clubs
Had West refused to take this
trick ne knew Declarer would have
game, so he won with the Queen of
Clubs, Dummy playing the and
East diScarding the of Spades.
West then took the 9 and s of
Clubs, to which tricks Dummy
played the of Clubs and 7 of
Hearts; Declarer the and of
Hearts
To trick eleven West led the 10
of Diamonds. Dummy played the
Jack, East the 6 and DecIarer the
Deuce Dummy led the of Dia-
monds, East discarded the Jack of
Hearts, Declarer played the Ace of
Diamonds. and West the Trey.
Declarer lost the final trick to
East Queen of Hearts, but she al
ready had won her nine tricks for
game. She scored 80 for tricks and
100 in honors for her four Aces in
one hand.