The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-15
Expert Players Clash
in Radio Bridge Game

TINE ninth of Milton C. Works
i radio bridge games, broadcast
Tuesday from Station WFBM,
brought together as contestants
noted Bridge players from widely
separated parts of the country.
The players, whose Bridge fame
extends far beyond their own cities,
were: Mrs. Campbell D. Edgar,
Bremerton, Wash; Mrs. c. E. Trav-
er, Salt Lake City, Utah; L. D. Hin
man, Enid, Okla, and Walter F.
Dryer, Philadelphia. They were
dealt these hands:
Mrs. Edgar. dealer, South: Spades,
A, 10; hearts, A, 10, Z, 2; Diamonds,
A, j, 9, 7, 6. 3; Clubs, A. Dwyer,
West: Spades, 8, 6, g.; Hearts, @, 5,
&; Diamonds, @, 10, 2; Clubs, J, 9,
Is, Q. Mr.. Human, North: Spades,
K, j, Z, 4; Hearts, K, 8, 8, 6; Dia-
monds, K, 4; Clubs, @, 4, 3. Mrs.
Traver, East: Spades, @, 9, 5, 2:
Hearts, j, 3; Diamonds, 8, 5; Clubs,
K, 10, 8, z. S.
Mrs. Edgar, South, with hundred
Aces, opened the auction with one
No Trump. She had a strong Dfa-
mond bid, also, but thought the
No Trump offered a better chance
for game. Dwyer, West, passed, and
Human, North holding a King or
Queen in each suit, bid two No
Trump, with the purpose of shut
ting out a possible lead-directing bid
by East.
After North's jump, East, South
and West passed, making Mrs.
Edgar, South, the Declarer, with
her contract two No Trump.
Opening the play. Dwyer, West
led the Deuce of Clubs, the fourth
best of his only four-card suit, and
the only conventional lead in his
hand. From Humans hand, which
went down as Dummy. Declarer
played the Trey of Clubs.
Mrs. Traver, East, knew from the
Deuce lead that her partner had
opened a four-card suit, since short
suits are not opened against Nc
Trump; consequently she saw, as
she herself had five Clubs and
Dummy three, that Declarer could
have only one Club doubtless
the Ace. inasmuch as conventional
original No Trumps seldom are bic
with worthless singleton. But tc
prevent the possible winning of the
first trick with a low club in case
Declarer did have q low singleton
East played her 10 OF Clubs, holding
her King over Dummys Queen. De-
clarer won with the Ace Of Clubs.
IDECLARER knew that her only
~ danger lay in a Club lead by
West if East had the King. In that
case, East and West could run four
Club tricks, which, with the trick
that gave them their entry, would
make a total of five, costing De-
clarer her game.
Declarer could count seven sure
tricks for herself two each In
Hearts, Spades and Diamonds, be-
sides the Club she already had won
To establish the Diamonds, in order
to make the two additional tricks
needed for game, it seemed advis-
able to lead the suit from North
for a finesse; but if that f1nesSe lost
It would let West In for the dreaded
Club lead.
Therefore Declarer planned to try
for two extra tricks in Spades and
Hearts, leading both suits from
South and doing all f1nessing In
Dummy, so that If either adversary
won, the trick would be captured
by the harmless East and not the
dangerous West hand.
Declarer could ask for nothing
better than a Club lead from East
up to North's guarded Queen.
Declarer then put her plan into
effect, leading the Ace OF Spades
from the South hand to trick two
West played the Trey, Dummy the
4, and East the Deuce. Declarel
continued with the 10 of Spades
West played the 6, Dummy the z
and East won with the Queen. East
however. was not willing TO lead
Clubs up to Dummy's Queen.
She preferred the lead to come
from West through Dummy's Queer,
so that she could capture it with
her King. The Diamond suit seemed
to offer the best chance to put West