Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-24
BRIDGE TALKS
BY MRS. JOHN MUNcE. JR.

In the hands which were bid last
week, and for which the play will be
, given today, dealer holds in spades, 8,
6, 5, 3; hearts, A, @, j, 10, 9, 8; dia-
monds, none; clubs. A, @, T.
West. or second hand, holds in spades,
j, 10. 9; hearts, Z, S; diamonds, A, K,
@, j, and clubs, j, 10, Z, 2.
North, or third hand, dealers part
ner, holds in spades, K. @, 4, 2; hearts,
g. 2; diamonds, 10, 6, 5, 2, and clubs,
/ 8, 6, 3.
East, or fourth hand, holds in spades,
A, q hearts, K, s, 4; diamonds, 9, 8,
Z, 4. 3, and clubs, K. 8, 5.
The declaration in auction was three
hearts. and in contract the final bid
was four hearts, or game-going bid.
West has to make the opening lead,
and the proper lead from his hand is
the king of diamonds, so this is led to
trick No. /, the dummy goes down and
the 2-spot of diamonds is played from
dummy. East plays the 3-spot and De-
clarer trumps with the 9-spot of hearts,
approaching the fact that he might
need the small trump later on. In
planning this hand Declarer in count
ing his tricks sees that he will make
five or six hearts, depending on where
the king is located; one or two club
tricks. depending on the location of the
ace of spades, and that if he is to go
game he will do so by being lucky
enough to find two of the three high
cards which are out against him in the
right location. To try to locate these
cards he must lead very carefully, and
to trick No. he leads the 5-spot of
spades, being careful again to keep a
small card. with the idea that he may
LOT an FN1o
the queen is played from Dummy and
East plays the ace
To trick No. 3 East naturally returns
his partners lead, knowing that De-
clarer will have to trump 1t in his own
hand and leads the 4-spot of dia-
monds: Declarer trumps with the To-
spot, West plays the jack and the 5-spot
is played from Dummy.
To trick No. Declarer leads the g.
spot of spades. West plays the 10-spot.
the king is played from Dummy and
East plays the 7-spot.
To trick No. the 8-spot of hearts
is led from Dummy in an effort to To-
cate the king. East plays the 4-spot.
Declarer the 3-spot and West the s.
spot of hearts. The king was located
by Vests inability to take this trick
To trick No, Declarer leads trumpS
again from the dummy, the 2-spot Of
hearts; East plays the 6-spot, Declarer
plays the jack and West plays the
7-spot.
To trick No. Declarer leads from
his own hand the ace of hearts, West
discards the 2-spot of clubs, and by
this discard tells his partner he does
not hold the high cards in clubs.
To trick No. Declarer leads the
8Spot of spades. West plays the jack,
the 2-spot is played from dummy and
East discardS the 7-spot of diamonds.
To trick No. 9 West has to lead again
and leads the queen of diamonds, the
6-spot is played from dummy East
PLAYS the 8-spot and Declarer trumps
with the queen of hearts.
To trick No. 10 Declarer, having sue
cessfully established his spades, leads
the 3-spot, West plays the 7-Spot Of
clubs, the trick is taken in the dummy
with the 4-spot of Spades and East
plays the 9-spot of diamonds.
To trick No. IL Declarer leads from
dummy the 10-spot of diamonds, East
plays the 5-spot Of clubs. Declarer dis
cards the 4-spot of clubs and West
takes the trick with the ace of dia-
monds. This play Is not unusual among
good players, namely, to give the other
side trick to get discard, knowing
that this trick will not keep you out
OF game.
To trick No. IL West leads the jack
of clubs, the 6-spot Is played from
Dummy. and If East plays the king of
clubs Declarer will overtake with the
ace. thereby making the queen good.
If East plays a small club Declarer will
take the trick with the queen and lead
the ace to trick No. IS. BY this method
of play Declarer was able to make his
game.