Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-06
GAME
IS EXPLAINED


Three outstanding New York
Bridge authorities as well as an
expert from Denver, Colorado. par
ticipated in the Eleventh Of Mil
ton G. Works Radio Bridge Games
broadcast from station KWWG.
The New Workers were Ely GILBERT
son. Editor Of The Bridge World.
Ralph j. Leibenderfer, and K. v.
Shepard, with Mrs. Lewis Todhunt-
er Of Denver, Colorado.
Their hands we're: Mr.. GILBERT
son, dealer, South: Spades, A. q.
10. z. 8, s.: Hearts. "A, z. ). 4; Dia-
monds. 3, ?; Clubs. 4. Mrs. Tod
hunter. West: Spades. 4. 3: Hearts,
3; Diamonds 8, Z, s, 5, 4; Clubs.
A. X, ], 10. 2. Mr.. Leibenderfer.
North: Spades. j. .. ?; Hearts. X,
10, 3, 6; Diamonds. A, J. 10; Clubs,
z, o. 5. Mr.. Shepard. East: Spades,
X, 8; Hearts, @, J, 8. 2; Diamonds.
-, q, 9; Clubs, q. 9. 8. 3.
Mr.. Culberts0n. South, opened the
auction with one Spade. Mrs. Tod
hunter. West, said two Clubs, Mr.
Leibenderfer, North, two Spades;
MI. Shepard. East, three Clubs.
Mr.. Culbertson. South. went to
three Spades. which held the bid.
Opening the play. Mrs. Tod
hunter, West, led the King Of
Clubs, 70 which Mr.. Culbertson
played the 5 from North. the dunn
my hand Mr.. Shepard, East. play
ed the 3. and Declarer the 4 from
closed hand. Mr.. Shepard played
his lowest Club as a discourage
ment card: he felt II might be bet
ter for Mrs. Todhunter to switch
her suit. It was evident to Mr..
Shepard that Declarer had an
abundance Of trumps. so forcing
could not injure his hand. and Mr..
Shepard was quite sure that De-
clarer would ruff a second Club.
Mr.. Shepard would have been
perfectly suited BY a Diamond lead
from his partner: or a Heart was
not liable to be seriously harmful.
Influenced By her partners dis
~couraging play Of the Trey Of Clubs
Mrs. Todhunter led her singleton
Heart 10 trick two, hoping that
Mr.. Shepard had the Ace and
the Queen. or al least the Ace. to
give her one ruff. Declarer. after
studying the situation. played the
King Of Hearts from Dummy. East
played the Deuce. He appreciated
that his partners lead probably
was a singleton, and 1t seemed best
20 him TO keep his Queen-Jack-8
together over Dummy's 1896
rather than to start a signal BY
playing the 8. Declarer played the
4.
To trick three Declarer led
Dummy's 9 Of Spades, East follow
ed With the g.. Declarer with the
z. and West with the Trey. De-
clarer continued from Dummy with
the Deuce Of Spades. East dropped
the King. Declarer played the
Ace, and West the 4. the last ad-
verse Spade. Mr.. Cuibertson next
led the Deuce OF Diamonds from
the South hand: West played the
4. Dummy the 10. and Mr.. Shepard,
East. won with the King Of Dia-
monds-a false card. the object
being to induce Declarer TO fineSse
again in that suit.
To trick six Mr.. Shepard led the
8 OF Clubs. his partners suit.
Declarer ruffed with the 10 OF
Spades; West played the Deuce and
Dummy the s.. Declarer then led
the Trey or Diamonds. West played
the 5. Dummy the Ace. and East
the 9. Declarer continued Diamonds
with Dummy'S Jack: East played
the Queen; Declarer ruffed with
the Queen of Spades: and West
played the 6 Of Diamonds. DecIarer.
at trick nine. led the 5 Of Spades
from closed hand to put Dummy
IN the lead: West discarded the
z OF Diamonds: Dummy played the
Jack Of Spades: and East discarded
the 9 of Clubs.
Declarer next led from Dummy
the 7 Of Clubs: East played the
Queen; Declarer trumped with the
s Of Spades: and West played the
10 OF Clubs. Declarer had develop
ed the hand as he planned TO do
from the moment the Trey OF
Hearts was led by Mrs. Todhunter.
Mr.. Culbertson was certain the
Trey vas a singleton and there
fore Mr.. Shepard. in the East.
must have held four Hearts origin
ally: and after the first Heart
trick must have been left with the
Queen-Jack-8. Declarer had 10 take
three Heart tricks to make his
game. He could do this only BY
the subtle play he developed.
To trick eleven r. led the 5 Of
Hearts from closed hand. Mrs.
Todhunter, West, discarded the 8
Of Diamonds; Dummy played the
3 OF Hearts: and Mr.. Shepard.
East. won with the Jack. Mr..
Shepard then had nothing to lead
but a Heart. and il was imma-
terial whether he led the Queen or
the 8. In either event Mr.. Cul-
bertson would take the remaining
tricks. II he led the Queen,
5outh's Ace would win that trick.
and Dummy'S 10 the next. II the 8
we're led, Dummy's 10 would win
and Declarer's Ace would take the
final trick. Declarer therefore
won four-odd, scoring SO points.
game. with 40 honors. At Progress
sive or Duplicate. there would have
been an additional lbs points for
game in one deal.
In his analysis Of the play. Mr..
Work said: 1T is rarely that we
zee a hand developed as brilliantly
the one just played. When Mrs.
rodhunter led a Heart to trick two.
Mr.. Culbertson could mark that
cad as a singleton and place Mr..
5hepard's Hearts. He had lost one
Club trick and knew he must lose
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