Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-13
WORK EXPLAINS
BRIDGE QUERY
In BROADCAST

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east OF the season. heard through
station KwwG. Milton G. Work
answered the final ten Questions
IN his Handicap Tess. by which
participants may grade their Bridge
skin n they 50 desire. The method
4 grading is: II all your answers
ere correct INCLUDING the ten ques-
ticns previously answered. you be-
long In Glass A; one, two or three
mistakes put you In Class .: four,
five or six mistakes in Class g; and
more than six mistakes IN Class
ID. Answers are the same at Auc-
ticn and Contract.
Questions II and II are based on
this hand: South-Spades, X, 10,
9, s; Hearts, A, K, 8; Diamonds.
A., X, Z; Clubs. X. J. 8. West
spades. j, 3. 8; Hearts. z, 3; Dia-
monds, ., 2; Clubs, A, @, 7, 4, 2.
North-spades. X. @. 2: Hearts, 9,
8 4: Diamonds, @. J, 9, s. 5: Clubs.
9 g 5. East-Spades, A, Z, 9, 4
Hearts, q, 10. IS, 2; Diamonds, 10,
a 8: Clubs, 10. 3. South Is Declarer,
playing No Trump Zone az Auction,
three at C~ontract). To the fnst
trick are played: West. the 4 OF
Clubs: North the s.: East the 10.
South the Jack. To trick two South
leads the Ace OF Diamonds.
Questions: II. What IS the cor
ract Lad for South 10 trick three?
Il. What Is the lead TO trick four2
Answers: IL. To trick three South
should lead the King OF Spades.
The reason for this seemingly pecu-
liar play Is that Declarer can be
sure OF two Heart tricks. five Dia-
mond tricks and one Club trick
just one short OF game. He can
easily establish a Spade for the
needed trick: but If East holds the
Ace OF Spades and wins the first
Spade, he will doubtless lead a
Club and West probably will be
able TO make four Club tricks and
save game. The important thing
for Declarer Is 20 induce East TO
let one Spade win: and East Is
most likely to do that If Re thinks
Declarer has no more Diamonds in
his own hand and Is trying 70 make
IN entry In dummy with the Queen
OF Spades In order 10 run Dummy'S
long Diamonds. III West has the
Ace OF Spades, Declarer's game Is
perfectly safe.
Questions IS and IA call for this
deal: South-Spades, "A. q. j:
y. r. Diamonds. X. j. z. a: Clubs.
A. X. West-Spades. 9. s. 3. 2:
Hearts. 10. 3; Diamonds. 9. s; Clubs,
q ]. 9, 4. 3. North-spadeS. 7. 5:
Hearts. X. z, 6. a: Diamonds. A. 5,
3, 2; Clubs, 8. z. 2. East-Spades.
K. 10, 8. 4: Hearts. @. 8, 5: Dia-
monds. Q. 10 9; Clubs. 10, 9. S.
With South playing No Trump
(three In Contract). West. to trick
enc. would lead the Queen OF Clubs.
Questions: 10. How many entries
does the North hand contain? IA.
How many tricks should Declarer
make against the best defense7
Answers. Is. The North hand
contains four entries t-o IT. Hearts
and t1o in Diamonds. IA. Thirteen
tricks. Ire correct play is for South
10 lead the 8 of Hearts 10 trick two.
North winning with the King and
returning the 4. South taking the
Jack finesSe and then leading the
Ace. This leaves dummy's 7 Of
Hearts an entry. South having the
Deuce. IN Diamonds a similar play
IS made. South leads the z. North
takes with the Ace. and returns the
Deuce. South takes with the Jack
and leads the King: so North has
the 5 OF Diamonds as an entry with
South holding the 4. With these
two entries. North can be put in
the lead twice and two Spade
illnesses by South produce thirteen
tricks.
The two hands for Questions Is
and is were given as: South
Spades. A, K, 10: Hearts, @. J:
Diamonds, A. @. 10. Z. 6: Clubs.
A. j. z. North-Spades. Z. 4. 2:
Hearts. 2. 5, 2: Diamonds. y, 9. S:
Clubs. X. @. 10. 4. South. Declarer,
Is playing a No Trump. west opens
with the 5 OF Spades. East plays
the Jack.
Questions. IS. What Spade should
Declarer play from the South hand
on trick one7 is. Which suit should
be led TO trick two?
Answers: IS Ace OF Spades. Is A
Club. It viii Be seen that Declarer
Is sure Of two Spade tricks and four
Club tricks. He can also make five
Diamonds II the finesse wins. but
cannot make game without risk
ing the Diamond finesse. N he
should take the Jack or Spades
played BY East with the Queen.
then put Dummy In with a Club
ard try the Diamond finesse and
80 should lose 70 West, West would