Evening star., 1938-06-12
North and South were vulnerable;
East and West non-vulnefable. and
South was dealer.
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Mrs. Virginia Kendall, Tilden Gar
dens. held the south hand and bid
three hearts. West, sensing q game
and possible slam unless blocked and
frightened of by an intervening bid.
called four clubs, expecting, should he
get the contract, to be set one or two
tricks. II he had good luck. North
bid four hearts, and East with only
one card Of his partners bid and five
hearts to the queen, doubled. South
passed and North re-doubled; East did
not dare 60 further with q sacrifice
rescue bid. His lead of the king of
clubs was taken with the ace by North
and East and South played their sin
gletons. Declarer next led the single
ton ace Of hearts from dummy which
showed West out and disclosed the
fact that East had doubled with five
trumps to the queen. Consequently
some fine playing was necessary.
Mrs. Kendall then led q small dia-
mond and won with her singleton ace.
A small spade was taken by the king
in dummy after which the king Of dia-
monds was led from dummy and q
small spade discarded by declarer.
Then the jack Of spades was finessed
and the lead Of the ace stripped all
hands Of that suit. The lead Of the ten
Of hearts was the key to her success.
East was obliged to win with his queen
and made exit with diamond which
declarer trumped. She next led the
king and jack of hearts, leaving two
hearts in her own hand and the high
nine in East's hand. Another trump
lead took this card and East played
his remaining diamond. which declarer
won with her last trump, making five
hearts, doubled and redoubled with
an extra trick.
At another table West jumped to five
clubs over the three-heart bid and
although this was doubled by North
and set six tricks for q total Of 1,100
points, 1t proved to be q better board
for East and West than happened in
the case where he bid only four clubs
and the opposition went to four hearts
to be doubled and redoubled. Had
North at any time bid f1ve hearts, hold
ing three high, card tricks, his partner
would undoubtedly have gone to small
slam and been doubled with q set of
one trick.
THE Annapolis Roads Club, whose
membership is made up largely Of
residents Of Washington and Balti-
more, has arranged for q Fourth Of
July holiday bridge tournament which
will be conducted under the auspices
Of the American Contract Bridge
League and be managed by Mr.. and
Mrs. William Cheeks.
There will be four championship
events. the first being the women's pair
game on Saturday afternoon, July 2,
in one session. The mixed pair cham
pionship will be held in one session on
Saturday night. The open pair match
will be a two-session event on Sunday
afternoon and Sunday evening. The
team Of four contest will take place on
Monday. July 4, the first session start
ing at IL o'clock and the second at
4:30 In the afternoon, 80 as to give
participants an opportunity to leave
for their homes early Monday night
There will also be consolation open
pair games on Sunday night and Mon
day afternoon for those who are elm
mated from the first sessions of the
open pairs and the teams of four.
Mrs. E. B. Swanson. president OF
the Washington Bridge League, will
serve as chairman OF the Tournament
Committee, which will also include
several Washington players among
them being 1t Comdr. W. A. Corley
DR.. A. j. Steinberg, John D. Mother
shed and others.
Mr.. Cheeks will also direct the week
end duplicates which the club intends
to hold during the summer months
The arrangement will not preclude
Mr.. Cheeks from conducting the
scheduled events OF the National
Democratic Club at 1900 Rhode Island
avenue NV, which occur on Monday
and Tuesday evenings Of each week