Evening star., 1939-08-20

the eight of diamonds, while South
threw off the six of spades and the
nine Of hearts. The queen of dia-
monds was played and overtaken by
the king in declarer's hand and East
disposed of the three of hearts.
Now South began his count
preparatory to a squeeze. He fig
ured East started with five clubs
and two diamonds and that West
originally had singleton club and
four diamonds. The lead of the
queen of spades showed what South
had suspected-that East had only
one Of that suit and West four to
the jack, ten, nine, eight. The lead
of the jack of diamonds put West
on the spot. He must part either
with a spade and thereby set up
good one in dummy, or with heart.
He chose to throw a heart, which
he figured would put the guess up
to the declarer A small spade in
dummy was then worthless and
South discarded it. East was forced
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hold the ten of clubs and protect
that suit. Now another count.
South was able to determine that
East originally held five clubs, two
diamonds and one spade. So he
must also have had five hearts, four
of which he has discarded. He saw
also that West started with four
spades, four diamonds. one club and
four hearts, three of which he had
discarded. Therefore, each adver-
sary had one heart. He led the
jack of hearts from dummy and
when East played the ten went up
with the ace and Vests king fell.
leaving South's queen good for the
thirteenth trick. A grand slam
made by reason of ability to read
correctly the holdings of the op-
ponents.
Mrs. Dixie T. Wright has an
nounced that she will conduct lub-
ber bridge games at her studio, 1247
New Hampshire avenue NV, every
afternoon and evening except On
Monday evenings. On Monday eve
ming, Saturday evening and Thurs
day afternoon there will be duplicate
games. The play in both forms of
the game will be by invitation.
The Washington Whist Club has
moved from the quarters in Twenty
first street which it has occupied
Tor five years TO the Grafton Hotel.
1t will continue to conduct rubber
bridge games every afternoon and
evening except on Monday evenings,
when there will be duplicate game.
Martin May will have charge of the
club during the absence of Mrs.
Charles w. Boyce, who is spending
her vacation in New York.
Most players are greatly perpleXed
as to the right lead when their ad-
versarieS have reached a small slam
by easy and progressive bidding and
partner has made no bid. There
are several possibilities that may
yield satisfactory results. One is to
lead a card of the unbid major
suit, another is to lead a card of
the second suit bid by the dummy
and which the declarer has not sup
ported. Such lead may be through
an ace-queen to partners king. If
the leader holds an ace, however. it
is generally best to lead that ace.
1t is true, of course, that such a
lead may set up the king and queen
in the declarer's or dummy's hand.
but the ace can take only one trick
at any time.
The lead of the ace will give the
defenders an opportunity to get
look at the dummy which may de-
termine the way to set the hand by
the next lead. Moreover, it often
affords partner an opportunity to
indicate that he has the king of
that suit. Of course. expert players
who bid small slams will rarely
make such call if they have two
losing cards of a suit that has not
been indicated. There are some
players, however in their eagerness
to reach slams, who take just such
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