Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-14 | Page 8 | Culbertson on Contract

CULBERTSON on CONTRACT I by Ely Culbertson Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst INTERCOLLEGIATE BRIDGE The ancient and spirited rivalry between between be be- tween the undergraduate bodies at atthe atthe atthe the leading eastern universities Is continued by the graduates of these institutions in another nother form lon long after they have left the thc classic shades of or Alma Mater In New York Cit City there is held annually a series of brid bridge e matches between members of or orthe the Harvard Yale Y lle Princeton and Columbia Columbia Co Co- lumbia clubs and the thc rivalry between the participants in these matches is just AS ns keen as that between the sons of ot these institutions on the grIdiron or in other forms of athletic sports which appeal more strongly to the undergraduate mind The Princeton club of New York this year ear carried carrIedo o off the honors after the bridge contest contest contest con con- test had developed a triple tie between between between be be- tween Harvard Yale and Princeton One hand which contributed largely large large- ly to this result was the one below played by Mr Kazanjian of Prince Prince- Princeton ton Through accurate play and perhaps perhaps per per- haps hops helped slightly b by less accurate defense he was able to make his 1 1 contract South South Dealer Neither side vulnerable 7 1 V 9 7 5 I 0 A AKl K 10 I Q 10 9 7 S SI I It K 10 f EN J I Q 10 8 K 3 E w 64 J 4 S J A o A Q 4 t A J 2 A 8 4 J The Thi Bidding Sooth South West North East Bast ait INT Pass 2 21 Pass Para 3 3 Pass Pass Pass Pace Pasa West opened the heart 6 East played th the king and South won with the ace acc Mr Kazanjian ian then led a small diamond to the ace in dummy and in order if possible to prevent a lead through his now singly guarded knave of hearts led lcd the queen lueen of clubs from the dummy hand This is the best play in order to realize realize real real- ize the full trick taking possibilities of this combination of or cards East played the king and South won with wilh the ace West was then put in the lead with a n club and shifted to a dia dla- mond This was won with the king kingin in dummy and the good clubs run down On th the last two rounds of clubs West Vest discarded a heart and the diamond knave leaving him with only three hearts and two spades Mr 1 Kazanjian then led a heart from dummy which West won von and proceeded proceeded pro pro- to cash two more heart tricks but that was all for or he was then forced to lead to South's major spade thus giving the declarer his his' contract for three no trump The same play was attempted at another table against Harold S. S Vanderbilt Van Van- who represented Harvard Mr 1 Vanderbilt however refused to permit himself to be caught in this situation Instead of discarding the knave of diamonds Mr Vanderbilt discarded a heart and thus when placed in the lead he used the knave of diamonds as an exit card and his partner thus obtained the lead with the queen for a lead through the declarers declarers declarer's de darers darer's spade which defeated the contract one trick TODAY'S POINTER In the play of a hand at t contract situations frequently arise in which it is more important to hold a card which will permit an exit from the hand than to retain a winning card Reco Recognition of such situations is the mark of a good player TOMORROWS TOMORROW'S HAND The bidding and play of the hand printed below will be discussed tomorrow tomorrow to morrow East East Dealer Both sides vulnerable l A K Q 8 6 6 2 S 0 9 S 3 4 7 7 5 6 T i 9 4 3 c G I W Q 10 93 I 43 4 AG 4 32 5 74 Q 4 c 0 K Q J 10 C CIt It K J 10 8 S Study the hand decide how you would bid and play it and then compare compare com corn pare the results you obtain with those shown in tomorrows tomorrow's article Copyright 1932 1032 Ely Culbertson