| Show f ft t r f r 1 I Culbertson On Contract B BY Y ELY CULBERTSON TilE THE MAKING MAltING OF FLATS END It It is generally believed that end end- plays lays are made by experts Actually the he forced lead play which is the I type simplest type of play end in existence occurs occur frequently and lis is executed by average players with exactly the same degree of skill shown by the expert It is often possible to stumble into a play of this kind and it is not at atall atall all 11 unusual for it to be created without with with- out ut planning The following simple example will explain my point A A K 7 I 4 V f A Q O 0 AK Q S S 5 5 N S 6 SJ J 6 4 2 Z EV En V 10 I T I a ao Ej W E ES o 0 9 7 0 J Jio 10 5 a I i J Q 10 S S i. i J 2 J 1132 3 a aV V K 9 0 14 A K I 2 North and S South uth were a pair of mediocre players who reached a a contract contract con- con tract of six spades without difficulty No to doubt the hand should be ba played in n a Slam and the only reason that the he contract presents any difficulty at all is on account of the unfavorable unfavorable unfavorable able location of the two Important Queens East opened the fourth best diamond diamond dia dia- mond which was Wa won by Declarer with the Queen He He immediately laid down the Ace and King of spades and discovered that this suit sult did not break His natural impulse at this point joint guided him correctly through the he remainder of his play He He cashed his remaining diamonds dia dla monds moods and his hearts leaving hearts leaving himself only the problem of the club situa situa- tion ion At the completion of these maneuvers maneuvers maneuvers man man- the fact became apparent that tha t there here was was was' no way of losing more mot tN e te than one trick With three trumps r remaining re re- N te in one hand and two in th the theother e I other all that was necessary was the e lead of a trump which would would- automatically auto auto- o- o throw West in the lead an and od oe d compel him either to lead up to th the e club or lead a heart which h would afford a ruff The above hand is so elementary y iri in n nature that it seems almost senseless sense senseless less to discuss it However it serva serves a as a good illustration of the type o ol oj hand which should be made by almos every Bridge player The tools tool of th e expert are very fine tine in themselves but they are not always necessary ary Copyright 1933 Ely Culbertson FREE CULBERTSON BOOKLET By special arrangement readers o othis oi oj this newspaper may have a a fr free copy cop of The Rul Rules and Ethics of Bridge by Ely by-Ely Ely Culbertson Address Mr Cubertson Cul CuI 1 bertson in care of this newspaper Inclosing Inclosing In closing a stamped self addressed en e s s CONGRESSMAN TO SPEAK I PROVO PROVO Legislation Legislation enacted by UK thE recent congress will be discussed b Congressman J J. J JWill Will Robinson of Pr Provo Provo Pro Pro- o vo at the biweekly meeting th of-th of Provo Business and Professional Mens Men's club Thursday at al 7 p p. p m. m a al Reed Collins Provo recreational recreational director will give a report o othe or orthe the Future Outlook for n in Provo |
