Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-01-20 | Page 28 | Yesterday's Hand as Played by Mr. Whitehead

I Yesterdays Yesterday's Hand as played by Mr Whitehead cf HAND NO 07 I 8 1 S A 2 IV A K Q J 8 5 0 04 4 6 5 4 2 W-A W W- W 0 N E- E E IV 64 0 The Correct n Bidding and Pla Play THE PLAY Br Bracketed card sho shows s lead Iced to ID each trick Woo Soh War Nord E Ed a N E ES F S W VI WI I 1 S S S 2 S 3 4 S 6 7 2 C 8 So S 9 10 11 0 12 13 W. W 0 3 ra see s.- s. 9 la I T om i oah Dd Bids North B ds I I fW Pw a fr Salient Points of the tho Bidding I South with a trick seven hand solid Hearts and a side Ace bids bid s three Hearts originally because o othe of f the extreme weakness of the bat bal ante ance of his hand Usually an original original I inal three bid shows a seven car seven card d suit though the bid is sound wita with wit witha h a solid six card suit and a side sid e Ace I Salient Points of the Pla Play Trick 1 1 West's opening lead of the King of Spades was the conventional con con- opening from his hand Whether he be continues this suit will depend upon whether East plays an encouraging or discouraging card East's play of the nine of Spades encouraging West to continue continue con con- with Spades prompted Declarer De De- to hold off Had East played a discouraging card Declarer Declarer De- De would have played the Ace to avoid a possible shift to Diamonds Diamonds Dia- Dia monds at this stage of play Trick 3 Declarer sees clearly that if he draws down all his trumps he can make but eight tricks losing four Clubs and a Spade Therefore to go game on the hand he be must either trump two Clubs or if West hold the Ace make the King and ruff one Club Trick 4 To defend against Declarers Declarer's De- De obvious attempt to employ Dummy's trumps in ruffing Clubs East leads a trump Trick 6 G. G East leads another trump thus foiling Declarers Declarer's put pur- pose Tricks 8 to 11 Declarer foiled in his to trump out two losing Clubs sees sees that his o. o only iy I I chance for game lies in a possible double squeeze Therefore he leads out his trumps Trick 11 Declarers Declarer's lead of his last trump effects the double squeeze If West discards his Queen of Spades the six in Dummy is good and if East discards his Queen of Clubs Declarers Declarer's six is good Both West and East must therefore their Diamond I honors enabling Declarer to make both the Ace and Jack in Dummy Mr Whitehead win answer questions con your Bridge Write to him care of this paper enclosing self self- addressed stamped envelope CD Copyright Rep Republic li Syndicate lac I I