Show c SOUND A AUCTION BRIDGES BRIDGE I By WILBUR C. C WHITEHEAD n. n q Auhorn HAND NO A J 10 o J J 10 eie Q J Noab 85 Q J t i 2 a tj K 10 9 Sh A 8 7 32 ie e-ie 6 4 South is the dealer What is the proper bidding and play In the next issue Mr Whitehead will explain the salient points in inthe the bidding and play of the above hand Fill out your own chart and I compare it with his method I These hands must not be bid or I played Double Dummy i. i e c. c as though all four hands were exposed NOTE NOT recording the Ike Auction or tt I. I play use S jS for Spades Spade H for Hearts Hear D for Diamonds and C for Clubs Use N T. T for No Trump DBL for for redouble t i iTHE THE PLAY 11 W bY t L i 1 IT L I- I T T- T TT T 3 4 5 T TT 6 T 7 8 8 89 9 9 10 I ITU IT- IT 11 U 12 13 Total Tricks Trick Won Bracket Bracke tile the card led So 10 ead rick Irick Declarer Opponents Feint Seer Score Honor llono Scot Score TIlE THE BIDDING South Bids West Bids East Bids Final Bid 1315 Played by by I Yesterdays Yesterday's Hand as played by Mr 1 Whitehead HAND NO m mS S- S OAK W W A K 5 4 3 0 Q 4 1653 N A N 10 0 J 8 7 10 42 E- E EK E K 10 AJ 9 62 8 The Correct Bidding and aDd Play Flay THE PLAY FLAY B racketed card shows lead so It t each rick Wo by byi oJ g C i s It c Noah Nuth Eat Tt N E ES 1 S SW w 1 L L 2 LZ L L 4 L 2 6 lia 22 LJ L Lz z 7 L LI I 8 2 s.d.- s.d. 2 9 Cz i 10 2 1 11 1 12 z 13 g W 1 c 3 Desist Oppe H Hor Sc THE I J j. j 1 L. L z Pass I 5 i Pass Salient Points of the Bid N North although holding a single ton is too weak to take oat Rescue Rca Res- cue bids are today distinctly out b of f fashion in advanced Bridge cir cir cir- cles A two Minor take out of a No Trump when lacking the top strength to leave in the Trump if and lacking also sufficient length in the suit itself to warrant a second take out is no longer con con- sound procedure East's bid of two Hearts while in a sense lead directing is based upon real strength South holding strength doubles West passing North bids three Diamonds East's holding does not warrant a nor does South's hand justify further bidding West's bid of three Hearts based upon the previous bidding is quite sound Salient Points of the Play Tricks 1 and 2 South plays the theAce theAce Ace of Diamonds followed by the King leading conventionally to show he has no more of the suit Tricks 4 to G. G Declarer takes all the opposing trumps by following following follow follow- ing the established rule of leading high first and then if possible establishing es- es establishing a finessing position over the No Trump Declarer Trick 10 South is permitted to win this trick to force a lead from him of Clubs up to Declarers Declarer's Ace Ace- Queen Had Declarer followed the ordinary meth method d and led a Club from Dummy at this trick for the i purpose of attempting a Club finesse fi- fi nesse the failure of the fin sat i would have opened the way for the i loss of a second Club trick and I game would have been impossible Mr Whitehead will answer questions con your Bridge problems Write to to him him care of this paper enda enclosing self seU- addressed stamped c envelope Co Copyright Re |