Show LI D r- r SOuND A AUCTION BRIDGE 1 1 By WILBUR C. C j I 4 The Thc World C 13 HAND NO 53 K r r 65 76 IV A Q 10 2 i t. t K 9 8 43 Oanh i J 8 r. 5 4 J 7 0 10 6 v K 10 1076 16 South is the dealer What is the proper bidding and Inthe next issue Mr Whitehead will explain the salient points in inthe inthe the bidding and play of the above hand Fill out your own o chart and compare it with his method These hands must not net be bid or played Double Dummy i. i e. e as though all four hands were exposed NOTE NOTE-fe recording the or She hI play use su S for s H B for D for and C for Us N T. T for No Trw DB DBL for far doUe REDEL for far redoubt Yesterdays Yesterday's Hand as played by Mr Whitehead I HAND NO 26 S 43 A A AW W W K J 5 10 9 8 4 K J 6 r 9 85 N IV B 1 E Q 10 7 f Q 10 7 e The Correct Bidding and Play THE PLAY card shows shaws lead So a carlo trick ricA Woo wo bi Soth Jt North EasI N E S W I 1 ith 1 z 2 cJ c 2 1 3 LL L 4 C L 5 d- d tz L 6 ii Lit L 2 7 4 Z- Z 1 I 11 1 L L 2 9 L J 1 10 2 Z I. I 11 2 i 12 L Lz 13 z g L 6 4 3 I 1 s q f a. a H lLO TIlE THE Saah Was North Eau iv 7 rw Salient of the tha BI Bidding South bids one No Trump because because be- be cause his only suits of four or more cards are not strong enough THE U PLA PLAY Y enby South West Nonh sst N 1 3 23 2 T 4 5 6 6 28 2 8 9 10 IT 11 E. E 12 13 Total Tricks Trick Won Bracket Brack She he cord led lcd let so cool tach trick rick l I Declarer Score Honor THE BIDDING s North Bids Final Bid Played b in tops to warrant an introductory suit bid West passing North also passes as the character of his hand does not warrant a Club take out either for any distributional distributional reason or because game at atthe atthe the Minor suit would seem to be bemore I more probable than at No Trump SalIent PoInts of the Pray Play Trick 1 South the Declarer counts three sure tricks in Hearts five in Clubs one in Spades and andone andone one in Diamonds ten sure tricks one more than enough for game But to make five Clubs he needs two entries in Dummy and accordingly accordingly ac- ac cordingly covers Dummy's Jack of Hearts with his King to establish the Queen as one entry the Ace of Diamonds providing the the second Trick 3 South puts Dummy in with a Heart instead of a Diamond Din Din- mond to reta retain n control of the latter latter lat lat- ter suit Trick 6 5 East in with the King of Clubs realizes that if he leads a Heart Declarer will win with the Ace enter Dummy with the Ace of Diamonds and make four Club tricks Declarers Declarer's total of five Club tricks three Heart tricks and the Ace of Diamonds will give him game Accordingly East leads the Queen of Spades as the only chance n a forlorn hope to save game South with nothing nothing no- no thing to gain by holding off wins the trick Trick 6 South with Spades established and Diamonds adversely leads the Ace of Hearts to assure one more tries Mr m answer your yoth Bridge problems pr Write ti to hIm care of this paper enclosing sell xU- addressed stamped envelope Co las 1 |