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THE EVENING STAR
Washington, D. C.
MONDAY. AUGUST IS. 19.V1
CONTRACT
BRIDGE
By EASLEY BLACKWOOD
Partial scores result in some
strange final contracts. In to
day's deal Mr. Masters found
himself playing a small slam at
hearts, with a singleton heart in
his hand. He made that con
tract by good handling of the
bump suit.
South dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
North-South part-score, 90
points.
NORTH
(Mr. Abel)
A—
N S’ K Q J 10 9 8
07
*AQ9 8 6 4
WEST EAST
(Mr. Champion) (Mrs. Keen)
AAKB4 A J 7 5 2
V 576 4 3 2
OJIO 842 0 K Q 95
A J 10 3 *
SOUTH
(Mr. Masters)
A Q 10 9 6 3
<? A
O A63
AK7SJ
The bidding:
South West North East
1 A Pass 4NT Pass
5 ” Pass 6 f All pass
Seven clubs was ice-cold, al
though admittedly it was hard to
reach. Three hearts would have
been a better bid than four no
trump on the North hand. That
would have been forcing for one
round and at his next turn. Mr.
Abel could have bid his clubs.
That way, he would have got
a clear-cut choice from Mr. Mas
ters and. even if the grand slam
were missed, the safer final con
tract of six clubs undoubtedly
would have been reached.
The six-heart bid was on thin
ice from the start. Mr. Cham
pion led the king of spades,
which was ruffed in the dummy.
Mr. Masters led a heart to his
ace and wondered how he should
go back to the board to pull the
remaining trumps.
Holding as many as 10 clubs
in his hand and dummy, there
was a fair chance that a club
lead at this point would be
rufled. On the other hand, one
trick could be lost without going
set. And. since the hand was
freakish in nature, there was
also the consideration that one
opponent may have started with
five hearts.
If one opponent were void in
clubs, then the odds favored his
having the long heart holding.
And maybe his hearts needed
to be shortened.
On this thinking, Mr. Masters
avoided the “safe” play of enter
ing dummy by ruffing another
spade. Instead, he led a club at
the third trick and went up with
dummy’s ace.
Mrs. Keen ruffed, but that was
her side’s last trick. She re
turned the king of diamonds and
Mr. Masters took the ace and
ruffed a diamond on the board.
Mrs. Keeft's trumps were now
picked up and the club suit fur
nished the rest of the tricks.
If Mr. Masters had entered
dummy at the third trick by
ruffing a spade, Mrs. Keen would
have had more trumps than
dummy—and the hand would
have fallen apart.
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