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CONTRACT BRIDGE
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
By W. E. McKenney
This is the second of six win. ning hands explained by Aaron Frank, Championship player of Cleveland, through William E. McKenney.
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 20, 1934.
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Today's hand helped give Aaron BATAVIA Frank and his team-mates their first ROMBAY national championship, as it WAS CALCUTTA one of the important hands in the CANTON finals of the knockout team-of-four match which was played in New COLONDO York City against Mra, Culbert- | DELHI son's team,
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three no trump, instead of rebid- ding his hearts, as his first bid, had already given his partner the Information regarding the heart holding.
West's opening lead was the nine of spades. The Jack was played from dummy, East covered with the queen and Mr. Frank played the East returned the king of five. spades and again. Mr. Frank played low, East holding the trick. East abandoned the spade suit and shift- ed to the four of clubs.
Now I want to give you Mr. Frank's reasoning on the hand. He said, "I decided that East held that six spades, due to the fact
West had opened with the nine and played the deuce on the second trick. I also decided that East held four clubs, as the return of the small club looked like the fourth best lead.
Why had East abandoned spades and shifted to clubs? The reason for the shift must be that East did not have a re-entry and therefore decided to lead up to dummy's weakness, hoping to catablish some club tricks for his partner. I knew there was no need to lay off this trick, so I won with the ace."
At this point I would like to have my readers stop and consider what they would now lead and why.
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What damaging card could East hold? The ten spot could be the only one. Therefore it would be suicidal to lead a small heart and finosse the nine. So he had to lead the jack, hoping that East did not Beer hold more than the ten and small heart, which he was going to try and drop.
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East's ten dropped. The king of calenta Manila hearts was then cashed, East show-Canton ing out and discarding a spade.
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Now all Mr. Frank had to do was to return to his hand with the king of diamonds, cash the ace of spadesak and then lead a small heart, finess-an ing the seven spot, thereby making #enolulu his contract of three no trump.
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Today's Contract Problem
This is the third of six Tunda by Aaron Frank, North de diamonds and hearts, thout finally buyt thó con- tract at thren no trump. was played by four of the Freatest card playora in thu country.
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MASSEUR R. SHIMIDZU
Before playing to the next trick, Mr. Frank took inventory. He had won a club trick. he had two Hure diamond tricks and a spade. To make his contract he needed five
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