Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 February 1949 — Page 19

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Sherlock Ti He Could To The ‘Impossible’ By EASLEY BLACKWOOD THE GREAT Sherlock Holmes once sald something - like this, “When you. have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however remote, must be the truth.” The declarer in this hand! could have used that thought to| good advantage. But he didn't. He was down one at four spades. ‘West opened with the-queen of| ‘diamonds and East's ace killed dummy’s ‘king, A diamond was

jack. Now West shifted to the, queen of clubs, East signaled enthusiastically with the nine and declarer won with the ace. At this point South thought a few seconds and, since there was apparently nothing. he could do about the two losing clubs, an-| nounced himself as down one, | None of the other players noticed anything out of the ordi-

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nary about this and it was one of | the kibitzers who said, “Why| didn't you make the hand?” That| is the blunt merciless way of] kibitzers, But this one was absolutely right, ~ “How can I make it?” replied the South player hotly. “If you're thinking about setting dummy’s| heart suit, I need four entries to do that and I haven't got them.” All of this in the desperate way of declarers who realize they are about to be shown up, but who try to delay the ugly moment as

Consider Remote Chances in Bridge

“But you did have four entries fn dummy,” continued the kibitzer, “Look, after you take the ace of clubs, you lead your heart, win} - with dummy’'s ace, then lead a heart back and trump it high! Now you lead the six of spades) and if West lays low, you put the eight in from dummy and it wins. “You pull another heart out of dummy and ruff it high. You lead the ‘seven of spades, win with dummy’s ten and ruff-a third heart high in your hand. Next you lead your deuce of spades, and win with the trey on the| board. How simple now to play| dummy’s good six of hearts and ditch a losing club on it.” | “Simple, he says,” barked the] declarer. “How did I know I could enter dummy on the first lead of | spades with the eight spot? That's too remote a chance to consider.” |

“Not so remote,” said ‘the - " : B ’ 7 kibtzer. “A fifty-fifty chance to A . . : >»! $ be exact, whereas the way you - ‘ played it, game was impossible., © - “a . r SR : . ® .

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