Bridge Soliloquy: To Finesse or Not in a Slam
A discussion of declarer decisions in a bridge hand from John Stablein’s article in Bridge World Magazine. The example shows a misfinessed finesse by South, West over-ruffs a third spade, and notes two alternative lines: finesse hearts the other way or ruff out diamonds to force a slam.
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West
South
Declarer
East
John Stablein
Bridge World Magazine
Four Hurt After Auto and Wagon Collision on Lateral 17
Memorial Hospital treated four people for minor injuries after an automobile and a horse drawn wagon collided on Lateral 17 near Baseline. Matilda Uloa, 35, suffered a deep facial laceration. her children Anita, 10, and Johnny, 11, had nose bleeds. Wagon driver Thomas Wesson, 42, of 2830 E Atlanta, had abrasions on hands and face. The horses were unharmed.
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Memorial Hospital
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Matilda Uloa
Tolleson
Anita
Johnny
Thomas Wesson
Atlanta
Bridge Games This Week At Arizona Clubs
Bridge games schedule lists events at Phoenix Duplicate Bridge Club and Luhrs Building 11 W Jefferson today at 7 45 p m. A beginner friendly duplicate class is set for Thursday at 12 30 p m on 364 N Seventh Ave. Saturday features the Shepler Club meetup at Encanto Clubhouse at 7 45 p m.
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Phoenix
Arizona Club
Luhrs
W. Jefferson
Seventh Ave
Shepler Club
Encanto
Bridge Scores at the YMCA Last Night
Frances Rousseau and Dr. F L Reese led with 62.5 points followed by Marshal Ketchum and his partner at 58.8. D V Kluke and E F Freier posted 58 in a close finish at the YMCA bridge event.
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YMCA
Frances Rousseau
F. L. Reese
Marshal Ketchum
D. V. Kluke
E. F. Freier
Card play analysis on heart queen and trump draw
A brief game note explains that guessing the heart queen and drawing opponents of trumps yields no extra tricks. It states leaving the queen outstanding can be equally effective if it does not drop in two leads. Released by The Associated Newspapers.
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South
Declarer
Associated Newspapers
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