Bridge Column for June 12, 1994 
Both sides non-vulnerable.  South deals.
                              NORTH
                              S: K Q J 5          
                              H: J 7 6       
                              D: A J 5 3 2   
                              C: K             
            WEST                             EAST
            S: 8 7 2                         S: 9 6 4        
            H: A K 8 4 3                     H: Q 10 9 2  
            D: K 9 8                         D: Q 10              
            C: 4 3                           C: 9 6 5 2     
                              SOUTH                         
                              S: A 10 3   
                              H: 5          
                              D: 7 6 4    
                              C: A Q J 10 8 7
                  SOUTH    WEST    NORTH    EAST                  
                   1C       1H      Dbl     Pass
                   2C      Pass     2D      Pass
                   2S      Pass     4S      Pass
                   5C      Pass     5S    (All Pass)
     This hand was submitted by Roy Schnarrenberger of South
Euclid.  It came up during the Non-life master grand national
team competition that was held in Meadville, PA on February 26
and 27.  Schnarrenberger sat in the North seat.  His partner in
the South seat was Mark Hupert of Cleveland.
     Hupert opened one club.  West made a overcall of one heart. 
North's double was alerted as a "negative double" that was not
for penalty but indicated that North held a undefined hand with
precisely four spades.  South's two club bid was natural and
denied a four card spade suit.  North's two diamonds showed a
second suit of four or more likely, five cards.  The two spade
bid by South showed three card spade support.  The jump to four
spades confirmed game going values and a willingness to play in a
4-3 fit.  South's bid of five clubs was an excellent call at team
of four competition.  While four spades would be the preferable
contract at matchpoint duplicate, the club game appears to be
much safer and should be the game of choice here. 
     Schnarrenberger's final bid of five spades ended the auction
and could have created quite a problem in the event that the
division of the outstanding spades was not friendly.
     The opening lead was the ace of hearts which held the first
trick.  The king of hearts followed and was ruffed with the ace
of spades.  Trumps were drawn in three rounds and the king of
clubs was overtaken with the ace.  Good club tricks provided
discards of a heart and four little diamonds from the dummy.  The
king of spades and the ace of diamonds won the last two tricks.  
     Schnarrenberger and Hupert's teammates were Chuck Scholl of
Shaker Heights and Doug Becker of Cleveland.  They sat East and
West when this hand was replayed at their table.  The opposition
wound up in three no trump which was defeated one trick.  With
Scholl and Becker plus 50 while Schnarrenberger and Hupert were
plus 480, the total of 530 converted to an eleven IMP
(International Match Point) gain on this hand.  The team went on
to win the two day event with Schnarrenberger earning enough gold
points to become a life master.