Judge, 1928-01-21 · page 29 of 36
Judge — January 21, 1928 — page 29: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features Sidney S. Lenz, identified as "The World's Greatest Card Expert," promoting a bridge card game problem series in *Judge* magazine. The content is not satirical but rather a **puzzle/contest feature**. *Judge* announced a competition starting February 11th where readers would submit solutions to "Double Dummy Bridge Problems"—card game scenarios requiring skilled play. Winners received weekly prizes and sterling silver trophies from Gorham. The page shows the second sample problem: a bridge hand diagram where North and South must win all three tricks against any East-West defense, with spades as trumps and South leading. This reflects bridge's enormous popularity in early 20th-century America among educated, affluent audiences. Lenz was a genuine, famous bridge expert of the era. The feature positioned *Judge* as catering to its readers' intellectual leisure pursuits rather than mocking them.
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