Judge — July 20, 1929 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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HOW GOOD If YOUR BRIDGE GAME? I invite you to enter my Bidding Contest for prizes valued at more than $13.000.00 See pages 24 and 25 for announcement of prizes T doesn’t cost a penny to enter the contest or win the prizes. You don't have to buy anything. Just bid 12 Auction Bridge (not Contract) hands as nearly as possible like my bidding. I have bid these hands, sealed them, and placed them in the safe box of Jupce. The seal will not be broken until the con- test is closed. One prob- lem will appear here each week. Opposite is shown In each problem South is the dealer and bids fi South, West, North and E: or pass in turn t must bid until the Contract is secured. Solutions must be written on one side of a single sheet of pa Not more than three solutions to any one problem may be submitted by one contestant, and ifm mitted all (the same) sh re than one is sub- st be written on a single Solutions to more t must not be submitted one problem n the same sheet. Not more than one contestant may sub- mit solutions on a single sheet. No solutions submit drawn, do may be with. Name and address of contestant and the number of the problem must be clearly written or printed on each sheet. Name must be exactly the same on all solutions. Solut printed forms or pages from Judge or on ns must not be submitted on the other printed forms in which the prob- lems will be published. Contestants are requested not to write letters, give reasons for bids, play the hands, set down the problems or attach copies of the problems to their solutions. Solutions to any or all problems m be submitted at any time up to the clo: of the contest on September 30th. Any solution received by September 30th will count in the contest. No solutions will be PROBLEM No.5 South bids first. No score, Conditions of Contest published until closed. Contest their solution after the contest has ts are urged to send in week by week ae the prob- lems appear in Judge, but this is not a ach problem will have es ring points as are determined by the number of correct bids or passes in ner order—that is, one point for each sin order, But if a s more than one solu- rect bid or contestant. subni tion to a problem, his or her score for that problem will be the for the solutions submitted. Fach bid op: correct bidding has arrived at the final Mr. Lenz’ solution will rage seore s after contestant by bid oF pass i take testant for the pro point from the score of con- m involved. The prize winners will be the con- testants in order scoring the gre: gregate number of points in the If two or more contestants tie they will receive like pri A contestant will not be awarded more than one prize. Prizes are arranged in three groups in order to keep everybody interested all the time. There is a list of prizes for the entire series of twelve problems; a list of prizes for the last eight problems; and a list of prizes for the last four problems, All solutions will be entered for the prizes for the entire series. Solutions of problems No. 5 to No. 12 will be entered for the prizes for the last eight problems 26 the fifth problem. Below are given the rules of the contest as set up by June. They are simple and clear. Please read them carefully. Do not bid these hands by “double dummy” meth- od. Make each player bid in turn on the values play- er holds and in consider- ation of previous bids. You can start any time. Problem No. 4 appeared last week. Solution to any problem will be accepted up to September 30th. alto. Solutions of problems No. 9 to No. 12 will be entered for the prizes for the last four problems also. Contestants in the order of their scores will be awarded the prizes of greatest value to which they may be entitled in any of the value for which contestant The met ible for a ¢ 1 of scoring makes it pos ntestant to win any prize, But tho to all problems ar the winnir mitted, z will be the impartial judge of In an October issue of Judge we will begin publ of problems and in suc solutions to the ceding issues will utions of all problems. In issue of Judge we will publ the names of all prize winners; and all prizes will be delivered thereafter. > employee of Judge or member of n employee's family or household may immediately jer this contest. Address all solutions to Lenz Bridge Contest Judge Publishing Co., Inc. 18 East 48th St., New York City comicbooks.com