Judge — September 28, 1929 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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HOW woULD you like to win A Graybar Radio Set, with tubes. Value $105.00 or A Benrus Wrist Watch. Wo- man’s exquisite model. Value $200.00 or A Home Model Alpine Sun Lamp. Produces Ultra- Violet Rays in the proper quantity and quality for tonic effect or A Globe-Wernicke Three- Piece Set, in Walnut. Ches- terfield Home Desk, Library Case and Chair or A Dragon Smokers’ Stand or A carton of one hundred Melachrino No. 4 Cigarettes or A Hostess Package contain- gz twelve bottles of Canada Dry Ginger Ale or A trip to Europe (England or France and return) on one of the palatial steamships of the Cunard Line, Berengaria, Aquitania or Mauretania? All of these and 500 more prizes will be awarded in the $14,000.00 LENZ BRIDGE CONTEST (See announcement on page 28) HOW GwD I€ WW FRIDGE SO GAME ci, ie @ LENZ . = Mr. Lenz has held, fourteen times, the National and International Bridge ond Whist Cham jonships. Those tho follow this department of Judge will understand hy Wilbur C. White 6 ead has said, “Sidney Les ever known.” s undoubtedly the most remarkable card p yer the world has Mr. Less will welcome correspoadcace {rom Judge readers and will give advice and answer qu 3 related to Auction and C Gavelopes for reply. Only two days remaining to bid the twelve bridge hands and ride in a Ruxton—if your bidding is par excellence. No solutions will be accepted after September 30th, Of the thousands of queries in re- gard to this contest, the most in- souciant one was a plaintive de mand for the state of the score. Hundreds of anxious contes- tants just could not properly get going until they were informed how the score stood. And under cach and every problem—well, what should a first-class bridge player think was meant “South bids first. No Score.” ? It assuredly could not mean that West w ler on the rubber g: had passed out of turn and West could not bid, or that somebody had made a “reserve bid.” Yes, sev- eral reserve bids appeared, but the total joint accumulation on these bids just equalled the scores made by Solvers who scemed to think that “two spades” was a strategical bid to make over an adverse bid of “three clubs.” Probably most of the underbids were careless errors, but bri¢ is a bit like baseball or chess, errors don’t get you anywhere— or anything Proper bridge bidding may be a very difficult art to many play- ers, but there is one illustrious actor whose ingenuousness is equal to any occasion, At the opening of John Murray Ander- son's “Almanac” a short time ago I found myself seated next to Al Jolson and the charming Ruby Keeler Jolson. Now, as a sweet singer, Jolson ranks 100 per cent. As a golf-player, he hits the low cighties, but at bridge he frankly admits his limitations. Jolson told me this story and maintains it is the gospel truth. 24 act provided correspondents send stamped addressed “T was on an ocean trip ran into an old acquain whom I knew to be a dandy c player. We will call him ‘Jo for short. He asked how my bridg me was and [ told hiw ‘rotten.’ And IL was bragging « little at that! ‘But,’ said 1, ‘Joe. you play a fine game and what do you say to you and me bi part ners whenever you get game? We will go fifty-fifty. “We shook hands on it and that evening we were invited to mak up a bridge game in the smokir room. I wanted to be a kik but they needed me for a fourth and the gink who was making up the game said they would play a small stake—ten cents. Well, I play casino for twenty-five cents, so I knew I couldn't lose over a couple of dollars and Im up. One fellow asked, play ‘vivot'?’ But I told him tl: game was bridge or I would get out! “For some foolish reason, we all drew a card and I wv to sce that Joe did the d I was second-hand and when Joe bid ‘one spade’ I passed, the nest hand passed and the player op posite me bid ‘two hearts.’ Jo: now passed and I thought a mo ment and bid ‘two spades.’ My vis-a-vis seemed a bit peeved and bid three hearts but I went to three spades and when he bid four hearts I went to four spades. “He got terribly sore at this and threw his hand on the table. “‘Look here, Mr. Jolson,’ he exclaimed, ‘I am bidding hearts and I am your partner.’ “Tf you think you are my partner, I told him, ‘you are crazy. Joe was my partner when I got on and will be my partner until I get off the ship.” comicbooks.com