Judge — December 21, 1929 — page 35: what you’re looking at

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You can now play Contract and avoid murder and its consequences. For the ‘nformatory double, more responsible than any other bridge convention for excusable house- wifely homicide, has been replaced by the new CHALLENGE. And George Reith’s new book CONTRACT is the only place that you can get the complete rules and tactics governing the Challenge. That is one reason that you cannot afford to be without a copy of Con- tract. There are others: 1; George Reith is chairman of the Card Committee of the Knicker- bocker Whist Club, and is, as Ely Culbertson says, “one of the few master players in the world.” . Contract explains the approach- forcing-system of bidding, used by This book may be purchased from your bookseller. 13 of the 15 teams competing in the recent Vanderbilt Cup Champion- ship. This system is based on nearly two years of analysis and play covering more than 20,000 rubbers by the expert players of the Knickerbocker Whist Club. It contains specialized chapters by such noted players as Lenz, Lig- gett, Lightner, von Zedwitz, and Whitehead, and an introduction by Ely Culbertson. If a bookstore is not convenient, mail your order ($2.00 per copy) to the publisher, adding 5 cents postage. Address THE JOHN DAY COMPANY, Dept. J 386 Fourth Ave., New York City