Judge, 1930-09-27 · page 3 of 36
Judge — September 27, 1930 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page is primarily **a bridge-bidding contest**, not political satire. It announces a $20,000 prize competition sponsored by Sidney Lenz (the prominent face shown) for solving twelve contract bridge problems. The contest offers prizes including a French luxury cruise and a Peerless automobile. Entries were free and due by December 31st. **Historical context**: Contract bridge was a newly popular card game in the 1930s. Sidney Lenz was a famous bridge player and promoter who sponsored such competitions to popularize the game. The page is essentially **advertising disguised as editorial content**—a common Judge magazine practice. It's not satirical commentary but rather a commercial promotion, reflecting how 1930s magazines blended advertising with editorial material.
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—_ Sth HOW WOULD YOU BID THIS HAND? For solutions of this and eleven other problems T will award prizes valued at more than $20,000.00 It doesn’t cost a penny to enter the contest. buy. Nothing to sell. HERE problems. will be One ach week. the read them carefully. twelve will ap- Below are the rules of conte Please The contest will consist of twelve prob: lems set up by Mr. Lenz. The problems will inelude: Bidding at Auction. (Not Contract.) End Plays. (Winning a specified number of tricks against any defense, with all cards exposed and the first lead shown.) rd Reading and Reconstruction, (Giving leads, based on disclosed bidding. Naming number of cards in each suit in each hand and locat- ing certain cards, indicated by dis closed bidding, leads and plays.) Solutions must not be written on two les of a theet of paper. Contestants are urged to confine each solution to a single sheet. Not more than one solution to any one problem may be submitted by one cor nt. Contestants are urged not to vitiate s rule by sending solutions in the names of other members of their families or friends. Solutions to more than one problem must not be submitted on the same sheet. Not more than one contestant may sub- mit solutions on a single sheet. No solutions submitted may be with- drawn, Name and address of contestant and the number of the problem must be clearly written or printed on each sheet. Name Nothing to No service to be rendered. Problem No. 1. BIDDING PROBLEM Auction Bridge—Not Contract eQu6 0975432 GAQI 0973 OAQSE 105 ®AKQE a4 #AK108 OK 104 09743 458 SOUTH BIDS FIRST. SCORE Do not bid by “double ni Until the cont Wes ct iS 8C~ rth and ast st values held previous bi¢ Conditions of Contest must be exactly the same on all solutions, Solutions must not be submitted on the printed forms or pages from Judge or on other printed fe which the prob- Jems will be pub Contestants are requested not to write letters, set down the blems, or attach copies of the problems to their solutions. Solutions to any or all problems may be submitted at any time up to the close of the contest on December 31st. Any solu- tion received by December 31st will count in the contest; but contestants are urged to send in their solutions week by week as the problems »ppear in Judge. The prize winners will be the contest- ants in order whose solutions most nearly correspond to solutions by Mr. Lenz which have been written and sealed. Not only correct play, correct bidding, correct read: ing and correct reconstruction, but the ectness with which solutions are ar- rived at and the e! y with which they are stated will be considered in awarding prizes. Contestants in order of most nearly cor- rect solutions will be awarded the prizes in order of value. If two or more contestants tie they will receive like prizes. Each problem will have a scoring value in points, making it possible for a con- testant to win any prize, no matter when 1 Q/DNEY @ LENZ S PRINCIPAL PRIZES French Line Trip Round trip from New York to France for two people on one of the palatial ste: of the French cludes a ners Line. In- week in France under direction of Thomas Cook & Son; trip across the Mediterranean and a three- week motor tour of North- ern Africa cities. Peerless Automobile Five-Passenger stom Se- dan. One of the finest cight-cylinder cars made in America. See pages tional prizes. and 25 for addi- contestant starts and even if solutions to all problems are not submitted; but those who submit solutions to all problems are most likely to secure the winning scores. Mr. Lenz will be the impartial judge of all awards. Prizes will be delivered to winners only. In a Jo issue of Judge we will be- gin publication of solutions to the prob- lems, and in succeed issues will publish solutions of all probl In the earl possible issues of Judge thereafter we publish the names of all prize winners; and all prizes will then be awarded imme- diately. First prize, the trip for two to France, including motor tour in Northern Africa, must be accepted by May Ist, 1931. Award of this prize will be based’ upon jon that winner and companion are to start on trip from New York not later than May Ist. For winner's convenience, advice of this award will be made by telegraph two weeks in advance of publi« cation of award in Judge. No employee of Judge or member of an employee's family or household may enter this conte: Address all solutions to: Lenz Bridge Contest Judge Publishing Co., Inc. 18 East 48th St., New York City comicbooks.com