Judge — September 5, 1931 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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Orrimist—Ha! It’s a good thing |_ Thad these rubber heels put on. AN ” “Baloney! department of Judoe = is undoubtedly the 1 me corresponde 4 Contract, prov Sidney L Mr. Le related us is the time of y when Jupor readers are burnishing up their finesses and buckling their ardor in preparation for the annual Bridge contest that is due to appear. In previous years I have hesitated to feature Contract, in preference to ion Bridge, because players in some communities were not conver- sant with the intricacies of bidding the newer form of game. Contract has swept the countr: played everywhere, the conser t as well abandon their preju- her in their share of the more than $25,000.00 worth of prizes that are being offered, without strings or stint, for solutions to ten problems that will appear in Ju i for ten weeks, commen ber 26th. The first issue of Jupcr in 1881, and this contest will help celebrate fifty years of continuous publication, which is no laughing mat- ter—or is it? The problems this year will be based on Contract bidding. While the play at Contract and Auction is the same, the situations and inferences will be predicated on the One-Two- Three System, which has bee upon and endorsed as the Offi tem by practically all the le: iters and recognized author! this country. My columns in Jupce have featured all phases of this method of bidding for the past several months, but in the issue of September 19th a summary of the essential points will be given in detail. No obligation of any kind is re- quired to enter this competition. You need not subscribe to Jupce, or buy my books, or obtain entry blanks. Junge is on file at the public libraries and at nearly every social club. Some close students will prefer to copy the problems over the other fellow’s shoul- street-car. No objection to ig around newsstands, if you can get away with it, or dropping in 24 greed has held, fourtcen times, the National and Intern follow i understand able card ple: vid Judge readers and will give advic spondents send sta ional Bridge and Whist Championships ny the late th c vice and answer questions ed, addressed an or dealers of the f Electric Company, who are sponsor- ing this contest. The matter of proper lighting at the bridge table is of such importance, it has seemed to me wholly fitting that my third annual contest should be sponsored by Mazda lamps. The first four problems will consist of Contract bidding. Three of these bidding hands have been arranged by Mr. Milton C. Work, Mr. E. V. Shepard and Mr. V C, Whitehead. Mr. Whitehead, before his recent death, composed a hand for h posthumous prob- lem will appear with the others. All the conditions will be minutely given and I cannot answer questions in regard to the contest manifestly unfair to give inform nyone that would not be ava possible situations in play by hardly more than a doz methods of general procedure such squeezes, coups, end plays, ete. The following deal does not secm to offer even a toe-hold for fancy play and still the declarant by perfect treat- ment can land the ga @KQS oJ643 o3 Oo QI10 BQIIGE @ A105 9QI1094 OAKS 4102 South played the hand at four Hearts, which was doubled by West; and after trumping the third round of Clubs the Queen of trumps was led comicbooks.com