Judge — November 14, 1931 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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THINGS ARE PRETTY SOFT FoR ME SINCE Pop TOOK UP THE SIDNEY S. LENZ’ NEW BOOK on the OFFICIAL SYSTEM of CONTRACT BIDDING Mr. Lenz’ new system of Contract Bidding, which is the basis of the Official System as adopted by the leading bridge authorities, eliminates all guessing, and definitely determines a bridge hand as fair, good or very strong. This book is pocket size, thumb indexed and provides a ready reference on any point. It explains in detail quick-tricks, normal support, how and when to suits of one, two and three, the correct response to each bid, no trump bids, preemptive bids, ace showing. slam bids, non-demand bids, leads, ete. Every point of the new system of contract bidding is carefully illustrated opposite each page of text. All phases of the game have been carefully analyzed by Sidney S. Lenz, fourteentimes National and International Bridgeand W hist Champion. To get results—to win at Contrac t—use the JUDGE PUBLISHING CO, INC. Ciath -copies of “1-23” by Sidney 8. Please send me. $1.10 per copy, including shipping. I am enclosing Send C. 0. D. at $1. 0 per copy, Parcel Post Collect... . Sidney S. Lenz. ..copies of “1-23” by NAME. ADDRESS CITY.........- sate conalge STATE... cceces cove 11-16-31 | 24 | finally gave me Letters from a Self-made Quarter- back to His Father « Por: I got your letter last it, and as I had to go down- town and close a deal before getting back to training quarters at eleven I couldn't answer it. That's one of the troubles with these birds here, they treat us like babies. Whoever heard of anyone wanting to go to bed the ame? I didn't do it and I didn’t do it at We stern Union, so they have a swect me do it here. We played our * with Harpress Normal. § Til tell the world! It was like union tome. They had Butch Brown and Firpo Lewis in the line, old pals of mine from St. Spires’, and at the bottom of a pile-up I'll be darned if 1 didn’t find myself face to face with I thorse Lee! You remember him? We played on the Hotchkiss Indian team for a couple of games. “How's tricks, H I said. “Not good,” he 1. Later on I found out that he had decided to take a B. A. Poor old Harry, to think he'd go highbrow, of all people! Listen, Pop, I wish you'd quit writ- ing me for dough all the time. I can't do any more than I'm doing right now. I went to the athletic pres- ident the other day and asked for a showdown. You know, I told you they gave job selling Farnom cars, and I ask you how can a guy break even on any seven-thousand-dollar model nowadays? Well, after beating about the bush a good deal, they the program conces- sion to handle, subject to my making an average of two touchdowns in That's a cinch for me. mea and it would have been four, only that dumb guy, Morgan, in the Normal backfield, slugged me from behind as I was catching a forward pass. He must think he’s back playing with the Evanstown Bears, ' the I've got a couple of guys selling that line me of fountain pens you sent and hope to do a little business with those German silver flasks « Xmas time. I don’t guess I'll be home this «Just got an offer from the Green Packers for three games that look too good to turn down. Please pay the dues I owe on my plasterer's card at the union, It's a good thing to keep up; a guy can’t be too cagey these days. I'll let you know soon what kind of a deal I make for next year with these guys. They are going to dedi- cate a stadium and they are kind of anxious for all us sophomores to stay with the old team. Your son, “Bui.” rout Perkins comicbooks.com