Judge — September 1933 — page 17: what you’re looking at

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A» Vol. 105 DEAL of ¢ Edited by Philip Hal Sims ontract thly Fol EPT! JUDGE— IBER, 1933 Editor CONGRATULATE Oswald acoby, Howard Schenken, Da- Surnstine and. Richard Frey the Asbury Park Challenge Trophy of the American Bridge League by a margin of 300 points on 48 boards. Miter winning this trophy gave out a statement, challenging the world in general and Mr. and Mrs. Cul hertson in particular, referring to them as the self-styled American team, match at duplicate Contract, total points, 400 boards to be played. These sporting young men are will- ¢ to lay odds of $5,000 against $3,500 as to the outcome on the 400 boards. And while they are playing this match ere is another little figure of $10 a point that they are iv adversaries; which funny incident. A young man whom I scarcely knew up to me in Washington one day, wl I was talk- ing to a friend, He stood near, wait- ing, and I could see that he was very vid E winning acoby to a to bet thei reminds me of a rushed much excited. “Do you want to se Lasked. “Yes.” he replied. “I left my wallet at home, and T want to borrow five hundred dollars from you.” “What did you say?” I questioned, He then replied, “I want to borrow fifty dollars from you.” I said, “I didn’t hear you.” He said, “Lend me two bucks!” There is an old prove catch a spider in its own web. : “It's hard to This lay- ing of odds business, challenging people fer is the one feature of ge competition which, so far as [ inal with Mr. Culbertson. and ¢ ig odds, br ww, is orig HE American Bridge League elect- Las its 1933 Life Honorary Mem- ber, Mr. A. Manning-Foster, retir- ing President and founder of the International Bridge League, President and founder of the British Bridge League, and Editor in Chief of the British “Bridge Magazine.” In electing Mr. Manning-Foster as Member the League a man whom the world rec- pioneer in developing tour- nent bridge in Europe. The ican Bridge League is paying a small portion of the debt that H for his fearless crusade in defense of the rights of the bridge players of the world against commercialism and per- sonal exploitati Mr. Manning-Foster is a just, fear- an Honorary Li has chos ognizes as Amer- s due to I less, upstanding figure in international bridge. We congratulate the American Bridge League. HE most colorful pair event in Contract is the N Pair Championship, for whicl Masters’ Wale onal mar von Zedtwitz is the donor of beautiful gold cup. The qualification for entry in this event is the wir of a championship in the American Bridge League or American Whist League, Eastern Tournament or win- ning Vanderbilt Cup. The of this contest are that if one person is the winner three times the cup becomes al property. 7 ditions his or her pers he firs year the cup was won by Waldemar von Zedtwitz and myself. The second year David Burnstine and Howard Schenken won. he third year T. A. Lightner and M. T. Gottlieb were suc- cessful. And now, the fourth year of the competition, it was again won by Howard Schenken and David stine. xt year Mr. Sche Mr. Burnstine intend to pl ferent partners, so that the cup will go to an individual if either of them is fortunate enoug to win 3urn- 1 and y with dif- t again. HE women of this country will be 1 to know that Miss E doch and Miss Helen Bonwit finished third in the Masters’ Pair Champion- It is the opinion of the writer inor Mur- ship. that these two players may be proud of the finest performance shown by women in National in recent years, My high opinion of Miss Helen Bon- championships in 13 Bridge No, 2658 wit’s game was formed by ot the past. Several years pl an episode ago [ was $ 2 duplicate game, y had gone wrong and [ was hav- g an argument with my partner, He said, “See who is coming to the table! We will have no trouble in getting back those match points.” Two more or less Some- ng in innocent looking women took their seats at the table and we played two boards against them in a rather optimistic way. When the scores came out we had practically no match points on those boards. That was my first acquaintance with Miss Bon- wit. Since then her playing has fully justified her final standing in the Mas- ters’ pair event. The success of Miss Bonwit and Miss Murdoch was not less gratifying to me use Miss Murdoch comes from my native State; we were both born in Ala- ma, in communities only a few miles In my opinion Miss Murdoch is one of the ablest among the women card players in America. be part. Se people are born for the axe, others are born to be winners, Mrs. Courtland Smith does not get the axe. She has been four times New Jersey State Golf Champion, Last year Mrs. Smith won the New Jersey women's pair Contract championship, and she was a member of the team that won the team-of-four State champion- ship. Now, paired with Mrs. R. B. Fuller, she has won the N. nal Wom- s Pair Contract Champions! \ Edict. Copy of Statement to the British from the Interna tional Bridge League: “The affiliated Leagues of the International Bridge League state that they do not acknowl- edge any international championshi; ide the Intern: 1al Bridge League and they do not allow members to co p any competition Press as national representative tear for any champic Mr. Culbertson or his ». HS. nship = proposed by committee.” comicbooks.com