Evening star., 1931-12-19
CULBERTSON TAKES
7,9l5-PO|NT LEAD.
Lenz Attributes Opponents
Success to Good Cards
and Forecasts Change.
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, December 19.-Ely Gull
bertson's contract bridge team will be-
gin Christmas week 1915 points ahead
CT Sidney S. Lenz and Oswald Jacoby
having gained 12,755 points in a week
A deficit of 4,840 points when play
ended last Saturday night has been
converted into an advantage which eX-
ceeds by 2,265 any lead that Lenz and
Jacoby have had at the conclusion of
any Of the nine sessions so far played
In l50-rubber test of rival systems.
A week ago today in the early morn
ing hours Lenz and Jacoby ended the
! fourth session $3.50 points ahead. At
one time during that session their lead
rose to 1000, their high-water mark.
Theodore A. Lightner replaced Mrs.
Gulbertson as her husbands partner
thursday night. The two sessions
Llghtner has played have been marked
oy turn of the cards much in favor
CT Culbertsons side
lfnz Sees Change in Luck.
Lenz and Jacoby won only three of
| nine rubberS played in the ninth ses-
sion, which started last night and end
ca early today. CulbertSons side gain
| ca 200 points. In the last three rub
perS OF the session Lenz and Jacobv
stolea total of only l80 The rubber
stanolng OF the series became "a for
ou!oertSon and 90 for LEM
| AN uncanny' streak of cards was
sItCn oy Lenz as the reason for the
/ SItdC week END deficit. He predicted a
| LledK IN his favor sooner or later. Gull
bertSon admitted a superiority in cards
nuC C regarded greater precision of bid
dlhg on part scores as a great factor in
his lead. -''~ wa Al
~ Courtenay, president of Bridge
j a1taoquarterS, Inc, which sponsors the
oliclaI system, said that the match
was no TAR test of that system in com
paflson with Culbertsons. The PLAYERS
ignored the statement.
Jacoby Turns Cagey.
Jacoby took fewer chances at the
ninth session and suffered only one
serious set-600 points His changed
strategy caused Culbertson to remark
mat the enemy was getting cagev.
Culbertson and Lightner failed TO
take full advantage of their cards sew
eral times by stopping short of game
| oloS. On one such occasion Culbertson
commented, "Oi, OF, Teddy" and on an
other Alas"
Each SIDE made miSplay that cost
points. On contract for two spades
Lenz took all the tricks. Culbertson
| exposed his hand with the intention Of
| concedlng Lenz four tricks over hook
Lenz called the rule and led good cmbs
requiring CulbertSon to play hearts AS
result CulbcrtSon failed to take tricks
with the ace, king and queen of hearts
once Lenz discarded so manv SPADES
that ne had none left to lead to ,Jarohv's
ace; and Culbertson made game and
rubber at no trump.
Hand Which Brought Alas"
On the hand which provoked tho
aIaS comment Jacobv remarked that
inc opponents had laydown for three
no trump without a finesse. Hand 352.
LEM NORTHD DEALER
SIX 1912
HI %
D-A O83
CO ~
cULBERTsoN LIGHTNER
'"ESI). (EAST).
S-A 7 soos.,
HI 4 IA
Ok 9 a D-J IN
C-Kl0 s 5 C-A4a
JAcoBY (soUTH).
So is
H-l0 65
d 2
CO. 2
The bidding: North, pass, East, one
no trump: South, pass; West. two no
trump; all pass The opening lead
was the queen Of spades Each side
was vulnerable. Lightner took 10
tricks
Here is the "oi, oi, Teddy" hand No.
LEM (NoRTH.
S.-A 10 95
H-6 3
D.-A 10 2
C.-9 8
CULBERTsON LIGHTNER
WEST. east.
Six J So "a
H.-A Q 10 7 H-K 982
Do 763 D.-85
CA K @ CO 43
JACOBY (SOUTH)-DEALER.
ST 50