The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-08
AND JACOBY
CAPTURE HON0RS
IN BRIDGE GAME
Obtain Lead Of 1,715 Points in
First Contest With
CuIbertsons

New York, Dec. 8.-(R-sidney 8.
LEM and his partner. Oswald Jacoby.
playing the Official" system, were
1,715 points In the lead Tuesday in
their l50-rubber contract bridge
match against Mr.. and Mrs. Ely Cul-
bertson and the Culbertson system.
Lenz and Jacoby made the greater
score in each Of three rubbers play
ed In the initial session which lasted
two hours and 48 minutes, ending at
1855 q. m. Tuesday. In each Of the
first two rubbers they wen bonus
for taking two games. In the third
rubber the Culbertsons took two
games and with 1t rubber bonus,
yet because Of sets given them the
point total Of their opponents In
creased. Even after the Culbertsons
themselves were perplexed, experts
agreed that technically under the
rules the winner Of q rubber Is the
one with the greater score regardless
Of who takes two games.
Each side remained convinced its
system was the better. Culbertson
said Lenz and Jacoby had dread
naughts" in card holdings and that
II the cards were reversed the Gull
bertsons would have made more than
1000 points. Lenz insisted II he and
Jacoby had played the Culbertsons'
cards the proponents Of the official
system would be plus just the same.
Find Aid for Theories
Each side found support In IN
dividual hands for its theories Of bid,
ing. Culbertson was especially critic
al for the failure Of hts opponents to
bid more. Lenz answered that In some
cases doubling by his side would have
driven the Culbertsons to other suite
and successful contracts instead Of
sets on inferior bids. Lenz was
amazed ct the Culbertsons' slowness
Of play.
All agreed on one thing: that there
was nothing sensational In the han
ding Of cards after the dummy was
down. There were no brilliant feats
such as end elimination plays or
squeezes. The neutral referee, Lieut.
enant Alfred M. Gruenther. U. s. A.,
believed the play lacked lustre bet
cause Of nervousness. Experts notef
no misplays worthy of special COM
ment.
Twenty three hands were played:
first rubber, eight: second rubber.
three; third rubber, IL. At the end
of the first rubber Lenz and Jacoby
were 920 points in the lead. This
plus score increase to 1910 when the
second rubber ended. The third rub
ber added los to the lead.
Lenz, who Is the ace Of his system
and Is acknowledged to be without a
superior as q player. led the quartet
in fulfilling contracts. five Of them.
Jacoby and Mrs. Culbertson made
it" three times each and Culbertsoll
once
Hand Causes Argument
Much argument developed over the
second hand in which the Culbert~
sons contracted for five diamonds
and Mrs. Culbertson was set four.
The hand:
Lenz (North):
SpadeS-A J 03
Hearts-K
Diamonds-10 076
ClubG-6 SIS
Mrs. Culbertson EAST, DEALER:
Spades-8 8 S z
Hearts, 10 S
Diamonds K0S
Club6-A 4
Culbertson (WesD:
Spades es-blank
HeartS-A 8 8 3
Diamonds-Q a
Clubs-K Q98T
Jacoby South:
Spades-K Q 10 7 4
Hearts-Q 764
Diamonds
ClubScJ 10 2
The bidding ran: Mrs. Culbertson
one diamond; Jacoby one spade; Cul-
bertson two spades; Lenz pass; Mrs.
Culbertson three diamonds: Jacoby
pass; Culbertson three hearts; Lenz
three spades: Mrs. Culbertson four
hearts: Jacoby four spades; Culbert-
son five diamonds.
French Position on