Evening star., 1931-12-27
CULBERTSON LEAD
MOUNTS TO 1900
Lenz and Jacoby Complain of
Poor Cards as Nine Rub
bers Are Played.
BY the Associated Press.

Sidney S. Lenz and Oswald Jacoby in
the big contract bridge match this
afternoon.
Nine rubbers were played, Culbert-
son and Theodore A. Lightner winning
six of them as the Culbertson plus
rose to 1900.
The session stopped five rubbers short
Of the two-thirds mark in the 150-rub-
Der series, the rubber standing being 54
for Culbertsons side and Al for Lenz
and Jacoby.
Lenz and Jacoby won the last two
rubbers of the matinee and up untl
then complained of their inferior cards.
Tickets and tickets" said Jacoby
once.
THE parade goes on"
ITS system" retorted CulbertSon.
Toy Dog Brings Luck.
If Lady Luck did have a part in Gull
bertSon's gain it must have been due
to Fiji. Culbertson brought her to the
scene of play under his arm Fiji is a
toy dog presented to his daughter Joyce
for Christmas, and the happy recipient
insisted that daddy take 1t along for
good luck
Culbertson opened proceedings by
shaking hands with his opponents and
wishing them many aces and illnesses
They did not get many such things
for the first seven rubberS at least.
Each side made a little slam in the
session and Culbertsons side was set
trying one. Each side might have
made slam on another occasion.
When Culbertson and Lightner were
streaking along Jacoby tried a few
psychic bids and escaped trouble from
them. Culbertson called them bombs
laden with sawdust." and one hand
referred to "a carload of psychics by
Ossie soaring Sid out of his boots"
Jacoby once expressed his idea of the
superior cards of the enemy by re-
marking: They even have more two
bids than we do"
Several Minor Misplays.
The requirements for an original
forcing bid of two under the Culbert-
son system are much stronger than
in Lenz system.
There were several minor misplays
Culbertson and Lightner once let an
ace go to sleep against a no-trump.
Jacoby once led out of turn, enabling
Lightner to make three hearts when
he could have been set three.
Lenz commented on the session.
They won six out of seven rubbers
and then when we won a rubber Cul-
bertson wanted to stop. 1t was neces-
sary for me to get the referees to COM
pei him to play another rubber as
agreed. We got a streak of luck, but
at the end of the session. Our losses
thus far have been the fault Of dis
trlbution. There is nothing wrong with
Tr,Ik,
playing any system, but don't care
about that, so long as he Sticks to a
few of the rules"
Said Culbertson:
Il love to play with Teddy Lightner.
not SO much because he is one of the
worlds greatest masters. with subtle
mlnd but because he holds them. I
recommend him heartily to any player
suffering from depression Of aces and
kings.
Our opponents played brilliantly,
out what can you do with fundament-
ally wrong methods?"
Culbertson added that distribution
mad been minor element, not over 2
per cent.
Smiths Daughter to Play.
Culbertson announced that Mrs. John
A: Warner, daughter of former Gov.
aired E. Smith, would be his partner
1or at least one session. He did not
set the date for her to play, though.
Howard Shenkin will be my part
ner Monday night" he said "and Mrs
Culbertson will come back into the
game the first session after the new
year because We want to play our first
game of the new year together"
AT this point Mrs. Culbertson, who
was helping scoring clerks in another
room, made correction.
Ely she said, Il am not going to
play after the new year. I'm going
back into the game Monday night and
finish my rubbers."
That" said Culbertson, settles
that"
Under the terms of the contract
Mrs. Culbertson must be her husbands
partner for at least rs rubbers. She
has played in 48.
Sessions next week will be Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday nights and
Saturday afternoon.
Lightner Mates Slam.
Lightner contracted for five hearts
and took all the tricks on the first hand
played this afternoon, when the match
was resumed. The result increased the
plus Of Culbertson's side from 14.525 to
14.775. 1t was hand 524, the first of
rubber 81.
Hand 525-Jacoby tried five clubs and
was set one. Net score, Culbertson,
14,825.
Hand 526-Lightner succeeded at
little slam in hearts, getting game and
rubber Net score. Culbertson, 16,455.
Rubber SO.
Hand 527-Culbertson contracted for
four hearts and made five, getting
game. Net score, Culbertson, 16,625.
Hand 528-Lenz made game at four
spades. Net score Culbertson, 16.5O5.
Hang 529-Culbertson contracted for
three no-trump and made five, getting
game and rubber. Net score, Cubertson,
1920.
Rubber SO.
Hand 530-Jacoby contracted for three
clubs and was set one Net score,
Culbertson, 1890.
Hand 531-Doubled at four spades,
Lightner was set one, he had 100
honors, so lost nothing Net score,
Culbertson, 1880.
Hand 532-Doubled at two clubs,
LlSlAIlltI WellC OOWl OllS. Net score,
Culbertson, 17,160.
Hand 533-LenZ made game at five
diamonds. Net score, Culbertson, II, ,060
Hand 534-Lightner was set one try
ing little slam in hearts. He had
$50 honors, so gained 100. Net score,
Culbertson, 1880.
Hand 535-Lightner tried four hearts
and was set one. Net score, Culbert-
son, 17,110.
Hand 536-Jacoby made little slam
in hearts, getting game and rubber.
Net score, Culbertson, 15,480.
Rubber 80.
Hand 537-Jacoby tried four hearts
and set one. Net score, Culbertson,
1880.
Hand 538-Culbertson contracted for
three no trump and made five, getting
game. Net score, Culbertson, 1875.
Hand 539tLenz tried three spades
and was set one. Net score, Culbertson,
1875.
Hand 540-Lenz was set one in a