Evening star., 1932-01-09
CULBERTSON WINS
BY $3.50 POINTS.
Comes to Life in Final Ses'
: sion of Match After Repri.
mand by His Wife.
ny the Associated Press.

@y the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January Both Mr.
and Mrs. Ely Culbertson were at the
top Of the bridge world today.
The great Jenz-CulbertSon test OF
rival systems of contract bridge ended
last night with Culbertson's side $3.50
points ahead.
In le nights and one afternoon $50
rlIbbers and 879 hands Culbertson, with
one or another Of five partners, won ~
r1ibberS and l22, ,925 points as compared
with 73 rubberS and 113,945 points for
Sidney S. Lenz and two partners, More
than million words we're wired about
the matter from the Hotels chatham
and Waldorf-Astoria.
A sharp reprimand from the queen
of his system stirred the king to un-
wonted activity and grand climax.
As the final rubber began Mrs. Culbert-
son. who had started the match oppo-
site her husband at the card table, was
g little behind in the plus for the rub
bers she had played. The first hand
of the last rubber was passed out be-
cause Culbertson, with good CARDS, re-
fused to bid, saying he could not then
lose the match.
Ely" said Mrs. CulbertSon sharply,
"I think that is ridiculous and un-
pardonsble."
CuIbertson Comes to Life.
So stirred was she that she tried to
make game herself on the second hand
of the rubber at three no trump and
was set one. Then Culbertson came to
life for his fsvorite partner. In
contract for four hearts he made flve,
having 100 honors. On the next and
last hand Of the series he contracted
for five diamonds and took II
tricks. AS a result, Mrs. Culbertson,
who had entered the nights play with
q plus Of only 155 points for the 81
rubbers she had played, finished with
O lead of 365 points for 80 ruooers;
Lenz and Comdr Winfield Mggett, jr,
won three Of the six final rubbers ana
failed to take full advantage OF their
possibilities. Liggett, who entered tne
match when Oswald Jacoby quit as
Ienz's partner because Of dispute over
psychic bids and misplays, finished
1850 points ahead for the AZ ruooers
in which he took part.
Solace for Lenz's Followers.
Therein was solace to followers Of the
I,enz variety OF the "ofncial system
which was tested in the match with
CllbertSOn'S. The "onclal' group ndtuE-
ally will argue that had Liggett been
in the match at first the Culbertsons
would not have triunphed. With that
Culbertson disagrees.
After the match Lenz commented
that the cards spoke for themselves
and that there was little difference in
the systems Culbertson said luck was
a minor factor and that proper princl-
ples were the dominant factors: Llg-
gett said the match proved nothing.
So far as relative value OF caroS Is
concerned. statistics tabulated by CuI-
bertsonS staff we're, by sides:
Culbertson. LenZ.
Honor tricks. ....... 3,649k 3,64S
No-trunp count .... 1901 li,oSe
The no-trump count is that assign
ing value of four to an ace, three TO
a king, two to queen and one 70
jack.
Mrs. Culbertson Brilliant.
Mrs. Culbertson's bids and playing
were the great factors in the nnal
session.
one of her brilliant plays was on
hand s57, when she trumped trick
which her husband might otherwise
have taken. 1t enabled Lenz TO DC
set one in a contract for three spaces
The hand: