Evening star., 1932-10-27
IS TEAMS COMPETE
FOR BRIDGE TROPHY
Favorites, Captained by Sims
and CuIbertson, Mold
Own in Tourney.
nv the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 27-Ths only
out-of-town team In the eth annual
Vanderbilt Cup tournament was among
eight quartets from the field OF ~
eliminated after the qualifying rounds
last night.
The team was composed Of N. Thomas
Trenbath and Carleton c. Jones. How
ard H. Foster and Charles Epstein. all
Of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
All the other teams eliminated came
from the metropolitan district Of New
York and their failure to qualify pro
vided no upsets.
Among them was q team calling
themselves THE -Four Horsewomen."
They were Miss Elinor Murdock, Mrs.
j. G. Jones. jr.; Mrs. Emory Clements
and Mrs. Olga j. Hilliard
Favorites Held Own.
The two teams regarded as favorites
-captained by p. Hal Simms and Ely
Culbertson-led their respective sec
tions. Simms and Culbertson, ex-
ponents Of different bidding systems,
were placed in separate sections so they
did not encounter each other in the
playing
Harold s. Vanderbilt. called "the
father of contract bridge" who put
up the big silver loving cup in 1928,
was paired with Waldemar Won Zedt-
WITT, president OF the American Bridge
League. as the east-west half of the
Sims-Karn team.
Among the few prominent PLAYERS
missing from the field of SO we're Sidney
Lenz and Sir Derrick ]. Wernher
Lieut.. Alfred II. Gruenther Of West
Point. the referee. divided the "a teams
into four sections for the elimination
contests. In the tournament proper
there will be sessions tonight and to-
morrow night and Saturday afternoon
and night.
Vanderbilt Makes Slam.
Unusual bidding was frequent In the
elimination round. In one case Wander
bilt, when vulnerable, made an opening
bid which most other PLAYERS consid-
cred rather unorthodoY but it led to
an ultimate slam bid in diamonds.
giving him and his partner, Won Zedt-
witz, 1870 points.
Opponents who made the little slam
on the same hand had bid only five,
for $40 points.
This was the hand:
NORTH.
S.-J 1852
H-K 10 "a
D-5
C.-63
WEST. EAST.
S.-K 81 S.-Blank.
H.-A J6 H-92
D.@J D.-A K 10s6432
CA X AZ C.-l0s7
SOUTH.
S.-A Q93
H-Q 875
Do 81
COS
Both sides were vulnerable, Wander
bilt was East and dealer and North and
South passed throughout.
Vanderbilt opened with the usual bid
CT two diamonds. Won Zedtwitz bid
no-trump. Vanderbilt 5 diamonds. Won
Zedtwitz 6 clubs and Vanderbilt dia-
monds.
Culbertson Hand.
Smart bidding by Culbertson and
Jacoby gave them contract at
spades which they made with ease
while many others played the hand at
4 diamonds and went down. Their bid
ding on this hand was considered an
excellent example of the Culbertson
system.
1t was like this:
NORTH.
S-A 8
H.-8 6 S 2
DIX @ 10
C.-865
WEST. EAST.
S.-J54,
H.-A Qs7 HI 1913
D.J "a D-7
C.-K ca CA 10 As
SOUTH.
SIX @ 10 So
H-K
D.-A 96 3
C@J
Neither side was vulnerable. East
and West passed throughout
Jacoby at South dealt and bid
spade and Culbertson bid l no-trump
to show an optional suit and leave the
naming of the suit entirely to his part
ner. Jacoby bid diamonds and Cul-
bertson raised to 3. Jacoby preferred
spades. however. bid 5, and Culbertson
raised to 4, where it was played.
Realtor Owns Ten Cars.
C. c. Walker. Boston realtor, owns 10