Show S lys System Shows W Well ell in Face of Odds S J Ids Opponents' Opponents Gains to toD D a o. o rt M. M Minimum D Despite t e S Su Superior Superior Su- Su u- u Cards g. g a By ELY CULBERTSON J for Bridge ho Has Dramatized Millions ri Copyright 1932 e EW V YORK Jan 6 6 Our Our is cut down our lead by 2660 j Ints is in the eight rubbers played t t night in my rubber ISO match ii 1 th ih Sidney S. S Lenz Lena and his partner 0 01 Winfield Liggett Jr to 1 it rot the respective merits of the apS ap- ap S forcing ach-forcing and official systems of S. S bidding We now have a aad ad aid ad id d of points with thirteen ibbers to be played The cc ice of honor tricks and favorable was with our opponents st t night They won six ot of the eight played but so smoothly did c principles of ot the forcing approach stem function that we fought an battle against superior Michael T. T Gottlieb was my partner I last nights night's session My Ay new partner is the latest memer mem- mem er r of the bridge world team of four I fc e is one of the worlds world's outstanding 7 layers ayers Like other members of the ridge world team he is tall and faunt aunt and weighs less than sounds founds Justifying my claim that my team ath ar of while not noces- noces I rily the greatest in the world is the cst of its weight I Mr Mr Gottlieb's Gottlleb's style of play is dash dash- I II S I ig ig g and brilliant but essentially undo und His strongest point is build build- ig g up a bidding climax disastrous to toI toIs 1 I Is opponents His weakest point is natty nalty doubles as light as a cream tiff In 1929 Mr Gottlieb was a memer mem mem- I er r of the New York Bridge Whist team of four which captured toe Le e Vanderbilt trophy troph BRILLIANT BUT U UNSOUND SOUND Brilliant if technically unsound tiding featured one of the hands in ine ine inie ie e e last rubber of the night upon we bid and made the only slam 4 luring Juring the entire session The hand ind nd bidding was North Mr Lenz Lenz Spades Spades 8 7 9 8 3 diamonds Q 10 8 7 4 2 I lubs K 5 West Mr Culbertson Culbertson Spades Spades A 03 3 2 hearts A 7 diamonds A Ai clubs A J 9 7 6 3 1 East Mr Gottlieb Gottlieb Spades Spades J 1 6 1 carts arts K Q 6 4 2 diamonds K 9 6 5 l' l lubs A 4 South Commander Liggett Liggett- Liggett K Q 9 5 4 hearts J 10 5 dia- dia ponds J 3 clubs 10 8 2 The Thc bidding East 1 heart south 1 spade west I clubs north pass east cast 3 hearts uth pass west 3 spades north norths ass ass s east 4 diamonds south pass est irest 4 hearts north pass cast east 5 south pass west 6 clubs orth pass east cast pass south pass r In the play Mr Lena Lenz opened the ight of spades which I won with the ice ce and led the queen of clubs Mr enz played the king which I won rith ith the ace and reasoning that If had held three trumps he Tie would not have played the king I finessed against the ten o of clubs and thus made seven in the thc play There will vIll be no session Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day night but on Thursday another recent recruit to the lie bridge world Howard T. T will be my part part- ner nero STARTS WITH DASH Mr Gottlieb Gottlleb started off oH the evening evening evening eve eve- ning in dashing style by playing the first and third hand of oC rubber No and thus scoring another rubber for lor us The first hand nand played by Mr Gottlieb Gott Gott- lieb although in no sense spectacular lar was an example of good use of the one over one as a forcing bid as aswell aswell aswell well as correct pin pIa play The hand and bidding was North Mr Lenz Spades Lenz-Spades Spades 9 4 2 hearts A K 9 5 diamonds K 2 clubs J 8 5 3 West Vest Mr Culbertson Spades Culbertson-Spades Spades A AK AK AK K Q 7 6 hearts none diamonds 8 7 6 4 3 clubs K 10 9 East Mr Gottlieb Spades Gottlieb-Spades Spades J 8 B 3 hearts Q J 8 6 3 diamonds A J clubs A 6 G 2 South Commander Liggett Spades 10 5 hearts 10 7 4 2 diamonds diamonds diamonds dia monds Q 10 9 0 5 clubs Q 7 74 4 4 The bidding East 1 heart south pass west 1 spade north pass cast east 1 no trump south pass west vest 3 spades north pass cast east 3 no trump south pass west pass north pass In the play Commander Liggett opened a diamond and Mr Gottlieb won with the ace When two rounds of spades established the fact that all all' the cards of that thal suit were good bethen he be then led a diamond which was w m by Commander Liggett who shifted to a club On this club lead Mr Lenz played the knave and Mr Gottlieb won on the ace and finessed the ten in the dummy on the second round He thus made three clubs one diamond diamond dia dia- mond and five spades for his contract PLENTY O Of PEP There was a snap and go to the game last night It almost seemed as though the fates themselves were anxious to have the match completed The first two rubbers required only five hands our opponents taking the second rubber in straight deals My new partner gave a brilliant example of psychic bidding on the first deal of the one hundred and thirty third rubber The Thc hand chosen for his psychic excursion was North Mr Lenz Spades Lenz-Spades Spades 8 S 7 6 2 hearts none diamonds K 7 3 clubs A 9 8 7 5 3 West Mr Culbertson Spades Culbertson Spades Q J 10 9 4 3 hearts K 9 5 diamonds J 8 clubs 10 6 East Mr Gottlieb Gottlieb Spades Spades 5 hearts J 10 7 2 diamonds 9 6 5 2 clubs K Q J 2 South Commander Liggett Liggett- Liggett Spades A K hearts A Q 8 6 4 3 diamonds diamonds dia dia- dia monds A Q 10 4 clubs 4 The Thc bidding West pass north pass cast 1 club south double west pass north pass east redouble south pass west 1 spade north pass east cast pass south 2 hearts west est 2 spades north pass east pass south pass Really I was surprised at Mike I Idid Idid Idid did not expect him to make any my psychic excursions as my partner but here ere I found him not only ng ing Mn Mi-i Jacoby but complicating the matter with an S 0 O S redouble However However However How How- ever Ill I'll have to forgive him The efficacy of the approach fore ing system under the stress and pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure of bad cards was brilliantly demonstrated demonstrated dem dern- in the first half hal of last nights night's session Games and part scores by our opponents were prevented prevented pre prevented vented with minimum losses and we took no severe penalties although we inflicted one of points on Mr Lenz Lena |