Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 181, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1931 — Page 5

DEC. 9. 1931

FIRST BLOOD IN BRIDGE DUEL IS DRAWN BY LENZ He and Jacoby Get Off to 1,715-Point Lead Over Culbertsons. Hit United Prrm NEW YORK, Dec. B—Three men and a woman will settle down tonight to the real business of deciding whether the Bridge World publishing plant of Ely Culbertson or the output of Sidney Lenz and Bridge Headquarters, Inc., will show the greatest profit in 1932. The first inning, or chukker, or match —three rubbers out of 150 of contract—ended with the official system team of Sidney Lenz and Oswald Jacoby leading by 1,715 points over the approach-forcing team of Mr. and Mrs. Ely Culbertson. However, flhe Lenz-Jacoby team made three slams which they had neglected to bid—thus failing to collect the bonus which should have accrued—and repeatedly played game-going hands at undergame bids. On the other Culbertson team failed to make the most of its cards in some cases. Perhaps the high point of the evening came on the fourth deal of the first rubber when Lenz, playing the hand at a bid of four no trumps, fell into the misapprehension that diamonds were trumps. Loses Plenty of Points Lenz was so concerned over his error that he apologized to his opponent, Mrs. Culbertson, instead of to his partner, for having lost 300 on a hand which might have made 960 points, not counting its value toward rubber. The Culbertsons played one hand at five diamonds and were set four when a bid of five clubs would have won. The opponents failed to double, apparently fearing from the layout of their hands that they j might drive the Culbertsons into a safer contract. On the whole, the hands unquestionably favored the Lenz-Jacoby team. The object of playing the tournament on a basis of 150 rubbers is, of course, to eliminate the influence of card lucks as far as j possible. Without exception, attendants: who actually were in the playing room during the match, and ob- ; servers who studied the hands outside, agreed that Mrs. Culbertson played the best game of any of the four.

Set at Huge Table The players sat, not at your conventional folding table, but at a large and solid piece of furniture with a wide rim of wood around the central felt. II was screened off at one end of the long drawing room of the Culbertson suite, protected by “silence” signs which, however, ! had little effect. ■ On the first hand, the Culbertsons ! set the Lenz-Jacoby team one on a j three no-trump bid, and were fifty ahead. It was the only time they had a lead. The second hand was the one on which Mrs. Culbertson was put down four on five diamonds. Culbertson took the blame for the bidding, though on a late post-mortem he could find no way in which the misfortune could have been prevented, since the five-club bid which would have won, seemed to him almost impossible to bid. That hand put the official system team up 150, and from then on, Ihe Lenz-Jacob lead ranged up to 2,735 four hands before the end of the night’s play. The Culbertsons trimmed off 1,020 in the last three hands to reach the final score ot 1,715 points behind. Lenz-Jacoby Win Bonus Lenz and Jacoby won the bonus that goes with rubber, on the first two rubbers; the Culbertsons on the third. But the Culbertsons trailed in total score on each of the three rubbers played. The schedule called for play of eight rubbers a night. With the match now five rubbers behind, sessions are scheduled to start at 7 p. m. hereafter. The first session hands presented few cases in which either the official or the Culbertson system had a pronounced advantage. Culbertson, terming the hands dealt his opponents “powerhouse” layouts, said many of the cases in which the Lenz-Jacoby team failed to register big games and slams were attributable to the official system convention of weak opening onebids. Official system observers felt the first-night nervousness was more to blame for the failure of the team to make the most of its cards.

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BLACKSTONE HAS A LOT OF NEW TRICKS Magician Has a Show This Year Which Will Interest Children as Well as Their Parents. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN AM often asked—Does a magician have any new tricks and illusions? Regarding Blackstone, I will tell you that this magician has many new tricks and ijlusions that I have never seen before. Os course, some of the illusions and tricks are based upon an old formula, but this magician has dressed this formula up in new clothes. The result is that Blackstone has a mighty good magic show this season which is the last half of the current bill at the Ljric. He is carrying a mighty heavy show for vaudeville this season. His sailing electric light bulb is an improvement over the moving ball that magicians have used for ypars.

Blackstone is making much use i of his ducks and other barnyard ! inhabitants. The old watch stunt (where he borrows a watch from a man in the audience) has been dressed up in splendid new showmanship. Os course he gives%way a rabbit to a child in the audience. He is even more charitable or looks so than another leading magician I know because the rabbit some times oecomes a box of candy. It’s all in fun. Blackstone has the art, the technique and the equipment. A more easy flow of conversation would improve his act. That is a minor 1 suggestion at that. Carl Freed is back with his eccentric comedians and his nutty band. He gets the laughs and hands out some hot melody on harmonica and other instruments. The two boys W'ho dance in this act are splendid. May Joyce is not a whirlwind singer to me. She doesn’t seem to put her personality behind her voice. The first act was just closing when I arrived. The movie is Walter Huston in “The House Divided.” Now at the Lyric. a tt a TONIGHT IS SPOOK NIGHT AT THE LYRIC Tonight is ‘‘Spook Night” at the Lyric. Blackstone, magician, who claims he is a sworn enemy of alleged mind readers, charlatans, crystal gazers and so-called mediums, has announced that at the 9 o’clock performance, he will expose the tricks said to be used by some in their work. He agrees to reproduce in a perfectly scientific manner any of the pseudo manifestations of the alleged spiritualists that may be brought to his attention. In the las’ quarter century Blackstone is said to have talked to many of the better known so-called mediums and palmists. He has been

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a professional palmist and mind reader. They all work in different ways, according to Blackstone. So tonight patrons of the Lyric will have an opportunity of seeing just how much Blackstone really knows about all this, when his spooks begin to move about within a fully lighted theater. u m a Other theaters today offer: Eva Tangv.ay at the Indiana, “Secret Service” at the Circle, ‘‘Rich Man’s Folly” at the Ohio, “The Guardsman” at the Palace, “Frankenstein” at the Apollo, and burlesque at the Colonial. MUM Neighborhood houses today offer: “Indiscreet” at the Princess, “Cisco Kid” at the Fountain Square, “Susan Lenox” at the Orpheum, “The Ruling Vcice” at the Belmont, “Beau Ideal” at the Mecca, “Stepping Out” at the Roosevelt, “Raffles” at the Dream, “Young Sinners” at the Stratford, “Susan Lennox” at the Irving “The Sin of Madelon Claudet” at the Hamilton, “Susan Lenox” at the Talbot, ‘Sidewalks of New York” at the Emerson. V OWEN IN SERIOUS SHAPE Condition of Injured Police Lieutenant Still Is Critical. Condition of Lieutenant Frank Owen, head of the accident prevention department, remained serious today at city hospital following an accident Sunday night at Sixteenth street and Broadway. Owen incurred three broken ribs, internal injuries and leg hurts. Detectives William Kurrasch and William Stalcup, who were cut and bruised, are recovering at their homes.

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