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In protest, the
American team threatened to withdraw from the tournament – the final – if forced to play against the Italian pair, unless ordered to do so by the ACBL. They were ordered to play, as most, including themselves, anticipated they would be. The Italians prevailed over the Americans in the
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American newspaper reporter saw one member of an Italian pair, Facchini and Zucchelli, tapping his partner's feet with his own in a suspicious manner. Impartial observers from the
382:(WBF) were brought in and confirmed the behavior. After deliberation by the tournament officials, the players in question were severely reprimanded but allowed to continue in the tournament.
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in 1933, and was then "immediately hired by Ely
Culbertson". He soon became well known as a bridge writer and editor. He started work as an editor for Culbertson's monthly magazine
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Sheinwold was often sought as captain by US teams that were pursuing national and international championships. He captained the 1985 US team that won the
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Sheinwold as currently "The Grand Old Man of Bridge" or the "G.O.M." in January 1993, seventh in a sometimes-broken line from
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America). He won the Chicago Board-a-Match Teams (now known as the
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Sheinwold's death at 85 ended the era of the original founders of contract bridge".
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Upon Kaplan's death later that year, Truscott observed that Kaplan, not
Sheinwold, was "a player of the highest class". He called
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561:(The Bridge World ) – collection of Sheinwold's TBW featuring "a fictional Englishman who was often a victim of the fates"
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called
Sheinwold "the Grand Old Man of Bridge" and observed that he was the last of "the founders of contract bridge".
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Truscott, Alan (March 10, 1997). "Alfred Sheinwold, 85, Columnist And Theorist on Contract Bridge".
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Sheinwold may be known best for his syndicated newspaper column, which ran for more than 30 years. (
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player, administrator, international team captain, and prolific writer. He and
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