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Learning bridge on the high seas

Even if you don’t play
contract bridge, you'll
probably appreciate this
story. Bridge score sheets
are divided into sections
labelled “We” (the score-
keeper and partner) and

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y Barbara
McCreadie

“They” (the opponents). I
have a marvellous memento
of our cruise on the Island
Princess - a scorecard where
the “We” is the famous
champion Alfred Sheinwold
and ME.

If I were not writing a
travel column, Id never
have had the courage to
approach him and ask to
play as his partner. Never!
Although he’s such a nice
man, he'd probably have
done it anyway. I'd like to be
able to say that it was my
fantastic bridge skills that
had him approach me for a
game but we have to keep
this column honest.

Nervous? Not at ali - at

least Freddy Sheinwold
wasn't! 1] was practically
spitting razorblades. And, if
the actual playing of the
hands didn’t make me fall
apart, the presence of Brian,
sitting on the arm of my
chair and criticizing my
bidding nearly did me in. For
golfers, imagine you and
Arnold Palmer teeing off
with your spouse caddying.

The master, himself, is a
charmer. He’s got a wealth
of stories - both on bridge
and on his role as an officer
in the code section of the
O.S.S. during World War II.

During the cruise, Freddy
conducted bridge classes
most mornings. He has a
silky voice, a disarmingly
quiet manner and a razor
wit. As a bridge opponent, if
you think of him as a “Silver
Fox” and yourself as a plump
chicken you might have the
right slant.

Yes, it was Sheinwold who
was instrumental in catching

the famous Itahan “Blue
Team” cheating in world
competition by playing

footsies under the table. He
gave us a graphic demon-
stration of how it was done.

I asked him about the
famous movie actor Omar
Shariff, who, with Charles
Goren by-lines a popular
bridge column. (They don't
write it themselves). During
the war, Sheinwold played
bridge at a private club in
Egypt. Years later, Omar
Shariff asked him, “Do you
remember a little boy
watching every hand?” The
boy was Shariff.

“I had to say that I
remembered, not to hurt his
feelings. Frankly, I didn't

remember a thing about it.”

I purchased a copy of
Sheinwold’s “Five Weeks to
Winning Bridge” and took it
to him to be autographed.

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He signed it, “To a perfect
partner” and then grinned at
me and said, “And may God
forgive me as I lie!”

But, as a team, Brian and I
didn't do too badly. We won
trophies for the best overall

record in the regular
duplicate game.
Here again, I must be

honest. It wasn't that we
were such hot-shots - but the
competition wasn't all that
great, either.

If you're a bridge (and

Winnie the Pooh
will be there!

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cruising) enthusiast, Alfred
Sheinwold will be doing
more bridge cruises for
Princess so check it out with
a travel agent. I think that
the next one will be on the
South Seas either to or from
Australia.

Speaking of Australia,
some of you will remember
how [I raved over grilled
sandwiches - called “Toasty
Pies.”

They are made in a special
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maker that heats over any kind
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the foot of Lonsdale for $15 -
five years ago. The ex-
owner, Brian Charleston just
called me - he’s got 500
toasty irons lodged in his
back bedroom - price still
$15. Help him out and buy
one.

They make super sand-
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youngest daughter who's an
expert. She trims the crusts

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