removed Sheinwold from a panel of future captains and publicized its action in a fashion that many at the time found petty. Sheinwold then resigned as Chairman of the ACBL's Laws Commission. Sheinwold was vindicated in 1977 when, during an affair involving cheating allegations against an American pair, Richard H. Katz and Larry T. Cohen, Mathe spoke in public regarding supposedly secret negotiations. The Bridge World wrote at the time: "A member of the ACBL Board apologized to Freddy Sheinwold for having criticized team-captain Sheinwold's failure, in the Bermuda scandal of '75, to notify Mathe, then League President, immediately after hearing about the Italian pair. 'You were 100% right not to tell him', the Board member said ruefully." Bridge writer Sheinwold may be known best for his syndicated newspaper column, which ran for more than 30 years. (Frank Stewart, Sheinwold's collaborator for several years, took over the column following Sheinwold's death.) But he also prepared the AutoBridge hands and discussions, and wrote Five Weeks to Winning Bridge, which sold more than a million copies – phenomenal sales for a book on a card game. He was principal author of The Kaplan–Sheinwold System of Winning Bridge, the first extended description of K–S. Sheinwold's smooth, encouraging writing style made him the most popular bridge writer of his time. Death Sheinwold died in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, at the age of 85, following a series of strokes. He was survived by his wife Paula, a brother, and two sisters. Selected works First Book of Bridge (Barnes & Noble, 1952), Everyday handbook no. 242, 101 Best Card Games for Children, illustrated by Doug Anderson (New York: Sterling Books, 1956), 128 pp., 5 Weeks to Winning Bridge (New York: Permabooks, 1959) – subsequently revised and enlarged How to Play Winning Bridge, Edgar Kaplan and Sheinwold (New York: Fleet Pub. Corp., 1963), 256 pp., The Kaplan–Sheinwold System of Winning Bridge, Kaplan and Sheinwold (Fleet, 1963), 283 pp. – second, revised edition of How to Play Winning Bridge, 101 Best Family Card Games, illus. Myron Miller (Sterling, 1992), 128 pp. – "Based on: 101 best card games for the family", Continued by Sterling under Sheila Anne Barry and others, 1998 and 2003 . Bridge with Algy (The Bridge World ) – collection of Sheinwold's TBW featuring "a fictional Englishman who was often a victim of the fates" Bridge accomplishments Honors ACBL Hall of Fame, 1996 ACBL Honorary