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    By LEW MATH! The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas will he the site of an interesting first in contract b r i d ge tournament play this week. Alfred Shein* wold, the well known bridge expert, who 'has con- ducted a gin rummy tour- nament at the Sands Ho- ' teripr the past s e'yara4 years, with high, qash prizes || the winners, is the dirdetpr of this tournament also It will be an Open Pairs Knockout event, but in- stead of being scored on a match point ||1?║?║| it will be seoredon a rubber bridge beefs. And, of more than passing interest to the players, the prizes won?╟╓t be counted in ^faster Points, but in epin of !l?║ realm, with the first priie for the top pair a cool $10,000. Se|ond prize will be $4000, and third and fourth finishers will receive $1500 per pair. In addition, there will be a consolation event for the pairs not quali- fying, with a total of $3000 in prizes to the top four consolees. Another firsts the Savoy Club?╟╓s Mixed Pairs was I held, week,, also;;.;, with cash prizes, and ho'Master Points, ond a t u r h a w a y crowd was in attendance The winning score of iff 'match points was compiled by Mrs. Gay Barber and Joe Nellspn. Second, with 18i|| were Stella Rebnpr Odd Jack Ban C P e h. Mrs. pulse Burns and Norman Nason came third, with |f|| Just ahead cf Eugenie Mathe and Bob Laverty, with 18U?·. All of the top four finish- ers wore from greater Los Angeles, except Jack Han- cock,?╟≤who hulls f^ Rock, Calif,