 He was named to the bridge hall of fame by "The Bridge World" in 1966, which brought the number of members to nine, all made founding members of the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1995.Schenken was playing with the Raymond Club team in the late 1920s when he was spotted by the "Father" of the game Ely Culbertson, who invited him to play as a substitute during the much publicized "Bridge Battle of the Century" against Sidney Lenz, which was won by Culbertson's team.In 1932, Schenken formed a partnership with David Burnstine who had left the "Four Horsemen", the most successful team in tournament play at the time.