Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-11-18
Sir Herbert Not to Blame

D"i itho"uh iootbuil tcuHl, W peTIOflnink
In grand style. His team Is not having
rcry brilliant season this year. and
the blame for the poor showing OF the
Greens is distributed generously on all
the members Of the once great eleven.
Rubin alone has thus far escaped criti-
cism. His forccful breaking mp of plays
has earned him the respect OF the op-
posing teams. Most of the attacks are
directed against the left wing of the
Dartmouth team. Sir Herberts terri
tory is considered the iron wall of
Dartmouth's defense, where the motto
''ils ne passcront pas" is being carried
out
The Slow Season
These uncertain days of November
are the saddest days for the sporting
editor. Except for collegiate football,
there is little activity. 1t is too early
for baseball 'rumors; big boxing
matches are held over for the open air
season. Tennis, with the exception OF
the travelling Lengicn group, is dead.
Golf Is nOn-existent And then, entire
mouse. Jewish athletes hate the cold
weather even more than their Nordic
colleagues. We do not remember any
outstanding Jewish ice skater or ski
jumper.
bass Gets Recognition
Benny Bass OF Philadelphia, the
Jewish contender for the featherweight
throne, vacated several months ago by
Louis (Kid) Kaplan has finally forced
the attention of the New York State
Athletic commission 1.-THE strongest box
ing commission in the L 81 to his
achievements. The boxing gJlons have
decreed that il Bass can beat Red Chap.
man talso a Jewish boy of Boston,
and then emerge the winner against the
victor Of the Chick -Suggs VS.. Finnegan
match, he will he. officially recognized
as the world champion of his division.
Well, it looks as though Benny ought
10 make good, unless Red Chapman de-
cidcs that the championship crown will
look just us well on his head.
Say 1t With Flowers
Benny Friedman, University Of Mich
isan quarterback and captain, went to
Detroit the other day to tell Benjamin
Friedman, a florist, to stop using the
famous name "BcnEriedman' in his
advertising. He did not say it with
flowers.
TO make his argument stronger Ben
of Michigan fame enlisted the aid of
police officer. The officer agreed with
the football player that the florists ad-
vcrtising fell into the category Of mis-
leading advertising. He took the florist
to the prosecutors Office where Fried
man Of Michigan asked for warrant
for Friedman of the flowers.
The football captain said he acted to
silence reports that he was capitalizing
his football record.
Leonard Cohen iN the Post
One of the most colorful sports
writer's of today is undoubtedly Leon
ard Cohen, formerly with the New York
Evening World and now with the New
York Evening Post Cohcn's comment,
prophecies and discoveries in collegiate
football are always of interest. His
lItcst discovery is AL Lassman, the
New York University tackle. Lassman,
the football player, is quite Il familiar
figure. but Cohen IS booming Al as n
possible contender for the heavyweight
boxing championship. Lassman is n
six-footcr, exceptionally well built and
only 10 years old. Leonard Cohen's
prophecy about the n. Y. L. gia 1t might
vet come true.
jew Responsible for Soccer
Soccer Weekly. in n leading article
giving the history of the soccer game
Ia this country, writes:
twenty-five years ago there was
born in the mind of scventccn-ycar-
old boy in Brooklyn, tho germ OF an
idca-thc introduction Of the game of
soccer football in the United States.
While Spasmodic attempts had been
made 10 introduce the game. then
known as Association Football. in this
country, and there were few teams
in New York and rather more in New
Jersey and New England no real sys'
tcmatic attempt had been made along
these lines. Resort was had 10 advcr
tisemcnts for players and finally team
WIS sctartcd in Brooklyn.
"Thc ideals which gave birth to tho
idea OF the Introduction of soccer in
tile states have been cherished through
twenty-five years of pioneer work for
soccer and arc still the principles dom
mating the actions of that boy nov
grown TO manhood while constantly
worliin. for the advancement of Soccer
and vat Agar iz ttill IN there de elcr