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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-06-13

hit a tennis pellet within a pro-
scribed area. The role of the Jew
in tennis is similar TO the role of
the Jew in the country in which he
lives. Tennis is a Social sport.
It is played by wealthy people.
for most tennis courts and tennis
clubs are sponsored by the So
called upper classes. Like golf,
tennis is played by the idle rich, /"
no matter how much sports writ
ers may say that anyone can star
at these games. For every boy
who came up the ladder of poverty
in tennis, there is the background
story of a patron, or a break
which permitted him to jump into
the hitherto forbidden world of
casual sports playing. A pugilist
generally comes from slum area,
a ghetto, a poor home and money
drives him upwards. Thus, there
have been literally hundreds of
Jewish fighters who are in the
Hall of Fame of boxing. But golf
and tennis are different. That is
why in America there has been
only one top notch Jewish golfer,
Herman Barron. That is why
there has never been an American
Jewish Davis Cup player or Jew
ish tennis champion in the United
States.
Although there have been at
least thirty Jewish baseball stars,
hundreds of boxing greats, prob
ably thousands of football players,
the average sports fan cannot
think of a single Jewish tennis
player who has captured either
an important championship or the
public imagination. That is why
the emergence of a Palestinian
team is of such significance. In.
Palestine the Jew is capable of
doing anything, even in a sports
way, to break all precedents.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-06-13
ARABS STAB JEWISH COUPLE

JERUSALEM (Palcor)-Mr. and
Mrs. Shabbatai Fraenkel, of Jeru-
salem, were taking their first
evening stroll here since their re-
lease from detention in Latrun and
Bethlehem Women's Prison re-
spectively, when they were at
tackled by two Arabs armed with
knives. Mr.. Fraenkel was stab
bed six times and was rushed to
Hadassah Hospital where his con-
dition was described as not Sc
rious.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-06-13

DR.. Marks announced that the
Forthcoming American Zionist con-
vention would discuss and act up
on major policies affecting Pales-
tine and the future of the Zionist
movement. These decisions will
take on particular significance in
relation to the study now being
made of the Palestine problem by
the special fact-finding committee
appointed by the United Nations.
Reporting the largest Zionist
membership enrolment in history,
DIR. Marks said that the Golden
Jubilee convention would be at
tended by some 1000 delegates
from all 48 states, including a di-
rect and affiliated constituency of
100000 organized ZiOnists.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-06-13
WEST HEAIPSTEAD'S
"WELCOME" TO A VET

NEW YORK (JPS)-Hate
slogans reading ''Down with
the Jews, Jews go to Hell"
and signed xxx" decided ex-
G. I. Philip Kaplan, his wife
and their 10 month old baby,
not to move into their newly
purchased house in West Hemp
stead, Long Island, despite the
acute housing shortage.
The slogan was discovered by
Mr.. and Mrs. Kaplan, written
in charcoal on the wall of the
kitchen, when they gave the
house a final inspection before
moving into it. Kaplan said if
it were up to him he would
move into the house despite the
incident, but his wife said 1--WE
don't want to live in that
house."
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-06-13
Pauline Highlander
To Speak in Jax

CONTINUED from Page One)
whose hospitality will be directed
by Mrs. H. Falls and Mrs. Fly
Safer.
On Monday night, June %, the
Community Council Councilettes,
under the direction of Sam Schus-
ter and Mrs. M. J. Reiser, will be
hosts to the delegates and guests
of the convention at a reception
and dance in the Jewish Center.
Preceding the social event will be
the oratory competitions which
are being arranged by Kenneth
Levin.
Preconvention activities include
a Saturday night Snack Supper
in the home of Mrs. I. Edwards on
River Road, with Mrs. Ben Chep-
enik and Miss Jacqueline Falls as
chairmen of this event. Sunday
afternoon luncheon will be tend
cred the visitors in the Jewish
Center by committee headed by
Mrs. Morris Nachman. Mrs. T. T.
Sander and Miss Beverly Safer
are in charge of all food arrange
ments.
Other events scheduled are a
day at Rubins' Camp where soft
ball, choral competitions and dis
cussions will be featured, and a
beach day at Plummers Bath
House, which will end witr an
evening weiner roYst and camp
fire talks by Herman Popkin,
regional Zionist Youth director,
who will be present throughout
the conclave.
Club leaders from six states will
also be in attendance at the con-
clave for special sessions desig-
mated for leadership training. Re-
ports of the recently held national
Young Judaean convention will be
brought to the region by Misses
Ruth Spiwak and Gabrielle Mayer,
and Gerald Sohn and Bert Saul,
the latter of Atlanta, Ga.
Featured as guest speaker to-
gether with Miss Highlander will
be Rabbi Sanders Tofield of the
Jacksonville Jewish Center who
will address the convention at it's
opening session Sunday afternoon.
Registration will be Sunday morn
ing, June %, at 10 o'clock in the
Center Youth Building.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-06-13

To sport fans who follow tennis
closely, this story is more than
dramatic; it reveals that in a land
Of their own, the Jewish people
are capable of anything. For of
all major sports played in America
and the rest of the world, the Jew
has been least successful in tennis.
The reason. is not that Jews are
incapable of real tennis ability or
that Jews can, for example, box
well, play football well, but cannot
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-06-13
Warns Against Misleading
Propaganda On PoIestir

WASHINGTON ID. G, June S-Dr Sidney Marks ExecutI
nrector Of the Organization Of America with headuu
l., New York arrived today to invite u s. Congressional
Of both parties greetings to the 5O
of the organization which win be held beginning July %
IuIv 9th at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-06-13
Palestine Team Enters
Wimbledon Tennis Meet
BY AL LURE

Hidden In OF the sport the other this
fascinating items Palestine today became surprise entry the
Wimbledon tennis championships which
emphasized that t will the first time history that
Palestine Wimbledon
players recently
esnans will field led by FneIraut
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
BY WILLIAM TUCKER
United Press Sports Writer

ATHENS, Ca, Dec. "a. -U.D
- Georgia hopes for an upset vic
tory over Maryland in the jack
sonville Gator bowl rest on the
rifle arm of Johnny Rauch and
the possibility that one Of the
other Bulldog backs will make
believe he's Charley Trippi for a
day.
Unless Rauch has 4 good day
and the Bulldogs generate rum
ming attack to 60 with his pass
ing their fans fear they are in
for their first bowl defeat, this
New Years Day. Georgia has
won in the Sugar Bowl, the Rose
Bowl and the Orange Bowl in one
trip each to those classics.
This time Georgia is definitely
the underdog but Coach Wally
Butts, usually a disconsolate man,
believes that if his boys live up
to their potentialities they have
a good chance against the ter
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
HALLSB0R0 RING
CHAMPS CROWNED
BY JIGGS POWERS
Star SnOrts CORRESPONDENT

HALLSBORO, Dec. Eight
champs were crowned at the Ii
nails of the Hallsporo High
School Intramural matches held
here. The bouts lshered in the
amateur boxing seasons in the
local school and Columbus coun-
| ty.
The boys who took part in the
tourney are expected to form
the nucleus of the Halls
boro High Tigers boxing team,
which will have matches with
Wilmington and Whiteville: and
Conway, Florence Industrial,
and Lakeview, South Carolina.
All of the opponents were top
notch contenders among the 81
mon-pure leatherpushers in the
pre-war days and, with the re-
vival of the beak-busting game,
are expected to assume their
former positions in the sport.
Thus, it can be seen that the
schedule that Coach Homer
Thomas has mapped out for his
boys will be no easy one. Their
first match will be against the
Wilmington aggregation on jan
uary 9th.
In ceremonies preceding the
Intramural finals, Columbus
Clerk of Court Lee Greer, who
is the founder of the Columbus
Golden Gloves, presented the
Best Sportsmanship Plague to
the 1916 Tiger team. This award
was won by the Tigs last year
The results of the Intramural
matches were as follows:
rs pound-Jerry Adams deci-
stoned David Corbett
80 pound - Haywood Cor
bett decisioned Gene Creech
95 pound-Buddy Adams drew
with Kenneth Ayers
105 pound - Junior Baldwin
took over Jimmie Baldwin
ITO pound-N. A. Barnes drew
with Van Baker
lis pound-Elbert Smith deci-
stoned Willard Sellers
1875 pound - Jim White deci-
stoned Jack Burchette.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

heQ) odLlQGIS, uGdu COdCu al
Vanderbilt; Norman Cooper,
Vanderbilt line coach; Peahead
Walker, head coach at Wake
Forest, and J. B. (Ears) Whit
worth, Georgia line coach.
Some so aspirants have appli-
ed formally for the West Vir-
ginia job vacated by Bill Kern,
whose 1947 team made a disap-
pointing finis' after winning its
first four games.
Those reported getting the
most consideration include Joe
Stydahar, Los Angeles Rams line
coach and former West ginia
star; Eek Allen, Maine coach and
also a West Virginia alumnus;
Lee Patton, West Virginia bas-
Ketball coach; Jerome Van Meter
Beckley, w. Va, high school
mentor; John Brickels, former
West Virginia basketball coach
and Art Lewis of Washington
and Lee.
At Kansas State, where Sam
Frances, former Nebraska ALL
America fullback resigned after
his first season without vinni ;
a game, the inside track report
edly belonged to Ralph Graham
former Kansas State star and
now head coach at Wichita uni
versity.
A similar situation prevails at
Holy Cross, where Bill Osman-
ski, veteran pro star of '''e Chi
cago Bears and onetime Holy
Cross great, is the only prospect
being mentioned to succeed John
IOx) Da Grossa, who quit before
his teams last game.
St. Louis University is believed
ss rching for a well known coach
to succeed WI. (Dukes) Duford,
VINO resigned with his entire
staff after losing six Of ten
games, and New Mexico A. and
M. is looking for a capable re-
placement for Raymond (Babe)
Curfman, who stepped out at he
end of his second season after
finishing next to the bottom in
the border conference.
Texas A. and M. only yester-
day picked Harry Stiteler, back
field coach the past seasoa, to
fill the head coaching job given
up by Homer Norton after IA
years when dissatisfied alumni
paid him $4,000 to buy his con-
tract which till had two years
to run.
Davidson moved end coach
Charley Jamerson into the top
j b when E. oto4y resigned and
Furman merely switched Smiths,
giving line coach H. E. (Red)
Smith the head assignment va
Gated by Robert w. (Bob) Smith.
Among those whose chances @
keeping their jobs through an
terson of Nebraska, All n Nc
somewhat linn arr Bernie Mas
other season have been reported
Keen of Mississippi State and
Bernie Moore of Louisiana State.
Nebraska, in fact, is looking for
an athletic l~-rector cal able OF
cleaning house to return the
Cornhuskers to the lofty position
they once enjoyed and is said to
be considering two of it former
grid coaches - Col. Lswrence
(Biff) Jones, now graduate man.
ager of Athletics at West Point,
and Dana x. Bible, athletic di-
rector at Texas.
A resignation whic' didn't
last was that of DR.. Eddie And
erson of Iowa. He resigned over
what he considered undue criti-
n but the university refused
to accept the action.
At UCLA, line coach Ray
richards turned in his resigna-
ton after ten years on the job.
Despite a protest from the play
ers, it was accepted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
By WHITNEY MARTIN

NEW YORK, Dec. "a. -P-
AS is our wont, it being a very
economical way of expressing
the Yuletide spirit, we this year
again confine our giving to ad-
vice, sympathy and understand
ing, fully realizing the advice will
not be taken, the sympathy is
unwanted, and the understanding
will be misunderstood.
Anyway, here's stocking full:
Advice
Joe Louis - Don't jeopardize
the great esteem in which you
are held by belittling Jersey Joe
Walcott and limiting you might
not meet him in June. Silence, in
your case, is golden. Instead of
drying out before the next fight,
it would be better to dry up.
The Notre Dame football team
- hey, quit flexing your muscles.
You're soaring everybody away.
Leo Durocher - You're getting
your big chance. Keep civil
tongue and behave like a gentle
man and you'll have the critics
swinging over to your side. Good
guys do win pennants.
National Football League -
When someone comes up and
says: I'D like you to meet the
All-America Conference; think
you'll like each other" don't turn
your back. You might want 1t as
a friend sometime.
Boxing solons - Take definite
action, either pro or con, concern
ing Rocky Graziano. If he's new
er going to be allowed to fight it
means tied up title, and the
middleweight muddle will start
all over again. If he's out for
good, say so and make plans to
determine a successor, however
synthetic he may be.
Pete Reiser - let the darned
ball hit the wall. You're no good
to the Dodgers when you're in a
hospital. Everybody admired your
reckless courage, but not your
| judgement.
Sympathy
Burt Shotton - It's tough to
build a mansion then have some
one come along and say Pardon
me, but this is my lot" Everyone
appreciates the fine job you did
with the Dodgers, and respects
you for the way you quietly step
ped aside for the return OF Du-
rocher.
Eddie Dyer - Everyone expect
ed too much and you couldn't
visualize the injuries and other
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
Georgia Rated Underdog
In Gator Bowl Contest

rifle Terrapins powered by Lou
Gambino.
On one day this fall - against
Louisiana State - Georgia play.
ed the game Butts figured il
should play. The Bulldogs tore
the Bengals apart, IS to 10, and
started the decline Of what had
been rated the Southeastern Con-
ference's top team. But a week
later Georgia itself was ripped by
Kentucky, 26 to 0. The Bulldogs
were later taken by Alabama, Ii
to Z, and by Georgia Tech, Z tt
o. These losses coupled with ar
early season setback at the hand:
of North Carolina, IA to Z, gave
them a mediocre seven and fou1
record for the season.
There was enough remaining
of 1946's famous Sugar Bowl
team, however, to warrant the in.
vitation to Jacksonville and that
towns fans are sure to see one
of the best lines in Dixie in ac-
ton, regardless of whether the
Bulldogs can generate their long
latent offense.
Trippi's departure not only left
a vacancy in the Georgia back
field but seemed to afflict his po.
tential successors with an in.
feriority complex. Halfbacks
Luke Brunson "a freshman), Bill
Henderson. John Donaldson and
Stan Nestorak, to name a few
have all played brilliantly in
practice but in the big games
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

none of them measured up, ex-
cept in the LSU contest when
everybody was hot.
Rauch himself, although one OF
the sections better passers, is nc
ball-carrier and the teams most
dependable ground-gainer has
been Floyd (Breezy) Reid, 190-
FOUNDER who really rips and
snorts but is not too fast.
Georgia's captain and cagey
end, Dan Edwards, who made a
lot of the All-Star lists, is usual
ly on the receiving end of Rauch's
passes and covering him will give
the Maryland secondary a busy
afternoon in Jacksonville.
Weyman Sellers, an excellent
defensive man, will hold down
the other flank and the rest o1
the Georgia lineup probably will
have Jack Bush and Porter Payne
at tackles; Bernie Reid and Herb
St. John at guards, Gene Chand.
Ter at center; Rauch at quarter
back; Bill Henderson and Joe
Geri at halfbacks and AL Bodine
at full. Breezy Reid subs for Bo-
dine and Brunson, the best to
carry the mail for distance, goes
in for Henderson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

Taffy, a cocker spaniel owned
by Raymond Lotus, golf pro at
the Mohansic Golf Course, York
town Heights, N. Y, has re-
trieved 25,000/ golf balls in nine
years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
Handy Fellows Plentiful
In Penn State Backfield

DALLAS -, (NEA) - There
are no specialists in an-con-
quering Penn States rock
ribbed line, but the Nittany
backfield abounds with handy
fellows.
On New Years Day, when the
State College lads tackle un-
beaten Southern Methodist in
the Dallas Cotton Bowl, it's a
pretty good bet that Bob Hig-
gins will call upon his Seve n
Mountains to 60 the whole way,
if necessary.
Win, lose or draw, however,
the veteran Lion coach may be
expected to use anywhere from
eight to II backs.
The only back on the squad
who has gone the entire way
this season is the 2l5-pound
blocking back Chuck Drazeno-
vich, who went so minutes in
the defeat of Navy.
The fullbacks - Joe Colone,
Fran Rogel and Clarence CORN
ski - are rugged, but none is
used for full-time duty. If the
Lions receive, either jeff Dur
kota or Wally Triplett starts at
fullback. If the Lions kick off,
Durkota is nominated for tn e
right halfback position. Triplett
is found at fullback. That's be-
cause he kicks off. Defensively,
Durkota and Triplett play at the
same time, Triplett covering
right halfback, Durkota taking
over for the absent fullback.
Rogel does most of the ball
carrying from the fullback post.
Colone is the teams number
one punter. Gorinski relieves in
either role.
The tailback position in t n e
Penn State single wing Is even
more specialized. Elwood
Petchel. 145-pound scatback,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
Cats Down Stars;
Alumni ToP Play

The New Hanover High school
Wildcats, in a last half rally.
came form behind to defeat the
Wilmington All-Stars, So to 81
before a small crowd Of fans at
the high school gymnasium last
night.
The All-Stars were leading the
Cats, II to 13 at intermission. The
Stars holding an 8 to 0 advantage
before the Cats were able to find
the range in the first quarter. In
the second period the MINIS Gag
ers found the range and closed
the gap to where they were only
trailing by four points.
The Wildcats will play the
f rmer stars of New Hanover
high school Friday night at the
local gymnasium at 8 o'clock, ae.
cording to Coach Leon Brogden.
The Alumni team is composed
of Billy Mason, Walter Deal.
Frank Kelly, Jack Bats, John
Tsantas, Leonard McKoy, Bobby
Maner and Johnny McKoy.
Mason, All-State forward On
the state champion Wildcats,
and Deal, a 1912 standout, are
currently playing on the Camp
bell College first string; Kelly
has the same role at Furman;
Maner is on the Davidson squad;
and Tstnaes has been dropping
points through the hoop for the
North Carolina Junior Varsity.
Both McKoy's are members OF
the Wilmington All-Star semi-pro
aggregation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
TO SPORTS FIGURES
Martin Offers Sympathy,
Advice, Understanding

factors which would visit your
Cardinals. You kept smiling when
things were tough, and that's all
that matters.
Floyd Bevens - We know how
it would be to be drooling for q
piece of pie, then have it splat-
ter on the floor just when we
were ready to take a bite, so we
appreciate how you felt when
Cookie Lavagetto dropped that
ninth-inning double against the
right field wall to ruin your
World Series no-hit game.
Cookie Lavagetto - We've all
been up one day and down the
next, 50 your hero role of one
day and goat role the next in the
series is good for good cry.
Jersey Joe Walcott - When
you do something you think Is
pretty good, and nearly every
one else thinks is pretty good,
but the two you want to think
it is good, don't, that's not good.
So you have right to feel down
cast over losing the decision to
Joe Louis because a couple of
judges couldn't be convinced.
Understanding
Ted Williams - You led the
American League in just about
everything extensively, so you
probably wonder just what fell
low has to do to be rated most
valuable player. You took it like
a man, though. We've all had sim
liar disappointments.
And if it's any of our business,
We wish everyone n Merry
Christmas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
GLENN DAVIS MAY
SIGN WITH R A M S

LOS ANGELES, Dec. "a. -WR
- Glenn Davis has decided to
sign with the Los Angeles Rams
if the Army will permit him to
resign and if the Rams match
other professional football Of
fers, the United Press learned to-
day.
The speed-burning halfback
''Mr. Outside" of Army's unbeat-
able grid squads for three years
reluctantly admitted yesterday
that he has applied to resign his
commission as a second Lieuten.
ant.
He refused to say at that time
whether he wanted to shelve the
commission 80 he could cash in
on a chance to become possibly
the highest-salaried player in
history of professional football.
He revealed his plans, however
during a telephone conversation
today with Anthony Morabito
president of the San Francisco
'49-ers, whose team holds draft
rights to Davis in the All-Ameri.
ca Conference.
The Rams hold draft rights ir
the National Football League.
Davis told Mora bito he will,
sign with no one until he is sure
the Army will let him 60. Wher
! he does sign, he will 90 with the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

and sophomore find Bill Luther
are all-around backs, but the
other performers are special
lists.
Bobby Williams is the top Sig
nal-caller. Larry Joe, 185-pound
jackrabbit, is the swiftest men,
ber of the party. Johnny Chuck
ran is a fair passer. Clarence
Hummel is the Fancy Dan type
There are ohters, but these
boys are the major operatives
"It's nice to have so many"
says Coach Higgins.
He can say that again.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

Hometown" Los Angeles Rams,
headquartered Is miles from his
Claremont, CAL, home, if they
offer him "the right kind of 4
deal"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
Aerial Attack
IN Sugar Bowl

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. "a -R-
r the crowd that jams the Sug-
Rowl at New Orleans New
voar's Day expects a wild pass
no game chances are about nine
h. one that it will be disappoint-
ed.
The impression that the air
iii he filled with flying foot
',aIIs S is a natural one when you
.%;nk ar of Texas with it's Bobby
! I'., ayne and Alabama with it's
5arrv M Gilmer. Those fellows
40 ~, among the great pitchers Of
a. IL time college football.
a. R1t statistics show that both
oms are fundamentally
sroI,nd outfits - that they use
sassps st 10 complement their rum
p;no p and not the other way
,'r,,T nro1}nd. Take Texas: in scoring
@s5 @s points in 10 games, the
Ionahorns Ig got only 66 through
.bo m air. And Texas rolled up g.
ny ny wards rushing against 1,136
passing
,oo,,ted Alabama and studied
+be s teams record say the Grim
son Tide operates the same
W But they admit that this
doesn't mean the scoring in the
sugar Bowl should be light.
poth are fast, hard-running,
Ccbancetaking teams set to go
IL IL out against each other Jan.
Coach Blair Cherry of Texas
sizes it up like this: "Our Of
fense will depend on Alabama
+ they're set against our pass
no we'll run and vice versa. ?"
Reports from scouts of both
+0ams indicates each fears the
otber's running the most.
The Texas squad is taking its
Christmas holidays and will not
return to practice until Friday.
The Longhorns will work Fri
iav. Saturday, Monday and
tuesday, departing that after
moon for New Orleans and ar
riving Wednesday morning.
Alabama takes out for Christ
mas day and will leave Satur-
isv for Biloxi, Miss, to prac-
flee until the New Years eve,
moving into New Orleans that
dav.