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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-01
Rabbi Isaac Sodden
OF New York
{ Is Guest at
Etz Hoyim Synagogue

Rabbi Isaac Sodden, Spiritual
Leader of the Congregation Beth
Sholom Tomchai Horav, better
known as the Alabama Avenue
Shul," one of the largest Orthodox
Synagogues in Brooklyn, New
York, arrived in Jacksonville on
Thursday morning to attend the
wedding of his son, Rabbi Joshua
Sodden, which will take place at
the Etz Haydn Synagogue, 20
West 9Th Street, on Sunday, July
3rd at 600 P. M.
Friday evening Services at Etz
Haydn begin at ZOO P. M. On
Saturday morning services begin
at $3.50 A. M. In keeping with the
traditional Jewish custom, the
bridegroom will be called up to
recite the Blessings over the
Torah. After the reading of the
Scriptures, Rabbi Isaac Sodden,
who has long been considered one
of the outstanding orators in the
Rabbinate, will deliver a sermon
in honor of the occasion. After
services the "Kiddush" reception
will be held. All are cordially in
vited to attend.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-01

determining the applicants ac-
ceptability ). In Youngstown a
serious effort is being made to
establish the minimum gift of a
club member for the local drive at
500 The st. Paul club in
quires as to the giving history"
of the applicant and takes this
record into account in considering
him :. The Patterson, N. j., club
also checks the giving record of
applicants In Montreal, the
country club recently passed
resolution on behavior unbecom-
ing a gentleman" !. /. Action under
this resolution can mean expul-
sion from the club The reso-
luton is interpreted in the light of
members contribution to the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-01
Domestic Issues

Jewish country clubs are begin
ming to take more active role in
assuring that their members give
adequate contributions to Jewish
community campaigns ;. In some
clubs candidates for membership
are not accepted unless they prove
that they make reasonable contri-
buttons to the local Jewish fedora
ton and fund drive . The Min
neapolis country club requires
that charitable contributions of its
members to be equal to at least
one years dues The Buffalo
country club has a similar re-
quirement +. In Baltimore, one
country club requires an applicant
to have made a gift of at least
$3.50 in each of the two prior years
before application was made :.
The Columbus clubs each require
a minimum gift of 500 to the
local campaign before a person
becomes eligible for admission :.
The Syracuse country club re-
quires that 5000 gift be made to
either or both the Community
Chest and Jewish Federation :.
In Atlantic City, the local Jewish
club does not admit anyone to
membership unless he is a con-
tributor to central drive In
Philadelphia, the admissions COM
mittee must pass on the "ade-
quacy" of the applicants gift /. :.
The Jewish clubs in Los Angeles,
Indianapolis, Denver and Biz
mingham have general provisions
calling for adequate" or proper"
contributions E. . Cleveland's
country clubs clear with the Jew
ish Federation on membership
applications to determine the ade-
quacy of the applicants contribu-
ton and the status of his account
In Pittsburgh, the clubs have
insisted that gifts of certain appli-
cants be raised before they were
considered favorable >. The same
is true in Richmond where the adj
missions committee "frown 81
upon applicants who do not give
adequately to the local community
drive +. In Cincinnati, applica-
tions are cleared with the local
Jewish Welfare Fund, this process
serving as a guide to the club in
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-01
Israel Premier Appeals
To Striking Physicians
And Instructors
JERUSALEM. (JTAl -

JERUSALEM, (JTA) - Pre-
nier Moshe Sharett appealed to
striking doctors, Hebrew Univer-
sity teachers and court officials to
shave patience" and call off their
strikes and slowdowns for higher
wages, even as the strikes spread
and the academic staff of the
Weizmann Institute of Science at
Rehovoth walked out.
Mr.. Sharett's appeal for pa
tience until Parliamentary COM
mittee brings in detailed proposals
for new civil servants wage
schedule to be put into effect in
August, came after several diff
ferent parties urged the govern
ment to take immediate steps to
avert closing down of the ma
tional health services.
The physicians showdown af-
fected more hospitals and clinics,
with the Tel Aviv municipal hos
pital restricting its outpatient
services and admitting no new
clinic patients. The Weizmann
Institute staff members who join
ed the Hebrew University staff
are on strike number 100.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-01

local campaign f. Philadelphia's
three oldest clubs also have
resolution which declares that any
member not meeting his pledge
may be subject to expulsion +.
Doris Smolar)
Evening star., 1955-01-21

who watched virdon capture the
international League batting
crown with q 1888 average claim
he has more power than Wally
Moon. They insist the 23-year-
old lefthanded slugger Is faster.
has q stronger throwing arm
and is q better defensive out
fielder than Wally. And all Moon
did was win the National League
rookie award with the Cardinals
last season.
If Virdon should make it.
Manager Eddie Stanky probably
will play him in center field,
switch Moon to left and keep
Rip Repulski, the only right
handed hitting outflelder with
the exception Of Rookie Harry
Elliott. In right.
Musial. easily the best defen-
sive first baseman on the club,
played the position he played of
and on from 1916 through 50.
OF course. this arrangement
would go up In smoke If either
Joe Cunningham or Tom Alston
catches fire in spring training.
Aston opened last season as
st. Louis first baseman bit
wound UP in Rochester, where
he batted .297 and hit seven
homers in 10 games. Cunning
ham stepped right into the Ro-
chester lineup following his Army
discharge and continued to ad-
vance. winding up as the Cards
regular first baseman, hitting
.284 in IS games, including II
homers and so runs batted in.
Boyer to Play Third.
Regardless of where Musial
plays, the Cards youth move
ment will continue at full speed.
The trade which sent Ray Ja-
blonsky to Cincinnati has prac-
tically assured the regular third
base job to Ken Boyer, %, rookie
who literally burned up the Texas
League with his brilliant play.
Virtually everyone who has
seen him in action says Boyer
is ready. A .3l9 hitter in Hous-
ton, the all. rangy lad already is
being hailed by some scouts as
another Pie Traynor.
Boyer was the No. / player
Evening star., 1955-01-21
Football Fund Sought
By Fordham Alumni.
By the A,,esio,ed Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Ford-
ham alumni have begun a drive
to raise 100000 toward the re-
turn Of football at the school.
The Rams crossed OF football
competition for the nth time
in their history December Is be-
cause Of financial difficulties
amounting to q 100000 loss in
the last two seasons.
william Healy, chairman Of q
special alumni committee, said
that at the time football was
dropped "the alumni didn't have
a chance to do anything about
it. Now we feel sure that II
money win save football at Ford
ham, we can get it. But we
have to do 1t quickly"
Five Of the teams listed on
the Rams 1855 schedule already
have found new opponents.
Player problems also enter into
the urgency Of the drive--one
varsity member already has left
the school, as. have four meri-
bers Of the 1854 freshman squad
which was described as Ford
hams best In is years.
Fordham, which had q 1-7-1
record last season. also is with
out q coach. Ed DanoWski re-
signed shortly before football
was dropped.
Evening star., 1955-01-21
Stur Comes
CONTINUED From Page CID


Poucher Of Florida University,
ranked sixth, viii compete.
A field Of 18 hurdlers will open
the night events. Three heats are
necessary. Jack Davis. a Navy
ensign who is with the Armed
Forces teams. will be favored
here. Davis, ranked No. / in the
world. with Harrison billiard in
semiretirement. said last week he
hopes to break the meet record
of 8.3 seconds. set by Dick At
tlesey three years ago.
Syracuse University's mile re-
lay team is expected to break the
meet record in the Variety Club
Capital event. Syracuse did
3:l9.6 in Boston and the record
here is 3:22.2. villanova was
clocked In tab for the two
mile event in Boston. The record
for the James Fielding two-mile
relay here is T:46.8. set by Illi-
nois In l948.
Horace Ashenfelter and Fred
Wilt win renew their rivalry In
the two-mile run. with Ash ia
vored to win over his former
nemesis. who is back at this dis
tance after . fling ct the mile.
Ash owns the Star Games rec
ord. 9:02.9, and the indoor rec
ord. s:50.5. He'll be after both
tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1955-01-21
Tufano Horses Barred
By HiaIeah Stewards
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 81. -
Nomination Of Samuel Tufano's
Wise Margin for the 100000
Wideher at Hialeah Park has
been refused, it was learned to-
day.
This means that all horses
owned by Tufano, a resident Of
Elmont. N. Y, including the
sprinter. All View. will be re-
fused at Hialeah. which runs
through March 3.
Wise Margin already has been
assigned Ill pounds for the
Widener by Charles j. McLen-
nan, HiAleah racing secretary.
Marshall Cassidy, presiding
steward, said no ruling had been
made against Tufano, although
the entry of Wise Margin and
other horses registered in his
name viii not be accepted at
Hialeah.
Cassidy explained that Tufano
had not been cleared as eligible
to start horses under the rules
Of racing since 1t is believed he
retains q close tie with his father.
Louis. who is ineligible to race
horses in New York State.
Louis Tufano raced the handi-
cap star, Market Wise, during
the early i940s and was barred
several years ago.
Evening star., 1955-01-21
Maryland Football ~
Asked in Legislature
sy ne Assoeiotsd Press

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. 21.-The
Maryland Legislature is among
those being asked to protest the
restrictions on telecasting . Of
football games by the National
Collegiate Athletic Association.
Three Baltimore Delegates last
night introduced a resolution
seeking to telecast all home
games Of the University Of Mary
land. Last year the NCAA linn
tied television to one game q
week throughout the country and
permitted each college to one
appearance.
The Maryland resolution pro-
poses that Q committee be ap-
pointed TO arrange commercial
sponsorship Of the State univer-
sity games ut College Park. The
university regents would name
the committee consisting Of leg
islators and educators.
The Legislative attempt to
bring Maryland to the teievision
screens more often would black
out Baltimore or Annapolis II
Navy was playing q game there
at the same time.
Evening star., 1955-01-21
Another Slim Gard
SIaied IN Ionighfs 5
College Basketball
D. ~ AssoxIrl1d 30 ).

Another slim schedule comes
up tonight In college basketball
with hardly q handful Of major
teams IN action as most Of the
schools take time out for exarn-
nations.
Six Skyline Conference teams
have games tonight and Rices
which knocked on Texas Chris
tian this week, meets Baylor IN
q Southwest Conference game.
just about completing the pic
ture.
Action picks up somewhat to-
morrow with LaSalie. ranked No.
4 in the Associated Press poll.
visiting North Carolina State.
rated No. 2, and several mpor-
tant Big Ten tests on tap.
In the television game Of the
day Ito be seen in Washington
over WTOP at 8 PM Iowa, No.
10 in the poll. plays Northwest
ern. Other Big Ten games have
Minnesota, No. II. meeting
Michigan State and Ohio State
visiting Purdue.
Last nights slate produced
none of the upsets which marked
the early part Of the week. al
though both Colgate and Tulsa
had to come from behind to win
as expected. George Washing
ton was the only high ranking
team in action, beating Virginia
Tech, $3.50.
Colgate defeated Cornell for
the second time this season,
63-57; Tulsa took q 48-42 de-
cision over Oklahoma City;
Wichita won over Seattle. 74-71.
and Texas A6sM beat Louisiana
State. 58-47. in the other major
games.
Colgate had TO scramble to
make it against Cornell's Ivy
League leaders. who led 1910 at
the start and 1922 at halftime.
The Red Raiders didn't take a
lead until two minutes from the
end. Jack Nichols hit IS points
for the winners,
In the Tulsa game, Bob Pat
terson, Tulsa's scoring leader.
was bottled up by a two and
three-man defense and got only
eight points. Oklahoma City led
at the half. 1922.
Evening star., 1955-01-21
Cords Push Youth Movement
Nndon's Promise Nay Send
MusiuI Back to First Base

In the minors last year. Salo
Gus Mancuso, former Giant and
Cardinal catching star who now
scouts for the Redbirds. Hes
got great hands. great arm,
power and tremendous speed. I
don't know a third baseman he
couldn't equal with a bit more
experience and practice on slow
hit balls, the only play that
bothers him.
Boyer and virdon, along with
Infielder Don Blasingame, an
other highly promising rookie.
are currently the heart of the
Havana club in the Cuban
League, Boyer, playing excellent
ball again following q mid
December beaning, is hitting
around 800 and fielding sensa-
tionally.
Blasingame Shows Hustle.
Virdon, currently just about
the best American performer in
Cuba, is hitting around $50 and
handled his first 1855 chances
without an error. Blasingame.
a scrappy. hustling player along
the lines Of Stanky. was the
Texas League all-star shortstop.
A .3l5 hitter at Houston. he is
being converted into a second
baSeman.
Elliott, q chunky bespectacled
outfielder. was the Pacific Coast
League batting champion last
year with q $50 mark at San
Diego. He collected 224 hits
which included AZ doubles. is
home runs. $40 total bases and
110 runs batted in,
The Cards brain trust will be
kept busy trying to decide on
% freshmen, including IL pitch
ers, six infielders. three outfield-
ers and two catchers. Dick
Rand and Hal Smith. who di-
vided the catching at Houston,
will get a good look. as viii
Infielders Gerry Thomas and
Bobby Stephenson Of Columbus
and Ronnie Plaza Of Allentown
and Outfielder Tom Burgess Of
Columbus.
Pitching Help Indicated.
Pitching is what the Cards
need most and Stanky may finc
a couple of live ones In such
sleepers as Herb Moford. a IT.
game winner at Columbus; Luis
Arroyo, a 27-year-old Puerto
Rican southpaw with a 1875
record that included a no-hitteI
at Houston; Willard Schmidt
| $3.50, the Texas League pitch
ing leader. and John Faszholz,
whose 10 victories with Roches-
tter tied him for the Interna-
tional League lead.
A pair Of young relief artists,
Larry Jackson and Tony Jacobs,
who posted 1875 and 1871 rec
| ords, respectively, at Rochester,
may win jobs in the bullpen.
Back for another trial are Stu
Miller. Gary Blaylock and Bob
Tiefenauer. Barney Schultz. an
other Columbus graduate, rounds
out the long list Of rookie
hurlers.
Evening star., 1955-01-21
Tampa Lead Taken
By Mickey Wright
sy the As,oelossd Press

TAMPA, Fla, Jan. 21.-Hard
working Mickey Wright. in her
first year as a professional,
showed the veterans the way by
two strokes going into the second
round Of the 5000 Tampa
Women's Open Golf tournament
today.
The tall blond from San Diego
was the only one in the field
of 149 to break par rs for the
tough Palma Ceia course yester-
day. coming in with 35-39-74.
-Four veterans were tied at rs
Babe. Zaharias Of Tampa,
Betsy Rawls Of Spartanburg,
s. c.. the defending champion;
Jackie Pung Of Honolulu. and
Beverly Hanson Of Indio, Calf.
Another group, punched at II.
was composed Of Louise Suggs
of Sea Island, Ca, Fay Crocker
Of Whitestone, N. Y, and Mar
lene Bauer of Sarasota, Fla.
Pat Lesser Of Seattle and Mary
Lena Faulk Of Thomasville, Ca,
tied for low amateur honors at
78. Patty Berg. veteran pro. also
came in with 70.
Pro Betty Bush Of West Palm
Beach and Joyce ziske. amateur,
Of Waterford. Wis, tied with 79s.
Evening star., 1955-01-21
BasiIio and Mueller Meet
In TeIeyised Bout tonight
By The Associotsd Press

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jan. 21.-
Carmen Basilio CANDLES on q
tentative April title shot with
Welterweight Champion Johnny
Saxton tonight when he boxes
Peter Mueller, sturdy German
middleweight, in q 10-round
match at War Memorial Audi
torium.
In sharp contrast to the
empty seats when the Friday
night Tv fight comes from New
York,s Madison Square Garden.
a sellout of 8,700 and q gross
gate of $4,000 is expected.
Syracuse will be blacked out
on television. Otherwise the
show gets the usual network
radio-Tv treatment. starting at
10 pm.
(The fight will be telecast in
Washington over Station WRC-
TV, Channel 4. and broadcast
over Station WRC.)
Evening star., 1955-01-21
Ex-Cenier on D. {. Five
Opposes SkIar's S Sunday

The Brooklyn Brown Dodgers
basketball team playing the
Skla's Stars Sunday afternoon
at Turner's Arena has as its
player-coach q veteran who has
performed at Turner'S many
times before.
He is John Oong John) VII
liams. q 6-foot-5 center who was
q key man with the old WASH
ington Bears club which put In
two winters Of winning basket
bali at the Fourteenth and w
streets plant some years back.
He still Is regarded as q good
scorer and rebounder. and is one
Of four men on the Brooklyn
team standing 6-foot-4 or better.
Eklar's Stars own q fuur-game
winning streak. and again win
present Q lineup featuring for
mer college standouts who are
stationed at nearby service posts.
These include CHI Hagan and
Lou Therapeutics Of Kentucky,
Dick 0roat OF Duke and Dick
Knostulan of Kansas state.
Evening star., 1955-01-21
Lost Traces of AS
Leave Philadelphia
For Kansas City
BY the A,soeiassd Press

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 21.--
There were life-sized portraits
Of Connie Mack, Lefty Grove,
Frank Home RUM Baker, AL
Simmons, Rube Waddell, Ty
Cobb, Howard Ehmke, Mickey
Cochrane and Chief Bender.
There we're countless other
mementoes and memoirs Of the
bygone days Of the halycon era
like the white ivory elephant.
It was moving day, yesterday,
the day the last vestiges Of the
Philadelphia Athletics were
cleared from the business ofiices
Of Connie Mack Stadium for
shipment to Kansas City.
Two moving vans donated by
o Kansas City firm carted on
the final reminders with the Job
supervised by Comics son, Roy
Mack, who win maintain an office
In the park as the clubs local
representative.
Evening star., 1955-01-21
@sssHIcH SCHOOLS
ZAP wirephoto.

good or better. Also, two years
ago we began having dual and
triangular meets, which give us
q better opportunity to develop
more boys"
It is evident that racial inte-
grafton In District schools will
give the sport q big boost around
here. In fact. tomorrow's meet
could not have been arranged
without integration, since ARM
string. Dunbar, Phelps and Car
dozo are the heaviest particle
pants In indoor track among
District public schools.
Pearce discloses that the Dis
trict Relays will be held early
this spring. supplanting the
former City Series Relays at
Brooks Stadium. so that the pub
lie schools can decide their best
representatives to 60 to the Penn
Relays.
The Interhigh League is di-
yided into East and West di-
visions now and each will hold
its own championships in or
der To send five teams to the city
championships on May Is and
26, according to Pearce.
sSas. & 4 n
Doran boasts that 130 boys al
ready have signed up with Coach
Harry Caughron for the season
just beginning. He admits. how
Fever, that such q turnout is due
partly to GW's phenomenal track
achievements last year, when the
Presidents won the Metropolitan
meet, the Northern Virginia
championship and the State
championship, all for the first
time.
| The CIV Relays, with Doran
In charge now, will be held for
the eighth consecutive year on
the first Saturday In April. Dur
ham (N. c. High has been a
consistent entry and the meet
has grown to include schools
from Baltimore. Lynchburg and
Charlottesville, in addition to
those of this immediate area.
| It is Doran's opinion that par
| ticipation In schoolboy track in
the Virginia suburbs is keeping
pace with the ballooning of the
population there. Right now,
CIV and rival Washington-Lee
are still in a dogfight over su-
premacy in track as well as In
other sports.
But Rasty is looking over his
shoulder at the developments at
Falls Church, Mount Vernon,
Fairfax and Annandale. all Of
which lack facilities but train
their trackmen on borrowed
cinder paths and at big, danger
GUS Wakefield. which already has
| its oval laid out.
Evening star., 1955-01-21

George washington High
seems to have recovered It's bas-
ketbali composure after losing TO
its arch-riyal, Washington-Lee,
last Friday.
Last night CIV won its second
Northern Virginia Group ! game
this week. CASA, over q tough
Fairfax club to creep within one
half game Of Wis leading 20
record.
Big t6-foot-5) Durwood Reg
lister dumped in Is points on his
home court. but couldn't match
Identical performances by both
of GW's stars, Doug Yates and
Mike Agee, who also scored Is
Sandy Ainslie, 6-foot-5 center.
turned in his best game for Epis-
copal yesterday as he led the
Maroons to a 60-3e victory over
little st. Stephens. Ainslie sank
Evening star., 1955-01-21

~ - ~ v ~ esV
George Washington High, who
says. Track in Northern Vir-
ginia schools definitely is on the
upgrade" and from Hardy
Pearce, who echoes the senti-
ment for his bailiwick in the Dis
trict. s
The knights Of Columbus held
It's first parochial school meet
last spring and the immediate
outgrowth Of that venture was
the revival Of a full-fledged
track squad at Gonzaga. Sever
al other Catholic high schools
are moving to install track
teams.
Increased interest in the sport
in suburban Maryland probably
is led by Montgomery Blair.
where Eddie Reider coached his
mile relay fourseme to q record
3:3T time in the University of
Maryland scholastic meet last
year.
Blair was itching to enter The
Star Games until State officials
ruled against indoor competition
this early in the season.
Il \
More boys are competing In
track than, ever before" testifies
Pearce, who is co-chairrnan OF
tomorrow's scholastic section as
well as co-director Of interhigh
athletics with Wendell Paris.
Pearce speaks mainly Of the
situation In the former Division
I (white) schools, Of which he
was the athletic director and in
In which enrolment has de-
clined steadily in recent years,
So that fact alone should indi-
cate that bigger student bodies
are not the sole reason.
I'VE don't have the c Club
meet anymore" Pearce contin-
les. but we have others-namely
the CIV Relays and the Wilson
Metropolitan-that are just as
Evening star., 1955-01-21

Club.
Trophies will be presented to
the Atchison g. Keller team. un-
limited sandlot champions:
Boys Club Of Washington. junior
limited champions; st. Berna-
dette's, CYO champions; Police
Boys Club No. II, Police Boys
Club champions: Optimist Club.
Arlington County junior major
league champions; Eastern High.
public school champions, and
Carroll, Catholic school cham
pions.
Gabe Paul, general manager
Of the Cincinnati Redlegs, will
be the principal speaker. Guests
include such baseball figures as
Joe Judge, Bill Werber. Frank
Watt, Johnny Welaj and Bill
Jurges.