Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 July 1947 — Page 11

Friday, July 11, 1947

THE NATIONAL JEWISH POST

Jews in Sports tC*»7ri*ht. IMih i. T. A. I»e.» By HASKELL COHEN

'RED' BAER BEHIND PLATE IN ALL-STAR GAME OF SOONER STATE LEAGUE

TRWIN ROSEE, Harry Markson, and the writer were chatting in X the Twentieth Century Sporting Club offices the morning of the Fox-Levine fight. We do not recall how the matter came up but it gave* us a laugh when Markson told how the Actor’s Temple on 47th St. took on the aspect of Stillman’s Gym the other night. Markson, who says Kaddish, was there as per his daily custom. But on this particular day Sam Taub, he of radio fight broadcasting fame, was there for Yahbeit services. Just to make sure that he had a minyon Sam imported several of the boys from Stillman’s Gym to make up the necessary quorum. Surprisingly Taub conducted the services himself and did a bang-up job of it. When it came time to recite Maariv, the rabbi suggested, that since Taub davened Minchah for the members present, Markson should lead the late evening service. In keeping with the boxing motif Markson led the congregation during Maariv. Evidently the boys on the boxing beat haven’t forgotten their alephbeth. • • • Later that night before the main Garden go, the writer was deep in conversation with Sid Feder of the Associated Press, and Harry Mendel, former six-day bike impresario, in front of the Garden main lobby fountain. As we were getting ready to enter the arena, Jimmy Cannon, the New York Post columnist, came by and in a moment Mushky Jackson, Jacobs Beach character, joined our little gathering. The talk drifted to the fight game and its cute members. Cannon began to tell several tall tales about Jackson which are priceless but can never be written for varioiys reasons. Jackson then told about the time he let Cannon “ghost” an article for him for one of the larger magazines. When the check came through it was made out in Cannon’s name. Jimmy showed the paper to Munshky at one of the fights and told him to get the cash for it at the box office. Munshky got the money and hauled Cannon into a dark corner in back of the arena to split the dough. As Munshky counted in the dark and slipped bills into his hands. Cannon wailed, “Come on out into the front and pay me off in the light like everybody gets paid.” Needless to say Jackson continued to pay off in the dark. Cannon doesn’t know how Mushky did it but the Amount corging to him was all there. Mushky is so used to seeing money pas i d in the dark that the absence of light makes little difference to him.

Hank Greenberg received seven per cent of all votes cast for the National League first baseman but was way out of the running. The National League huriers are feeding Hank a steady diet of low ball stuff.

“You’re thru. Get out of here.” Those are the words of umpire Irvin “Red” Baer of Louisville, Ky., who is one of six umpires in the Sooner State Baseball League out in the state of Oklahoma. "Red” who for years played on the Louisville Y.M.H/A. softball team as a catcher and who was regarded as one of the worst umpire baiters in the business, now is seeing the color of umpires in a far different light. As “Red” x’ecently put it “I don’t see why any player is foolish enough to even argue with me as I’ll never change my decision and all he is doing is asking to leave the game way before it is over.” A recent graduate of Bill McGowan’s umpire school in Cocoa, Fla., “Red” signed a contract with th^ Sooner State League and at once was given the nickname of “Dynamite” by the var-

ious players throughout the league. The nickname is explained by the fact that “Red” is the smallest ump in the league being only 5 feet 7 inches in height and tipping the scales soaking wet at 138 lbs. But as a certain player on the Ada, Oklahoma, club put it “Red will give you the thumb to the showers quicker than you can bat an eyelash.” President Jack Mealey named “Dynamite Red Baer" back of the plate in the league’s annual All-Star game July 8. When the current season ends in late September “Red” plans to return to Louisville for several days before leaving for the world Series in October. Winter plans for an umpire call for keeping in shape and "Red” plans to referee both football and basketball games before reporting for spring training down in sunny Florida.

Cardinals Signs Delroil Jewish Lad Sperial DETROIT—A Cardinal scout has signed Dave Abramson, 20 years old, a product of the Detroit sandlots, to a big league contract according to the Detroit Jewish Chronicle. He is now playiftg with Rochester in the International League. Abramson played shortstop for Wayne University this spring and was one of the Tartars leading hitters. Since then he’s been catcher for Mansfield in Class A.

Jew Wins Chess Title Oi Canada 4lh Time Special QUEBEC-Abe Yanofsky, 22, of Winnipeg, won the Canadian chess championship for the fourth time by defeating a field of 14 top-ranking Dominion contenders here. Yanofsky won the title in 1941 and 1943, and tied for it with Regina’s Frank Yeroff in 1945; no tourneys were held in 1942 and 1944.

Our Film Folk (Continued from preceding page) the film is straight pamphleteering. Besides cleverly working its plea for tolerance into the plot, the film is also a fast-moving murder mystery. Patrons will draw their own lessons from the film, once they see it.” The studio expects the picture to draw considerable editorial, radio and magazine comment because of its theme. Hence the decision to stay away from reference to anti-Semitism in fanfaring the film. * * * Choosing the supporting cast for Ingrid Bergman's “Joan of Ixwraine,” which MGM will release, is one of the biggest easting projects in years. Already, talented applicants are rushing w contact producer Walter Wanger, apparently realizing the production looms as one of Hollywood’s biggest shows since "Gone With the Wind.” Casting is almost wholly a male proposition with Ingrid having, as Wanger explains it, forty leading men! Portrayal will be 110 authentic figures of Fifteenth Century France, 44 in speaking parts. Hundreds of extras will appear in battle sequences. Six studio stages will be used and it is expected there will be an overflow to other stages, setting a record for stage space used for a motion picture! * * * Universal-International studio tfiis week closed a deal to purchase the current Broadway stage hit, “All My Sons,” writ ten by Arthur Miller. The play, which recently won the Critics Circle Award, opened on Jan. 29 in New York and is still playing to capacity audiences. I hear that Miller was paid a top^ price for the play which runs into several hundred thousand dol lars. •

Max Patkin, Cleveland Indian coach, is being billed as the “Funniest Man in Baseball” and is being offered together with Johnny Price, the “Miracle Man,” to other clubs seeking entertainment. Patkin, a dancer who made good in baseball, has an unusual routine of dancing and pantomine that panics the fans. * • • Hank Greenberg was found studying a Dodger-Reds game over his television set w hen Jimmy Powers of the Daily News called pn Hank recently on a Pirate offday. Hank told Powers that television was a great aid in studying pitchers and Ititters styles and mannerisms.

• • * Veteran Pitcher Bob Katz has been sold by Syracuse to Toronto in the International League. At one time Katz loomed as a sure starter for the Cinci Reds, mother club of the Syracuse nine. He joins Goody Rosen at the Canadian city. + * « Mrs. Henry Greenberg, wife of the slugger, rode her chestnut gelding My Bill at the recent horse show in Greenwich, Conn. The horse won 14 ribbons. Including four firsts, and was judged the outstanding entry in the show. * * ♦ Irv Mondschein captured first places in the broad jump and hop, skip and jump events, in the recently conducted Met. A.A.U. meet.

Shorts

In answer to “Mid-West Fan" —No Larry Rosenthal of the Indianapolis Indians is not Jewish. He is of Polish descent. Rosenthal was recently purchased by the Indians from St. Paul. A1 Rosen, who is leading the Texas League In batting with a healthy .359 average, recently went 26 games In a row without making an error. That’s regarded as mighty good for a third baseman, too. Rube Adler, veteran Cleveland softball manager, is now owner of a sporting goods store in the Forest City. Dr. Hy Ginshurg keeps quite busy in athletics In Canton, Ohio, despite n busy dental

practice. He plays In two Fumbleball leagues and also participates in tennis and golf. He’s the former Geneva college athletic great.

Schwartz, Luxeburg Lose In Tennis Finals Spoeliil CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Sidney Schwartz and his partner, Bob Luxeburg, both of Brooklyn, went to the finals of the doubles in the National Interscholastie tennis tournament before losing to Buddy Behrens and George King, both of Fort Lauderdale. Schwartz went to the semi-finals of the singles.

V. S. RECORD FOR JAVELIN SET BY STEVE SEYMOUR

Saperstein Credited As Indians Sign Negro Special CIHCAGO, 111.—A b e Saperstein, the official booker for the American Negro league, is being given credit for helping the Cleveland Indians sign Larry Doby, the first negro to ever sign with an American League club. Saperstein was called upon in this case by his friend, Bill Veeck, the Indians’ proxy.

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Spet-ial LINCOLN, Neb.—Steve Seymour (formerly Seymour Cohen), a 192-pound army veteran, established a new American record for the Javelin throw in the AAU track meet here last Saturday. His toss was 284 feet. While in service he threw the pavelin 235 feet, 3 inches in a service meet at Istanbul, Turkey. Married and a father, the 26-year-old Seymour is a recent graduate of

the Los Angeles College of Osteopathic Surgery. Rudy Goldman, 12. Junior Skating Champ Special OAKLAND, Cal.—Twelve-year old Rudy Goldman of New Yorl< City is the new national junioi boys’ roller skating champion. H< finished first in the annual even recently completed here.

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