Page Sixteen DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE Our Athletes Friday, March 12, 1948 ewish Police Battle Arabs Coach finds He Must Be Speaker, Too J W V BULLETIN By FRANK BECKMAN IF YOU HAVE any chancy what- soever of becoming an out- standing sports personality, heed our - advice . . . Take a course in public speaking. Sid Gillman will second this motion. Since the end of foot- fall season, this Miami Univer- sity (Ohio) coach has been running hither and yon, im- parting gems of gridiron w i s - Beckman dom at 'ban- quets, meetings, etc. Why is Gillman so sought af- ter? Well, for one thing, he Put out about the best small college football team in the country last season. By "about the best" we mean an aggregation that won nine games, including a victory over Texas Tech in the Sun Bowl, lost none and tied one. (lit the dirt! These members of Palestine's Jewish Settlement Police, the officially recognized arm of Ilaganah, are undertaking the active defense of exposed towns and villages against attacking Arabs. Recruited from the ranks of settlers, these police protect Jewish settle- ments so that building can continue amidst the strife. Their equipment is purchased with funds from the United Jewish Appeal. Egyptian Foes of Yishuv Lucky Again • • • • Great Player THEN, TOO, Sid was one of the best ends ever to play at Ohio State. Back in 1933, he was named to several Big Ten and All-American teams. Ile also was a favorite with the fans. After graduation, Gillman be- came a member of the Buckeye staff, later moving over to Deni- son as assistant coach. He be- came head mentor there, before succeeding Stu Holcomb at Mi- ami U. There's no telling how high Sid will go in the coaching world. He has been linked to numerous professional jobs, and as the saying goes, "you can't keep a good man down." That goes for oratorical wizards as well. • • • Picked by Olympics JOSEPH SALZMAN of Eliza- beth, N. J., has been selected by the Olympics Committee to pre- pare the rhythmics drills which will be used by candidates for the eight-girl U. S. gymnastics team at the London games. Salzman introduced rhythmics into his work with women's classes at the Elizabeth YM- YWCA. His team captured first place in the National AAU championship meets of 1945 and 1947. Lady Luck who smiled on Julius Goldhocker (above) when he was one of 65 in- mates to survive the Todt Labor Camp, has flirted with him again. This time, through MIAS, she has arranged his immigration to Chile, where he will be reunited with a relative. Conditions for Fights These Egyptian forces are among the armies of the five Arab states which are reported gathering troops along Pales- tine's borders to prevent the formation of a Jewish State. Shown are part of Egypt's famous camel corps in preparatory maneuvers. Jewish Cemetery Becomes Shrine A 4 ( „3o,411;0* , $ r „ , THE NAME of the home of the Lubbock baseball team in the West Texas-New Mexico League has been changed from Hubber Park to Rosenthal Field, in mem- ory of the late owner, Sam Ros- enthal. ' • 1 . 41 of • • • • I ∎ Actif 44,1, Bale Post Wins Title LED BY TED BALE and Mur- ray Weiss with 12 points each, the basketball team of the Pfc. Joseph L. Bale Post, Jewish War Veterans, swamped the Rockets, 58 to 38, last week in the Lasky Recreation Center to capture the West Side championship of the Class A Recreation League. We'll have the results of the city finals next week. ..71•°", • AV' Northwest Charts Masquerade Ball The second annual "Purim Festval Frolic" of the Men's Club and Women's Auxiliary, North- TONY JANIRO, right, con- west Hebrew Congregation, will tender for the welterweight be in the form of a masquerade boxing crown, conditions him- ball, March 21 in the Synagogue. Del Delbridge and his orches- self for fights with a series of mineral baths at a Mt. tra will play. Headlining the Clemens spa. Ile is shown program will be a show to be with his manager, Frank Ja- presented by the club. Prizes cobs, left, and Max Elkin, will be awarded for the bei, managing director of the Co- costumes. Dr. Jack Jackman is chairma. lonial Hotel and Mineral Baths. Mt. Clemens' waters contain and - Max llaidy, director of the play. Assisting are Herman Av- 32 vitalizing minerals. rin, Samuel S. Simmer, Mrs. Al Brook, Jack Prady, Robert Ettin- Bistadrut Speaker ger and Morris Lasser. 14,1011..- Social Council Board Names Mrs. Lakoff Fred M. Butzel has been re- elected vice-president of the Council of Social Agencies. New- ly elected to serve on the board of the Council, a Red Feather agency, was Mrs. Charles Lakoff, president of the Jewish Social Service Bureau. Congress Committees Slate Joint Meeting A joint meeting of all com- mission on law and social action committees of the Women's Divi- sion, American Jewish Congress, will he held at 1:30 p.m., Wed- nesday, in the home of Mrs. Samuel A. Green, 18060 Muir- land avenue. A speaker will dis- cuss "Cartels and Monopolies." TIIE NEXT MEETING of the Yetz-Cohen Auxiliary will be held at g:30 p.m., Monday, in the home of Betty Spinner, 1954 Vir- ginia Park. Prospective members are invited. • • * IN ANSWER TO those who ask if women belonging to veter- ans organizations are conscious of world affairs and if these or- ganizations are working in a spirit of friendly relations, the Michigan Department Ladies Aux- iliary will sponsor a dessert lurNtheon; March 22 in Kern's Auditorium. Some 25 veterans groups, with an estlynated membership of 70,- 000, are expected to send be- tween 300 and 500 representa- tives, Mrs. Arlene Rhodes, na- tional community relations chair- man and co-chairman in charge of the luncheon, announced. Dr. B. Benedict Glazer, the guest speaker, will discuss, "Can the United Nations Keep the Peace?" Atirvro' • • • Honor Rosenthal TIIE MONTH of March con- tinues to be an unusually active one for members of the Charles and Aaron Kogan Post and Aux- iliary. Feature event of the month will be the annual dinner affair March 21 at the Bowery, held in honor of Aaron Kogan, recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, and Charles Kogan, infantryman who was killed in the Battle of the Bulge. Tickets may be obtained up to three days before the dinner by calling Helen Kogan, auxiliary president, TY. 4-1809. On Thursday a combined social0 ) meeting and card party will be '- held at the president's home, 1961 Gladstone avenue. The girls initiated the month's activities last week, when they presented a wheelchair and serv- ice baskets, filled with 'gifts, to patients at the Dearborn Veter- ans Hospital. • • TIIE LT. ELI LEVIN Auxiliary will hold a midnight Purim snack supper March 20, Rose Gottlieb, president, announced. The party will be held at the home of Mrs. Rose Cantor, 9237 Wildemere avenue. A donation of one dollar will be asked of those attending to purchase a special wheelchair for a paralyzed veteran. The Czechoslovak government has made a national shrine of this Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague. The founding date of this ancient burial ground Is not known, but a reliable map dated 1650 is in existence and some of the tombstones have legible lettering dating back to the middle of the 15th century. MEHAIIEM BADER of the Palestine Ilistadrut executive committee will address the last workers' rally of the $250,000 Ilistadrut campaign, Thursday evening. Purim Party Slated at Workmen's Circle Dancing, entertainment and refreshments will highlight a Purim party of the Workmen's Circle Parent-Teachers Associa- tion at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, at headquarters.