Friday, Sep- fend:4r 7, 1945 Jews In Sports By HASKELL COHEN (Copyright. 1945, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) THE JEWISH NEWS New Anti-Semitic Campaign Launched By Ex-Iron Guards Oslo Jews Select New Chief Rabbi -ISTANBUL (WNS)—A secret anti-Semitic oiganization con- sisting of members of the now defunct Iron Guard has been uncovered by the Romanian po- lice, according to reliable reports reaching here. • The anti-Semitic organization is said to have many branches throughout Romania, where it has been conducting a clandes- tine campaign against the Jew- ish population. Page Seventy-Seven Danny Kaye's New Film 'Wonder Man', Opens at the Adams Buy War Bonds! La Belle - FURS A Ribbentrop Story Here is an interesting story about Joachim von Ribbentrop, one of the Nazi gangsters. This story may throw some light on Russo-German relations before Hitler's attack. While Ribbentrop was in Russia he met—unwilling- . ly—Commissar for Mines (and oil) Kaganovitch, who is a Jew. "It must be strange for you to - negotiate with a Jew," said Kag- anovitch. "In Russia," said Ribbentrop, "you are for me just the Russian Commissar. National Socialism is too good for export. Can you say that for Communism?" VIRGINIA MAYO ing at the Adams Theatre, Friday, Sept. 14, was created the Pelican Club, a gaudy deadfall occupying 25,000 square feet of sound'stage. It was designed to make even the most seasoned night club habitue gasp with wonderment and prob- ably mutter: "Brother, what a reetings-- ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ "No," replied the Jew; "but oil is." Infant Service Group C. BRUTON Realty Co. ♦ 15100 Fenkell Extends New Years Greetings To The Community VE. 5-1300 NXIMNSS, 1. KNOPPOW PAINT STORE Wholesale and Retail • QUALITY PAINTS and FAINTER SUPPLIES' • SALE AND RENTALS OF - Paint Sprayers. - Wallpaper Removers - - Sanders UN. 2-8088 . • 15019 . LIVERNOIS New Year's Greetings— From . Allen a and Ivan Ludington Ludington News Co. . 4743 Fourth Best Wishes M. Kersch Dr. S. S. Raizin Yeshivath Beth Yehuda Greetings and Best Wishes We extend sincere wishes for a Happy New Year filled with happiness and blessed with full measure of prosperity and may these wishes continue to find fulfillment into the many years beyond. CHARLES H. LOTT General Manager Harris & Hertzberg Scrap Rubber Co. 6201 E. McNichols TVV. 1-5283 Extend New Years Greetings To Detroit Jewry must It is strictly out of this world and always will be, because any night club owner who attempted Every motion picture made has to duplicate it would find himself wrecked by the capital invest- at least one "production value" ment. sequence—and that's where ad- Marking her third production jectives are born. for Samuel Goldwyn, Virginia For "Wonder Man", Samuel Mayo is Danny Kaye's leading Goldwyn's new. Technicolor com- lady in "Wonder Man". The love- ly Virginia scored a hit in "The edy starring Danny Kaye, open- Princess and the Pirate", opposite Bob Hope. OSLO (WNS)—Dr. M. Fried,- iger has been chosed by the Jew- ish community in this city as its Chief Rabbi. The former Chief Rabbi of • Denmark had been deported by the Nazis to Ther- esienstadt concentration camp, where he miraculously escaped liquidation. When the Allied forces liberated him from the camp he returned to Copen- hagen. In a statement to newspaper men, Dr.. Friediger disclosed that he expects to rededicate the Oslo Synagogue with a memorial service for the Norweigan Jews who perished in the death cham- bers in Poland. The services, be broadcast over the Nor- wegian radio, are to be attended by Crown Prince Olaf, high Norwegian government officials and members of Parliament. Samuel Reshevsky continued his splendid chest form all • the way through the tournament in Hollywood to annex the Western Hemisphere Championship. Sam In Bucharest, the police found was undefeated throughout the tournament but • was tied two a clandestine printing establish- times, once by Ruben Fine who ment which turned out hundreds finished in second place. Reshev- of thousands of anti-Jewish leaf- sky is leading a 10-man Ameri- lets and brochures. The leaflets can team in radio play against not only attracted the Jews; 10 leading Russian masters. Nine but also the democratic trends of the 10 Americans are Jews of the Romanian Government. while at least half of the Rus- One of the leaflets called on the sians are of Hebraic extraction. Romanian people to make pog- roms on the Jews. * * .* So far the police arrested 164 Now that his charley horses • have cleared up Hank Greenberg members of the organization. is murdering the ball for an aver- Among them are a number of Japan to Cooperate age. of .304. He is hitting The long students, journalists and forMer With Jews, Leader Says ball, too, strong proof that he government officials. has not lost his eye • as So many TOKYO (WNS)—Japan is pre- claim. Hank thinks returning trip at the last moment. Instea d pared to cooperate with all the vets will benefit more by putting he wrote Prez Horace Stone peoples of the world, including in a spring training season be- ham telling him that it was fin Jews, it -Oas announced here fore tackling the game as he did possible for him ever to crouch over the Tokyo radio this week. The announcer attributed the without any warm-up. Incident- behind a bat again. * * * remarkable statement to the ally Hank recently received a Ford auto franchise for New One of baseball's.unusual cases Japanese Prime Minister who, York City from none other than is Joe Press, manager of the it said, declared at a press con- Henry Ford himself. famous semipro Bushwicks. Joe ference that Japanese prosperity Maurice Podoloff, the prez of is one of the few mentors who depended on full cooperation the Can-Am Hockey loop called never played the game. Sort of with the rest of the world and a meeting in New York of the a Joe McCarthy, not Charley. that the Japanese people will nation's 'Arena owners to form Like Joe of the Yankees Joe of "cooperate with the U. S., Eng- a pro basketball loop. The boys the Bushwicks was only so-so as land, China • and other nations, decided to wait until next year. a semi-pro player. But as a man- as well as with the Jewish race." Methinks Podoloff is biting • off ager of the Bushwicks he is rated A Borne Bon Mot more than he can chew. Pro ball the shrewdest pilot outside of or- Despite the fact that Ludwig is a business you just don't enter ganized baseball. lightly. It takes year of learn- It is no secret that Press could Borne, famous German author, . apostate, Jew _ s took de- ing to develop money making have a job in organized baseball. was basketball clubs and the Arenas The Yankees are anxious to have light in repeating a famous bon will have plenty of headaches if him in their chain but Joe pre- mot of his. Borne once describ- they try to ,buck established pro- 'fers to stick with the Bush- ed a gathering at which he was moters like Eddie Gottlieb of the wicks. Paul Krichell; famous present in which the Jews were Phily Sphas. Gotta told us the Yankee scout, replies consider- mercilessly maligned. The audi- other day that big time basket- ably on Pres' judgment. George ence of German bluebloods was ball is on the way back and the Weiss, Yankee farm boss, will stunned when Borne arose and clubs will again pay the salaries ask his Eastern scouts before said: "The Jews are hated, not paid by the old Celtics, Hakoahs, buying a - player, ',Mid Joe Press because they earn it—but be- and Cleveland Rosenblums. see. him. What does Joe say cause they earn." Lee Oma the Detroit boxer is about hiin?" not . Jewish. We wrote here some Joe is. a butter and egg man time ago that he masqueraded as during the week days and wants .a Hebrew until a party began to to continue that way. "Baseball speak to • him in Yiddish. At three times a week on Wednes- that time Oma decided he was day and Friday nights and Sun- Greetings not going to fool the public any- day afternoons is enough for more. He is Polish and his real me," explains the Bushwick lead- name is Czajewski. and Best Wishes er. The uncertainties of minor * * * league ball keep Joe from enter-. Sammy Weiss, t the Congress- ing that field. Since it is impos- man football official, writes • us sible for a man to jump from he will soon be off on a trip that semi-pro ball to major league will take him to the European managing Joe is frozen out of the im° theater, and all through' the Mid- big time. However, there are Remodeling and Repairing dle East. • Sammy wants to know plenty of baseball , men around what the boys are getting in the who will tell you that Joseph has line of sports. A great sport fol- the ability to handle a big time 11943 Grand River lower and participant Sammy is club. anxious to learn whether or not the. Army is getting enough ma- terials to take care of the GI's Best Wishes wants. This fellow from Western Pennsy was instrumental in get- ting the Ernie Pyle Bill passed For The New Year in Congress, earning the plaudits of the boys overseas. In New Guinea he was selected top Con- gressman over the other leaders on the Hill. • * * * There was a rumor that Rank D. S. C. Tailoring banning,' better known as Harry the Horse, was ready to come 12146 Dexter 36 W. Adams back as catcher for the Giants. It seems Harry had made ar rangements to meet- the pant bosses in : St. Louis when he was recuperating . at a veterans' hos- pital in Texas. Naturally news- paper men with the club assum- ed he was coming up to talk terms. Harry didn't make the cover charge that place have!" DETROIT-LELAND HOTEL DETROIT, MICHIGAN CASS—BAGLEY