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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, April 12, 1946
McGraw's Dreams Come True
Hank, Rosen Top Parade
Of Jewish Baseball Stars
and Jersey City before becoming
a fixture at the Polo Grounds. He
is ticketed for a spot in the out-
field this season.
Harry Feldman is another Jew-
ish player who attracted atten-
tion through good work with the
Giants' farm in Jersey. A steady
pitcher
who combines "stuff" with
When the fabulous John McGraw was alive and managing the
New York Giants, his one ambition was to discover a Jewish base- "brains," he was one of the stal-
ball star. Ever alive to tie tremendous box-office appeal such a star warts on last year's club. He, like
Gordon, is one of the younger
would have, McGraw scoured the
country. But in all the years, he
Opportunity arrived last year crop Mel Ott is grooming for the
Succeeded in unearthing only one after Rickey came from St. Louis future.
Hails from Superior
—Andy Cohen.
to take charge of Brooklyn.
Cohen duly arrived in New Goody was playing with Syracuse
Moe Arnovich is an exception
York and was stationed at short- in the International League. to the rule in that he does not
stop with the team. He did not Rickey needed a spare outfielder come from New York or from
last long, and McGraw never did and decided that Rosen was the the East. He spent his boyhood in
fully realize his ambition. Mc- man. Perhaps he was also moti- Superior, Wis., and manned the
Graw did not live to see the day vated by the thought that Rosen pumps after school at one of his
when not one, but many Jewish being Jewish, the Jewish patrons father's auto service stations. He
players would become firmly, en- would turn out in droves to see always kept a couple of gloves
trenched in the great national
around and when the gas trade
pastime. And this season, with
lagged, he'd play catch with the
several of them returning from
other boys.
the wars, Jewish stars will make
When Moe played with the
their appearance as they have
Phils in 1939, after "breaking in"
never done before.
in 1937, he was a sensation, bat-
The spotlight will be upon two
ting .370 at one time to lead the
of them—Hank Greenberg of the
league. The Giants became inter-
Detroit Tigers, and Goody Rosen
ested in him and bought him, but
of the Brooklyn Dodgers, both
in 1942 he went into the Army.
outfielders. Greenberg is return-
He is due back in the game this
ing for his first full season of
year and much will be heard
baseball since 1941, when he en-
from him.
tered the armed forces. As an
Schemer is the fourth Jewish
enlisted man, he had as distin-
Giant, a first-sacker who relieved
guished a career in the Army as
Weintraub last August. A few
he did on the diamond. He rose
days after he had been called up
to the rank of captain, held an
from Jersey City to step into the
important assignment in the
breach, he wrecked the league-
China theater of operations with
leading Cubs with four straight
the B-29 command and was cited
hits, handing the New Yorkers a
for meritorious service.
4-3 victory. He finished out the
Dr. Wise Conducts
Class
at
Institute
WASHINGTON, D. C.—An in-
crease of 17,000 new members
By DANIEL TATKON
Inspiring Hustler
Released late in the 1945 sea-
son, Hank was able to come back
to play a decisive role in the
American League pennant race.
An inspiring hustler, an invalua-
ble asset to his team's morale,
Hank always could be depended
upon to come through when
needed. Before he went into the
Army, he earned $55,000 a year,
a figure surpassed only by Babe
Ruth. When he came back last
year, he smote a mighty homer
that clinched the pennant for the
'Tigers and in the World Series
with the Cubs was acclaimed by
the writers as the hero because
cg his great hitting.
But what was most significant
of all of this was his being able
to make so brilliant a comeback
after four years in uniform. The
experts had counted him out, said
he was all washed up after being
away so long.
Rosen this year was paid a
great tribute by the baseball
writers of America. When the
time came to select the All-
American Major League All-Star
team, he was named in a poll to
occupy one of the three outfield
positions. It was a climax to a
grand uphill struggle. Rosen, a
small, chunky fellow, did not
look like a budding ace when he
first came up, and he had heart-
breaking reverses. Unlike Green-
berg, he was turned down twice
before he finally won his break.
Played Amateur Hockey
Born in Toronto, Canada,
where he dabbled at first in ama-
teur hockey, Goody got his big
chance when Larry MacPhail
was replaced by Branch Rickey
as executive of the Dodgers. Mac-
Phail had looked Rosen over
when he ran the Brooklyn team
and he decided that Goody was
to
small and didn't hit hard
enough. Rosen then dawdled
around minor leagues.
HANK GREENBERG
him play. At any rate, he paid
$20,000 for him and brought him
to Ebbets Field last year. But
Goody had trouble hitting, and
he was so discouraged he was on
the verge of quitting.
The decisive "break" came sud-
denly. One of the Dodger players
had eaten fish that did not agree
with him and reported sick. He
was a. first baseman and Goody,
the outfielder, was pressed into
service. He made good with a
bang and slugged sensationally,
following the advice of one of the
Dodger coaches to "loosen" up at
the plate. For a while he led both
leagues in batting.
Many with Giants
It is fitting that the Giants,
which under McGraw had so
industriously sought a Jewish
star, should be the one that has
featured more Jews than any
other team. Hank Danning and
Phil Weintraub for a while
played with the New Yorkers.
The former was one of the best
catchers in the business. Follow-
ing his discharge from the Army
he announced his retirement from
the game. Weintraub player with
the Giants after coming up with
the Phils but had an in-and-out
record. His future with the club
is dim.
However, other Jewish players
replaced them, notably Sid Gor-
don, Harry Feldman, Moe Arno-
vich and Mike Schemer. Gordon
is a product of sandlot teams in
East New York, in Brooklyn, and
he first attracted attention when
he starred at third base for the
championship Tilden High School
nine. He then went on to acquire
polish with industrial and semi-
pro teams, finally winning a con-
tract with the Giants. He served
his apprenticeship with Milford
17,000 New Members
In Year Reported by
Bnai Brith Women
and the creation of 42 new chap-
ters during the last year high-
lighted the report presented by
Mrs. Arthur G. Laufman, presi-
dent of the Women's Supreme
Council of Bnai Brith, at its
sixth annual Meeting held at the
*Hamilton hotel, Washington, D.
C. The total membership of Bnai
Dr. Stephen S. Wise takes time Brith Women was reported at
off to conduct one of his regular approximately 73,000 in 395 chap-
classes at the Jewish Institute of ters.
Religion, of which he is the
CLASSIFIED ADS
Founder and President.
GET QUICK. RESULTS
Government Sponsored Jewish
Anti-Zionist League Collapses
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—A "Lea-
gue for Anti-Zionist Struggle,"
which was formed in Iraq some
time ago by a group of unknown
Jews, - after the Government was
unable to persuade the Bagdad
Jewish community to issue an
anti-Zionist statement, has been
dissolved the "Voice of Israel"
radio said today. The broadcast
added that several members of
the league have been arrested.
Kenny Singer
Back from the Army.
- Ready to Play for
.
DANCES
PARTIES
•
WEDDINGS
With a New & Greater
ORCHESTRA
no. 8657
campaign in good stride but his
fate with this year's club, in view
of the GI's coming back, still is
undetermined.
The Dodgers lately have been
on the lookout for Jewish stars
and even before they acquired
Rosen they sponsored talent from
their own backyard. Harry Eisen-
stat, a left-handed pitcher, was
with them for a while before be-
ing traded, and so was Sam Na-
hem, a Brooklyn College righty
product, who went later to Phila-
delphia and St. Louis. Another
player was Cy Block who was
sold to the Chicago Cubs. He led
the league in batting with a .377
mark and drove in 93 runs. At
the end of the season' he was
voted the most valuable player of
the South Atlantic League. The
Cubs, cognizant of his skill, called
him up but his big-league career
was nipped when he went into
the Coast Guard.
Last September, however, he
was discharged and immediately
reported for action. He played
with the Cubs briefly in the
World Series and is looked upon
as promising material for this
coming campaign.
(Copyright, 1946. Seven Arts Feature
Syndicate)
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