Prejudice Raises Ugly Head in Sports By BILL WOLF (Copyright, 1953, Jewish Telegraphic Agency) The ugly face of race preju- dice has on c e again beer. seen in sports, this.. time in major league baseball. The vic- tims: Dodger catcher Roy Cam- - again, when racial attacks are Our Friends and Patrons made on Negroes, the danger of anti Semitic incidents in- creases. COIN AND STAMP DEALERS Fans will recall the incident a number of years ago when Ski Everything in Coins and Stomps for the Collector Gordon was the target of anti- Open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Doily and Sunday Semitic remarks in St. Louis. "Caine in and Browse Around" Two years before that St. Louis players had also hurled insults 19167 Mound Rd., Nr. 7 Mile TW. 3-2438 at Jackie Robinson. Bigotry is a common enemy of all who seek democracy in sports. The latest incidents involve Best Wishes for A Happy New Year pitcher Burdette of the Milwau- kee Braves. He threw two pitches that were unmistakably bean balls at Campanella. They •came so close that Campanella had to Custom Tailors and Clothiers dive for safety. Even though they seemed intentional to re- 6546 CASS AVE. TR. 5-2734 porters, it still might. not have Opp. General Motors Bldg. been possible to put an anti- Morris Disner Negro tag On Burdette's actions. Jerry Disner But he left little to the imagina, tion when he later hurled . a racial insult at Campanella when the . catcher looked scorn- fully at him. But that isn't all: A few games preVious to the one in Milwau= kee, the same Burdette was pitching when Jackie Robinson rapped a hit that won the game for Brooklyn. .Furious, Burdette directed a racial remark against Robinson. 17800 W. 7 MILE ROAD KE. 2-0659 It is. interesting to note that Burdette is on the same team. as Sid Gordon. How comfortable can Gordon feel knowing that thia type of thinking exists among his teammates? So far, no action has been taken against Burdette, and the question remains as to. what league officials will do about the situation. . . * * * INSURANCE SINCE 1913 Latest statistics show that Al Rosen is leading the American League in slugging. He has 240 17634 James Couzens_Hwy. UN. 4-2884 total bases in 413 times at bat for a slugging mark of .581. Last season he finished third in the loOp. The statistics on extra bases for Rosen tell the story of why he is such an important asset to the Cleveland Indians. Al has . . -hit 19 doubles, four triples, and -.1t Extend Greetings for A Happy 1C-` Prosperous 2'7 home runs. As the record in- dicates, Al doesn't go in much for in-between stuff. He doesn't '-=-= New Year to Their Many Friends & Patrons E. hit many triples—either doubles or homers. . Ea... - • 219 Majestic Bldg. WO. 1-6946 , It'll be a story of friendly enemies for Coach Tubby Ras- 11111111111110111111111111111011111111111111111111111111111110111111111111111111#1111111111011111111111111111111111111111111i1M11111111g, kin-when he goes to Israel next month to . pilot the American cage squad at the Maceabiali For Raskin will be up • against basketball players from Isfael whom he once coached. Raskin visited Israel laSt year when he served as mentor for the Israeli _ cagers who participated in the International Olympic games at SamUel G. Keywell Helsinki. Some of the tricks that H. W. Smith he taught will no 'doubt be used Barney L. Keywell against the sqUad he now will be guiding to what he hopes will be a_victory. . Reliable sources say there will be about a half dozen young women on the U.S. Maccabiah squad. That will be a big in- crease over last year, when there was only one girl—a teen- aged swimmer—on . the team. `turf Homes However, the U.S. squad will still lag behind spine of the other -16021 W. McNichols nations, in which women par- ticipate on,,a • Much larger • scale VE. 8-5836 it sports competition . . . :*hilerthe name of Dick 8avitt i has,- 1Argely- faded into the bick- omommiwomo makoom ..whe ammo, ground in the tennis world, a new name is rapidly winning New Year Best Wishes to All fame. Bernard Bartz-en is blast- Our Friends and Patrons of ing his way into top tennis circles. If he continues at the the Jewish Faith same - pace, he stands a chance to eventually be rated one of the foremost in the nation. Greetings to • Our Friends and Patrons POLLACK'S DRAPERY — LINENS — YARD GOODS Seven Mile Rd., Near Greenfield BR oadway 3-4411 Sincere Best Wishes for a Year of HEALTH and HAPPINESS To our Members, their Families and to the Jewish Community ! 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