Some Jewish Sports Achievements ill 5722 Holiday Good Wishes By HAROLD U. RIBALOW VETERAN Food Products Co. (Copyright, 1962, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) Thanks to the incredible achievements of Sandy Kou- fax, left-handed pitcher for the 13231 Conant Los Angeles Dodgers, and the "TW 3-4393 high jumping of Valeri Brumel of the Soviet Union, it may be said that this past year has seen some remarkable feats by New Year Good Wishes Jewish athletes. There haven't been many SWIRL Jewish stars in sports, but those HAIR FASH IONS who have been active have been headliners and have provided 22140 W. Seven Mile Rd. the sports-loving public with KE 5-2886 re c o r d-breaking accomplish- ments. What we have is quality, not quantity. New names, nevertheless, Holiday Greetings have managed to crop up. 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Detroit, Michigan He is listed, for those fans who KE 8-9875 have been asking questions about him, all during the 1962 season. It should be pointed out that a single remarkable pitch- ing chore doesn't make a man New Year Greetings a baseball immortal. Belinsky has a long way to go before TEK INDUSTRIES he establishes himself as a pitcher of quality. 132 Manchester Koufax, on the other hand, TO 8-8123 became an authentic star in 1962, even though a freak in- jury cut down on his record and on his potential. Koufax, New Year Greetings who set a strikeout record in WEST DETROIT 1961, began the 1962 season as GLASS COMPANY though he were preparing to WHOLESALE AND RETAIL shatter all marks for effective- 24-Hour Service on ness. His fast ball hummed; Plate Glass Replacements Established 1922 his control was needle-sharp Industrial Maintenance and his strikeout record 4500 Stecker, in Dearborn mounted. 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It, too, has been One of those "social" sports without Jewish "Complete Office Outfitters" headliners. One would think, with the interest in the game 3162 E. Jefferson LO 7-7626 and the proliferation of Jewish clubs, that Jewish stars would emerge. So far, none hag. In time, some of the good Jewish SEASON GREETINGS amateurs may become profes- sionals to challenge the Palmers SAM'S and the Jack Nicklauses, but not FRUIT MARKET yet, not in 1962. Israel, where we sometimes 13510 W. 7 Mile turn for sports news, has been UN 4-9793 quiet this past year. True, there was a professional boxing match in Tel Aviv, of all places, with the Jewish fighter, Alphonse Best Wishes Halini, winning from an Italian. But obviously, Israel is not for a Happy New Year going to be a boxing center, and the Israel tennis and track and Mr. and Mrs. soccer teams, which take part in Harold S. Sarko international competitions, have yet to develop into real threats. & Daughters But when a Sandy Koufax comes to maturity, and a Valeri against the New York Mets. It was apparent that he had be- come the most respected pitcher in the game, a true star, when a finger injury shelved him for a very long stretch. Nonetheless, he already has established him- self as the best Jewish pitcher in the annals of the national sport. Larry Sherry, his team- mate, remains a relief pitcher of excellence. As you know, relief pitchers do not have long careers. To many of them are overworked when they are effective and they seldom have two good years in a row. Sherry has been the exception to this rule, and inasmuch as he is still a young man, he may become, in time one of the finest reliefers in the sport. Surely, he was a most valuable cog in a fine Dodger team. Simul- taneously, his brother, Norm, usually overshadowed by the more spectacular y ou n g e r brother, also has shown him- self to be a major league catcher. Seldom have there been brother batteries, and the Sherrys are the only Jew- ish battery team in history. As for the Russian, Valeri New Year Greetings Brumel, he, too, is far from a Best Wishes — May All Our flash-in-the-pan. When he first Friends and Customers Enjoy a Happy New Year RUSSELL met — and conquered — John Thomas, Americans believed PROVISION CO. RUDI'S BARBER SHOP that in time Thomas would prove to be the superior athlete. Wholesale Meats 13805 W. 9 Mile Rd., Oak Park But not only did Brumel crush 2457 Russell LI 5-9446 Thomas' confidence (Thomas never again was a top-notcher after his defeats by Brumel), he also set new records never be- Happy Holiday fore attained by high jumpers. Brumel has become the top man in his sport, and Thomas is now an ordinary high jumper. 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