• tried to turn Roy Reigles around
when he ran the wrong way in
Alexander played the 1929 Rose Bowl.
center for Syracuse in 1920, he
The first Tel Aviv born player
wound up as a --econd team guard
to star in American football
Walter Ca nip's All-America
was Harry Edelson of the Uni-
iootball squad. A first team Camp
versity of Southern California.
pick at guard in 1918-19, Alexan-
A halfback for the Trojans in
der had many supporters for the
1927-29, Edelson grabbed two
center post. Twenty-two other
touchdown passes as USC buried
All-America selectors made Alex-
Pitt 47-14 in the 1930 Rose Bowl.
ander their first team choice in
Edelson became a high school
1920.
coach in Los Angeles.
After a career in professional
Two college players who would
football the was the N.Y. Giants' do well in the National Football
head coach in 1926), Alexander League earned their varsity let-
coached at CCNY and became a ters in 1928-29. Phil Handler was
New York physician, Ile is a a standout guard at Texas Chris-
member of the College Football tian University, and Carroll Rosen-
Hall of Fame.
bloom was a halfback for the
The Pittsburgh area produced Penn Quakers. Handler played
two top Jewish football players and coached in the NFL for 38
in the early 1920s. Jack Sack was years, while Rosenbloom is the
a guard at the U. of Pittsburgh present owner of the Baltimore
in 1920-22, and Sam Weiss quarter- Colts.
backed Duquesne University in
Tackle Fred Sington (1928-30)
1921-24. Sack played pro ball, and I was the University of Alabama's
at the age of 22 became the head first consensus All-America. He
coach of Geneva College. Weiss helped the Crimson Tide to an un-
served as a Congressman and defeated and untied season in
was an NFL official. He is a 1930, and to a 24-0 victory over
member of the Duquesne all-time Washington State in the 1931 Rose
team.
Bowl. Sington played major lea-
Max Kadesky of Iowa was a gue baseball for six years, and
third team Camp pick at end in was a football official.
1922. Kadesky played a year of
pro ball before he became a del)
list. A teammate of his on the StandardIsraeli Car
1923 Rock Island Independents Within Four Years
was Joe Bernstein, a fullback at
Tulsa in 1920-22. George Abram- ! TEL AVIV—A "standard Israeli
son and Lou Gross were team- car" should be in production in
mates at the University of Min- three of four years and on the
nesota in 19 99 - 9 4. Camp made road shortly afterwards, Yitzhak
Abram -son a second team All- Shubinsky, managing director of
America choice in 1924, while Autocars, said at a recent press
Gross received honorable mention conference in Tel Aviv.
at tackle in 1922. , Eighty per cent of the "standard"
The South chipped in with a car would be manufactured in Is-
brilliant pair of linemen in 1923- rael at "international prices." He
25. Milt Levy of Tulane was nam- expected to produce at least 10,000
e(l to the Southern Conference all- units a year. He said that the
star team as a guard in 1924, and ' government had granted him per-
m 1925, Max Goldstein of Flo- mission to assemble two "small
rida (lid Levy one better. A tackle ; cars," an 850 "Mini" and a 998
and guard, Goldstein was a South- , Triumph.
ern Conference all-star for three '
straight years.

By JESS SILVER

( eei') rIghl 1969..rt.I. Inc.)

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Michigan (which has produced
more outstanding Jewish foot-
ballers than any other college),
came up with Benny Friedman
in 1924-26. Friedman was foot-
ball's first great forward pass-
er. lie led Michigan to the West-
ern Conference championship in
1925-26, and was a consensus
All-America for both years. His
career total of 25 touchdown
passes remains the Michigan
record.

Friedman played eight years in
the National Football League. He
served as head coach at both
CCNY and Brandeis, and is a
member of the College Football
Hall of Fame. Ray Baer was
Friedman's teammate at Michi-
gan in 1925-26, and was a second
All-America choice at guard in
1927. Baer became a high school
coach in his home town of Louis-
ville, Ky.
In 1926 Brow;i' University field-
ed its most famous eleven, the
Brown "Iron Men" put togther
an undefeated season as the start-
ing lineup played every minute of
the Yale and Dartmouth games.
Three of the Brown regulars were
)etl ish: guard Lou Farber and
backs Dave Nlishel and Al Corn-
sweets. The final game of the sea-
son ended in a 14-14 tie with Col-
gate.
Dave Moscovitz lettered at tac-
kle for Rutgers in 1926-28. Today.
as David A. Morse, he is director
general of the International La- •
bor Organization. The ILO was
recently named the recipient of
the 1969 Nobel Peace prize.

Large Lou Gordan and little •
Benny Lom were big names on
the gridiron in 1927-29. Gordon
helped Illinois to a national' title
in 1927, and was an All-America
selection in 1929. A member of the

all-time Illinois team, Gordon
played professional football for
nine years. A sensational halfback

at the U. of California, Lom is
best remember as the man who

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