40 Friday, June 10, 1977 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS DIMITRI'S Developments in Israeli, Russian Basketball FINE FOOD 13400 W. 9 MILE RD. & COOLIDGE • OAK PARK • COMPLETE FAMILY DINING, • OPEN FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH DINNER HOME-MADE COOKING PLUS GREEK FOOD AND - COMPLETE WEIGHT WATCHER MENU • Frosted Free Ice Cream • Home Made Pies OPEN 7 DAYS, 7 .am. to 11 p.m. UNBELIEVABLE! FANTASTIC SAVINGS! EARLY BIRD SPECIAL 25% Off ON ALL DISHES MON. THRU THURS. -4 to 6 p.m. INCLUDING GOURMET SELECTION, APPETIZERS, DINNERS, ALA CARTE, ETC. Offer Expires June 18, 1977 Sorry, No Entertainment '77 Coupons or Credit Cards For This Special UlicS1-1AW INS 6404 ORCHARD LAKE AT MAPLE-ORCHARD MALL-851-6400 REG. HOURS: Mon. Thru Thurs.,11: 30 to 10:30 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 11:30 to 1 a.m. Sun., 4 to 10 p.m. ROSE and IRVING GUTTMAN Invite You To See Why We Are #1 In The Metropolitan Detroit Area 27167 GREENFIELD 1 Blk. N. of 11 PAie Nut To Groat Scott Mkt 559-1380 OUR FAMOUS BREAKFAST Twes.-Saf., 7 a.m.-11 a.m. • FRESH ORANGE JUICE • 2 EGGS (any style) • ROLL OR BAGEL • COFFEE OR TEA San., 7 a.rn.-10 $11 5 By HASKEL COHEN (Copyright 1977, JTA, Inc.) Two interesting devel- opments in the waning days, of the basketball season come to the fore that should be of interest to Jew- ish hoop aficionados. Num- ber one, Alcee Perry, the Black hero of Maccabi Tel Aviv's victories over the-So- viet Union, Czechoslovakia and Verase of Italy to cap- ture the European Cup, is slated to arrive home next week and will be under pressure for the next few weeks to come back to Is- rael in order to rejoin the Maccabi club. Number two. Alexander Gomulsky, the Jewish coach of the Red Army team which fell to the Mac- cabi five in Antwerp, Bel- gium, in the European Cup, apparently no longer is in disfavor with the Soviet bas- ketball hierarchy and has been selected as the coach of the Soviet Olympic team for 1980. Perry has delayed his re- turn to the United States in order to have his teeth fixed at the expense of the Maccabi Tel Aviv club. They had promised him when he arrived in Israel last fall that they would take care of his dental bill and they are making good on this promise. Between visits to the den- tist chair; Perry has been on the hot seat with the W e Are Looking Forward To Seeing You Again FOR THE "CLASS OF SCOTCH" REUNION JUNE 13 thru JUNE 19 ENTERTAINMENT 8 p.m.-? & HORS D' OEUVRES (5C) It seems like a long time since you have taken advantage of our services. We missed you and want you to know that it has always been our genuine pleasure to serve you. Your friendship and patronage are important to us and we want you to know that we are here to do all we can to insure your complete satisfaction. JO THOMPSON IS BACK, WED. thru SAT. manager of the Maccabi five, the Israeli press and rabid followers of basket- ball in Israel who are deter- mined to get him back come hell or high water. Perry has quite a decision to make since several NBA clubs now are interested in the possibility of him join- ing the professional fold in the United States, and there is a likelihood he could make one of three teams which are going to speak to him upon his arrival in the United States. There is only so much, fi- nancially, that Maccabi can do to induce Perry to re- turn. He is only available for Cup games, and since only a few of those are played, unless one team goes all the way to the finals, a player such as Perry has no worth to an Is- raeli team during the regu- lar national league season. He must stay in shape, prac- tice daily and then sit idly by as his team plays in the league contests because he is not Jewish. It is quite likely that one of the reasons his team- mate Jim Boatwright con- verted to Judaism is that, quite frankly, he was dis- satisfied with this type of operation and wanted to play regularly. Boatwright, a Mormon of religious bent. somehow saw the light and converted to Judaism. Upon his conversion, of course, he became eligible to play on a—regular basis for the Maccabi team in the nation- al league. There has been talk that pressures have been exerted on Perry to do likewise, but this is only hearsay, and seems improb- able. The fact of the matter is that Perry didn't enjoy his stay in Israel that much and only became excited with his basketball perform- ance after the team knocked off the Red Army club. Only then did he show any emotion and desire to possibly stay. So far as Gomulsky is con- cerned, he was a kingpin in Soviet basketball for many years until pressure on the Reds began to come in from so many Jews who wanted to emigrate to Is- rael. As the demand for emigration arose, Go- mulsky's popularity waned with the Basketball Feder- ation. Ultimately he was brought up on trumped up charges of trying. to smuggle gold into the USSR, and a ban was im- posed upon him so that he could not coach outside of the country. He was permit- ted to continue as mentor of the Russian Army team, however. Apparently all is forgiven now, and Gomulsky once again is back in good stand- ing. Apparently the Reds trust him, and proof, if needed, is evident in the fact that his son Vladimir Labor Party to Reorganize, Peres Nominated as Chairman TEL AVIV (JTA)—The Labor Party, battered and in disarray after its defeat in the May 17 elections, moved to reorganize and tighten ship in order to tbe- come an effective opposi- tion faction in the next Knesset. The party's organizing committee decided that from now on the party will have a chairman rather than a secretary general. It nominated Defense Min- ister Shimon Peres, leader of the party, for that post. The decision was moti- vated in part by the resigna- tion of secretary general Meir Zarmi on the eve of the elections. The party chairman will head an ad- ministrative team to deal with day-to-day party mat- ters. It will not include Knesset members but will be composed of persons with strong administrative abilities. In addition, the organiz- ing committee decided to es- tablish a body of 13-15 mem- bers, including Labor Align- ment MKs, to deal with po- litical matters. The new body will con- stitute the party's lead- ership and it too will be headed by Peres. The changes recommended are subject to approval by the Labor Party Executive and its Central Committee. has been the translator for the Red Junior team which has been touring the United States the past few weeks. If his dad were still in the doghouse, son Vladimir would not have been given this prime assignment. Gomulsky comes from Or- thodox Jewish stock. and on his only visit to Israel a dec- ade or so ago, did look around to secure a new pair of tefillin for his father. He brought this back to his aging dad, and from what we can make out, this little act put him in bad stead with the authorities which resulted in his basketball de- motion. Many thought it was his demise, basketball speaking, but apparently--he is headed back to the top. Those who saw the Mac- cabi club beat his team in Belgium advise us that while he coached in his usual bristling manner, he took the defeat in good grace and was one of the first to congratulate the Is- raeli players. The following week he was permitted to leave the country to come to the United States with an augmented Army club which walloped the daylights out of Arizona State. MOVIE GUIDE Americana Complex 1, 2, 3, 4 Greenfield N. of 9 Mile 559-2730 4 THEATERS IN ONE BUILDING Wed. 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