THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, February 6, 1981 35 Legendary Jewish Boxer Named to International Hall of Fame By HASKELL COHEN will be Daniel Mendoza, a Jewish boxer who was born on July 5, 1764. Some of Mendoza's descendants will be present at the installa- tion services. Mendoza received a thorough Jewish education, married a Jewish woman and raised a Jewish family. One of the strong points in his life was the fact that he desired to be known as a Jew and as a matter of fact defended his Jewishness with his fists time and time (Copyright 1981, JTA, Inc.) The Wingate -Institute of Physical Edcation in Natanya, Israel will induct 19 athletes into the Interna- tional Sports Hall of Fame in July. One of the inductees UM4441-M! 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Daniel Mendoza was known as "the Jewish bruiser from Aldgate, Lon- don" and became the most celebrated Jewish athlete not only in his own time but as a matter of fact up until the beginning of the 20th Century. His ability to use his fists successfully brought to him a modicum of fame and for a while a great amount of money. His most memorable fights were against another fighter of the time by the name of Richard Hum- phries, who was nicknamed the "gentleman boxer." A boxing writer of the time named Pierce Egan wrote, "No pugilist what- ever since the days of Broughton, or even Broughton himself, has ever so completely elici- dated or promulgated the principles of boxing as Daniel Mendoza. Men- doza was considered one of the most elegant and scientific fighters of the period." It is interesting to note that the late Peter Sellers, of screen and stage fame, was a descendant of Daniel Mendoza, albeit he never followed the Jewish tradi- tion like his antecedent did. We do know that the 18th Century scrapper was an actor, a soldier, a sheriff's assistant, and a dealer in horses. Unfoitunately, he died a poor man at the age of 73. Mendoza was a descen- dant of Marranos who had escaped from Spain and suc- ceeded in settling in Lon- ROME (JTA) — Rabbi Henry Sobel of Sao Paolo, Brazil presented Pope John Paul II with a mezuza made of Jerusalem stone during a 30-minute audience with the Pontiff at the Vatican last week. He said he told the Pope that it was a sym- bol of "the fraternity of the human race united under God," and also an affirma- tion of "the indivisibility of Jerusalem and the Jewish people." The Pope replied that Jerusalem is "the city of peace for all religions," Sobel reported. He said their discussion was an inter-religious dialogue "which did not exclude our differences." The rabbi said the high point of their meeting was an ecumenical prayer of thanks for the release of the 52 American hostages from Iran. don. After his Bar Mitzva, Mendoza was an apprentice to a glass cutter. While serv- ing his tenure in this capacity he was forced to fight the snotty son of the glass cutter he worked for and as a result he went into another profession im- mediately. The years following his apprenticeship as a glass cutter were filled with numerous battles which in many cases were sparked by a wrong gesture, an anti- Semitic remark or the offer- ing of a small prize. Perhaps the finest battles of his career were with Humphries. These two boxers were gener- ally accepted to be the finest prize fighers in the land and crossed fists three times. Actually the three fights established the early and most impor- tant principles of boxing in general. As a result of the Mendoza-Humphries clashes the round was es- tablished, a time limit be- tween rounds created_ the appointment of judges and referees, and the proper conduct of fighting was stipulated so that nobody hit an opponent while he was down on his knees nor hit the opponent below the waist. (When Daniel Men- doza entered the ring he had two seconds, a new innova- tion, and it should be re- corded that both of these gentlemen were Jews named Jacobs and Isaacs.) Mendoza won the first PanaSCerS indicated that the battle continued until the 53rd round, when the Jewish hero was declared the win- ner. One reporter wrote, "Mendoza shewed himself a pleasing fighter, as he al- ways has done." The Jewish scrapper continued to fight for many years more and he ended his career in defeat although not in disgrace on July 4, 1820 when he was beaten by Tom Owen. 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Bacall Canceled Lauren Bacall's new mus- ical, "Woman of the Year," will not be seen in Detroit because its set and lighting design are too large to be ac- commodated by the Fisher Theater stage, the Detroit Free Press reported Wed- .nesday. fight, Humphries the sec- ond and Mendoza the third fight. In 1795 Mendoza, at this point recognized as the World Champion, lost his title to "Gentleman Jackson." After the _battle Daniel announced that he was retiring from the trade. Despite this announcement he returned to the ring on March 21, 1806 in order to close his career as a profes- sional boxer by engaging in a contest with one titled Mr. Lee. Reporters who covered Just come to the Joe Louis Arena on Sunday, February 15th at 1:00 P.M. and your favorite Red Wing players will show you how to put some plays together. The first 3,000 people at the clinic get a free hockey puck compliments of the Detroit Red Wings and A&W Root Beer. 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