Friday, April 10, 1942 1 THE SOUTHERN JEWISH WEEKLY Page Five

OLDEST CITY IN THE ST. AUGV S TINE side , Kling starred on the Moe, never a first-class ballplayer, boy,” which makes it apparent Chicago Cub teams of Tinker-to- was so well thought of by the that Cy has something on the ball. The Evers-to-Chance fame. On He later Washington that Diamond Administration A smashing Jews hitter, Cy is tall for became a well-to-do baseball An Interview With Ford Frick club he was asked to take a leading a second-sacker (a six-footer); owner. But he is remembered for part in cementing the good-neigh- but he can cover ground cleanly* his brilliance behind the bat. And bor BY AL LURIE policy between the United which is what is demanded of Kling opened the field to other States him. The baseball' season begins on, April 14th. More recre- and the Latin American The Cubs need an infielder—and great Jewish stars, ’’Frick said. nations. That’s a is the order of President Roosevelt, as the nation turns compliment to Cy can fit the bill. ation Benny Kauff was Jew- Moe, to baseball and, indirectly Harry its favorite pastime. A1 Lurie, outstanding sports com- another Eisenstat, a former high to ish headliner. Popular to the Jewish people. school phenom, mentator, reminding America that Jews are part of every never realized his Giant player, Benny was one of In talking about the National potentialities. A good relief pitch- of her being, recalls, some of the great baseball players the fiber leading; batters of his day. League players, Frick emphasized er, he seemed to wilt with the stemming from that people, Which brings to mind the sterling that there is no need for Jewish rest of the Indians, come the dog

. . . qualities The Editor o f Charles Solomon apologetics. "Jews,” he said, “are days of August. Still, he’s a val- (Buddy) is America’s national Myer, Washington Sena- as good as anyone. There’s no uable man to have around, as en- I Baseball tor [pastime and Jews are as much a baseball season begins. second-sacker, who was one need to walk around with a chip emy batsmen have already found of [part of the game as are hot dogs Ford Frick, President of the batting on your shoulder,” was his way of out. He is particularly effective the kings. and pop. The diamond sport is , reiterated to me: putting it. “Why, there isn’t a at Yankee Stadium in the begin- replete with Jewish stars such as “There was no time in the history Another of the Jewish stars who nicer fellow than ning of the year. Perhaps this blank Danning, , of modern baseball when Jews is finished in the Big Leagues is or a better American than Hank season he’ll hold on to his effect- [, Buddy Myer and did not sparkle in the major Hank Greenberg, who deserves a Greenberg. Just keep writing a- iveness. years, [others who, through the leagues.” The popular prexy of paragraph to himself. Hank has bout the Jewish players as though they have hung up great records. They the senior circuit knows whereof been written about so much that are American athletes—for Save made clear that baseball is he speaks. it is kind of wasteful to harp on that’s just what they are. And,” a sport open to all comers if the Although the greatest Jewish his diamond career when he is he smiled, “we’ll be grateful for & aspirant has a rifle arm, a keen baseball player doing all he can to be a good sol- any other Jewish major leaguers.” Keene Keene in history, Hank OPTOMETRISTS and batting eye, speed afoot and plen- Greenberg, is a soldier in khaki, dier. But it is only just to point Frick, a sports writer who worked OPTICIANS ty of hustle. there are a number of Jewish lads out that Hank is probably the out- his way up to the top of the See Keene For Keene Sight On April 14th the major league now cavorting on the ball fields standing right-handed slugger in baseball heap, stressed the Jews now Reg. in U. S. Patent Office of major league clubs. One of the history of the game, barring active in the National League. Phone S9l them may become as fine a player possibly Jimmy Foxx and Rogers Harry Danning, he point- ed out, is 40 /i Cathedral Place and as honorable a citizen as Hornsby. Hank has had a season the best of the Jewish guys ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. Craig Funeral Greenberg. Hank was one of the is which he 58 homers. (Babe in the game. “Harry,” he topnotchers. But the opportunity Ruth won immortality when he said, “first won acclaim when •»->-»-> »¦>>>>>> »->-> > > ) is there. slammed out 60 round-trippers in , one of the greatest Home, Inc. pitchers Here are the boys on major one year! and the Babe was a of our era, asked that Harry receive his Phone 73 league teams as the sixteen clubs southpaw hitter, which means that slants. That Hank’s feat was sold on Harry the Horse, 20 Granada Street line up at the post: a harder one, for W. JONES baseball parks are so as he is affectionately called. H. New York Giants of the Nat- constructed Electric and ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. ional League: Harry Danning, that lefties have a comparatively Now that is the Giant pilot, Harry is in more Acetylene Welding veteran ; Harry Feldman, easy time walloping them over the strongly yearling twirler. fence.) Hank has also driven in than ever, for Mel thinks that* Harry is the best 6 West Ave. Phone 137 of the N. 183 runs in one year, which makes mask-and-mitt L.: man in the League,” Seymour (Cy) Block, husky key- baseball veterans blink in amaze- Frick ex- plained. ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. stone sacker, who has a brilliant ment. Hank ranks with such Eugene L Another Giant future before him. right-handed hitters as Rogers Jew is Hank Hornsby, Feldman, up from Jersey City, & Cleveland Indians of the Amer- just elected to the Hall Barnes Son of who has a classy assortment of REALTORS and ican League: Harry Eisenstat, Fame, and , who ;«««<<<«« hooks, curves, slants and what EVSURORS veteran southpaw pitcher. startled the baseball world when have you. Hank pitched a shut- Service and Protection That’s the current list. Nearly he drove out 56 homers in 1930. Hans Wagner, out in his first complete game “Established 1895” all of them, except for Danning peerless Pirate JEFF’S shortstop, a rightie with the Giants last September. Phone and Eisenstat, are in the rookie hitter, led the 65 King St. 75 National Ott remembers that game. Con- AUGUSTINE, stage. “Stardom will come to League in batting for Poultry Farm ST. FLA. sequently, Feldman has survived BROILERS FRYERS many of them,” Frick pointed out, eight years. Hank has been a the first paring—and seems a A SPECIALTY adding: “And that’s to be ex- one-man team for the Detroit Tigers for so years likely prospect for the entire sea- pected, for they will only be fol- m&ny that Woodlawn Phone 107-W when he got into son. lowing tradition.” the Army the Tigers just fell Cy Block of the Cubs is, accod- ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. Hutson, Let’s look at the archives. “The apart at the W. 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