CITY OF TRENTON ADULT TENNIS
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CHAMPIONS
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MENS
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WOMENS
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1943
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Gil Sussman
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1944
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Gil Sussman
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1962
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Carl Witonsky
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1963
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Carl Witonsky
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1965
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Stanley Shambron
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Marilyn Rosenthal
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1966
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John McGrath
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Marilyn Rosenthal
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1967
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Helmuth Meertz
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Carla Gaiser
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1969
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John McGrath
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Jackie Zinner/Carla
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Gaiser/Dorothy
Katz/Marilyn
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Rosenthal
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CITY OF TRENTON
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JUNIOR BOY’S AND GIRLS
CHAMPIONS
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YEAR
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JUNIOR SINGLES
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MIDGET SINGLES
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Junior Sngles
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Boy's Champion
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Boy's Champion
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1925
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Ty Kennedy
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Isadore Aroniss
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1926
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Joe Waldron
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1931
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Leon Levy
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Edgar Levy
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1932
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Joe Waldron
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Edgar Levy
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1933
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Jim Dwyer
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Edgar Levy
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1934
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Billy Dwyer
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Lou Applestein
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1935
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Jim Dwyer
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Milton Rosenthal
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1942
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Mort Nusblatt
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Ed Meara
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1948
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Steve Holzman
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1951
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Marty Siegel
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1956
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Albert Stark
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1957
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Albert Stark
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1963
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Denis Ross
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Lynn Taylor
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1964
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1965
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Dan Haggerty III
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Nancy Scheurman
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1967
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Scott Stoner
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Karen Garfing
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1969
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Steve Bash
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Karen Garfing
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1970
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Mary Lapidus
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Boxing: A
Jewish Sport
Jews' participation in professional
boxing in the interwar period is not as surprising as it might seem to be.
By Allen Bodner
When
Jewish sports fans are asked to name Jewish boxers, invariably they will
mention Benny Leonard and Barney Ross, the famous champions. Sometimes Ruby
Goldstein, a contender, will be added, and more infrequently
"Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, a great light-heavyweight champion. And
there it ends.
Michael Schlossberg
Even knowledgeable
sports fans have no notion that there were many outstanding Jewish champions
and contenders, and thousands of Jewish boxers in the twenties, thirties, and
even forties. "How was it possible?" they will ask. "It is so
contrary to Jewish tradition and culture. It is astounding."
In
fact, Jews entered the ranks of American boxing in large numbers and by 1928,
were the dominant nationality in professional prizefighting, followed by the
Italians and the Irish. Ten years later, Jews sank to third place, preceded by
the Italians and the Irish.
When
World War II ended and the G.I. Bill of Rights and other avenues of advancement
became available, boxing was no longer attractive to the Jews as participants.
By 1950, there were virtually no Jewish boxers, and their number has been
minuscule ever since. A similar decline occurred among Jewish trainers, but
Jewish managers, promoters, and matchmakers continue to maintain a presence.
On
the surface, it seems unlikely that Jews ever participated in such a brutal
sport. It is assumed that Jewish pursuits were traditionally more cerebral and
that education played an overriding role in the Jewish culture. Who would box
when he could go to college and become a professional?
But
going to college and becoming a professional were not necessarily options for
the vast majority of Jewish youths in the 1920s and 1930s. When that choice as
well as other economic opportunities became possible, after the Second World
War, Jewish boxing rapidly disintegrated.
