Playing its first New York game this year before a crowd of over 40,000 composed almost entirely of Jews the Hakoah Soccer team of Vienna tied the New York Giants Soccer Team 2-2. It was the third game for the Hakoah and the team played a brand of soccer equal to that of the 1926 Hakoah.
That Hakoah did not win was due to an excusable error in judgment on the part of Alexander Fabian, famous goalie, and to the almost supernatural swiftness of Moritz Haeusler who was a former captain of the Hakoah eleven.
The break came in the middle of the second half with the score standing 2-1 in favor of Hakoah. The Giants had worked the ball deep into Hakoah territory. Haeusler was clear and Fabian thought it wise to leave his goal and do battle with the Giant star. He ran out about ten yards and met the rushing Haeusler. Both men fell in a heap and the ball slowly trinkled toward the goal. The 40,000 fans held their breaths as the ball rolled toward the uprights. Suddenly two forms streaked out of the pack, one was dressed in the blue and white of Hakoah, the other in the vivid green of the Giants. The Green man won and the ball rolled into the net, tieing the score and snatching the victory away from the Vienna team.
Nathan Straus welcomed the visitors and the game started. It took the younger Hakoah boys a few minutes to find themselves and they embarked on an offensive that was amazing. The team showed a drive and power that belied its lightness and soon Douglas, Giant goalie, was busily keeping shots out of his net. After twenty-two minutes of play Nichlosburger broke through, took a pass from Fisher and shot the ball into the net for the first score. Three minutes later Nicholsburger repeated his stunt and the score stood 2-0. The Giants soon were booming the ball at Fabian from all angles. The Hakoah goalie had the crowd on edge with his miraculous stops.
During intermission the New York Hakoah presented its Vienna brethren with a silver cup. Hakoah then came out to defend its slender lead. The Giants continued to press and finally Brown slipped a low one past Fabian. Then, until Fabian’s unfortunate mistake, the ball see-sawed up and down the field. After the score was tied Hakoah pressed hard and sharp but to no avail and the final whistle ended the game with the ball in the Giant’s territory.
Nicholsburger and Wortman were the attacking stars for Hakoah. Brown and the right wing composed of Schwartz and Haeusler, former Hakoahs, were the outstanding figures for the New York eleven.
In a preliminary game the New York Hakoah easily defeated an eleven from the Ninety-second Street Y. M. H. A. The score was 4-0.
An association to erect a Jewish Home for the Aged in Portland, Me., was formed there, Samuel Bernstein was chosen temporary president.
JEWISH COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES
Plans to organize Jewish labor for participation in the campaign of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society, to raise $500,000 for welfare work on behalf of Jewish immigrants to countries other than the United States, were perfected at a preliminary conference of representatives of Jewish trade unions held last week at the Hias Building in New York.
At a special meeting of the Arverne Committee of the United Palestine Appeal, held at the home of Jacob Rosenberg, additional contributions were made toward the United Palestine Appeal, which brought the total raised to more than $10,000.
Dr. Mordecai Soltes presided. The speakers included Dr. Samson Benderly and Mr. Rosenberg.
Rabbi Moses J. S. Abels was installed yesterday as rabbi of Temple Emanu-El, Borough Park.
Rabbi Abels’ daughter Judith, twelve, a pupil in the elementary school of Woodmere, L. I., was the recipient of the prize of $100, the first annual George Bellows Memorial prize.
Official announcement of the award was made by Dr. W. M. Davidson, Superintendent of Pittsburgh public schools and Chairman of the National Committee of Educators, who conducted the contest through the magazine "Scholastic". Judith won with a water color sketch of an Indian’s head.
L. Goldberg of the Thomas Jefferson High School of Brooklyn won honorable mention in the George Bellows Art Award.
BREVITIES
The Federal Council of Churches has 22,455,594 adult communicant members, according to its handbook, made public Sunday. The book claims, in addition, 147,252 churches and 116,644 ministers, as compared with the twenty-eight Protestant communions when the council was formed in 1908.
The constituent bodies of the council, according to the handbook, are made up of about 4,700,000 Baptists, 1,436,000 Diciples of Christ, about 1,500,000 Methodists (colored), 2.500,000 Presbyterians, 7,300,000 white Methodists and a number of sects with smaller memberships.
United States Senator William H. King of Utah will be the principal speaker at a dinner tomorrow, preliminary to the launching of Philadelphia’s campaign for $400,000 for the United Palestine Appeal.
The campaign is scheduled to begin on May 15th and will continue for ten days. The dinner on Wednesday is to be given by the Business Men’s Council. Max E. Gordon is Chairman of the Council.
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