The Canadian Jewish News, Friday, November 18, 1966 - Page 9
Adventure and Sports
HOW TO OVERCOME A GOLF HANDICAP
By Brian Glanville
I tooi< a few lessons first, I wanted to see if I could play, if I could hit a ball, and I could. The professional at the department store said I'd got a natural swing. They lay it on a bit thick, 1 know, but I could feel for myself, I'd still got the eye.
In fact I'd played most games at one time or another; football, tennis, cricket, even a bit of crosscountry running, only now I was past all that, I needed
something else, and I thought: golf. I mean, at least it kept you out in the open, and then it was sociable as well. So I bought a bag of clubs, and of course the next thing you do, you want to join a golf club.
People said, "Join Mill Lodge," that was the Jewish club, out in Hertforshire.
I said, "Why should I join Mill Lodge? There's half a dozen that are nearer."
They said, "You'll have trouble."
I said, "All right, I'll
have trouble." I'd heard all that, but I suppose I didn't take it seriously; I mean what trouble did I ever have in football or cricket"? What difference did it make on a golf course?
The first club I tried was Brook Park, that was the nearest. I had a friend there, Willy Rose. He said, "I'll sponsor you."
So for six weeks I played there, that was theprobation period. The secretary said, "You'll see if you like us, and we'll see if welikeyou."
He was retired from the Civil Service. He said, "Quite frankly, Mr. Richards, I can usually tell by looking at a person. What profession are you iri?"
I said, "I'm in the furniture business."
Willy told me, "He's a momser.  They all are."
Still, I enjoyed playing there, it was a nice course. I usually played in a foursome with Willy and a couple of friends of his; now and again I'd join up with some of the  other members. They
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"RELATIVES SOUGHT - JULY 1965" 4 VLAHOVITS. Ernestin, in Canada since 1964, last known address 4657 Grandview Highway West, Burnaby, British Columbia. He was born in Timishoara, Roumania. son of Joan and Rozalia Vlahovits, nee Nagy, sought by Andrei Arnstein, born in Arad, Roumania, of 27 Strada Eminescu, Arad, Roumania.
5. MARANTZ, Rosa, nee Gak, presumably in Winnipeg, arrived in Canada from the United States in 1920, born in Brazolik, 62, sought by sister, Dora Berisevna Gak, now in Lvov, Russia.
6. KIRSTEIN, Israel, formerly residing at 22 ITArcy Street, Toronto, in Canada since 1939, born in Solar, Lithuania, 54, son of Itzhok-Moishe and mother's maiden name Rosenbach, watchmaker, has a sister Bessie Kining-sav, sought by niece, Yetta Ackerman, nee Rosenbach, born in Rusaspon, Russia formerly Poland, husband's name Isadore and daughter's Jean, now living in the United States.
7. WEXLER, Joseph, formerly of Windsor, in Canada since 1947, merchant, son of Aaron, sought by neighbour, Josefa Nawrocka, daughter of Piotr and Rozalia, now living in Poland.
8. ROSENBERG, Efraim, married, born in Radom, Poland, 50, residing in Toronto, tailor or furrier, wife's name Freda, sought by friend, Abraham Suss also uses the surname of"Raucherweg" born in Tarnow, Poland, 53, son of Usher and Mecha, nee Goldberg, married, wife Molly, nee Averback and sons Usher and Norman.
9. WEISBERG, Avrum, the son of Moishe, his wife, Freida and daughters, Itta, Esther and Basia of Linitz, Province of Vinnitza, Russia sought by Freida's sister, Enia Yollin, daughter of Shloima, 80. married name Fainberg, living in Odessa.
10. SCHAPIRO, Ephraim, from Camp Dachau and JUOELEWICA, Josef and family as well as SCHIDER-SON, Eisig, Lifsi, Salmon and Efraim, born in Badprotz near Wilno, all presumably residing in Toronto, are sought by Martha Goebel now in Berlin.
11. EARKAS, Lidia (Lidy) in Toronto or Montreal, since 1956, born in Marosvasarhely, Roumania 39, daughter of Dr. Robert Farkas, sought by friend, Noemi Grunfeld, nee Jakab, daughter of Jakab Mano and Yolan, nee Mark, now in the United States.
"RELATIVES SOUGHT - AUGUST 1965"
1. MITZNER, Jankel and Sara, from Bilgoraj, Lublin, Poland, in Canada since 1948, sought by their niece, Malka Mitzner's daughter, GHANA, married and now known as Goldberg, mother's maiden name was Brandt, and now lives in the States.
2. URA, Misha, widower, lived in College Street, Toronto,lumber merchant, born in Dzialoszyce, Poland, 60, sought by friend, Samuel Poslushny, a presser, son of Samuel and Blima, nee Wile, wife, Helen and daughter, Ida, now in Toronto.
3. ROLLINGER, Jack,49,cametoCanadafrom Galatz, Roumania, 34 years ago, presumably in Edmonton, Canada, sought by his childhood friend, Abraham Marder, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
4. MILYAVSKI, Nuchem, sought by A. E. MILYANSKI, Krasnodarsky Kray, Russia, Huehem has been a resident of Canada since 1910.
4a. WEISZ, Dr. Laurinz and his family, awife and two children from Hodincrovasar, Czechoslovakia, Hungary now, left for Canada after the war, sought by Dr. Ernest Liberman, Czechoslovakia.
5. FREUD, Abraham, last known address 27 Kensington Avenue, Toronto, sought by his brother, Joel Freud, now in Israel.
9. MALEK, Ana, married name Kremer, widow with four children, husband was a fur dealer, she was a , dressmaker also JACOB MALEK, brother, children of " Herman and Henriette Malek, left Bucovina, Roumania, for the United States when they were 18 and 20 years of age, last heard from ten years ago, travelled through Amsterdam in 1910 and lived in New York City, sought by their sister, Yetty Luttenauer, now living in France, 64, there may be relatives or friends in Canada who know about them.
10. KRAUSE, Moshe, born Wyszkow, Poland, in Canada since 1932, brother of Yankel, sought by brother-in-law,. Aaron Pacht, photographer, son of Shoul and Rachel, now in the United States.
12.  FUX(FUCHS) FRAIDE, nee Sroka also known as Fela, married, Bloor Street, Toronto, in Canada since 1950, sought by sister Rose Silberberg, nee Sroka, ^ now in the States, husband's name Yankel.
14. BRAUNSTEIN, Toivi Haim, leffflraila, Roumahia for Canada and is residing in Toronto, sought by brother, has a garment factory.
8. ZELBOVITZ, Fiva Nossen or his children, residing in Canada since 1906. His wife and daughters should be in Winnipeg where Melbowitz had brothers, sought by Morris Silbert, who arrived with him in Canada on the same boat, now living in Hamilton, Canada.
"RELATIVES SOUGHT - SEPTEMBER 1965"
1. GUTTMAN, Elka, duaghter of Blid and Gnesse Elbasanoff, born in Vilno in 1912, brought to Canada by an aunt of Montreal, sought by brother, Zvi Elbasanoff, now in Israel.
2. KATZ^ela, arrived in Toronto from Belgium in 1951, boilTinHirngary in 1926, son^of-Moril/ and Mar-gareta^ nee Smilbvitzi sought by brpther.iShlomoMiklosh Katzf born in Satu Ware, Roumani^a, in 1912, married, wife,! Shoshana and/daughter,, Zehava, now in Israel.
5, SPITZER, Feige, nee Kratzer, 55, born in Petrikov, White Russia, in Canada since 1914, last heard from in 1939. sought by niece, Esther (Fira) Bekerman, nee Kratzer, daughterof Chaim and Ghana, 43, now in Israel.
7. BENVENISTE, Victor, formerly of Brussels, Belgium, in Canada since^ September, jgSS'^iight'.by his brother, Roger Benyeniste, now in Fraiice. \
"RELATIVES SOUGHT - OCTOBER 1965"
3. TREMBATZKI, Philip, from Riga, Latvia, 50. emigrated to Israel in 1935, may be somewhere in Canada, sought by Kurt Goegginger.
4. WEILER, Sam and Israel, inCanada since 1948, born in Poland, 30 and 32, respectively, sons of Leibish Sheindel, nee Halpern, have four sisters, sought by H. Halpern, brother of Sheindel, now in Montreal.
6. ROSE, Iris, nee Rose, in Canada since 1952, sought by friend, Sarah Gelnay, nee Futerman, born in Israel in 1919, husband's name Walter and son's is Ben. Mrs. Rose is a good friend of Rabbi Goldman's wife of Melbourne, Australia.
7. ROSENFARB, Josef, also known as Rosyeki, born in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland, engineer - architect, son of Henryk   Rosenfarb,   sought by cousin, Sophie Abramson,   nee Framer,  daughter of Guda Framer, mother's name Hanfling,
9. KORBER, Shloime Menachem Mendel, in Canada since 1935, son of Mendel and Bela, sisters Tzipora, Esther-Rachel, sought by cousin, Chaim Faust, son of Chewed, now in Israel.
10. ZAJBEL, Daniel, of Czenstochow, Poland, sought by friend, Zick Hieronim of New York City.
11. KINDLER, Calmon, presumably in Toronto, ahotel.'' owner, left Roumania fortj- years ago, sought by his brother, Jonas Kindler of Israel.
"RELATIVES SOUGHT - NOVEMBER 1965"
3. GREEN, Tonia (Taibel), daughter of Josef and Roza Green, nee Dafner, born in Olkusz, Poland, arrived in Canada before the Second World War, sought by her cousin, R. Kerner.
4. POLGAR, Adolph, married a lawyer about 70, wife's name Paula, sought by friend, Helen Horvath, nee Simon, daughter of Simon, person sought owned a villa in the Buda section of Budapest in the late 1920's and I930's, may be residing in Canada or the United States.
5. KADYSIEWICZ, Elias, Chil and Kiwa, came to Canada from England in 1947, born in Poland, sought by Miriam Harris, see Silber, daughter of Morris and Nettie, see Kidish, born in New York City in 1920. Kadysiewicz presumably arrived on the S.S."Acquitania" at Halifax, on July 2,1965.
6. YAFFE (Jaffe), Abraham, married, physician, mother's name Dora, nee Glazer, arrived inCanadafrom Riga, Latvia, thirty years ago, sisters' names Fannie and Rose, sought by cousin, Shimon Daomish, butcher, of Riga, Latvia.
7. SKORKA, Josek, born in Lodz, Poland, in Canada sincg 1945, son of Faivel, sought by friend, H. Zysholz, born in Lodz, Poland, 54, son of Antchel and mother's maiden name was Honick.
9. Drimer, Didina, nee Wagner, last known address 1206 Lajois Street, Montreal, 70, first married name was Bander, sought by sister, Miriam Mendel, nee Wagner, now in Israel.
"RELATIVES SOUGHT - DECEMBER 1966"
3. ALBERG, George, formerly of 204 Gilbour Avenue, Toronto, born in Poland, sought by his brother, Michael Alberg, now in Warsaw, Poland.
4. JAKOBSON (Jacobowik), David, born in Litomsk, Poland, builder, in Canada since 1918, has eight children,
--sought by nephew, Itzhak Tuscinsky. David Jakobson lived in London, England on Henryk Street, relative Samuel Tuszynski is in Toronto and recently arrived here from Israel.
6. KORULIK, Moshe, married, presumably in Toronto, tailor, born in Lublin, Poland, comes from Biala-Podlaska, wife's name Gitl, sought by his friend. Wolf Ackerman, Moshe was in Parish and came from France to Canada.
7. ZALUT-KAYA, Riva, also known under name of Zelson, may be in Toronto or Montreal, born in Olgopol, Russia in 1890, son of Jacob and Idaska, three sons Avratn, Berl and Srul and daughter, Malka,; sought by , Haya Bogelfer, nee Steinschneid daughter of Mechel and Esther of Kishiniov.
8. FRE.NKEL, Bella, nee Averbuch, presumably in Toronto, came from Kishiniov to Canada in 1930, daughter of Avram and Malka, husband's name Joe, sought by relative, Raia Lander, daughter of Avram, of Kishiniov.
9. AVOL, Noah, 40, came from Israel to Saskatoon about 10 years ago, then went to Winnipeg and from there to Toronto. He is a painter and bricklayer, sought by his brother Rev. D. Avol of Saskatoon who is most anxious to hear from him.
10. K^TZ, Rachel, nee Nachmahowicz, married, born in Tomaszow, Poland, 65, daughter of Nachman, husband -Arbn is a musician, sought by nephew, Berek Katz, 62, now iri the United States.^
11. OSPROVAlCBaruch, born in Dvinsk, Latvia, 60, in Canada since/1935, shoe woijker, isought by cousin, Abe Lawran(Lawranpwitsch, labourer, born in Shaver, Lithuania, 53, now in\the; States, Strimling. ^
12. CEITAG, Jakob, born in Poland, 44 in Canada since 1949, sought by Samuel Gam, sonof itzhak and Kreiria, now in Israel.
13. WOLANOWjsBasia, nee Tikolska, in Canada since 1937, soiight by cousin, Chahtal-Zmirah', daughter of Felix and Rosa, born in .France, 24, now. in Israel?"^
were all right, quite friendly, though I didn't go for all that boozing in the bar afterwards. Willy said, "Listen, they're like that, you won't change them. That's the way they live."
But I was hitting the ball well, I was improving. If they let me play there, they could drink as much as they liked.
After six weeks, I went to see the secretary. I said, "Well I've decided. I'd like to join."
He said, "I see." There was something changed about him. He was one of those lean men with a very clipped way of speaking and a little moustache, the kind of person that never seems to open up. He said, "You've been playing mostly with Mr. Rose haven't yoi/?"
I said, "That's right. Mr. Rose was sponsoring me."
He said, "Mr. Richards, are you a Jew"?"
I said, "Yes, I am as a matter of fact, but what's that got to do with playing golf?"
He said, "I'm afraid we have a Jewish quota."
I said, "What does that mearf?"
He said, "It means we can't admit you." I said, "I see." To tell the truth, I couldn't believe it was happening. Pd got this numb feeling, all dazed,   as   though  1 was dreaming it. I said, "Well, can't you put me on the waiting list?"   I   could hear myself speak; it didn't sound like my voice.
He said, "There really wouldn't be much point." 1 said, "Why not?" He said, "The list is so long."
I said, "Well, there's nothing more to discuss, then, is there?"
I stood up, I didn't shake hands with him, then when I got to the door he asked me, "Mr. Richards, is Mr. Rose a Jew?"
I said, "Vm sorry, Mr. Peters, I'm afraid Pve always martP it a prarticp in my business life never to inquire into a man's race or religion." Hecould start his own bloody pogroms.
But that was only the beginning of it. If I told you the humiliations I had to put up with, the indignities they rained on me in those eighteen months, you'-never believe me. To begit with, I didn't believe it myself. But it only made me more determined.
The next club I tried turned out worse than the first: Regent's Hill. And it all started out so well. I went to see the secretary and he was very nice, charming; not like the first fellow. He wore a check tweed suit and laughed a lot. He said, "Fine, come along and play, play here for a month;you'resuretofinda couple of sponsors."
So I played, and I was still doing well. I hadn't got a handicap yet, but niy scores were coming down all the time. The people were all right, quite pleasant, bank managers and local businessmen and things like that. We hadn't got a lot to talk about, but who cared? Pd come to play golf, conversation I could get somewhere else.
Then the month was up, and I went to see the secretary again. He was still the same, he's always been very friendly. He said, "Oh, hello, Mr. Richards! You'll want your entry form now, won't you?"
I'said, "Yes, I do."
He said, "Here you are," then, just as I was leaving he stopped me. He said, "One   question."   and I
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thought, here it comes. I got that feeling in mi-stomach.
He    said,   "Will you promise me one thing?" 1 said, "What 's that?" He said, "When you're a member, ask me toplay with you."
I diove back to town. I thought, that's fine. Then, when I got home, I had a look at the form, and there it was. Question eleven: religion. It was just like a slap In the face.
For dajs I did nothing. Ten da.vs, and I couldn't make up my mind. The form just laj there, and I never touched it.
In the end, he rang me up. He said, "We haven't had your form yet."
I said, "No, you haven't. As a matter of fact, there's one question that's bothering me. I don't know what to make of it."
Really?" he said. "Which one's that?"
I said, "Number eleven. Religion."
"Oh", he said, "we only put that in to keep the Jews out."
I got that feeling agin, like somebod>- hitting you. I said, "Well, Pm very sorry. 1 am a Jew."
And he started talking very quickly. He said, "It's not my rule, it's made by the committee."
I said, "1 see. Well, thank you very much."
I nearly gave up then. My wife was begging me to. She said, "It's making you ill. What do you want to bother for?"
And my partner said, "Look, if you want to play golf, join Mill Lodge."
I said, "I don't want to join Mill Lodge. Why should I have to join Mill Lodge?"
He said, "All right, so it's a bit expensive."
I said, "I can afford it. That's got nothing to do with it." But how could I make him understand?
A month later he said, "Look, you're driving me crackers with this. Join Mill Lodge. Pll propose youl ril even pay our bloody entrance fee!"
I said, "No thanks; no", because now I was determined. Isaid,"Iwouldii't be able to live with myself."
Somebody asked me why I didn't try Slade Manor. I went there and took one
look at the secretary, and I knew right away. He was a colonel something or other, most of them were; they treated you as if you were up for a court-martial. This one took out the form. He said, "Religioif?" I told him and that was that, you could feel the temperature drop. He said, "We'll telephone you," and of course they never did.
All over North London I tried, everywhere except the municipal courses. There was one club that gave me a two-month trial. After three weeks, the secretary called me in. He looked embarrassed, I'll give him that. He said, "I hope you don't mind nty asking, Mr. Richards, but it's been suggested to me you might beJewish."
I said, "SuggestecT? Who suggested if?"
He said, "As a matter of fact, it was one of the members."
I said, "Well he was quite right. And now I suppose you're going to tell meyou've got a quota. Don't worry, Pll leave. Pll leave now."
lie said, "Pleasedon't regard it as anything personal."
I said, "What do you want me to thinl^ If it isn't personal, why won't you have me!?"
He said, "It's the rule." But Pd lost my temper, Pd had too much of it. I said, "Rules just don't suddenly appear. Someone has to make them. I want to know why they make them, that*s all." I said, "Is there anything different about mei? Are they afraid Pll throw my ball out of the rough? Are they afraid Pll kick it into the hole when nobody's looking?"
He said, "Mr. Richards, 1 keep telling you, there's nothing personal in it, at all. It's just that some Jews...." I said, "What Jews?" He said, "Not people like you."
I said, "How can you know what they're like when you won't let them play here?"
Another of them said, another secretary, "You Jews have your golf clubs, Mr. Richards, and we have our clubs."
I said, "Yes, and why do we have our clubs? Because you won't let us join your clubs."
It came to a point where I was even tempted to put agnostic.   I can tell you, there were even times when I felt like giving up, throwing my clubs away, joining Mill  Lodge  after all: anything.  I'd stand at the bar in these places and I'd look around   at   the members drinking there, or Pd listen to them in the locker room and Pd think, what's the matter with us? What have they got against us? What's so peculiar about us? And I found myself beginning to dislike them.   Before Pd detested the secretaries, but after  all,  the\  were only doing what they were told by the members.
I didn't enjoy playing any more. I kept thinking, if they knew, if I told them, they wouldn't play with me. So I began anticipating it. Pd call on the secretaries and say "Before we start, I want to tell you Pm Jewish. It doesn't make any difference to me, but it ma}' do to you."
So then they'd say, "We'll get in touch with you," or if they were honest, "Pm afraid there's a quota."
But I was going to beat them, whatever happened, and in the end I did it in a funny way.
There was a fellow I did business with, a wholesaler, not Jewish. One day we were talking, and he mentioned he was going to Scotland on a golfing holiday. He said, "Do you pl^"
I said, "When thev let me."
He said, "What do you meaif?" and I told him the story. He said, "Pve never heard anything so ridiculous. Why don't you go to my club? Pll put you up. Beech Hill.
I said, "Pve tried it. Don't worry, Pve tried every club in North London.
He said, "Have you tried njreeElmS?" TTiat was another one, a bit farther out, in North Middlesex. I said, "no. It'll be the same, though."
He said, "No, it won't. Pve got a friend there, he's the captain. If he puts you up, you're as good as in, it doesn't matter who you are or what you are."
We had lunch together, the three of us. His friend was quite a nice fellow, he was in plastics. He said, "Of course we'll have you.
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No problem. Come on down; we'll play a round with the secretary."
So I did. It was a very nice course. They'd got religion in the form but I filled it in, the captain proposed me, and in a couple of weeks I got a letter, they'd accepted me.
I played there six months, on and off, they were all quite nice to me; then I resigned. The secretary said, "What's the matter, Mr. Richards, aren't you happy here?"
I said, "Oh yes, Ifs nothing personal. Pd just like to give someone else a chance on the quota."
So then I joined Mill Lodge; I'd proved my point.
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