Magyar News, 1999. szeptember-2000. augusztus (10. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2000-07-01 / 11-12. szám

Assirian words are still preserved in the persent Magyar vocabulary. Victor Padanyi focused on this early testimony in his DENTU-MAGYARJA. Graphic details of the Assirian conquest and maiming of the ancient Sabirs are found in the records of the volumes of THE CAMBRIDGE ANCIENT HISTORY. The escape from their original home in Mesopotamia, and the continued search for a safe and permanent homeland caused their spread into Caucasus and into much of Asia, East of the Ural mountains, Siberia, then Westward into what is now known as European Russia, then East of the Black Sea, and finally into the Carpathian basin in Central Europe. Because of their various subjugations by different empires and because of persistent displacements first by the Eastward then by the Westward movements of other groups of peoples, the Sabirs' long standing movement created several "homelands." Some of these are better known, some of them are lesser knowa Many additional information about them can be found in the historical records of Ancient Iraq, Iran, Armenia, Byzantium, and Russia as well. But the Sabir name as used by others in identifying them left its mark in several places as we noted. Its original derogatory meanings are proof enough that is was not used by them. From the beginning they identified themselves as Magyars.

At last we must face the question: How can the connection between Sumer and Magyar be explained? Gelb supplied one part of the answer and László supplied the other. These two parts, joined, give us the key to the answer. Gelb had established that the ancient Sabirs constituted the base population in the Near East. We also indicated, that prior to their many subjugations by others, the ancient Sabirs had also been predominanting in Mesopotamia. Then the conclusion is clear:

Since the early "Sabirs," our Magyar ancestors were predominant in Mesopotamia, and because the Sumerians, being the minority population, nevertheless, came to political control, their language gave way to the prevailing one of our Sabir-Magyar ancestors. This is the explanation why the so called "Sumerian" EMEGIR preserved to date on tablets, compares so well with today's Magyar. The reasons are obvious. The so called "Emegir" is clearly the taken over reflection of the ancient fomi of the Magyar in a 62% overwhelming majority.

Finally we can see the HOW and the WHY of the link between Magyar and "Sumer." Conquered and subjugated as the Magyars were in their beginnings, while others called them Sabirs, their ancient language survived preserving the truth. Thanks to the "Sabir" name-connection, the veil is finally off the Magyar-"Sumer" mystery, a connection our ancestors neither sought nor desired. Yet, the Magyar lives on as another design by Providence._____________

American coache/ ? imported from Ilun9cirij

Hungarian coaches have immortally emblazoned their names on the honor roll of the world arena of sports in the service of their native as well as adopted homelands, especially the United States. Hungarian-born coaches have long been a part of the fabric of the American sports scene. They have helped bring America to glory as the leading medal winner in the history of the modern Olympic Games 1896-1976. Among the earliest of them was Joseph Öszy who coached the 1936 U.S. Olympic team in men's gymnastics. All these coaches are accomplished athletes in their own right and they perpetuate the tradition of excellence by their dedication to actualizing the promise of the young American athletes in their charge.

Nicholas Tóth was bom March 22, 1908 in Hungary. He was coachtrainer in the pentathlon for the 1956 U.S. Olympic team and functioned as a member of the Modern Pentathlon Committee of the United States Olympic Committee in 1968.

Sándor Ferenczy (b. 1925,

Szolnok) was co-head coach of the 1968 and 1976 women's athletic (track and field) team for the Olympic competitions and head coach of the 1973 U.S. first junior team in Europe. He was also assistant coach of the 1970 National Amateur Athletic Union team in Europe. Testimony to Ferenczy's coaching abilities are one Olympic, 5 Pan-American and 43 National AAU championships.

Bertalan de Némethy (1911, Győr) was a former Olympic rider of Hungary and former international competitor in cavalry riding, de Nemethy has been chef d'equipe of the U.S. Olympic equestrian team from 1956. He has also coached the U.S. show team in the 1959, 1963, 1967 and 1975 Pan-American games, leading them to first place in the 1959 and 1963 games and second place in 1967. An instructor and permanent coach of the U.S. Equestrian Team,

Bertalan de Némethy has molded such superb jumpers as Bill Steinkraus, who in 1968 became the first and only American thus far to win the Olympic gold medal for show jumping and Kathy Kusner, who among other distinctions captured first place in the 1967 Women's European championships and second prize in the Ladies' World Championships.

Stephan von Visy (b. 1906) was U.S. Olympic Equestrian Team coach for the Three-Day Event in 1964 and for the same event at the 1967 Pan-American Games.

Hungarians have established a time-honored tradition of coaching the U.S. Olympic Fencing Team, beginning with the world-famed George Santelli in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948 and 1952, followed by Lajos Csiszár in 1956 and the next coach, Csaba Élthes from 1960 to 1976.

Csab Élthes, born in Csíkszereda, Transylvania in 1912 also coached the Pan-American team in 1959, 1967, 1971 and 1975, along with the World Championship Team in 1958, 1963, 1967, 1973 and 1975. This boundlessly talented, devoted and energetic man has also been affiliated as fencing master with the New York Athletic Club, the New York Fencers Club, Pace College in New York City and St. Peter's College in Jersey City, NJ.

Béla Károlyi dominated the limelight among coaches in the Olympic Games from his first appearance in Montreal. He was the coach of the Rumanian women's gymnastic team and of the 14-year-old child wonder of the 1976 Olympics: Nadia Comaneci. Later, Károlyi came to the United States and became the coach of several Olympic winners: Mary Lou Retton in 1976 and Kerri Strug in 1996.

The one-time brilliant player of the Hungarian Olympic water polo team, Dezső Lemhényi was coach of Canada's national water polo team.

This is a chapter from Andrew L. Simon”s very interesting book “Made In Hungary" This book is available at Blue Danube, Tel: (212)794-7099

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