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FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1989
Little League
Continued from preceding page
Lynn Modell of Franklin,
who's retiring as league
secretary after five years, says
about a third of the loop's
nearly 600 youngsters are
Jewish. Of the total, most are
from either Franklin or Bir-
mingham, but the 27-year-old
league also gets players from
Bloomfield Hills, West Bloom-
field and the north Farm-
ington Hills area.
Because of a variety of fac-
tors, the league for the first
time had to turn away poten-
tial players.
Rick Cooper of Franklin,
the league president, said
that, in the interest of better
organization, the league
decided it had to maintain a
registration deadline.
He said uniforms must be
ordered by December or
January; the league starts in
late April and ends play by
July 1 because players go to
camps or on vacations; and
the league has only eight ball
fields, including the Franklin
Community Association's
three fields. "If we had more
fields, we wouldn't have to
limit registration," he says.
Modell's daughter and son
played through the Little
League program. Her son also
served as an umpire and
Lynn has been an assistant
coach.
"We've had a lot of fun," she
says, "but we've had to fight
hard to keep it a good ex-
perience for the kids. We've
had to try not to get
managers who are too com-
petitive, and we've always
tried to make the rules fair. In
fact, we're in the process of
rewriting the bylaws" to in-
crease fairness.
Ken Chupack, a manager
and Southfield Little League
board member 10 years, has
seen that city's overall par-
ticipation in Little League
drop substantially over the
years.
He puts total enrollment
this season at 400 youngsters.
About 15 percent of the
players are Jewish, he says,
compared to as much as 40
percent in previous years.
"We've lost a tremendous
number of Jewish players to
the northern suburbs,"
Chupack says. That migra-
tion, plus the trend to smaller
families (two children instead
of four), has forced Southfield
Little League to advertise ag-
gressively to fill teams and
recruit beginners, he says.
The league is a Chupack
family affair. Sons Scott, 17,
and Eric, 15, former players,
are now an umpire and a
coach, while wife Sharon is
league registrar.
"This is our way of answer-
ing our responsibility to our
community," says Chupack.
Chupack enjoys "seeing
kids do well. It does a lot for
me. Kids really work well
with me, and even if we have
a losing record the kids have
fun." ❑
Freedom Run
Seeks Runners
The American Diabetes
Association is seeking par-
ticipants for its June 24
"Diabetes Freedom Run,"
which is part of the 31st an-
nual International Freedom
Festival and will benefit
diabetes research.
The event features two
distances — 10 kilometers
(6.2 miles) and a one mile fun-
run — through Detroit.
Entry forms are available
at metropolitan Detroit Ford
Dealers; The Total Runner,
354-2245; and the American
Diabetes Association, Michi-
gan Affiliate, 552-0480 or
1-800-525-9292.
Corporate sponsors include
the Ford Division of Ford
Motor Company; Blue Cross/
Blue Shield of Michigan;
American Airlines; WLLZ-
FM; Harper Hospital Dia-
betes Center and Frankel
Associates.
Alzheimer Golf
Classic Slated
The
fifth
annual
AT&T/Grace & Wild Charity
Golf Classic for Alzheimer's
will be held 11 a.m. June 20
at the Pinewood Golf Course
in Commerce Township.
Celebrities playing include
Bernie Smilovitz, Jerry
Hodak, Eli Zaret, Bill Flem-
ing, Bob Allison, Earl Wilson,
Dick "Night Train" Lane,
Ken Calvert, and many, many
others.
For information, call
471-6010. Proceeds benefit
The Alzheimer's Association.
Detroit-Windsor
Rugby Play Set
The fifth annual Interna-
tional Rugby Match between
the Detroit Rugby Football
Club and the Windsor
Borderers Rugby Club is set
for 7 p.m. June 23rd in Wind-
sor Stadium. Admission is
free.
Oak Park Sets
Men's Tourney
The Oak Park Recreation
Department is accepting
registrations for its annual
men's Class 'IV softball tour-
nament June 24-25.
There is a fee. For informa-
tion, call 545-6400.