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e odds of winning the
championship were
1.11-1
pretty slim for the
Western Fish Sharks.
They finished eighth out of
10 teams in the West
Bloomfield Parks and
Recreation Coed Softball
League and even lost their
first playoff game. Talk
about catching up from
behind: The all-Jewish
team went on to win its From left to right, back row: Ron Bittker, Danny
next six games and walk Sherbin, Larry Buckfire, Howard Meyers, Gary
away with the first-place Klinger, Eric Randolph, Mike Horwitz; middle
row: Bob Efros; front row: Jon Goldberg, Mike
trophy.
"We finally came to- Geller and Brian Wais.
gether as a team," said
THOSE DOG DAYS OF
co-captain Jeff Fox. 'We played SUMMER
smart and really wanted it."
More than 100 art aficionados
According to some
recently sipped cham-
very reliable sources, one
pagne and feasted on
of the team's biggest fans
hot dogs during the
— Lisa Efros' father —
Fanclub Foundation
was kicked out of the
For The Arts 20/30
dugout, and almost the
League's Uptown
park, for heckling the
Birmingham Gallery
other team. Unsports-
Crawl.
manlike? Maybe. But, it MICHEL LE COHEN
Attendees collected
worked. The Sharks
dog biscuits, which
SPECIA L TO THE
came out from being
were later turned in for
JEWIS H NEWS
down 15-1 after three
the real thing, and
innings to win 33-25.
strolled through the 'Ham visiting
Whatever it takes, baby.
various galleries.
Fanclub provides funding to
DOUBLE-PLAY CHAMPIONS nonprofit art organizations
Let's hear it for Pizzeria Uno throughout metro Detroit. Funds
which won its second champi- raised through the event will ben-
onship in the City of Farming- efit the Birmingham Bloomfield
ton Hills Softball League. With Art Association, Hilberry Theatre
11 players, it is the only all-Jew- and Orchards Children's Services
ish team in the league.
Community Art Program.
According to teammate Gary
Klinger, one reason for the ON THE HORIZON
team's success is that they know
Want to tickle your funny bone?
each other's tendencies. The nu- Join Hillel of Metro Detroit for an
cleus of the team has played to- evening at Mark Ridley's Come-
gether for a decade.
dy Castle in Royal Oak, Thursday,
"Not to sound cliche-ish but, Sept. 26. Meet at 7 p.m. at Casey's
winning isn't everything," Place Coffee House, 308 S. Wash-
Klinger said. "Hanging out with ington in Royal Oak. For more in-
your friends and having fun is formation and to reserve tickets,
the main thing. Winning is just call HMD at (313) 577-3459 by
the icing on the cake."
Friday, Sept. 20.
Yeah, right ... Who eats cake
Also on Sept. 26, HAVEN will
without icing, anyway?
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Hope, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at
the Palace of Auburn Hills. The
evening will feature dinner,
dessert buffet, a fashion show and
dancing with Mel Ball and
Colours. HAVEN helps battered
women and their children by of-
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E.J. Levy at Fanclub's Gallery Crawl
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CORRECTION: The Sept. 6
Eye Spy column was written by
Jennifer Mattler.