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Lahser roads in Southfield.
It comes from Plum Hollow Lanes,
where 23 senior bowlers, more than half of
them Jewish, meet Monday and Friday afternoons to
knock over pins and shoot the breeze. The co-ed
league has been gathering for more than a decade.
"I've seen some coming in with their ball in one
hand, and pulling their oxygen tank with the other,"
said Rudy Nash, the 67-year-old manager of the alley.
"It's inspirational to see them all out here."
The bowlers all carry averages above 105. The
league's oldest bowler and star of the day is 93-year-
old Sam Vander. He bowled a 190, the highest score
of the day.
Abe Brownston, 81, has the highest average on the
men's side with a 166, but "it doesn't mean I'm the
best," he noted.
Norm Sofer, 79, remarked that he wants to bowl
until he's 94.

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1998

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Ruth Gaynor, who has a 134 average,
keeps an eye on the score.

