Schiff.
In addition, Rosenfeld men-
tions Roman Greenberg, a prom-
ising fighter who was formerly in
the Israel Defense Forces.
But, at 74, boxing isn't the
same as it used to be for
Rosenfeld. "I don't want to say
that I'm bored with the sport"
says the self-described expert on
"the small-club and unknown
fights of the 1930s to the 1950s."
"I guess I'm just old-school:'
he said. "I don't think the sport
changed; I think I changed. You
move on."
Yet, Rosenfeld admits, the
memories and nostalgia still get
him going. When he was young,
his father's building tradesmen
would come to his home on

Friday night to be paid. Then
they would stay to listen to the 10
p.m. fights on the radio.
"Sam Taub and Bill Stern
would give the blow by blow. To
me, that was boxing. You couldn't
match those descriptions."
And while many have called
for outlawing boxing, Rosenfeld
remains a defender of the sport.
"It has limitations, rules:' he said.
"There's a referee and 2- or 3-
minute rounds. You don't have to
kill or quit.
"It's a commoner's sport —
not everyone can be a quarter-
back. It's for the poor. It's not
dying. It's not like Bruce Lee,
where everything has to be
smashed or destroyed:'

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BRAD "BUBBA" URDAN

I

JUST WANTED TO TAKE SOME TIME TO LET

EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY KNOW HOW

THANKFUL I AM FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT THAT

YOU GIVE ME ON A DAILY BASIS. WHETHER IT IS

SUPPORTING ME IN MY BUSINESS OR ALL OF MY

CHARITABLE ENDEAVORS YOUR SUPPORT MEANS

THE WORLD TO ME.

SO AS WE ENTER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, I WOULD

LIKE TO EXTEND TO ALL OF YOU A HAPPY, HEALTHY
AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.

PLEASE KNOW THAT I TRULY APPRECIATE EVERY-

THING YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME. HAVE A GREAT

YEAR AND REMEMBER YOU CAN CALL ON ME FOR
ANYTHING 24 / 7 / 365.

AMY & JASON, DANNY, DANNY &LYN, MARK, CHRIS & LAURIE, TOM

P, BRIAN E, KEN & CAREN, BARRY, STEVE & MARGO, ROB & DAVID,

NICOLE, DAVE 5, JON & ROBIN, LISA & ANDREW, MARK D, TODD &

MONIQUE, RT, NORM & CAROL, HOWARD & BRENDA, D MOSS, JON

15-0. It qualified to compete in
the 17-team nationals by win-
ning district, state and sectional
championships. Teams from
Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois and
Indiana were vanquished by
Beverly Hills in the sectionals,
held Aug. 19-21 in Indianapolis.
"We hope to do well in Tucson.
We sure finished our competition
here on a high note," said
Michelson, an account supervisor
at Simons Michelson Zieve
Advertising in Troy.

MACCABI BOWLING

The three bowlers in the Detroit
delegation brought home 11
medals from the JCC Maccabi
Games held last month in
Richmond, Va.
Ben Golsky, now 17, a senior
at North Farmington High, and
Sarah Nagel, 15, a sophomore at
Waterford Kettering High, are on
their school bowling teams.
Golsky earned four gold medals
and one bronze medal in
Richmond. Nagel won two golds,
one silver and one bronze.
Keith Mandell, 15, a sopho-
more at North Farmington, won
a silver and bronze.
There were 25 bowlers in the
Maccabi competition represent-
ing Chicago, Detroit, Israel, Staten
Island, N.Y., and Richmond. Al
Nagel, Sarah's father, coached
Detroit's trio.

September 29 - 2005

HALF-TIME

E, GARY T, GARY R, MOSHE & BASHY, ELI, ELI, CAROL K, CAROL

Budget cutbacks in the Berkley
School District have reduced one
of the state's most respected ath-
letic directors to a part-time
employee. Bob Gershman, 55, the
district's athletic director for 20
years and a district employee for
34 years, retired at the end of the
last school year and was re-hired
on a half-time basis.
Gershman has lived in the Oak
Park section of the Berkley
School District since 1967. He's a
member of Oak Park's recreation
advisory board and Fourth of
July committee. He's president of
the brotherhood at Temple
Emanu-El in Oak Park.

5, JOSH 0, AMY & JEFF, STEVE & BECCA, BOB 5, STEPHEN &

NICOLE, JOSH C, CRAIG S, DARREN & REGINA, HOWARD , STEVEN

& MARLA T, DJ & HOWARD L, LYDIA, JEFF & LEAH, JEM, GARY &

CATHY, PHILLIP & LAUREN, GARY 5, GENE G, HANNAN & LISA,

FLORINE, JIMMY H, HOWARD & LISA B, 1LANA, JOEY 5, JAY 5,

LINDA K, JEFFREY T, GAIL & LOREN, BRIAN 5, JOEL 5, BIG TIME,

SUSAN M, TODD & KAREN, JILL & LEE, RICH B, DOREEN & BRIAN

H, RANDY W, RONNIE 5, SETH & MELISSA, RANDY & CRAIG, BRAD

& ALLISON, MARTY Be STACEY, SCOTTY K, Z, JOHN K, RYAN &

JOLIE, ERIC, JORDAN, NATHAN, MICHAEL & DEBBIE B, PAUL &

JENNIFER, HOWARD & DAVID, & DUKE!

BRAD "BUBBA" URDAN

(248) 310-5666 I 24 / 7 / 365
BURDAN8O46@AOL.COM

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Steve Stein is a freelance writer
based in Royal Oak.

Gateway Travel

AZA League Begins

An's Flag Football season began
Sunday at the Jewish Community
Cente in West Bloomfield.
Sunday, Oct. 9, is the last day for
individuals to join a team.
Players must be AZA members;
all male Jewish high school stu-
dents are eligible.
Thirteen teams are participat-
ing in the nine-week season.
Games are played from 1-5 p.m.
on Sundays at the West
Bloomfield JCC.
For information, contact Anna
Dorf at the B'nai B'rith Youth
Organization, (248) 788-0700.

W Wish Olir tOyat ctients
a healthy, happy new year
with hope for peace
around the wore.

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