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Lyle Schaefer
L
yle Schaefer is perhaps the
most unlikely bowler to be
the first to roll a 300 game in
the Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson
B’nai B’rith league since the league
switched homes late last season.
Not because Schaefer isn’t a good
bowler. He definitely knows what he’s
doing on the lanes.
He now has eight 300 games to
go along with six 800 series in his
bowling career. In 2005, he compet-
ed for the U.S. bowling team at the
Maccabiah Games in Israel.
Schaefer bowled his latest 300
game Nov. 12, about two months
before he will undergo surgery to
have his aching right hip replaced.
Somehow, he persevered through
his hip pain to throw the perfect
game last month at 300 Bowl in
Waterford Township, where the
Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson League
now bowls.
“Bone on bone” is how Schaefer
describes his right hip, which will be
replaced Jan. 10. “The hip has been
deteriorating, getting progressively
worse, for years.”
Schaefer has had cortisone shots so
he could continue
to play softball,
which he’s played
for 30-35 years.
“I want to be
an active person
again. This is real-
ly affecting my
life,” he said.
Schaefer, 60, a
1976 Oak Park High School grad,
said he’s been thinking of scheduling
the surgery for a while. He finally
relented in September and is looking
forward to having the procedure
done.
“I wouldn’t say the pain is excru-
ciating. But anytime I take a step, it
hurts,” he said.
So how the heck did Schaefer bowl
a 300 game last month — his first
perfect game since 2012 — with all
12 shots being solid pocket hits?
“I wouldn’t have been able to do it
if I was going for my first 300,” the
Southfield resident said. “I’d been in
that situation before, so I knew how
to manage it.
“My approach wasn’t smooth, but
I was able to compensate for it. I
threw the 300 in my second game of
the night, which wasn’t a surprise.
I always struggle to get loose in my
first game. By the second game, I
can get my body lower and get into a
good rhythm. I don’t have much left
when I get to my third game.”
He’s averaging 198 in the league
this season, down from last year’s
average of 209.
He plans to be back in action by
the end of March, about a month
before the season ends.
“It’s like falling off your bike. You
have to get back on as soon as you
can,” he said.
Schaefer plans to return to work
a few weeks after surgery. He’s a real
estate broker and property manager.
MACCABI GAMES MEETING
Here’s a final reminder about the
Detroit JCC Maccabi Games &
ArtsFest kickoff celebration at 2 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 16, in
Handleman Hall
at the JCC in West
Bloomfield.
There will be
information on
how to participate
as an athlete or
artist, volunteer
opportunities and on being a host
family … and food.
This will be the sixth time Detroit
will host the Maccabi Games, the
most of any city in the country.
About 1,500 visiting athletes and art-
ists are expected to participate in the
Aug. 4-9, 2019, event.
Detroit previously hosted in 1984,
1990, 1998, 2008 and 2014.
For information, send an email to
Maccabi@jccdet.org, call (248) 934-
0889 or visit maccabidetroit.com. ■
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