1' THE MICHIGAN DAILY T . M' Netters Triumph, 72 4 Npow at FISHER'S BEST-Bennie Oosterbaan and Jack Blott join their former baseball coach, Ray Fisher, in the Michigan dugout. Fisher, who poached here for 38 years, called the two members of the Michigan athletic department the best players he coached during that period. OMMEMORATION SATURDAY: Clrk Centennial, By BUZ STEINBERG Special to The Daily KALAMAZOO - Michigan net- men defeated Western Michigan yesterday afternoon, 7-2, in what would appear to be a routine match. A number of unsuspected oc- currences arose, however. The most prominent happen- ing, one that may possibly handi- cap the Wolverines, was the back injury incurred by number one man, Jon Erickson. Momentarily, the injury was so severe that play of the doubles match in which he was competing had to be halted. As a result, Michigan defaulted a match in which they had lost one set, 4-6, and were tied in the sec- ond set, 8-8. Coach Bill Murphy said that the injury appears to be only tem- porary, , and if no complications arise, Erickson should be ready to r e t a i n his number-one spot against Northwestern this Friday. Yet, if anything is wrong with Erickson, Murphy will find him- self and the team with a great loss. This could prove disastrous since the netmen are now entering the crucial point of the season against Conference teams. First Defeat Another surprise,- at least to Wolverine fans, would be the fact Tennis Summaries MICHIGAN 7, WESTERN MICHIGAN 2 Singles John Cook (WM) de. Jon Erickson (M), 6-3, 6-3;' Gerry Dubie (M) def. Doug Poort (WM) 6-2, 6-1; Larry Zaitzeff (M) def. Fred Zuidema (WM) 6-1, 6-2; Frank Fulton (M). def. John, Miller, (WM) 8-6, 6-0; Mike Gordon (M) def. John Moore (WM) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1; John Wiley (M) def. Dale Craw- ford (WM) 6-2, 6-0. Doubles Poort and Cook (WM) def. Erick- son and Duble (M) 6-4, 8-8, (default); Wiley and Fulton (M) def. Zuidema and Miller (WM) 8-6, 6-3; Gordon and Zaitzeff .(M) def. Moore and Craw- ford (WM) 6-1, 64. that Erickson suffered in singles competition his first defeat this year at the hands of the Broncos' top man, John Cook. The "big gun" went down two sets in a row, each by the identical score, 6-3. The spoiler, Cook, is another of the more prominent tennis play- ers in the Middle West. He was Mid-American Conference singles titlist as a sophomore and won himself a berth in the NCAA meet last June. He reached the same level as Erickson in this tourney. On the brighter side, was the continued sparkling play of Gerry Dubie and also of the untouted sophomore, Mike Gordon. Dubie once again is on the winning trail after dropping his first match for the "Blue" against Notre Dame two days ago. Dubie defeated Douglas Poort track T icket Sale Today Mail order sale of tickets for the annual Big Ten Track and Field Championships here, May 22-23 will open today with a strong demand for seats already in evidence, according to Wolver- ine ticket manager, Don Weir. Window sale, of tickets at the Athletic Administration Ticket Office, Hoover and State, will open May 18. Application for tickets by mail should be addressed to the Mich- igan Ticket Department, Ferry Field, Ann Arbor, Mich. Reserved seats for the finals at 1:01) pnt., on Saturday, May 231 are, priced at $2.00 with general adrission for both Friday's pre- liminaries at 4:30 p.m., and Sat- urday's finals at $1.00. by decisive counts of 6-1, 6-2. Gor- don, also a newcomer to the top six, played fifth man. He retaliat- ed strongly against John Moore after losing the first set, 4-6. The second and third sets were cap- tured handily by Gordon, 6-3, 6-1; Another member new. to the varsity this year, Larry Zaitzeff, showed his improving ability as he manhandled the Broncos' Fred Zuidema, 6-1, 6-2. Zaitzeff played number three man, taking over the spot vacated by Bob Sassone. Other , Wolverines who won singles matches were Frank Ful- ton, who played number four man, and John Wiley, who held down the six slot. Fulton defeated John Miller 8-6, 6-0, while Wiley con- tinued the Wolverines' winning ways by downing Dale Crawford 6-2, 6-0. In doubles, in addition to the defaulted match, Wiley and Ful- ton teamed together fbr an 8-6, 6-3 victory over Zuidema and Mil- ler. The final match .was taken by Gordon and Zaitzeff, 6-1, 6-4 ova Moore and Crawford. ,' Major, League Standings. NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE Milwaukee Cincinnati San Francisco Los Angeles Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis W L 12 7 12 9 12 9 13 11 12 11 9 11 9 11 6 16 Pet. .632 .571 .571 .542 .522 .450 .450 .273 GB 1 1 1% 2 3% 3% 7% Cleveland Baltimore Washington Chicago Kansas City Boston New York Detroit W 14 12 13 \ 11 11 9 9 5r L 6 9 10 10 11, 10 12 16 Pet. .700 .571 .565 ;524 .500 .474 .429 .238 GB 2Y2 2% 3% 4 414 5 914 4 4 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS St.' Louis 8, Philadelphia 7 Chicago 3, Pittsburgh 2 Milwaukee", Los Angeles 4 (Only games scheduled) TODAY'S GAMES Los Angeles at San Francisco Chicago at St. Louis (N)' YESTERDAY'S RESULTS New York 7, Kansas City 4 Washington 6, Chicago 4 Boston 17, Detroit 6 Baltimore 6, Cleveland 5 TODAY'S GAMES. 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Leaky pass defense contributed a large share to the Wolverines' collapse last fall, and head Coach Bump Elliott and his staff are working desperately to plug this gap, which still showed itself to be present in last " Saturday's scrimmage. "Pass defense is the most fas- cinating part of the game from the coach's angle, but it is also the hardest to teach," comment- ed Elliott as he watched his bulky squad go through their defensive maneuvers. "Hard charging linemen who will rush the passer are the great- est asset to a team's pass de- fense," Elliott continued, "as any good pass receiver can elude his defensive man if given enough time." ' "A team- can overcome hard charging linemen somewhat by using roll-out passes. However, last year's Illinois game, in which our pass defense looked worst, we were beaten on straight drop back passes, on which we gave the quarterback too much time to sight his target," mentioned El- liott. First Opportunity Saturday will give Wolverine fans their first opportunity to see the Winged-T offense for the first time under actual game condi- tions. Elliott, who worked with this system when he was a member of the Iowa coaching staff, was quick to install it at Michigan when he took over from Bennie Ooster- baan. Between halves of Saturday's game, public announcement of the winner of the Meyer W. Morton Trophy will be announced. This award is given annually to the football player who shows the greatest development and most promise as a result of spring prac- tice. The award is usually given to a freshman who will begin his var- sity career in the fall. 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