THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'M' Operates from T in Rain; Ptacek, Noskin's Passing Good workout was almost welcomed by Myers is expected to participate Coach Bennie Oosterbaan in tomorrow's drills. Bob Johnson, "While we're never too- happy junior end, was excused from the to see it rain during practice, this junioren, wcexc omte rain had its advantages. It gives wid sprints which concluded us a chance to hold a workout practice because of a sore leg. under adverse weather conditions.- Fullbacks John Herrnstein and "Who knows, it may rain dur- John Walker participated in the ing one of our games this com- entire drill for the first time since ing season, and this practice pre- returning from the disabled list pared us for that occasion if and Monday. when it arises. I think the boys Oosterbaan is still doing con- did quite well handling the wet. ... ball for the first time," Ooster- baan stated. . There was no contact work, but w } the squad participated in a three h hour session highlighted by the running of:.offensive patterns. Use' T Formation The squad ran through plays to perfect its timing and work on pass patterns. All plays Wednes- day were run from the T forma- tion instead of the single wing which has been used'for the most part of the pre-season practices. Quarterbacks Bob Ptacek and Stan Noskin had remarkable ac- curacy, considering the inclement weather conditions. Gary Prahst, recently off the injury list, made several good receptions of passes tossed by the quaterbacks. Earlier in the workout the re- serves tested'the first string's pass defense in an effort to tighten up this crucial area of play. ' Develops Sore. Knee Brad Mye'rs, recently switched from right to left halfback, was dismissed from the session early when he developed a slightly sore knee. Oosterbaan said he didn't think it was anything serious, but he sent Myers home lest he ag- BOB PTACEK gravate the injury. . .. passes accurately Yacht 'Columbia' Prepares To Defend America's Cup NEWPORT, R.I. (P) - Briggs Larchmount Yacht Club yester- Cunningham will be at the helm day. and Cornelius Shields Sr. will be The United States, represented on the sidelines when Columbia by Western Long Island Sound sets sail against Britain's Sceptre International class fleet skippers, was beaten, 53-404 in yesterday's Saturday in the opening race of first race. The Bermudians the America's Cup competition. squeezed a 48-47 victory from Henry Sears, head of the syn- their hosts in the second. dicate which built the United Bermuda had won the first series States defender, made this state- race yesterday' but dropped the ment today in announcing his 11 second. The visitors need only one man crew for the first in a series more victory to take the cup, and of best-of-seven races for the his- they have three more races in toric trophy nine miles off Bren- which to get that one. ton's Reef lightship. "We will have several alternate helmsmen to call. upon-Shields, Arthur Knapp and Bus Mosbach- er," Sears said. "We will use all the resources at our disposal" The inclusion of Knapp and Msbacher, two well-known, helmsmen of rival United States hether yachts, came as a surprise. Knapp piloted Weatherly and Mosbacher was the cagy leader of Vim in elimination races to decide the American representative. LARCHMONT, N.Y. (/P)-Ber- muda assumed a 3-1 lead over the United States in the Amorita Cup series by winning two races at the A more long-run, and perhaps more devastating, change has occurred in the orientation of local area football fans. Over the past decade many new gridiron powers have developed in Southeastern Michigan, formerly an area solely centered around the Wolverine outfit. When H. O. "Fritz" Crisler was coaching the last of his great teams in 1947 Michigan was the only big-time grid power in the region. Now, there are two other really big-time teams, and, many budding newcomers. Michigan .State has grown from a squad that. Michigan used to pulverate- to almost the opposite. The Detroit Lions,. meanwhile, have become the power of the National Football League, and the symbol of spectator football at its best. The University of Detroit is attempting to go big-time in athletics, while some other small colleges in the state (such as Central Michigan and Hillsdale) are powers in their respective leagues. The Lions have capacity crowds at almost all of their games, and their season-ticket business has undoubtedly cut Michigan'.-since many Detroit area grid fans, who are content with following one team, have forsaken Michigan for the more colorful professional game. MSU has also moved into the Wolverines' domain, and Spartan, .Could Mean Future Famine 'WHAT DOES.THIS MEAN for Michigan ticket sellers in the future? Either fight or famine. Of course, competition that is successful must rest on a good selling point. This year's football team is not as bright as that at Michigan State or in the Detroit Lions'' den. A team with a better pre-season build-up is a necessity if Michigan is going to compete for fans with the above neighbors.. Of course, the season isn't yet over. Many tickets may still be bought. Some sellouts are even possible. Answers cannot yet be given,' since anything can happen in Big Ten football. I am not here to speculate. 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