I PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1953 W I Wolverines Face Wayne NineToday Meet Broncos Friday; Irish Tilt Washed Out Wolverine diamond mentor Ray Fisher was a little peeved at the elements yesterday. Fisher was hoping that he could let his charges get a workout against Notre Dame, but the rains sweeping in from the West dis- appointed him. Today the Wol- verines journey into Detroit where, weather permitting, they will square off against Wayne Univer- sity. THE GAME scheduled with the Irish would have given the Maize and Blue forces a rugged test, but the Tartars of Wayne don't figure to provide much opposition. Mon- day they dropped a one-sided 16-3 decision to Albion College, a fair indication of their potential. Coach Fisher plans to throw several of his second-string hurl- ers in today's game, although he is sticking to his regular line- up in the field. Righthanders Ralph Fagge, Garby Tadian, Bob Carpenter and Bob Woschitz are all figured to see action against the Tartars. Michigan will now have to wait until tomorrow before unveiling their new white flannel home uni- forms. The flashy white suits with Maize and Blue trimming defin- itely give the baseballers the "new look" in the haberdashery depart- ment. * * * BUT THEIR playing hasn't been in keeping with their handsome garb. Fisher was displeased with the club's inability to hit and the poor showing of his hurlers on the southern excursion. The Wolverines open at home tomorrow against a rugged Western Michigan club and they will have to be on their toes to beat the perenially-rugged Bron- cos. The Kalamazoo team has had a little trouble in the of- fense, being outhit in all four games they've played to date, but their tight pitching has brought them three victories over Big Ten opposition. Coach Charley Maher's squad downed Ohio State twice and Iowa once, losing to the Hawkeyes in their only other game. Fisher would have rather opened the home season against Notre Dame since Michigan seems to have a potent jinx over the Irish which the Broncos in turn seem to have some kind of a hex on the Wolverines. They've taken four and tied one of the last six games the two clubs have played. SENSATIONAL SOPHOMORE: Mann Returns to Lead Netmen in '53 By TED KAUFMAN Al Mann, Michigan's sensational freshman tennis star, has made his mark on the clay courts. In nis first year he landed the number one singles slot and his tennis fu- ture seems brighter with every, passing set. Last semester, facing the Big Ten's toughest, he ended the sea- son with a 5 won and 3 lost rec- ord. One of his set backs came at the hands of MSC's sensational sophomore, Stan Drobac, and an- other by Bob Burnham of the champion Hoosier squad. AT THE Big Ten meet at Evans- ton, Burnham again proved itoo strong as he eliminated Mann in the first round. However, Mann bounced back from this defeat to annex the number one singles con- solation title. Tennis and studies consume most of Mann's time on cam- pus. The weight of a pre-medi- cal program coupled with his daily practice sessions make leisure time a rare commodity in his daily schedule. * * * MOST OF Mann's spare time is devoted to activities in his fra- ternity, Phi Gamma Delta. What- ever time may be left he spends at his favorite pastime, watching * * * - The Eastern Michigan Junior title and Northwest Ohio Junior title both fell Mann's way in 1950. In addition to these two cham- pionships, he was runner up in the Michigan State doubles tour- ney. WITH HIS strong serve, fine back hand shot and solid back- ground, Mann quickly made the Wolverine tennis squad. By the time the practice period was over and the season had begun he was firmly entrenched in the number one singles slot. Mann feels that winning the Northwest Ohio Junior title is probably his biggest accomplish- ment but he reserves his biggest thrill for playing number one singles on Bill Murphy's squad during his freshman year. Having one season of play under his belt, Mann expresses the be- lief that because of its depth and balance the Wolverine squad would be a stronger contender if the teams were upped from five to ten singles berths. Mann says that any future ten- nis plans are out of the question. Professional tennis, he feels, is too tough and he is "not good enough" to make the grade in the pro ranks. f LI AL MANN . . . returning star , , , sporting events, with ice hockey and basketball being his favorites. Mann first became interested in tennis at Grosse Pointe High School, where tennis is a major sport. Joining the squad in his sophomore term, he stayed on throughout the rest of his high school career. Ii I Perjury Trial Ends; Spivey Gets Acquittal NEW YORK --)-- A year-old perjury indictment against Wil- liam Spivey, former University of Kentucky basketball star, was dis- missed yesterday, an action which, in effect, cleared him of accusa- tions growing out of the game- fixing scandal. The district attorney's office said it saw no use in trying the case again. A trial jury dead- locked on the charges last Janu- ary, voting 9-3 for acquittal. IN LEXINGTON, Ky., Spivey said he hoped to return to the university to obtain his bachelor's degree. Spivey, seven-foot former All- America player, was the only one to stand trial among 32 players from eight schools in- volved in the scandal. Most of the others pleaded guilty or turned state's evidence. Spivey was accused of perjury in denying he took $1,000 from gambler Jack (Zip) Westto rig the score of the Sugar Bowl Tour- nament game between Kentucky and St. Louis University. Ken- tucky was supposed to win by a limited margin, under the prevail- ing "point spread," but instead it lost. Single Platoon System Forces 'M' Gridders to Go Both Ways By IVAN KAYE There has and continues to be a great deal of speculation in the gridiron world as to just how much the new one-platoon rule is go- ing to affect the game. There can be no disputing the fact that it has altered greatly the coaching techniques employedat the spring practices around the country. MICHIGAN'S Bennie Ooster- baan, when queried as to who would do the punting for his 1953 Maize and Blue, said that a great many players would get a crack at kicking before drills close. During the days of two-pla- toon football, Oosterbaan point- ed out that Bill Billings did the punting because he was the best on the squad at that phase of the game. Many other players who mightI have had some kicking talent All men interested in playing soccer this semester pleasere- port to the soccer field east of the Michigan Stadium at 4:00 this afternoon. Ken Ross abandoned that art and spent their practice time developing special skills that might permit them to break into the line-up. AS A CONSEQUENCE there are no experienced punters in the crop of hopefuls out this spring. To be sure, there are a great many who have the potential to develop into excellent kickers, but they have seen no reason in the past to be- come proficient in a department which was capably handled by Billings. Now everything is different, and the squad's best punter will have to be able to play both of- fense and defense or relinquish his position to some player who might not be as good at the particular phase of punting, but who can do everything at least passably well. What all this means in terms of spring practice is that men who are experienced on offense will now be schooled in the art of playing defense, and the defensive per- formers of a year ago will be in- troduced to blocking patterns and the other phases of offensive foot- ball. MICHIGAN coaches have always followed a policy of exposing the squad members to both sides of the game, so. the new techniques will not be unfamiliar to Ooster- baan's staff. There is a strong possibility that coaches at some of the more powerful football schools, like Michigan State and Ohio State, will favor a "shock troops" method for next year. This means that two or three units of eleven men each will be alternated each quarter in an at- tempt to wear down the opposition. KNUTE . ROCKNE while at Notre Dame used to start his third string, then follow with his sec- ond string for most of the first half. Because even Rockne's re- serves were on a par with most of his opposition's first strings, the other team would be worn down and easy prey for the Notre Dame first string when it was inserted later in the game. The Spartans and Buckeyes, both loaded with excellent per- sonnel, will undoubtedly try to use that depth to the best pos- sible advantage. The new rule does not do away with the benefits of depth at all; the good team with many exper- ienced players will merely use a different, if only slightly less ef- fective, method of wearing out its less fortunately endowed opposi- tion. x .. 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