Thursday, Sept. 15, 1960 University: Daily Korean
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JIM NILLS . . . Kansas guard
Cowboys Seeking Backfield Finesse
Fifty-one Oklahoma State football candidates, alarmingly shy of experience in the backfield, get set for their first Big Eight campaign in Stillwater.
(Editor's Note: This is one of seven articles describing the prospects and problems of KU's conference foes this season in football.)
The Cowpokes and Arkansas clash for the 27th time in War Memorial stadium Sept. 17 at Little Rock where advance interest already has assured a 40,000 capacity turnout for the opener.
Opening against Gator Bowl champion Arkansas, Speeagle's Waddies then ride on into Columbia to meet Missouri's defending Grange Bowl club in State's first Big Eight conference games since joining the present league of midland schools. That historic contest comes Sept. 24.
This double-barreled blast against two of the area's best will be followed by an open date, a chance to straighten out any noses that might have been flattened, and any off-tackle plays that haven't been hitting the blocking avenues properly.
Four backfield lettermen return. None was a starter last year, although the alternate plunger, Jim Dillard of Fairfax, was 1953's top rushing leader at fullback. The graduated Vern Sewell ran the first wave fullback position a year ago.
At quarterback at least three men Johnny Maisel, Jack Leake and Ron Holliday, are expected to wage a hot fight well into the season as they battle for the No. 1 quarterback job vacated by senior all-sports athr Dick Soergel last year.
State's left half will hear his first set of signals in a college buddle when the Pokes go on attack at Arkansas Sept. 17. Tommy Jackson of Andrews, Tex., and Ronnie Chesser of Yukon are out front at the outset for this position.
Lettermen Chester Pittman and Lonnie Bucher are listed 1-2 in the right half slot as the Cowboys go to the post. Dillard heads a list of six fullback hopefuls. He's a junior this year.
In fact, fullback appears solid enough to put a central core into the OSU machine . . . on the assumption that the 12 lettermen up front might get a few of the other color jerseys on the ground long enough for a hurrying back to tote a message to headquarters.
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Beaty, tackles; Gerald Benn and Lynn Pitts, guards; Jim Frazier, center, all lettermen, will start the campaign with No.1 offensive designations.
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