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Strauch, Marshall Top Quarterback Corps
Kansas will have two established hands to hold down the quarterback spot on coach Chuck Mather's 1957 Jayhawker football team His only problem lies in finding one or two other capable men as an insurance against injury to one or both of his top two.
Marshall Good On Defense Marshall played the defense exceptionally well for a sophomore last year and is a tough, fast runner. He also played well at backback and left half, alternating at the three spots. As a result of this switching, he still must improve his passing and ball-handling.
With a better supply of backs on hand this year, there will be no need for him to have triple duty. This should allow him to polish his quarterbacking.
Wally Strauch and Bob Marshall will undoubtedly hold down the first two spots. Strauch, an alternate regular for two seasons, was Big Seven passing champion last year on 596 yards. He was second in this race as a sophomore at 49%. His two-year total of 1094 has moved him to fifth among KU's all-time career passers, less than 100 yards behind Ralph Miller, the two sport Kansas ace of two decades ago.
Marshall is one of those rare competitors who can win a game mostly through his own efforts. He proved this last year when his 90-vard punt return was the winning touchdown against Oklahoma State. His effort came after the Jayhawker offense was stymied in the second half. He also preserved the edge by intercepting in the end zone to kill the Cowpokes' last drive.
Strauch needs to cut his interception average of 10.5 per season and improve his defense. But he is an excellent ball-handler and commands respect from his opponents with his passing ability. At present he is the only established passer on the sound.
Marshall Good On Defense
Other Hopepis On Squid
Mather hopes to develop a couple
other reserve quarterbacks from a
quartet of Eob Casteel, Pontiac.
Mitch., sophomore; Larry McKown,
Oil City junior; Roger Boeger,
Elmhurst, Ill., sophomore; and Duane
Morris, Salina sophomore. Casteel ran
No. 2 on last year's freshman club,
pitching a touchdown pass for the
only score against Missouri. He is
an eager hard-working rookie who
may come along fast enough to help
this season. Morris owns a long range
passing arm. He did not play last
season in his first year of varsity
eligibility. McKown is a promising
runner and ball-handler, but must
improve his throwing.
Other Hopefuls On Squad
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The Jayhawkers lost two lettermen, Dave Preston and Glenn Swengros, from last year's squad. The former was out after mid-season last year with a head injury. Swengros decided to skip his final season of eligibility.
Kansas Quarterback Roster
Name Class Ht. Wt.
Boeger, Roger (Soph.) 6-1 177
Casteel, Bob (Soph.) 6-0 185
Comstock, Phil (Soph.) 5-0 170
Marshall, Bob* (Jr.) 6-0 185
McKown, Larry (Jr.) 5-11 175
Morris, Duane (Soph.) 6-0 175
Strauch, Wally**(Sr.) 6-0 178
*No. of letters.
Kansas Quarterback Roster
Nellie, only daughter of President and Mrs. Ulvysses S. Grant, was married in the White House to Algenon Sartoris of Britain.
Frank Gibson, Ed Prelock, Jim Hull, Ron Claiborne and Tom Horner are the returning veterans. Tom Russell, another letterman, has been shifted to guard.
Improvements among the veterans and development of one or two sonhomores could give Kansas it's best group of tackles in depth and ability since 1952.
Gibson has good speed and blocks well both in the line and downfield. He was a member of last year's all-conference first team. Continued improvement on defense, which he never played in high school, would make him a fine all-round hand.
Prelock Good On Defense
Kansas Tackles Show Promise
Prelock was regarded as the Jayhawkers' best defensive lineman next to center Galen Wahlmeier last year. He replaced Hull as the right side regular midway through the season last year. Hull is fast and big and must be regarded as a contender. He has been shifted to the left side this year. At 6-feet 5-inches, 241 pounds, Claiborne is the biggest man on the club. He is expected to give Prelock a good deal of competition for a starting job right down to the T.C.U. opener.
Horner was shifted to end at the start of practice but has been moved back to his original tackle out. He is big and fast and will make the competition among the five veterans a rugged fight before anyone is able to permanently hold down the No. 1 tackle positions.
Several sophomores could also give added depth to this position. The first year men include Jim Brooks, 214-pound converted fullback; Don Hermick, 218-pounder; Lee Meyr, 195; John Montgomery, 215 and Harland Mook, 205. Brooks was held out of competition during his sophomore year last year. There
22 Lettermen Back On 1957 Squad
Kansas' returning letterman list, once 27 at the end of spring practice, has shrunk to 22 through the early Semester milling. That roster now includes Jerry Baker, fh; Ron Claiborne, t; Homer Floyd, lh; John Francisco, rh; Frank Gibson, t; Tom Horner, e; Jim Hull, t; Bob Kraus, g; Jim Letivac, e; Lynn McCarthy, c; Charlie McCute, rh; Bob Marshall, ob; H. C. Palmer, e; Ed Prelock, t; Bobvy Robinson, lh; Tom Russell, g; Walt Schmidt, e; Ervell Stabb, g; Paul Swoboda, g; John Traylor, lh, and John Wertzberger, e.
TCU Will Field A Young Squad
This year's T.C.U. team will be young in experience. Fourteen letter winners were graduated, eight of which were starters. The nucleus of this years team is expected to be the four returning starters from last year's team, plus 32 sophomores trying out for the squad.
After two successful seasons which found T.C.U. winning the Southwest conference title in 1955 and the Cotton Bowl classic in 1957, it appears that KU's first opponent is headed for a rebuilding year.
in speaking of these prospects, Coach Abe Martin said that he thinks the backs have the potential of developing into a good group, but that the line prospects might fall below par.
Sophs Battle For 3-4 Spots Montgomery and Brooks will fight for the early No. 3 spot on the left side. Hermick and Mook will battle for the No. 3-4 position on the right.
is a possibility that Meyer could be shifted to end, his high school position.
John Drake, reserve tackle on last year's team, is the only loss this year.
| Kansas Tackle Roster | | | |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Name | Class | Ht. | Wt. |
| Brooks, Jim (Soph.) | | 6-0 | 210 |
| Claiborne, Ron (Jr.) | | 6-5 | 241 |
| Coulter, Wayne (Soph.) | | 6-2 | 190 |
| Dryer, Bill (Soph.) | | 6-2 | 210 |
| Gibson, Frank Jr. (Sr.) | | 6-2¹/² | 215 |
| Hermick, Don (Soph.) | | 6-2¹/² | 218 |
| Hull, Jim** (Sr.) | | 6-1¹/² | 220 |
| Meyer, Lee (Soph.) | | 6-2 | 195 |
| Mcgormery, John (Soph.) | | 6-4 | 215 |
| Mook, Harland (Soph.) | | 6-2 | 205 |
| Prelock, Ed* (Jr.) | | 6-3 | 232 |
*No of letters. | | | |
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