Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-20
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAvY BY FRANCIS sTANN
Hopped-Up Town

PITTSBURGH, Sept 2O-This town is just about as
hoped up for the okahoma-Pt football game tomorrow
as Milwaukee is in stew about the National League
pennant You must have connections to get hotel
room The restaurants and bars crowded to over
flowing. Everybody seems to be talking football
Oklahoma, you know, has 40 in AS
matter Of fact the last time the Sooners we're held was in
1858, when Pitt tied Oklahoma, TT. This time we're
hoping for little than tie" Carroll Cook, Pitts
pubicist, saying.
1t was at Pitt Stadium that Oklahoma was held to
that draw In 1852 and IS the sooners won handy over
the Panthers But bright October day in SO Pitt
made 10 FIRST downs to Okahoma half dozen and probably
deserved better than tie game That year marked the
last time Oklahoma beaten, Notre Dame doing by
1921 in the opener for both teams.
Out in this area however. there's confidence.
Coach John Nicholson moving into his third year as
boss man at his alma mater lost Is ettermen from his
1856 team, which complied 7al record But the folks
here still are confident and this confidence with this
mornings heavy rains For Of the sooners 40 straight
was won on a muddy field
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oKLAHoMAs BUD WILKINSON is coming here with
squad that rated No in the United States but lacks
that good quarterback Bud turns out quarterbacks-
Eddie Crowder, Jimmy Harris. Darrell Royal and Jack
Mitche-like he turns out great teams But this year
he's got guy battle toughened senior who doesn't
like to quarterback
Carl Dodd 6-foot, l90-pounder who has played two
years halfback but minute a quarterback,
is No. of the five quarterbacks wilkinson brought here
from Norman, Okla. I'm partial to playing halfback"
Dodd says, because it's much easier guess Then
concentrate thing-faking and running with the
ball
Il think would have a better year at halfback than
at quarterback but would lots rather play where
help the team the most If it's quarterback WELL that's it,
Dodd doesn't easily Pitt is aiming for us and
from what hear they've got good chance to
they operate just like They try to take the ball and
ram it down your throat"
PITT ALSO IS MOVING into the big game without
standout quarterback. The Panthers' guy is 20
yearold junior from Homestead, Pa, who has total of
~ minutes OF varsity experience The name-B Kalden
"Kaliden is pre-med student" Cook reveals. We've
got three Of them in backhed For what it means
footballwse, Kaliden had 16 AS and BIS in academies
and his daddy came from Greece.
"Our right halfback, Jim Theodore is of Bulgarian
ancestry Incidentally he had "a As, BIS and Cs in
the classroom and the only college back in the country
who gained more ground than Jim Brown of Syracuse
THE other pre-med back is Dick Bowen" Cook reports
but his classroom marks don't quite impressive
have hunch however that he could be whale of full
back"
If PITT GETS OFF to a spectacular start, such as
beating Oklahoma tomorrow, there is telling where the
Panthers will wind up in the national ranking Pitt has
rugged schedule, much more than Oklahoma. After
tomorrow the Panthers will face Oregon Southern Cali
fornia Nebraska, Army Notre Dame Syracuse West Vr
ginia, Penn State and Miami
If we get over Oklahoma" Cook says I'VE might
sweep most Of the schedule. If blow this one tomor-
row well, don't know
This much I guarantee Oklahoma We've got
big team From tackle to tackle have what we call the
Five Jumbos. They average 224 On the ends we have
The Mdgets They little squirts-one 2O5 pounds
and the other is 1885, Did tell you about our cener?"
mo" the answer
He has already been drafted Charley Brueckman
Is his name. The San Francisco Forty grabbed
him as their No choice, and the kid has year Of college
left"
You're loaded, them" visitor who came to see the
game asked.
I'VE will be Saturday night" Mr.. Cooks solemn
promise win or lose"