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Left Tackle Thayer

CHAPTER XI
8/27

I would like to beat Chambers, after the way they mussed us up last year.

By the way, fellows, I got word from Detweiler this morning and he says he will come about the first of November and put in a week or so on the tackles and ends.
That's bully news, isn't it ?" Several agreed enthusiastically that it was, but Gilbert, a second team substitute, who was a protege of Marvin's, asked apologetically who Detweiler was.
"Joe Detweiler was all-America tackle on the Princeton team last year," responded Captain Innes, "and the year before that, too.

He was captain here five years ago." "Oh, _that_ Detweiler!" said Gilbert.

"I didn't know!" "Your ignorance pains me sorely, Gilbert," said Amy.

"You could be excused for not recalling the name of the President, for not knowing whether Thomas Edison or J.P.Morgan built the first steamboat or whether Admiral Dewey was a hero or a condition of the weather, but, Gilbert, not to know Detweiler proves you hopeless.


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