Word: thacher
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Burnham '19, who substituted for Thacher, showed up well as a defensive back, tackling hard and following the ball well. He made sure of every second team back who got past the University line and is likely to give Thacher a hard fight for his regular position...
...Thacher, l.h.b...
...best punt of the day, which went 65 yards to the Ithacans five-yard line. Robinson ran Shiverick's subsequent punt to the 30-yard line, and from there made an unsuccessful attempt at a field goal. Cornell's other flash of power in this period was stopped when Thacher recovered Benedict's second fumble...
...Shortly after the beginning of the period, a long 25-yard run by Casey brought the ball to Cornell's 25-yard line; a forward pass, Murray to Casey, advanced it to the three-yard line, from which point Horween went over in two plays. Murray kicked the goal. Thacher, who was playing a strong defensive game, intercepted two Cornell passes in this period, but no advantage could be made of either of these breaks...
...pierce the Ithacans' defense. Speed intercepted Murray's forward pass but on the next play when tackled by H. Coolidge '19 he dropped the ball Sweetser recovering and making the third touchdown. H. W. Mino '17 kicked the goal. Casey and Horween played a powerful offensive game, who, with Thacher for defense, compose the best backfield combination started this year...