“Thayer, we’re going to play you on Saturday

“Thayer, we’re going to play you on Saturday. Saunders isn’t in shape,
I’m sorry to say, and won’t be able to do more than take your place for
awhile if necessary. You’ve done well. I want to give you credit for
that. You’re not a perfect tackle yet, my boy, but we’ve all got hopes
of you and we expect you to give a good account of yourself against
Claflin. And I expect to see you play better Saturday by fifty per cent
than you’ve played yet. How do you feel about it?”