Thread: 1877 Harvard vs. Yale Base Ball Broadside Pick Up - Thayer Mask
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Old 02-12-2008, 08:35 PM
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Default 1877 Harvard vs. Yale Base Ball Broadside Pick Up - Thayer Mask
Posted By: ramram

Not unlike the first football player to wear a mask or the first hockey player to wear a helmet.

Rob M.

Edit - Oops, my bad! I'm thinking about Tyng, his catcher. I'm sure Tyng caught some grief from the Old Guard when he first started wearing Thayer's invention!!

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