Wabash Little Giants - Monon Bell (Paperback)

Chapters: Monon Bell. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Monon Bell (pronounced MOE-non) is the trophy awarded to the victor of the annual college football matchup between the DePauw University Tigers (in Greencastle, Indiana) and the Wabash College Little Giants (in Crawfordsville, Indiana) in the United States. The Bell is a 300-pound locomotive bell from the Monon Railroad. At of the end of the 2009 season, the two teams have played against each other 116 times. Wabash leads the all-time series, 54-53-9, but DePauw has the advantage in games played since the Bell was introduced as the victor's trophy in 1932, 36-34-6. The rivalry between Wabash and DePauw began in 1890 and is the oldest college football rivalry west of the Alleghenies where more than 100 games have been played. The Monon Bell was introduced as a traveling trophy in 1932 at the suggestion of a DePauw alumnus, Orien Fifer (Class of 1925), in a letter to the editor of the The Indianapolis News. Since the schools are only 27 miles apart, the adversaries in the game are often brothers, cousins, high school classmates or good friends, adding to the rivalrys intensity. Since the Bell entered the series, DePauw has won 36 games, Wabash 34, and there were 6 ties. Before the introduction of overtime to college football, nine ties were logged in the series. By rule, in the event of a tie, the Bell was awarded to the previous owner. In the 1960 matchup, DePauw held the Bell and scored a last-minute touchdown to cut Wabash's lead to 13-12. Legendary DePauw coach Tommy Mont turned to the stands and spread out his hands. The DePauw fans shouted "Go ." DePauw scored on the conversion and won 14-13. This rule last held significance for the 99th Monon Bell Classic in 1992 in which from the 8...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=53691