Wabash Claims 11-4 Win in Latest Chapter of Football Rivalry
November 4, 1907
November 4, 1907, Crawfordsville, Ind. - DePauw University's football team played a tough first half, but the favored foes from Wabash College prevailed this afternoon at Ingalls Field, 11-4. The home team dented the scoreboard with a touchdown, two drop kicks, and a safety to claim victory in the game with their rivals to the south.
A contingent of 225 DePauw fans made the trip to enemy territory for today's contest, which was played in ideal weather conditions. They paraded toward the field chanting, "Wahoo! Wahoo! Rip-zip-bazoo! I yell, I yell, DPU!" 
View a "Monon Memory" of the 1907 DePauw-Wabash game here: 
[Download Video: "1907 Monon Memory" - 3312kb]. A complete roster of the video clips -- written, produced and narrated by 1982 DePauw graduate Ken Owen -- can be accessed by clicking here.
For comprehensive information on one of college football's oldest and greatest rivalries -- which in 1932 introduced a 300-pound locomotive bell as the victor's prize -- visit the Monon Bell Web page.
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