All Gone! Both DePauw and Wabash Report Monon Bell Sellout

November 1, 2005

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November 1, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - "Wabash College started with 3,300 tickets for the 112th Monon Bell Classic to be played Nov. 12 at DePauw's Blackstock Stadium. Wabash College Sports Information Director Brent Harris announced Monday 34 tickets remain at the Wabash College Bookstore," notes the Crawfordsville Journal Review. "DePauw is out of [its 4,600] tickets for the clash between the two schools separated by 30 miles." Wabash now reports that all of its alloted tickets are now accounted for. [Download Video: "See The Ballad of the Monon Bell" 9346KB] [Download Audio: "Hear The Ballad of the Monon Bell" 2900KB]

Matt Wilson's article continues, "After Wabash had the Bell for three consecutive seasons, DePauw grabbed the prize back with a 14-7 victory at Byron P. Hollett Little Giant Stadium last year. A Monon Bell record attendance of 11,504 people watched the Tigers even the overall series 51-51-9."

[Download Video: "2004 Monon Memory" 7774KB] The newspaper account adds, "Along with the rivalry aspect, the Nov. 12 game also has playoff implications. After Saturday's 14-7 win over Centre, the Tigers are 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Tigers' game at Trinity scheduled for Sept. 24 was canceled because of weather and won't be made up. Wabash is 8-0 overall and 6-0 in North Coast Athletic Conference action. A win in Saturday's home game against Denison gives the Little Giants the automatic berth to the Division III playoffs."

Read the complete story by clicking here. [Download Video: "2000 Monon Memory" - 1639kb]

For the second straight year, the game will be telecast nationally on DirecTV Channel 321 and locally on WHMB (Channel 40 in Indianapolis). Alumni parties are being planned in dozens of cities across America. You can pre-order your DVD of this year's contest and order copies of the 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 Bell Battles here.

Visit the Monon Bell Web page by clicking here. [Download Video: "1997 Monon Memory" - 2985kb]

An online poll conducted this summer at ESPN.com determined the Monon Bell Classic to be Indiana's best sports rivalry. Learn more in this previous story.

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