DePauw and Wabash Battle to Scoreless Tie

November 8, 1919

November 8, 1919, Indianapolis, Ind. - A crowd estimated at 7,000 witnessed a hard-fought football game at Washington Park this afternoon, but the annual rivalry game between DePauw University and Wabash College ended the way it began, with a 0-0 tally. The Tigers are now 2-3-1 on the season heading into next week's battle with Purdue.

The crowd included nearly 1,000 people from Greencastle who made the trip to Indianapolis. DePauw fans gathered for a rally on Monument Circle before parading to the stadium, which is located just west of downtown.

The closest either team came to scoring was when DePauw's Harold Galloway returned a punt 60 yards and was pulled down at the Wabash 30 yard line.

View a "Monon Memory" of the 1919 clash between DePauw and Wabash -- featuring historic photos from both institutions -- here: [Download Video: "1919 Monon Memory" - 3702kb]. 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 America's greatest and longest-running college football rivalries -- which in 1932 introduced a 300-pound locomotive bell as its prize -- visit the Monon Bell Web page.

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