Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-24 | Page 13 | Indians Will Encounter Bears for Historic Ax

Indians Will Encounter Bears for Historic Ax Stanford S Students Will Lay Traditional Prize at Stake for Corning Coming Grid Classic Dr fly Associated I Added zest will be given civen victory in inthis inthis inthis this years year's annual Big Game between be between tween University of California and Stanford by the decision of the Stanford Stan ford lord student body to put up as a trophy trophy trophy tro tro- tro- tro phy the ax over which the two institutions have warred for 34 years This rustic implement w was s first used by Stanford in 1889 to illustrate its famous ax yell being employed to decapitate an effigy of a California sympathizer It was taken by force from the hands of Stanford rooters in April of that year and for 21 years was kept securely l hidden in B Berkeley Berke Berke- ley Icy except when brought out at the annual football rally lally to irk their rivals rivals ri rl ri- ri vals down the peninsula In 1930 under th the guise of ot being motion picture operators fo for a news newsreel newsreel reel reel 21 21 Stanford students succeeded in recapturing It and rushing it to Palo Alto in the supposed motion picture truck There it has since reposed in a bank vault until as a gesture of good goodwill will wilI it was mounted on a mahogany base and by agreement with California Califor Califor- nia designated as a trophy to be held each ench year by the school winning the annual football game Many bloody noses bruises md nd torn clothes resulted from the numerous clashes that broke out between the two universities in efforts to gain possession of f the ax in past years Armored cars tear gas bombs and numerous weapons o of attack were used 1