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From: Chuck Guzis Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 2:54 PM On 20 Dec 2010 at 14:42, John A. Dundas III wrote: I was still a grad student at UChicago when they brought back the Maroons. The team had been disbanded in 1939 after some losing seasons, and 40 years later it came back by alumni and student demand. It was funny. In the 1920s, "the Monsters of the Midway"[1] joined with the Wildcats of Northwestern University in inviting a group of public universities to join into a football conference, which was called "The Big Ten". In 1939, Michigan State was invited to replace Chicago in the Big 10; in 1979, Chicago asked Michigan State, one of the powerhouse teams of the day, to step aside for their return. The request was turned down. Second City is simply riffing on a real incident. [1] The Midway Plaisance was created as part of the grounds of the 1893 Columbian Exposition. The University of Chicago's campus borders the Midway (as it is called locally) on both sides of the boulevard for several blocks. Rich Alderson Vintage Computing Sr. Server Engineer Vulcan, Inc. 505 5th Avenue S, Suite 900 Seattle, WA 98104 mailto:RichA at vulcan.com mailto:RichA at LivingComputerMuseum.org http://www.PDPplanet.org/ http://www.LivingComputerMuseum.org/