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The Stanford Axe is a trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Big Game, a college football match-up between the University of California Golden Bears and the Stanford University Cardinal. The trophy consists of an axe-head mounted on a large wooden plaque, along with the scores of past Big Games. Stanford has held the Axe since 2010, most recently retaining it after defeating Cal 35-22 in 2015. ==Origins== The Stanford Axe was originally a standard 12-inch lumberman's axe. It made its first appearance on April 13, 1899 during a Stanford rally when yell leaders used it to decapitate a straw man dressed in blue and gold ribbons while chanting the Axe yell, which was based on ''The Frogs'' by Aristophanes (Brekekekek croax croax): :''Give 'em the axe, the axe, the axe!'' :''Give 'em the axe, the axe, the axe!'' :''Give 'em the axe, give 'em the axe,'' :''Give 'em the axe, where? :''Right in the neck, in the neck, in the neck!'' :''Right in the neck, in the neck, in the neck!'' :''Right in the neck, right in the neck,'' :''Right in the neck! There!'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stanford Axe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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