Word: jinxed
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Harvard has won the meet for the past seven years, last losing when Princetoneked out a 28-29 victory in 1962. Record books report, that Yale's last Big Three triumph came in 1960. Of course Harvard must overcome one jinx: it has never won during the first year of the decade...
...unless this jinx is pretty powerful-and the chances are that the Crimson isn't even aware of it-Harvard should not have too much trouble from either Yale or Princeton...
...been transmogrified by Paramount into all-blackness. The premiere was predictable yet sprightly, as the hero (Scoey Mitchlll), a token Negro in a fashionable law firm, was cajoled into moonlighting as a butler at a party, where, naturally, his boss showed up. Offscreen, Scoey has beaten the 13-week jinx in his own way. After hassling all summer, Mitchlll popped a Paramount vice president in the face with just twelve shows finished. As of last week, Scoey's replacement was unchosen...
...close companion pieces to the Bick are the Waldorf and the Red Caboose. I didn't tell you the location because both are closed: the Red Caboose is gone forever, leaving only an empty place in my heart. It went broke because it was on jinx corner (Winthrop St. and Mass Ave.). The Waldorf is closed temporarily "to open again with a more modern restaurant." Fat chance...
...Eagle jinx" may be more psychological than physical. For the past two years, the Crimson has had better material, and its record proves that it has done more with it. Nor is Boston College more of a clutch team. It lost twice to St. Lawrence this year, three times to Boston University, and once to Clarkson-all in situations where it had more to gain than just a victory...