Word: omens
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...second play of the game, Michigan's spinning fullback gave the ball to a halfback who smacked Army's line for two yards. When the players unpiled, blond, 188-lb. Chuck Ortmann, Michigan's passing ace, was lugged off on a stretcher. That was the first omen of calamity. Then it seemed as though the big stadium had begun falling...
Korea's President Syngman Rhee hailed the catch. "It's an omen for the nation," he proclaimed. "The turtle is our symbol of longevity and prosperity...
...Then, she will "first-foot" it back home, bearing the bread, coal and salt that are symbolic of warmth and prosperity for the coming year. Being a brunette, she will then go on to first-foot it for other Lancastrians who have the misfortune to be blonde (an unlucky omen for anyone who has to first-foot for a household). This means that each time she arrives at a home bearing her good omens there will be a glass of wine and a slice of bun loaf awaiting...
...game ritual. By tradition, the first toast is given by the captain of the last Harvard team to whip Yale (Fran Lee of the '41 team). But Lee failed to show up, and a substitute was pressed into service. It may have been a favorable omen. Next afternoon, on the first play of the game, a crimson-shirted Harvard halfback cut back through tackle and raced 80 yards to a touchdown...
...entire squad is well ahead of last year's skaters at this stage of the training period, says Chase, but this good omen is virtually discounted by the fact that the team will probably be playing its toughest schedule in history...