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BASEBALL
WHEN A PLAYER IS DOING WELL, HE FEELS THAT IT WOULD BE
BAD LUCK FOR HIM TO WASH OR CHANGE ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT
OR CLOTHING THAT HE HAS BEEN WEARING SINCE THE STREAK
BEGAN.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT STATED THAT ONE YEAR, HE WAS DOING SO WELL, THAT
HE REFUSED TO BUY A NEW PAIR OF BASEBALL SHOES FOR FEAR
HE WOULD BREAK HIS WINNING STREAK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.2 |
Date learned: 03-03-1971
BASEBALL
A PITCHER DOESN'T STEP ON THE CHALK LINES WHEN GOING OUT
ONTO THE FIELD. THIS WOULD BE BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT PLAYED PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL AND HE FOUND THIS
TRUE ON THE TEAMS HE PLAYED FOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.2 |
Date learned: 03-03-1971
Superstition: Baseball
THERE HAS BEEN A PREVAILING BELIEF AMONG THE VARIOUS
BASEBALL BROADCASTERS THAT I HAVE HEARD OVER THE
YEARS, IN THE BAD LUCK OF MENTIONING THE FACT THAT A
PITCHER IS WORKING ON A NO HIT GAME. IF ONE MENTIONS
THE IMPENDING NO-HITTER, THE SUPERSTITION GOES, THE
NO-HITTER WILL NOT CONTINUE FOR THE PITCHER WILL HAVE
BEEN JINXED BY THE MENTIONING OF HIS NEARLY COMPLETE
ACHIEVEMENT.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
Keyword(s): BAD LUCK ; BASEBALL ; BASEBALL STADIUM ; CHANCE ; CUSTOM ; Fan ; FATE ; jinx ; LUCK ; No-Hitter ; Shutout ; SPORTS ; SUPERSTITION
Date learned: 11-23-1970
IF YOU COUNT THE NUMBER OF FISH YOU CATCH, YOU WON'T
CATCH ANY MORE THAT DAY.
Submitter comment: HEARD FROM HER HUSBAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; EAST DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fish BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 04-02-1967
IF A FISHERMAN'S BAIT ACCIDENTALLY FALLS INTO A GLASS
OF BEER, AND HE TAKES IT OUT AND USES IT RIGHT AWAY,
HE WILL CATCH A FISH IMMEDIATELY.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM A CANADIAN FISHERMAN C. 1945.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; YONKERS
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion |
WHEN HE'S HUNTING, (HE) IS VERY CAREFUL TO MAKE
SURE THE GUN ISN'T COCKED BECAUSE HE HAS A
SUPERSTITITOUS BELIEF THAT IT IS GOING TO GO
OFF FOR SURE AND INJURE SOMEONE IF IT IS COCKED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 11-02-1969
SUCKING RAW LEMONS WILL HELP A SINGER DO A GOOD JOB.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Fruit BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
MOST SINGERS--PARTICULARLY AMATEURS AND STUDENTS, BELIEVE
LEMONS ARE GOOD TO PREPAR THE VOICE FOR SINGING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Fruit BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN IT HAS SNOWED, IT IS A GOOD TIME TO GO RABBIT HUNTING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): TRACKING
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 04-03-1972
IT IS GOOD LUCK TO SAY "BREAK A LEG" TO AN ACTOR BEFORE HE GOES
ON STAGE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | DRAMA -- D000 BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Good luck SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IT IS GOOD LUCK TO WEAR THE SAME PAIR OF SOCKS EVERY TIME
YOU PLAY GOLF.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | 881 Games / Pastimes / Sports BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Good luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
LUCKY AT CARDS
UNLUCKY AT LOVE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): PARALLELISM
| Subject headings: | 881 Games / Pastimes / Sports BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.545 |
Date learned: 08-09-1968
IF YOU WIN IN BASEBALL, DON'T WASH YOUR SOCKS BEFORE THE
NEXT GAME, FOR GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; MOUNT PLEASANT
| Subject headings: | 881 Games / Pastimes / Sports BELIEF -- Home BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 07-21-1968
YOU MUST WEAR ORANGE TO THE POLO GAMES THAT STEVE BUNN'S
FAMILY PLAYS IN OR IT'S BAD LUCK FOR THEM.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; PALOS PARK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
BEFORE A PERFORMANCE, THE SAYING "BREAK A LEG," IS
SUPPOSEDLY GOOD LUCK TO AN ACTOR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; MADISON
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Good luck SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 11-11-1973
IT IS GOOD LUCK TO TIE A HANDKERCHIEF KNOT DURING A CLOSE
BALL GAME.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED ; Brown, Richard
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IF A BATTER IS ON A HITTING STREAK, HE WILL NOT ALLOW HIS
UNIFORM TO BE WASHED NOR THE CLOTHES HE HAS ON THAT DAY
AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAR THE SAME CLOTHES FOR AS LONG AS
THE STREAK LASTS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF A PLAYER SEES A HAIR FALL FROM A WOMAN'S HAIR, AS HE
PICKS IT UP, HE WILL GET A HIT THAT DAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): BASEBALL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF A BASEBALL PLAYER FINDS A STRAIGHT PIN AND PICKS IT UP,
HE WILL GET A HIT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Good luck Sharp objects |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
THE LAST LINE OF A PLAY MUST NEVER BE SPOKEN DURING A
REHEARSAL. IF IT IS SPOKEN, OPENING NIGHT WILL BE A
FAILURE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): THEATER
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Number Last events: the last person to the table... |
Date learned: 11-19-1977