COACH HARGISS IS BELIEVER IN OMENS
from the O.A.C. Barometer 24Nov1919

"Kansas Bill" Sleeps All Night While Clasping Football to Keep Team from Fumbling

Horseshoes, rabbit's feet, stray pins, and black cats have all blossomed out at O.A.C. this year as luck purveyors for the Beaver team.  None of the charms seem to have the desired effect.

One of the chief troubles with the team this year was that they fumbled in critical places. Coach "Bill" Hargiss has tried every kind of trick to make the team hang on to the ball when they had it in the hands.

Friday evening Coach "Bill" took a nice, muddy, well-used pigskin into his downy blankets, firmly clasping the oval to his bosom.  The next morning when "Bill" was awakened, he still had the pigskin clasped closely. He remarked that it would be impossible for the beavers to fumble after that. The Beavers did not fumble in the game and it is rumored that Hargiss intends working the charm before all games in the future.