Fit to be tied (1912)

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   DARE has "fit to be tied" from 1950.  Not really a hint of origin here, but much earlier dates.


(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
  Draws Twice to the Same Hand; Doc. Stebbins Wins Bet and Mr. Gwaltney Never Quarrels With Any One After That.; By DAVID A. CURTIS.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Jan 28, 1917; pg. ES2, 1 pgs

  One Eye Is Back on the Jot; Arkansas City Visitor Throws Bombshell Into Greenlaw's Denizens by His Audacity.; By DAVID A. CURTIS.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Jul 30, 1916; pg. ES2, 1 pgs

  Origin of the Lallapalooser; How Blaisdell Invented Famous Hand Told for the First Time by Old Man Greenlaw With Wealth of Detail.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; May 7, 1916; pg. ES2, 1 pgs

  DODGERS WIN WITH WILD PITCHER'S AID; Athletics Try Out a Tall Youngster and He Hands the Game to Brooklyn.; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Apr 9, 1914; pg. 9, 1 pgs
("Brooklyn was all wrought up and fit to be tied last night.")

  Double Nearly Ruined Him; CAPTAIN TOZIER HAD HARD TIME EXPLAINING THINGS THAT WERE ACCREDITED TO HIM.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Aug 18, 1912; pg. M3, 1 pgs
("Well, gentlemen, when Cap'n Tozier got this letter he was fit to be tied."  From Bagor Correspondent of NEW YORK PRESS--ed.)