[Ads-l] Antedating of "Jinx"

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Here is a slightly earlier instance of the noun “jinks” (jinx) with
the pertinent sense.

Date: July 12, 1904:
Newspaper: Los Angeles Times
Newspaper Location: Los Angeles, California
Article: Big Killing Now At Hand
Quote Page A3, Column 2
Database: ProQuest

[Begin excerpt]
Any one who can furnish reliable information leading to the conviction
of the miscreant who put a “jinks” on the Los Angeles baseball club’s
batting eyes last spring will likely receive a free pass for the rest
of the season by advising Manager Morley.
[End excerpt]

Garson

On Mon, Aug 8, 2022 at 6:30 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
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> jinx (OED 1911, HDAS 1908)
>
> 1904 _Los Angeles Times_ 6 Nov. B2/4 (ProQuest)  This doubtless had a bad effect on the Tigers ... this kind of business always puts a jinks on them.
>
> Fred Shapiro
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