Category Archives: Dodgers

Former President Hospitalized; Dodgers’ Spring Training, February 24, 1969

Posted on February 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Former President Eisenhower undergoes emergency surgery. President Nixon arrives in Brussels for NATO talks. And did the Southern California Rapid Transit District pay too much for a Pasadena bus line? Cale Yarbrough hits the wall at the Daytona 500. Darrall … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursby on the Radio!

Posted on February 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Daily Mirror’s Keith Thursby was interviewed on KPCC talking about how the Dodgers explained baseball — ladies only!

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LBJ Upstages Ike, What’s Wrong With the Dodgers, February 19, 1959

Posted on February 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sen. Lyndon Johnson steals the show from President Eisenhower during a stop in Texas. Gene Sherman calls Richard Nixon"one of the world’s great extemporaneous speakers." Woman’s arms, legs, found on highway between Tijuana and Rosarito Beach. Above, Robert Leonard Mason … Continue reading →

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Dodger Tickets Selling Fast, February 13, 1959

Posted on February 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

This 1959 World Series ticket has been listed on EBay with Buy It Now for $100. Dodger tickets for 1959 were going fast. The team already had grossed $1,250,000 in box seat sales for upcoming games at the Coliseum, according … Continue reading →

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Letter to Three Wives; Branch Rickey Visits L.A., February 13, 1949

Posted on February 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Meet Albert Brouse, opera singer, performer in "The Drunkard" and collector of all manner of antiques. He was active in the Horseless Carriage Club and at one time owned a fleet of early automobiles. California death records list two men … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, February 12, 1959

Posted on February 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Social Disease Problems Bared Guess I might as well admit it. I’m an old man. I’m so old I can even remember back to the late ’30s when young men were adequately, intelligently warned about the perils of … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, February 11, 1959

Posted on February 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Somebody Does Love a Fat Man For years, the Fat Man had ignored those ads that flashed intermittently on his TV screen. The ones that told him to get rid of that ugly excess by exercising in beautiful … Continue reading →

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Santa Barbara Oil Spill; Don’t Change Baseball, February 11, 1969

Posted on February 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times publishes a Chuck Powers story on the Santa Barbara oil spill. Powers left The Times to become a novelist but died just before his first book, "In the Memory of the Forest," came out. "Anyone who says he … Continue reading →

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Koufax Explains Baseball, Ladies Only

Posted on February 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Some old stories are dispatches from another planet. Take Jeane Hoffman’s report on a "ladies baseball clinic" sponsored by the Dodgers and a group called Secretaries of Sports. Nearly 300 "lady fans" showed up for the event at Bullocks’ downtown … Continue reading →

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Bunker Hill Project; Dodger Stadium Criticized, February 10, 1959

Posted on February 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Plans for the Bunker Hill area, which was declared a slum in 1949–and provided a location for many classic noir films. The same area via Google Earth. The "Dream City" from 1st Street to 5th Street and the Harbor Freeway … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — The Coliseum

Posted on February 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of the Coliseum configured for the Dodgers has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $4.99.

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Koufax and Drysdale — Ladies Only!

Posted on February 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Don’t you love this ad? Throwback Thursby has more on this tomorrow.

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Vin Scully Hosts Game Show, February 6, 1969

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

In a skit, Tim Conway portrays San Francisco State President S.I. Hayakawa as a samurai warrior preparing to battle student radicals. Vin Scully was hitting the game-show circuit. The legendary Dodgers broadcaster had signed on to host "It Takes Two" … Continue reading →

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Airliner Plunges Into N.Y. River; Dodgers Sign Contracts, February 4, 1959

Posted on February 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times put out an extra, but the runover page wasn’t microfilmed. All we have is the cover. Notice that Gov. Pat Brown is opposed to a state lottery. "Evil Woman" Ingrid Bergman pretends she doesn’t know she’s attractive in … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Player Ejected During Dodger Game, 1958

Posted on January 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Here’s an interesting little item. Umpire Bill Jackowski’s report on why he ejected Don Hoak. Bidding starts at $49.95. The Times’ story doesn’t mention Hoak getting thrown out, but the box score revealed there were only three umpires. Maybe that’s … Continue reading →

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Baby Burned to Death on Stove, Dodgers Scout Players, January 25, 1959

Posted on January 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Whenever someone tells you the past was a "kinder, simpler time," show them this article. I’m unable to find any further stories on this tragic incident. My boyfriend embarrasses me because he won’t race his car…. An advice column by … Continue reading →

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The Ghosts of Wrigley Field, January 24, 1969

Posted on January 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Hal Moulin / Los Angeles Times Wrigley Field, Oct. 3, 1944, as the San Francisco Seals defeat the L.A. Angels. "Roadside Baseball" looksat Wrigley Field John Hall wrote a couple of columns bidding farewell to Los Angeles’ Wrigley … Continue reading →

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Musial, Campanella named to Hall of Fame, January 22, 1969

Posted on January 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Roy Campanella, whose Dodger career was cut short by a car accident before the team moved to Los Angeles, was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame. "I never had any idea I’d even play in the majors, much less make … Continue reading →

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Former child star dies in fight over $50, voices of Chavez Ravine, January 22, 1959

Posted on January 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

I finally found a Times story in which the paper talked about people living in the Chavez Ravine area. Cordell Hicks’ short story told of some local kids who tried to find a place in their neighborhood to play baseball. … Continue reading →

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Jerry Lewis Plays First Base for Dodgers, January 18, 1959

Posted on January 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

I’m sure there’s a joke here someplace. The Times’ political power broker Kyle Palmer writes a glowing piece about biographies of Eisenhower and Nixon. On the comics page, Stephen F. Austin straightens out some pesky Indians and Delilah gets … Continue reading →

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