Category Archives: Dodgers

Matt Weinstock — January 15, 1959

Posted on January 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Frontier Pusher-Back To newsman John Cornell goes a silent roll of drums, a bugle call and maybe a flag-raising for alertness above and beyond the call of routine. John was banging out a rewrite about Les White, Southland auto dealer, … Continue reading →

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Dodger Stadium — and a Zoo, January 15, 1959

Posted on January 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

A mail bomb loaded with dynamite sits in the post office for three weeks because the victim didn’t leave a forwarding address! Fresh off an apparent victory in getting a downtown stadium for the Dodgers, some City Council members moved … Continue reading →

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Voices — Vin Scully replays 1956 game

Posted on January 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph courtesy of the Dodgers Vin Scully and Walter O’Malley during a game televised in New York. Note the carton of Lucky Strikes. Scully pulls up his own chair Dodgers announcer watches a replay of his broadcast of Larsen’s World … Continue reading →

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California Supreme Court OKs Dodger Deal, January 14, 1959

Posted on January 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles will investigate organized crime. The state Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of the Dodgers and City Hall, moving plans for a baseball stadium in Chavez Ravine one huge step closer to reality. … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Mikoyan interview, January 13, 1959

Posted on January 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Interview With Coates Russian Stars on TV Show By Paul V. Coates, Mirror News Columnist When President Eisenhower sits down with Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan on Saturday to plan give-and-take with West Berlin and Germany, it’ll be Ike … Continue reading →

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Demonstators protest arrival of Soviet leader; Dodger turns to acting, January 11, 1959

Posted on January 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Mikoyan provokes demonstrations in San Francisco en route to his visit to Los Angeles. Recall that Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev will come to Los Angeles later in the year. And a federal court strikes down a … Continue reading →

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Dodgers move outfield fence, January 10, 1959

Posted on January 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Dodgers announced they were moving the Coliseum fences in and The Times saw it as a victory for Duke Snider. The dimensions were reduced in center (425 feet to 410) and right-center fields (440 to 385). The short porch … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year, 1959!

Posted on January 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

The rest of the world may peer into a darkened crystal ball, but at the Daily Mirror, we know what the future has to bring. In 1959, Los Angeles won the series and we lost Errol Flynn and Raymond Chandler. … Continue reading →

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Fierce fighting in Cuba, near riot as Colts win over Giants, December 29, 1958

Posted on December 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Creswell, Ore., farmer Harry Holt helps bring 107 Eurasian children from South Korean for adoption in the United States. Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6 (missing)Part 7Part 8 The Colts defeated the New York Giants to win the NFL championship … Continue reading →

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Christmas 1968

Posted on December 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

The Pueblo crew arrives in San Diego. Note the bylines: Chuck Hillinger and Bob Rawitch! My good friend Eric Malnic, retired reporter who’s now recovering from surgery, often talks about the other distinguished rewrite folks at The Times and their … Continue reading →

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Radio station cancels ads as Christmas present to listeners, Dodgers and Phillies swap players, December 24, 1958

Posted on December 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

As a Christmas gift to its viewers, radio station KPOL is going without ads for 48 hours … and watch for Santa Claus played by Peter Lorre (with Milton Berle) and Buster Keaton ("The Donna Reed Show")! The plot of … Continue reading →

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Dwyane Hickman to star in ‘Dobie Gillis,’ Dodger Pee Wee Reese retires, December 19, 1958

Posted on December 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Hedda Hopper announces that Dwyane Hickman is leaving the "Bob Cummings Show" to star in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," one of the biggest hits of the 1950s and early ’60s. At left, a clip of Hickman with Bob … Continue reading →

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Bachelor farmer leaves fortune to waitress, Dodger official trades son to Royals, December 18, 1968

Posted on December 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s the Los Angeles Times in its glory days: Chuck Hillinger on the cover and a Jim Murray column in sports. And it’s a perfect Hillinger story: A recluse farmer leaves most of his fortune to a former actress whom … Continue reading →

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Dodgers’ move pays off at the gate, December 10, 1958

Posted on December 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

Wow! Luger cuff links and matching tie clip. I mean … wow!–lrh At left, a pair from an old EBay auction. I’ll see if any more turn up. Just for the heck of it. The Dodgers’ move to Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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O’Malley to quit Dodgers, December 5, 1968

Posted on December 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Walter O’Malley gave Los Angeles a year’s head start on planning his retirement party. O’Malley told Los Angeles baseball writers gathered in San Francisco for the winter meetings that he planned to retire after the 1969 season. His son, Peter, … Continue reading →

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Dodger trades teams and swaps wife to Yankee pitcher, December 5, 1968

Posted on December 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

The Dodgers traded pitcher Mike Kekich to the Yankees where he became famous for another trade. In 1972, Kekich and fellow Yankee pitcher Fritz Peterson swapped families. Peterson and Kekich’s wife eventually married, Kekich and Peterson’s wife did not. … Continue reading →

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Baseball OKs trades between NL-AL, December 4, 1958

Posted on December 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

You really don’t have to wonder what "She Gods of Shark Reef" is about, do you? Here’s another one of those surprises found in the old files. Baseball approved interleague trading for a short period each winter beginning the following … Continue reading →

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Hayakawa reopens S.F. State; Dodgers bid for Joe Torre, December 3, 1968

Posted on December 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Turns out the Dodgers were interested in more than Joe Torre, the manager. They once tried to acquire him as a player. The Dodgers offered the Braves Willie Davis and Tom Haller for Torre and Felipe Alou, according to … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving in Vietnam; Angels’ new general manager, November 29, 1968

Posted on November 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Thanksgiving with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, southwest of Saigon. The Brookings Institution warns President Nixon: "he will be powerless to do much good for America if the Vietnam War drags on through his administration." The war in … Continue reading →

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A plan for Dodger Stadium

Posted on November 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Ray Graham / Los Angeles Times Dodger Stadium under construction in a photo published April 22, 1961. (No, this image hasn’t been Photoshopped. It’s a large print so I had to scan it in two pieces and paste … Continue reading →

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