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Category Archives: Sports
September 28, 1938: Los Angeles Mayor Begins City Hall Cleanup
September 28, 1938: Mayor Fletcher Bowron begins a cleanup of City Hall, asking for the resignations of 117 members of 22 city commissions. Germany issues a new ultimatum on Czechoslovakia, King George VI places Britain under a state of emergency, and Hank Greenberg hits his 57th home run. Continue reading
Dodger players buy homes in Compton, September 9, 1958
September 9, 1958: The Dodgers are settling down in Los Angeles. Charlie Neal and Johnny Roseboro buy homes in Compton while Ed Roebuck is building a house in Long Beach. Continue reading
Posted in Dodgers, Front Pages, Sports
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September 2, 1947: Miss Muscle Beach of 1947
September 2, 1947: Vivian Crockett is chosen as Miss Muscle Beach of 1947 in the annual Labor Day contest in Santa Monica. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Sports
Tagged 1947, bodybuilding, Muscle Beach, sports
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August 28, 1958: Intruder kills former actress
August 28, 1958: Helene Jerome, described as a retired actress, is found strangled in her apartment at the Las Palmas Hotel. Continue reading
Posted in #courts, @news, Cemeteries, Dodgers, Film, Forest Lawn, Front Pages, Hollywood, Hollywood Division, Homicide, LAPD, Sports
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August 27,1958: Woman kills husband over singing, Reds win against Dodgers
August 27, 1958: Anne Benyon was arguing with her husband, Ben, about his singing, and as he hummed a tune, she rolled her wheelchair into the kitchen, got a knife and stabbed him. Continue reading
August 24, 1947: Golfers Play Through as Fire Destroys Clubhouse at Inglewood
August 24, 1947: Golfers play through as fire destroys the clubhouse at Inglewood Country Club. Continue reading
Black L.A. 1947: Heavyweight Fighter George Godfrey, ‘The Black Shadow of Leiperville,’ Dies at 50
August 21, 1947: George Godfrey, a fighter known as the Black Shadow of Leiperville, dies in poverty in Los Angeles at the age of 50. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Film, Hollywood, Obituaries, Sports
Tagged 1947, boxing, Budd Schulberg, film, George Godfrey, hollywood, Olympic Auditorium, Primo Carnera, sports, Wrigley Field
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June 24, 1947: Death in the Ring — Sugar Ray Robinson and Jimmy Doyle
June 24, 1947: Sugar Ray Robinson and the fatal fight in Cleveland with Jimmy Doyle. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Obituaries, Sports
Tagged 1947, boxing, Jimmy Doyle, sports, Sugar Ray Robinson
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June 19, 1958: Scientist disappears
June 9, 1958: Albert Clark Reed is found after disappearing for six years. Continue reading
Posted in 1952, 1958, Science, Sports
Tagged #Caltech, 1958, Cold War, disappearance, Project Vista, vanished
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May 19, 1939: Soldier Killed, Hundreds Hurt in Holy Land Riots
May 19, 1939: A British soldier is killed and at least 200 are injured by rioting in the Holy Land as Jews protest Britain’s plan for Palestine. Also a talking pelican with a machine gun. Continue reading
1944 on the Radio — Constance Bennett Visits ‘Bill Stern’s Sports Newsreel,’ March 17, 1944
March 17, 1944: On the Radio Dial — Constance Bennett is the guest on “Bill Stern’s Sports Newsreel,” and Donald Dame of the Metropolitan Opera appears on “To Your Good Health.” Continue reading
February 28, 1959: Dodger Dome?
February 29, 1959: Could Dodger Stadium be renamed the Dodger Dome? Keith Thursby takes a look. Continue reading
Posted in 1959, Architecture, Dodgers, Downtown, Front Pages, Obituaries, Sports
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February 28, 1959: Ex-Teamsters Boss Sentenced to Prison
February 28, 1959: Former Teamsters boss Dave Beck is sentenced to five years in prison. Beck died in 1993 at the age of 99. Continue reading
Posted in 1959, Architecture, Dodgers, Downtown, Front Pages, Obituaries, Sports
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Mabel Fairbanks, Wonder Girl of the Ice
Mary Mallory takes a look at the career of Black skating star Mabel Fairbanks, Wonder Girl of the Ice Continue reading
Posted in African Americans, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, Sports
Tagged African Americans, hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, skating, sports
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January 17, 1947: Big Bill Tilden Gets Jail for Morals Case Involving Teenage Boy
January 17, 1947: William (Big Bill) Tilden, 54-year-old internationally known tennis star, yesterday was sentenced to serve nine months in the County Jail with a road gang recommendation by Juvenile Judge A.A. Scott for contributing to the delinquency of a 14-year-old boy. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Comics, Crime and Courts, Sports
Tagged 1947, Big Bill Tilden, crime and courts, sports, tennis
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December 16, 1907: A Headline for Steve Horn — L.A. Times Sports Covers a Cat Show
December 16, 1907: What did the Los Angeles Times sports department cover in the days before the Lakers? Or the Hollywood Stars? Why it covered a cat show! Continue reading
December 1, 1938: California prepares to execute two killers at San Quentin
December 1, 1938: California prepares to use the new gas chamber for two executions rather than the previous method of hanging. Continue reading
November 30, 1959: Matt Weinstock
November 30, 1959: The mother of a middle school student tells Matt Weinstock: “You would be surprised at the number of students at this school who are being tutored just to make a C.” One girl is taking tranquilizers because she can’t keep up. Continue reading
Posted in 1959, Columnists, Education, Matt Weinstock, Sports
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November 27, 1968: O.J. Simpson wins Heisman
November 27, 1968: O.J. Simpson wins the Heisman Trophy after a remarkable two-year career at USC. Continue reading
Posted in #courts, @news, broadcasting, Current Affairs, Film, Front Pages, Hollywood, Homicide, LAPD, Sports, Television
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November 22, 1958: Hall of Famer dies after crash
November 22, 1958: Hall of Famer Mel Ott, one of the great power hitters of all time, dies after surgery for a kidney injured from a car accident. Continue reading
Posted in Front Pages, Sports
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