Category Archives: Sports

Hot Stove League

Posted on March 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 9, 1960: The Times ran “You Call It!” as a daily feature in March 1960, but I’m stretching it out to one a week so it will last longer.

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Westbrook Pegler, March 16, 1927

Posted on March 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 16, 1927: Still smarting over being called “Tanglefoot* Gehrig,” Lou Gehrig insults Westbrook Pegler at spring training by calling him “Mr. Piggly-Wiggly.” *The Times says “Tanglefood,” but I assume that’s a mistake.

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Dietrich Backs Von Sternberg in ‘Blue Angel’ Lawsuit

Posted on March 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

   March 16, 1960: Marlene Dietrich gives a deposition in Josef von Sternberg’s suit against 20th Century Fox over its remake of “The Blue Angel.” On the jump, a murder suspect kills a hospital attendant after being declared sane … … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, March 13, 1980

Posted on March 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jim Murray backs so far into a profile of Bear Bryant that he just about goes through the guardrail and down into the Grand Canyon.

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Matt Weinstock, March 12, 1960

Posted on March 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Bookie Problem     A character who goes by the name of Front End Freddy was sounding off the other day about a nasty situation which prevails among bookmakers.     "For years around here," he said, "bookies have been arbitrarily … Continue reading →

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Westbrook Pegler, March 12, 1926

Posted on March 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 12, 1926: Sportswriting as it was practiced in the 1920s. In this item, Westbrook Pegler covers the intrigue surrounding the Gene Tunney-Willie Stribling match. As tortured as the writing is, I have to admit that it sounds like it’s … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur Expert Roy Chapman Andrews Dies

Posted on March 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 12, 1960: Roy Chapman Andrews is not an author I think about very often anymore, but he wrote one of the favorite books of my childhood, “All About Dinosaurs.” I suppose he’s one reason I took all those … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, March 11, 1980

Posted on March 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jim Murray writes about Johnny Miller, for whom golf came easily until he hit his “wall of pain.”

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Westbrook Pegler, March 11, 1926

Posted on March 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

Before he emerged as a columnist on the national scene, Westbrook Pegler was a sportswriter. Here’s one of his columns about spring training by the Brooklyn Dodgers. And, frankly, he reads like a pretty fair writer.

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Hot Stove League, 1960

Posted on March 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 8, 1960: The Times published a month of these features in March 1960, so I’ve decided to string them out on Thursdays so they’ll last a good part of the year. Enjoy!

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Willie Davis, April 8, 1959

Posted on March 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

 

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Lawmakers Defeat Attempt to Ban Death Penalty

Posted on March 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

“I’ve Got to Live With Myself!”   March 10, 1960: The Senate Judiciary Committee kills Gov. Pat Brown’s effort to repeal the death penalty. Although Caryl Chessman is the pressing issue in the question of capital punishment, his name is … Continue reading →

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Kennedy, Nixon Lead in New Hampshire

Posted on March 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

On the jump, an attorney seeks to keep state officials from removing Alice Marie Combs, 4, center, from her foster home in an effort to find a more intellectually stimulating family for the girl, who has an IQ of 138. … Continue reading →

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Star Tells ‘Tonight’ Host That New Movie Is Terrible

Posted on March 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 8, 1980: Robert Blake goes on “The Tonight Show” and trashes his upcoming movie “Coast to Coast,” which he called “What’s That Funny Smell?” On the jump, Oakland wants Raiders owner Al Davis to go to jail. But … Continue reading →

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Meet Jackie Kennedy

Posted on March 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 8, 1960: Fletcher Knebel writes about Jacqueline Kennedy as part of his series on presidential candidates’ wives. It’s hard not to feel a pang of sorrow when Knebel notes that the Kennedys have just celebrated their daughter Caroline’s … Continue reading →

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Hot Stove League – You Call It!

Posted on March 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 7, 1960: People seem to like our Hot Stove League feature. Here’s another one!

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Screen Actors Guild Goes on Strike

Posted on March 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

   March 7, 1960: The Screen Actors Guild goes on strike over residuals on movies made after 1948 that are broadcast on TV.  “The Magnificent Seven” and “Ocean’s Eleven” are unaffected.

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Magic Johnson Puts Lakers Over the Top

Posted on March 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 6, 1980: Magic Johnson has one of his best rookie nights. “It was the most entertaining garbage-time basketball since Hot Rod Hundley wore a Laker uniform,” Scott Ostler says of the Lakers’ victory over Kansas City, 117-101.  On the … Continue reading →

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You’re the Umpire!

Posted on March 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 6, 1960 Last season, before the Dodgers' first in Los Angeles, The Times ran a series called "Meet the Dodgers" telling readers about the ballplayers moving to their town. Now that the Dodgers were a known quantity, it was … Continue reading →

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Noise Replaces Facts in Politics

Posted on March 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 6, 1960: The Times publishes James Reston’s views on politics after adding the New York Times News Service. Reston calls Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) a tough political operator and describes Vice President Richard Nixon as “nearer to a … Continue reading →

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