Category Archives: Sports

Mayor refuses to give Senate committee secret files on LAPD funds, December 9, 1938

Posted on December 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles sizzles at 92 degrees and thousands of beach-goers went into the ocean, even though it was 64 degrees. The Soviet weather bureau says the North Pole has been warming up for the last 10 years. Octopus saves student … Continue reading →

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Senator, 66, to marry beauty queen, 22; baseball commissioner fired, December 8, 1968

Posted on December 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) plans to marry Miss South Carolina, 1965, Nancy Moore. The Times ran a United Press International story predicting big changes for baseball in the wake of owners firing the commissioner, William D. Eckert. Possibilities included: — … Continue reading →

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Guard unit loses fight to avoid overseas combat; riot at Forum, December 7, 1968

Posted on December 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Scary night at the Forum, where a riot broke out after a fight. Lionel Rose defeated Chucho Castillo in a split decision to retain the world’s bantamweight boxing title, then fans started throwing what The Times’ Frank Finch called … Continue reading →

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Meltdown delays U.S. atomic airplane; Rams win over Colts, December 7, 1958

Posted on December 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Longtime viewers of the History Channel (or "The Adolf Channel" as we call it at the Daily Mirror HQ) may have seen a program on the U.S. project to develop an atomic airplane. As you can imagine, a key component … Continue reading →

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Gambling and vice on Central Avenue, December 7, 1938

Posted on December 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

France signs a friendship pact with the Nazis. Dine at Lucca, 5th and Western. Above, a group of African American leaders tells the Police Commission that gambling and prostitution are rampant in the black district along Central Avenue, but that … Continue reading →

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Stunt man dies in John Wayne film, December 6, 1958

Posted on December 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

  File this under quaint notions of the 1950s: Highway officials taking control of speeding cars and forcing them to slow down. U.S. moon launch fails. http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k6UQe8Upiz1lVusxuj&related=1&canvas=mediumTHE HORSE SOLDIERS TRAILER At left, stuntman Fred Kennedy is killed when he takes … 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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USC wins over No. 1 Notre Dame, 13-0, December 4, 1938

Posted on December 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Heinrich Himmler seizes German Jews’ drivers licenses as Berlin confines Jews to a ghetto. Times "Magic Eye" photos.  "And this is the team whose coach they wanted to fire when the season was one week old."

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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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Bomb found at Coliseum, December 4, 1958

Posted on December 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

A time bomb was discovered under a temporary platform for college cheerleaders at the Coliseum. The device apparently had been set to go off at 2 p.m., which was the starting time of the Nov. 15 UCLA-Oregon game, police said. … 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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36 homes burn in Malibu fire, December 3, 1958

Posted on December 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

  I have seen some ugly Page 1 layouts but this headline takes the prize.   Corral Canyon fire, 1958   Corral Canyon fire, 2007. One fire began near Bob Hope Ranch, the other near 20th Century Fox movie ranch … Continue reading →

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Killers die in gas chamber, December 3, 1938

Posted on December 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

"There’s nothing to it." — Robert Lee Cannon "So long." — Albert Kessel "That was the most terrible thing I’ve ever seen. I’ve witnessed 52 hangings. I could find nothing humane about it and I never want to watch anything … Continue reading →

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College campus struggles to reopen; Rams win over Vikings, December 2, 1968

Posted on December 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s a 1968 interview with S.I. Hayakawa that aired on ABC. It’s nice to see the late Frank Reynolds, one of my favorite TV news anchors, once again. For all his gifts with language, Hayakawa was not a man given … Continue reading →

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Speeding train crushes school bus; UCLA gets new football coach, December 2, 1938

Posted on December 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

A truck carrying Christmas trees crashes into a streetcar … and a man is charged with buying a cougar cub at a pet store and killing it for the $75 bounty. Robert L. Cannon and Albert Kessel, sentenced to die … Continue reading →

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Rams win over Cards, December 1, 1958

Posted on December 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

The Rams survived the cold of Chicago to edge the Cardinals, 20-14. The statistic that stood out in Cal Whorton’s story was the attendance–only 13,041 watched the game at what Whorton called Comisky Ball Park. Whorton said temperature at game … Continue reading →

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December 1, 1938: California prepares to execute two killers at San Quentin

Posted on December 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

The secret of Babe Ruth’s happy marriage: White Owl cigars. December 1, 1938: California prepares to use the gas chamber for executions rather than hanging.

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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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November 27, 1968: O.J. Simpson wins Heisman

Posted on November 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

O.J. Simpson won the Heisman Trophy as the best college football player of 1968 after a remarkable two-year USC career. Dwight Chapin’s story in The Times portrayed the lack of suspense–even Simpson said he was “pretty confident.” Who could blame … Continue reading →

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Poison gas kills Disney’s mother, November 27, 1938

Posted on November 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above, Walt Disney gave his parents a home at 4605 Placidia Ave., Toluca Lake, for their golden wedding anniversary. According to The Times, a faulty furnace connection let carbon monoxide into the house. Disney’s father, Elias, was found unconscious … Continue reading →

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