Category Archives: Sports

Former mayor may enter recall race, Cubs win over Pirates, August 22, 1938

Posted on August 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, more proof, as if any were needed, that bad traffic is nothing new in Los Angeles. Note the traffic island in the center of the drawing, which is where people waited to board a streetcar. Voila! A 70-year-old attempt … Continue reading →

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Playboy pitcher throws no-hitter, August 20, 1968

Posted on August 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo May 6, 1962: Bo Belinsky of the Angels fires a fast ball at the Baltimore Orioles during his historic no-hitter.   Los Angeles Times file photo April 1963: Bo Belinsky and fiancee Mamie Van Doren … Continue reading →

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House increases Social Security, sports columnist dies, August 20, 1958

Posted on August 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Samuel Beckett’s "Waiting for Godot" is boring and unintelligible, the critics say.   Los Angeles County supervisors order a survey to determine which cars are the worst polluters … The House approves a 7% increase in Social Security payments … Continue reading →

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Judge under guard after death threats, August 19, 1938

Posted on August 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Death threats against Fletcher Bowron in the recall election? That’s a new one on me. But in light of the Harry Raymond bombing, it shouldn’t be any surprise … Thomas K. Heath of the McIntyre and Heath blackface vaudeville team … Continue reading →

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Heavyweight boxing title fight tonight, August 18, 1958

Posted on August 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Heavyweight champ Floyd Patterson takes on challenger Roy Harris at Wrigley Field in the first heavyweight title fight in Los Angeles since 1939. The oddsmakers give little chance to Harris … The Dodgers win the second game of a double-header … Continue reading →

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Mayor asks FBI to help study of LAPD, Reds beat Pirates, August 16, 1938

Posted on August 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Mayor Frank Shaw invites J. Edgar Hoover to join the city’s efficiency study of the Police Department
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UCLA Coach Red Sanders Dies, August 15, 1958

Posted on August 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo UCLA coach Red Sanders "shows his tailbacks the way he wants them to throw a pass" before the Bruins play Stanford. Published in The Times, Oct. 13, 1954 Photograph by Ray Graham / Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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Dodgers change game time, August 14, 1958

Posted on August 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer Baseball or the beach? The Dodgers changed the starting time of three day games from 1:30 to 4 p.m. and said they were trying to make their fans happier. "We have received complaints from fans … Continue reading →

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Dodgers rehire Alston, August 14 1958

Posted on August 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer The Dodgers decided their disappointing first season in Los Angeles shouldn’t be blamed on Manager Walt Alston and rehired him for the 1959 season. The Times’ Frank Finch reported that the announcement "was met by … Continue reading →

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Dodgers, the next generation, August 13, 1958

Posted on August 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith Thursby Times staff writer Found a fun story looking at many of the minor leaguers who would soon be ready to take their places with the Dodgers. With the 1958 team struggling, the Times’ Ned Cronin interviewed longtime … Continue reading →

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Marines leave Lebanon, president seeks Middle East peace, August 13, 1958

Posted on August 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

  e lead the nation in alcoholism, according to The Times’ Harry Nelson. You can just call California "the intoxicated state." But 25.73 gallons of alcohol for every resident age 15 and older? Wow. President Eisenhower will address the U.N. … Continue reading →

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Japan, Russia stop border war, Angels win 5-2, August 11, 1938

Posted on August 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

  This cartoon refers to Nazi Germany’s decision to offer Japan nothing but moral support in its war with Russia. Many more Axis caricatures are ahead.   Attorney Frank P. Doherty says the recall election seeking to remove Mayor Frank … Continue reading →

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Judge challenges mayor in election, Pirates win, August 10, 1938

Posted on August 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

  This Oldsmobile got 30 mpg and hit 30 mph in a 4,600-mile cross-country jaunt.  But in 1938, this was a 34-year-old car, the same age as a 1974 Oldsmobile today.   uperior Court Judge Fletcher Bowron accepts the nomination … Continue reading →

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US sub sails under polar ice cap, Dodgers win over Giants, August 9, 1958

Posted on August 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

    he nuclear submarine Nautilus crosses beneath the polar ice cap and surfaces near Greenland … The U.S. plans to withdrawn 2,000 Marines from Lebanon … And U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold proposes a peace plan for the Middle East … Continue reading →

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Hundreds die as planes attack Chinese church, Angels lead league, August 9, 1938

Posted on August 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

    t left, Japanese planes bomb the Catholic cathedral in Canton, China … Superior Court Judge Fletcher Bowron is selected to be a candidate in the recall election against Mayor Frank Shaw, but Bowron hasn’t given his approval. In … Continue reading →

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US drops atomic bomb on Japan, August 6, 1945

Posted on August 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

    he beginning of the Atomic Age. Note that the Associated Press story identifies Hiroshima as a Japanese army base. President Harry Truman says the Japanese "may expect a rain of ruin from the air the like of which … Continue reading →

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Movie executive hurt in crash; Cards beat Dodgers, August 5, 1958

Posted on August 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  The Dodgers lose to the Cardinals, 3-2 … Willie Mays hits a home run to help the Giants beat the Cubs … Producer Jack L. Warner is badly hurt when his car hits a truck in France … Syria … Continue reading →

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Dodgers win 8-6, August 4, 1958

Posted on August 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

The Dodgers split a double-header with the Reds, winning 8-6 and losing 3-1 … the Braves win a double-header over the Giants … and gunmen rob a Malibu restaurant. Two gunmen break into the living quarters above the Malibu Sea … Continue reading →

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Giants win over Cubs, August 4, 1938

Posted on August 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

  The Giants beat the Cubs, 8-3 … Pittsburgh wins against Boston … Bronko Nagurski flattens Gus Sonnenberg in wrestling … beautifying downtown Los Angeles … and Mayor Frank Shaw dismisses the upcoming recall recall election. Imagine this: There was … Continue reading →

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Dodgers win 3-2, Aug. 3, 1958

Posted on August 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

The Dodgers defeat the Reds 3-2 … The U.S. recognizes the Republic of Iraq … Iraqis free two captured Marines … Lebanese leader survives attempted assassination.
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