Category Archives: Sports

Dodger quiz, 1958

Posted on September 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer Quiz time: Who was the Dodgers’ most valuable player of 1958? You could make a case for several players. Gil Hodges and Charlie Neal tied for the team lead in home runs with 22. Duke … Continue reading →

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August 31, 1958: Woman kills husband as children sleep, Giants win over Dodgers

Posted on August 31, 2008 by lmharnisch

Lillian loved Ed. She loved him even though he beat her. She loved him even though he was on probation for beating her. And she loved him even when he lay dying on the kitchen floor after she stabbed him … Continue reading →

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Dodgers coach to manage Padres, August 30, 1968

Posted on August 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer The Angels weren’t the first team to fill their coaching staffs with former Dodgers. Preston Gomez was named the first manager of the San Diego Padres, who would begin play the following spring. Buzzie Bavasi … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Labor Day weekend TV schedule, August 30, 1958

Posted on August 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo(s) Check it out! Jerry Doggett and Vin Scully are glued together! GLUED!! Published in The Times on Sept. 2, 1958. Glue and all. Oh you photogs (or more likely the guys in the art department, … Continue reading →

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TV game show is faked, player says, LA bids for Olympics, August 29, 1958

Posted on August 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the incident that inspired the 1994 movie "Quiz Show," directed by Robert Redford. Read Charles Van Doren’s first-person piece about the scandal, "All the Answers," in the New Yorker. New York Dist. Atty. Frank S. Hogan … Continue reading →

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US relaxes immigration law for Jewish refugees, Greenberg leads Babe Ruth, August 29, 1938

Posted on August 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

I’ve never made a scientific survey, but it wouldn’t surprise me if Eugene Biscailuz were the most photographed sheriff in the history of Los Angeles County. The man certainly knew how to get his picture in the paper. The trophy … Continue reading →

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August 28, 1958: Intruder kills former actress

Posted on August 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

She is one of those cold cases that leave all kinds of unanswered questions even when the killer is finally caught, convicted and sent to prison. Nothing about it passes the sniff test. We know her name was Helene Funk … Continue reading →

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Voices–Brian Stromsoe

Posted on August 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Brian Stromsoe writes: I think the Mirror was 5 cents back then. I delivered the Huntington Park Signal, which produced $20 per month for my comic book purchases, and a stop off at Rancher Bill’s for a burger, fries, and … Continue reading →

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August 27,1958: Woman kills husband over singing, Reds win against Dodgers

Posted on August 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Was Benjamin John Beynon an abusive husband … or just a bad singer? Ben, 46, and his wife of six years, Anne, lived at 1946 1/2 New England Ave., between Hoover and Vermont just south of Washington. For the last … Continue reading →

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Glenn Davis makes debut with the Rams, August 26, 1948

Posted on August 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith Thursby Times staff writer Glenn Davis was such a star, his debut with the Rams was headline news. Even if the game wasn’t a real game. Davis, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1946 as part of powerhouse … Continue reading →

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August 26, 1938: LAPD officer accused in bizarre plot to kill neighbors

Posted on August 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

I had to look twice at this one: A suspended police officer hires a couple of men to tunnel to his neighbors’ house? Really? I mean are you serious?

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Los Angeles Coliseum is dangerous, Rams coach says, August 24, 1958

Posted on August 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith Thursby Times staff writer The Rams blamed baseball for an injury to one of their players. Ron Waller separated his shoulder when he was tackled on the baseball infield during the second half kickoff of the Rams’ 38-10 … Continue reading →

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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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