Category Archives: Sports

Dodgers win in ninth: Aug. 2, 1958

Posted on August 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

The Dodgers win in a ninth-inning rally against the Reds … Two Marines are being held in Iraq … and the Los Angeles County Grand Jury recommends spanking to keep order in the classroom.
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Headline News

Posted on July 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

July 26, 1948 By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer uiz time: What does this headline mean? It’s pretty clear we’re talking about baseball, but who are the Twinks and the Suds? The Twinks were a familiar headline name in The Times … Continue reading →

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‘Discovering’ Chavez Ravine

Posted on July 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer The Times published a tidbit about the Hollywood Stars and their owner, Bob Cobb, that made me go looking deeper for more details. Jeane Hoffman reported that Cobb "discovered" Chavez Ravine as a potential home … Continue reading →

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Setback for stadium

Posted on July 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

July 15, 1958 By Keith Thursby Times staff writer Los Angeles and the Dodgers lost a round in court in their efforts to build a baseball stadium in Chavez Ravine. Superior Court Judge Arnold Praeger ruled that the contract between … Continue reading →

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July 15, 1938

Posted on July 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

From The Times’ editorial page, July 16, 1938. Note the Bible passage. e can add this to The Times’ editorials against a federal anti-lynching law (not necessary) and offering refuge to people fleeing Nazi persecution (they would just go on … Continue reading →

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Olympics in L.A.?

Posted on July 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

July 12, 1958 By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer Los Angeles officially threw its hat into the Olympic rings for the 1964 Summer Games. Mayor Norris Poulson announced the bid after a meeting with the Southern California Committee for the Olympic … Continue reading →

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Mando Ramos–RIP

Posted on July 7, 2008 by lmharnisch
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Lakers trade for Wilt

Posted on July 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

July 6, 1968 By Keith Thursby Times staff writer he Lakers, always a team with a certain amount of star power, acquired one of the game’s biggest stars in Wilt Chamberlain. Chamberlain would join Jerry West and Elgin Baylor and … Continue reading →

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June 30, 1908

Posted on June 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, early coverage of the the Times Cup, a race that dates to 1903. The Los Angeles Times Trophy is still awarded by the Los Angeles Yacht Club.  t left, trouble in Whittier at the state school for juvenile delinquents. … Continue reading →

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Bonds slams the Dodgers

Posted on June 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

June 26, 1968 By Keith Thursby Times staff writer difficult to imagine a better debut than Bobby Bonds’ first game for the Giants against the Dodgers. Bonds, described in Dan Hafner’s story as a tall, rangy youngster from Riverside, hit … Continue reading →

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Jackie Robinson, track star

Posted on June 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

June 26, 1938 By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer It might be the shortest newspaper notice in Jackie Robinson’s career. A two-paragraph item in The Times announced that Robinson, described as the "sensational all-around Pasadena Junior College athlete," would be leaving … Continue reading →

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June 19, 1958: Scientist disappears

Posted on June 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Albert and Alfred… Before and after… Lost and found… Found but still missing … still haunted by something and still walking in a dream.  I pulled the photos of Albert and Alfred from their old-fashioned paper envelope, slightly tattered and … Continue reading →

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June 18, 1958

Posted on June 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

wenty years after Ed Ainsworth’s series on Los Angeles’ congested streets, The Times takes another look at traffic. I (almost) never grow tired of saying that the incredible number of transportation studies performed in Los Angeles would fill a library. … Continue reading →

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Big deal for Dodgers

Posted on June 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

June 16, 1958 By Keith Thursby Times staff writer he struggling Dodgers traded a piece of their past for a player rich in Los Angeles minor league history. Steve Bilko, who hit 148 home runs in three seasons with the … Continue reading →

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June 16, 1908

Posted on June 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Boxing at Chutes Park during the visit of the Great White Fleet, about April 20, 1908.     hutes Park is not the sort of place where responsible parents want their children. Not only does it have boxing, above, there … Continue reading →

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June 10, 1938

Posted on June 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

There are times when the old newspapers absolutely leave me speechless–and not in the good way. Yes, I realize this is a comic strip ("Tarzan") and yes, I realize it’s 1938 and not 2008. But good grief, I still find … Continue reading →

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Streak Ends for Dodgers

Posted on June 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

June 9, 1968 By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer on Drysdale’s string of scoreless innings and consecutive shutouts finally ended in a 5-3 Dodgers victory over the Phillies. Tony Taylor scored on a sacrifice fly in the fifth for the first … Continue reading →

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Babe Ruth

Posted on June 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Nov. 1, 1924

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May 31, 1938

Posted on May 31, 2008 by lmharnisch

Floyd Roberts of Van Nuys, who gained much of his experience on the dirt track at Ascot, wins the Indianapolis 500. Roberts averaged 117.2 mph in a four-cylinder car (at left) built and owned by Lou Moore and designed by … Continue reading →

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May 28, 1908

Posted on May 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above and at left, I’m not sure which is more remarkable, the story about Kate Welsh, the sister of prizefighter Fred Welsh, or the byline: Louise M. George. As late as the 1950s, reporters rarely got bylines, so it’s impossible … Continue reading →

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