Category Archives: Sports

Jim Murray, April 12, 1961

Posted on April 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

Like Caesar’s Gaul, all golf for the moment is divided into three parts: Gary Player, Arnold Palmer and a bunch of guys playing for third money, Jim Murray says.
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Jim Murray, April 11, 1961

Posted on April 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 11, 1961: The master-mind in the third base coaching box or the middle of the dugout, acting as though he had St. Vitus' dance or a swarm of bees on his nose, is the super … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 10, 1961

Posted on April 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

            April 10, 1961: Jim Murray takes his daughter Pam and his two sons to boxing at the Olympic.

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Jim Murray, April 9, 1961

Posted on April 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

            April 9, 1961: Walt Alston is the first one in his family tree going back about to the time of the discovery of fire to escape being a farmer — a full-time farmer, that … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 7, 1961

Posted on April 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

Trouble for Giants Manager Alvin Dark: Phoenix police found Harvey Kuenn, who weighs 200 pounds, Jim Davenport and Bob Schmidt, one of the few men in baseball who could arm-wrestle Frank Howard even up, being attacked by a 140-pound college student at an hour of the morning no self-respecting student should be roaming the streets. Moreover, the college student kept hitting the players on the fists with his eyeglasses.
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Jim Murray, April 6, 1961

Posted on April 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 6, 1961: James Gilliam Jr. is with the Dodgers but not of them. He starts every season in the dugout. He sleeps every night with his bag packed at his feet and rumors of a … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 5, 1961

Posted on April 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

            April 5, 1961: Four years ago, Doug Ford restored the prestige of the Masters after a disastrous attempt to thin the field eliminated some of the greats of golf. Now Ford is returning to … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 4, 1961

Posted on April 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 4, 1961: Jockey Johnny Longden must choose between two troublesome horses for the Kentucky Derby – Flutterby or Four-and-Twenty, Jim Murray says.  [He finished seventh on Four-and-Twenty, by the way—lrh.]

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Jim Murray, April 3, 1961

Posted on April 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 3, 1961: Jim Murray has a wonderful feature on featherweight champ Davey Moore. Don’t miss it!

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Jim Murray, April 2, 1961

Posted on April 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 2, 1961: Golfer Porky Oliver  is dying of liver cancer, as gallantly as the way he lived. There’s an Easter lesson there, Jim Murray says.

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Jim Murray, March 31, 1961

Posted on March 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 31, 1961: Lakers coach Fred Schaus has a few things to say about ref Jim Duffy after a 114-113 loss to the St. Louis Hawks and doesn't care if it gets in print — even … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, March 30, 1961

Posted on March 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 30, 1961: Jim Murray takes a look at the names for horses in harness racing and  thoroughbred racing, and throws in auto racing for good measure.   Thoroughbred racing, I am glad to say, is a … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, March 29, 1961

Posted on March 29, 2011 by lmharnisch

Jim Murray on Otto Graham: Crazy Otto is still bucking a trend. Where Bob Waterfield, Norm Van Brocklin and other of his contemporaries in the NFL have chosen glamour jobs in the pro game, Crazy Otto has picked the head coaching job and athletic directorship at the Coast Guard Academy, a football power about on a par with the Harvard Frosh, which is to say they could give Glendale High a good game.
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Jim Murray, March 27, 1961

Posted on March 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

           March 27, 1961: Philip Toll Hill Jr., the Santa Monican who won the Sebring sports car endurance race over the weekend for the third time, is a bachelor and a wiry, nervous, cold intellectual type … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, March 24, 1961

Posted on March 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 24, 1961: Jim Murray takes a fond look at one of the characters among sportswriters: Arthur Maxwell “Max” Stiles, who had worked at many Los Angeles papers in his career.   ALSO Maxwell Stiles at latimes.com

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Found on EBay — B.H. Dyas

Posted on March 23, 2011 by lmharnisch

Items from the B.H. Dyas store in Los Angeles are a rarity on EBay. This St. Albans putter has been listed with bidding starting at $19.99. ALSO A Walker Cup driver on EBay.

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Jim Murray, March 23, 1961

Posted on March 23, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 23, 1961: Has Terrible Ted Williams turned into an affable soul thanks to Sears? Jim Murray takes a look at “the wolf of Wall Street.” In case you’re wondering about Alex Perez, who frequently drew … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, March 22, 1961

Posted on March 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 22, 1961: Anytime a winner shoots rounds of 62 and 65, as Bob Goalby did, and slips to 67 when he's in a slump, and anytime there isn't a single score out of the 60s … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, March 20, 1961

Posted on March 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 20, 1961: Jim Murray has a terrific profile of Albert "Albie" Pearson, the Angels right fielder, who is 5-5 and weighs 140 pounds. "I'm in a big man's game and I've got to be a … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, March 19, 1961

Posted on March 19, 2011 by lmharnisch

If any player was entitled to come into town with a chip on his shoulder it was Zeke Bratkowski. People have needed psychiatry for less symptoms of rejection. But Zeke wasn’t mad at anybody. He had just been to Mass and telephoned his wife back home when I saw him. Did he think he would be the No. 1 quarterback on the Rams, I asked him.
If any player was entitled to come into town with a chip on his shoulder it was Zeke Bratkowski. People have needed psychiatry for less symptoms of rejection. But Zeke wasn’t mad at anybody. He had just been to Mass and telephoned his wife back home when I saw him. Did he think he would be the No. 1 quarterback on the Rams, I asked him.
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