Tag Archives: Dodgers

Emmett Kelly–Dodger

Posted on March 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Emmett Kelly, right, in an undated photo, with a mystery guest. The picture was apparently a publicity photo for the Jan. 21, 1962, television program "Project 20," which featured the Clyde Beatty Circus. By Keith … Continue reading →

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Moon shots

Posted on January 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 18, 1958Los Angeles You young persons may wonder what we ancient ones are talking about when we refer to the Dodgers’ "Moon shots." The way it was originally explained to me, Moon shots were named for Dodger Wallace Wade … Continue reading →

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Jan. 15, 1958

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Jan. 14, 1958

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay get married… (note that The Times used an AP photo)… will the Dodgers play at Wrigley Field? (no "Moon Shots" there, folks)… Sarah Churchill, daughter of a fellow named Sir Winston, gets popped for being … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 13, 1958 There are words which somehow people think mean the opposite of what Mr. Webster states about them in his big book. For instance, enervate. It means to deprive of strength, to enfeeble. Yet many people think it … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s some fun: I’m combining Christmas past with the mystery photo. Update: We have a winner. Jack Hannah correctly guessed Santa as Dodger pitching coach Red Adams. Nice going! Photograph by Harry Chase / Los Angeles Times Who are Santa’s … Continue reading →

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Dec. 18, 1957

Posted on December 17, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Dec. 12, 1957

Posted on December 11, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Dec. 5, 1957

Posted on December 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Nov. 21, 1957

Posted on November 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Wish list

Posted on November 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 18, 1957Los Angeles Mom! Dad! I know what I want for Christmas! A 1958 L.A. DODGERS uniform!!!

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October 16, 1957: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

October 16, 1957 On a recent clear evening about an hour after sunset, Chet Kennedy of Sun Valley looked up and apparently saw not only Saturn but some of its rings. The planet was a bead “blazing with bright glory … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1957 A woman named Mary was waiting for a bus at Melrose and Vermont when an elderly gentleman sitting alongside bent down and picked up a small diamond ring. He quickly thrust it into his pocket, then, as … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates–Confidential File

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 9, 1957 People can be pretty wiseacre sometimes. Especially yesterday. All I was trying to do was conduct a "pulse of the public" poll on a very timely subject: Major League Baseball’s arrival in Los Angeles. Inasmuch as the … Continue reading →

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Dodgers EXTRA!

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 8, 1957 City Hall gets a Dodgers cap. And UFOs.  

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Dodgers!

Posted on October 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 9, 1957 Also note yet another discarded proposal to ease traffic: elevated bus lanes on freeways. 

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Braves take Game 5

Posted on October 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 8, 1957

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Braves take Game 4

Posted on October 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 7, 1957

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Yankees take Game 3

Posted on October 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 6, 1957

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September 27, 1957: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 27, 2007 by lmharnisch

September 27, 1957 I never thought the time would come when I would write an ode to a single-chamber incinerator but here I am, doing it. Well, not exactly an ode but maybe a panegyric or at least a paean. … Continue reading →

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