The Coliseum was the place the place you “could see ’em” yesterday — from entrance row celebrities to the farthest Joe Fan — as Los Angeles welcomed its latest “lodger” — El Dodger — in championship model.
Basic tales from the Los Angeles Occasions’ 143-year archive
Packed between first and third base was most likely the most important seated “Who’s Who” galaxy ever to crowd right into a single stadium… Edward G. Robinson, together with his cigar and spouse (not essentially in that order)… Actor Jimmy Stewart dashing out to purchase a brand new Japanese straw hat to protect spouse Gloria from the solar… Comic Ray Bolger getting laughs together with his Military surplus helmet, on which he had painted, “L.A. DODGER BEANBALL PROTECTOR.” Ray’s helmet had “HIS” on it; his spouse’s learn “HERS”… Beans Reardon available to see that no person threw out the primary umpire, and Babe Herman there to verify no person jammed up third base… former Coliseum prexy Jim Smith…
Brown Fearless
Atty. Gen. Pat Brown tempting destiny (and votes) by confiding that if he will get elected he’s gonna marketing campaign to alter the San Francisco Giants’ title again to “SEALS.” That Brown is a fearless soul; he additionally acknowledged he’s in favor of the sack costume… Gov. Goodwin J. Knight staring up on the sky as a helicopter with the streamer “CHRISTOPHER FOR U.S. SENATOR” buzzed the Coliseum… Director Al Hitchcock taking over a seat and a half in Part 9… Gregory Peck, sporting darkish glasses and a hat all the way down to his eyebrows, sitting on the Big facet together with his younger son… Athletic-appearing Metropolis Atty. Roger Arnebergh sporting a Dodger cap and searching as if he may play middle area simply.
Danny Kaye, sitting by the Dodger dugout and insisting he has precedence rights on the entire deal “because, after all, I was BORN in Brooklyn”… However he’ll must dispute that with fellow Actor Chuck Connors, sitting 5 rows again of him, who performed for each Dodgers and L.A… And doubtless the champ old-timer of all of them is Howard Lorenz, ex-Angel official now with the Dodgers, who noticed his first baseball recreation in Los Angeles in 1892. It was the “Tough Lions” versus San Diego in a recreation at Athletic Subject at sixth and Alameda within the Southern California League… Who was the youngest fan current? Probably Jim Livesay, 9 months outdated, who got here with dad and mom connected — Mr. And Mrs. Ronald Livesay of 6018 Alviso St., L.A….
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Autograph Paradise
The part behind the Dodger dugout was an autograph hunter’s paradise: plain followers Burt Lancaster, Jack Lemmon, Nat King Cole, Danny Thomas, Buddy Rogers, Ralph Edwards, director John Ford, Ted Husing, Tennessee Ernie, Gene Autry — with cowboy hat — Groucho Marx with cigar… Within the particular chairs on the taking part in area (often known as “V.I.P. Gardens”) have been Walter O’Malley with a blue flower in his lapel (coloration: Dodger blue) and his spouse and fairly daughter, Terry, dressed solely in blue… George Jessel with Del Webb, famed because the Man Who Constructed That Left-Subject Fence. Del sneaked out early with a topcoat over his arm. TOPCOAT?… Big proprietor Horace Stoneham and Veep, Chub Feeney, his nephew, sitting in shirt-sleeves… Virginia Knight is a big white hat; Councilwoman Rosalind Wyman in a baseball cap…
Actor Dennis Morgan, ex-semipro participant who used to work out with the Chicago White Sox, predicting that doubles will go for singles on that quick left-field facet… Eddie Brannick, Big membership secretary (with the membership since 1906) arriving on the Coliseum at 9:30 a.m. for his first have a look at the joint — and mistaken coming via the concession entrance… Ten cute gals, who got here with Johnny Boudreaux’s band, making a quick-change: from “Ramettes” to “Dodgerettes” (however the gold-sequined costumes have been new)… a courageous man named Joe Hunt of Pasadena exhibiting up in Bermuda shorts… Sitting on the Big facet: Jimmy Roosevelt, sheriff candidate Pete Pitchess, Walter Winchell and Dodger Ticket Supervisor Harold Parrott — who squeezed into HALF a seat on the finish of the fourth inning… Sports activities personalities current: Win Clark, Mrs. John McGraw, Joe E. Brown, Olympic matchmaker George Parnassus, the Cal Eatons, Paul Schwegler, Mel Morrison, Ed Crowley, and a few 78,000 extra…
