Baby Burned to Death on Stove, Dodgers Scout Players, January 25, 1959

Whenever someone tells you the past was a "kinder, simpler time," show them this article. I'm unable to find any further stories on this tragic incident.

My boyfriend embarrasses me because he won't race his car.... An advice column by ... Dick Clark? Yes it's true. What does he tell the girl who can't get a dance partner because she wears glasses? Let that "inner beauty we're talking about shine through extra bright." And "keep your clothes and hairdo neat and be sure you dance better than any of your girlfriends." I'm 16 and my boyfriend is 28. Do you think he is too old for me? Yes. Frank Sinatra, workaholic. Sinatra dislikes title "Ocean's Eleven" and wants to call the film ....

What was big money for bonus babies in 1959? "We spent $850,000 for players last year but we think we got our money's worth," Midwest scouting supervisor Bert Wells told a meeting of Dodger scouts. Frank Howard received $108,000 to sign with the Dodgers and Ron Fairly got $120,000, according to Wells. General manager Buzzie Bavasi tried to correct the record a couple days later, telling The Times' Frank Finch that "Howard got closer to $120,000 than Fairly did." Either way, sounds like they were bargains. --Keith Thursby

Comments

[LinuxGeek]

The burned baby story is horrifying and sad, but something caught my eye--the mother left the 9-week-old baby ALONE, asleep on a SOFA? I wonder if she was charged with child neglect/endangerment or something similar. Today, she definitely would be.

[Phillip Signey]

Anyone notice Zimmerman's Column? SC was placed on probation because an assistant coach, a certain Al Davis, (yes the Al Davis), stashed a recruit with poor grades at Bakersfield College. The coach at Bakersfield was Homer Jones who later was offensive coordinator at UCLA

[John Moody]

Phillip Signey ouught to re read the article by Paul Zimmerman regarding recruiting viloations by USC and Al Davis. The Homer referred to in the article was not Homer Jones who did in fact coach at UCLA, but Homer Beatty who coached at Bakersfield College and also Santa Ana College. Beatty was well known in junior college circles for questionable recruiting of players.

[Gary Hertzberg]

Francis Albert Sinatra mentions he does not like the title Ocean's Eleven. I find it interesting according to Frank that Jack Lemmon was suppose to be his costar. I wonder which part Lemmon was originally scheduled to play. The Dean Martin or Peter Lawford part? Or was it Joey Bishop's part?