18 THE TORRANCE HERALD NOVEMBER 18, 1962 Fearless Charles McCabe 'Goonybird' Draws Blue Law Legislation One notes with interest that a Boston legislator A blue law is some officious John's idea of what is It's a pity our Boston friend based his high prin­ other reasons to deplore any attempt to temper the at athletes. t Is trying to fix it so a spectator directing abusive lan­ good for even-body else, made into a writ. ciples on so fragile a vessel as Jimmy Piersall. Piersall more violent verbal brickbats thrown and partly a cunning man who It's one of the axioms of show business that the guage toward a participant in a sporting event would In times past in New England it has been deemed is partly a sick man illegal for a woman to kiss her child on the Sabbath, trades on his sickness and his even greater reputation price of a pasteboard includes the right to boo like b« subject to a $50 fine. or for anyone saw an authorized clergyman to cross for it. hell, if the spirit moves. And in case you haven't been This valiant effort to take the fun out of sport a river on the same day. or to play any musical in­ That he does all this with the pleased connivance let in on the secret, professional sport is a part of comes from deep in the heart of the blue law country. strument except drums, trumpet and jewsharp. or of his employers does not enhance the sacred name of show biz. make minced pice. baseball. There's no law forcing a man to play games for This latest blue law sponsor said he took his ac­ Piersall indulges in antics that would be grounds money. Equally there's no law as yet against con- tion because an unnamed baseball player "became so for ejection in any other player. He seems to get veving to a player under certain circumstances that HOCKEY incensed at the continued stream of abuse and filthy away with it because of some official belief that the his performance stinks. words directed at him he attacked his tormenters." baseball fan visits a ball game for the same reason Mr. Harry Truman put it well and true when he THURSDAY The reference is obvious to Washington outfield- English society toured the asylum at Bedlam in the said. "If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the EVENINGS er Jim Piersall. who used to play for Boston. He has Eighteenth Century to observe lunatic behavior. kitchen." a widely publicized history of mental illness, and spent * * -tt Abusive language, I suggest, is the birthright of time in a violent ward of a mental hospital in 1952. The validity of Plersall's indignation against the the American when he is watching sports. And a good 8:00 P.M. He practices golf swings in center field, hides Baltimore fan. who said no more than what he has thing too. Else our kitchens and living rooms would be coyly behind the flagpole, and gets in constant fights been hearing for years from other fans, can perhaps hotbeds of domestic apartness, the air blue with PLAYING SCHEDULE with umpires The fans call him "Xutsy" and "Gooney- be judged in the light of what American League um­ epithet and excoriation. November 15.................. Long Beach v«. Bokerstwld Bird ' and less printable things. pire Nestor Chylak said recently: If Jimmy Piersall performs any social good at all, November 22................... long Beach vt. Btirbonk out­ November 29 ................. Bokenfreld vt. iwrbcnk This season Piersall charged into the stands in "Piersall was thrown out of 12 games last year, it results from his just being OUT THERE in the Baltimore after a heckler. The pair never came to and 11 of those times the game was on national field, a handy target for us inhibited ones. But don't ICE SKATING Tickets blows, though Piersall was charged with disorderly television." hang sumptuary laws on him because he's underpriv­ Wholesome Healthy Fun Now on Sale conduct. Plersan b a weak case, to be sure, but there are ileged or something. Please. At Box Office Rentals Parties $ Drag King Tops Field Restaurant ^* AB«^ National Drag champ Jack Tom McEwan. the winningest 23770 a. WSSTFJW / TQHUNCI 1.50 i Chrisman tops a strong field driver of the year, will be out (Call Us For i of entries on Saturday at Lions to add another top eliminator DA. 5-4474 More Information) ! Drag Strip in Long Beach. title to his record. I Challenging Chrisman will McKwen will have his work be Ken Stafford and Steve cut out for him when he facet 1'orter, woo have both chalked world record holder John up wins in recent weeks. How­ Peters. 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If the two-time national driv- for the week ng champion pulls off the hat- rick he'll break all records for MOST VALUABLE PLAYER the traditional holiday classic FOR NOVEMBER 2 started in 1934 at old Gilmore Stadium in Hollywood. TORRANCI Bill Coffman No driver has ever won the* of the 110 Offy marathoos, let NORTH HIGH Norm Dow alone three in succession. WEST HIGH Martin K»hoe ONLY TWO drivers have SOUTH HIGH Phil Fish, Jerry Mann (He) won twice la a row. Ronnie BISHOP MONTGOMERY Dav« Hanton, Householder in 1038-37, and Mik« Cafarchio he late Hoy Kussing in 1940- 41. The late Hob Swaiiion REDONDO HIGH Bill Nieman IU34, 1U38) and 1't-rry Grimm Goorg* Martlnti IMtt. 1949) were other double, BANNING though interrupted, victors. Pavorft* High School Football INDIANAPOLIS flavor will Vote for yo«r run deep with the likes of Par Pfayer ef MM We«k. Simply fW o«t coupo* i Jones of Torrance, Jim lurtubise of Lennox, Roger WIMMT for MM y«er to be telecHd by MM WHAT NEW WONDER Mt-Cluskey of Tucson. Jimmy Davies of MonticeUo, Ind, THESE LADIES SHOP Norm Hall of Hollywood and WILL HELP other '500' vets in a field of more than 50. iinmranmini i the all-electric future ? Four of the drivers entered have competed on all three VOTE FOR THE WINNER OF Grand Prix tracks Gilmore 1 By the time (hew little girls hive ftmffief of their own, (hey nay NOV. 16TH GAMES LISTED BELOW Stadium, G a r d e n a Stadiurr • t»*oppinjwfcfat2-w»yTV-lefcpbo«/^^ (now Western Speedway) am North High vi. Hawthorne tarnttft* nd «lect their JOBS and cookies and tbo Ascot Pirk 54-year-old Joe South High vt. Mir* Cotta Carson of Eagle Rock, Can- • tot Uj*ic.:- fa cofcr-wiUhoat bodpaf boa the* borne* trell. Alien Heath of North Banning High vt. Jordan rwr /vfw IDFAS ridge and Johnnie Tolan BUhop Montgomery vi. 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