SF Examiner: Lakers bring electricity to town

By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

The long ago Pacific Coast League baseball team was called the Hollywood Stars, a name both pretentious and truthful in Southern Cal. Down there, if you’re not signing autographs, you’re asking for them. It’s an L.A. way of life.

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SF Examiner: Keith Smart enjoying life at the top

By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

He remembers the spoon being tossed into the metal sink at 4:30 a.m. Keith Smart’s father had finished his coffee and was leaving for work in Baton Rouge, La. Another day had begun, and for a boy, so had an understanding of what life was all about.

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