September 22, 2009

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Julie!

220 years ago
1789

Politics and government
Congress authorized the office of Postmaster General.

100 years ago
1909

Baseball
Jimmy McAleer resigned as manager of the St. Louis Browns. In his 8 seasons in St. Louis from 1902-1909, Mr. McAleer compiled a record of 521 wins, 632 losses, and 26 ties for a winning percentage of .452. His best season in St. Louis was his first, when the Browns finished 78-58, second to the Philadelphia Athletics.

80 years ago
1929

Football
NFL
Dayton (0-1) 0 @ Green Bay (1-0) 9
Chicago Bears (1-0) 19 Minneapolis (0-1) 6 @ Madison, Wisconsin

70 years ago
1939

Football
CRU
WIFU
Regina (2-4) 0 @ Calgary (3-3) 24
Winnipeg (6-0) 18 @ Edmonton (1-5) 0

Lynn Warren rushed 11 times for 103 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Paul Rowe rushed 11 times for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Bronks blanked the Roughriders before 4,000 fans at Mewata Stadium. Mr. Rowe also kicked 2 converts.

Wayne Sheley scored 2 touchdowns and Jeff Nicklin added another TD as the Blue Bombers shut out the Eskimos at Clarke Stadium. The Winnipeg defense limited the Edmonton offense to 4 first downs and 103 yards net offense.

60 years ago
1949

Baseball
The Brooklyn Dodgers moved to within ½ game of the National League-leading St. Louis Cardinals with a 19-6 rout of the Cardinals at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. The Dodgers collected 19 hits and 13 bases on balls against 6 pitchers. Carl Furillo led the Brooklyn attack with 3 doubles, 2 singles, and 7 runs batted in. Joe Hatten picked up his 10th win of the season. Stan Musial hit his 32nd home run of the season for the Cardinals.

50 years ago
1959

On television tonight
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, hosted by John Newland, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Ordeal on Locust Street, starring Augusta Dabney, David Lewis, Suzanne Lloyd, and Bart Burns



Baseball
The Chicago White Sox defeated the second-place Cleveland Indians 4-2 before 54,293 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland to clinch their first American league pennant in 40 years. Former Indians’ ace Early Wynn (21-10) was the winning pitcher, with 9th-inning relief help from Gerry Staley. Al Smith hit a home run for the White Sox, and Chicago turned 4 double plays, including one to end the game. Jim Perry (12-10) took the loss. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley was watching the game on television at home in Chicago, and when it ended, he ordered the city's air raid sirens turned on.





Alvin Dark led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a double and scored ahead of George Altman when the latter hit a home run with 2 out to give the Chicago Cubs a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants before 5,442 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Jim Owens and Humberto Robinson were the respective winning pitchers for the Philadelphia Philles as they swept a doubleheader from the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 and 3-2 before 8,533 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. Mr. Robinson reported that gambler Harold Friedman had offered him $1,500 to throw the second game. Mr. Robinson rebuffed the offer, and Mr. Friedman was held on bail. Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick later commended Mr. Robinson for promptly reporting to him.

Winning pitcher Juan Pizarro doubled home Andy Pafko and Felix Mantilla, and scored on a single by Bobby Avila as the Milwaukee Braves scored 3 runs in the top of the 7th inning and withstood a 2-run 9th-inning rally to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 before 17,658 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. The Pirates had runners on first and second bases with 2 out in the 9th, but relief pitcher Don McMahon induced pinch hitter Rocky Nelson to ground out to second base to end the game.

The Los Angeles Dodgers set a major league record by using 9 pinch hitters. The last one, Frank Howard, hit his first home run of the season, a 3-run shot with 2 out in the 9th inning, but the Dodgers still came up short against the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 11-10 before 12,732 fans at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, leaving the second-place Dodgers 1 game behind the Milwaukee Braves in the National League pennant race, and 1 game ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers scored 3 runs in the top of the 1st inning and the Cardinals scored 4 in the bottom of the inning. Neither starting pitcher, Sandy Koufax of Los Angeles, and Larry Jackson of St. Louis, made it out of the 1st inning. Tommy Davis made his major league debut with the Dodgers, striking out as a pinch hitter to lead off the 4th inning.

International League
Finals
Richmond 0 @ Havana 1 (Havana won best-of-seven series 4-2)

American Association
Finals
Fort Worth 6 @ Minneapolis 0 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

40 years ago
1969

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Ikebukuro no Yoru--Mina Aoe (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): María Isabel--Los Payos (8th week at #1)

On the radio
The Challenge of Space, on Springbok Radio
Tonight’s episode: Unknown--UFOs

Defense
The United States Defense Department disclosed that the Air Force would be cut by 50,000 men and the Marine Corps by 20,300 by the end of fiscal 1970. The Pentagon also slated the inactivation of 22 Navy ships and 209 Air Force planes, in line with Defense Secretary Melvin Laird’s attempt to cut military spending by $3 billion for fiscal 1969. The reductions were in addition to the deactivation of 76 ships and a Navy manpower cut announced in August.

Politics and government
Tom Berger announced his resignation as leader of British Columbia’s New Democratic Party. Mr. Berger had lost his Vancouver-Burrard seat in the August 27 provincial election. Dave Barrett was chosen to replace Mr. Berger as the party’s new leader.

Disasters
A bus plunged into the Parabati River in India, killing 31 and injuring 2 survivors.

Baseball
Willie Mays hit his 600th career major league home run as the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 at San Diego Stadium. Mr. Mays was sent up as a pinch hitter for rookie outfielder George Foster, and hit #600 off Padres’ pitcher Mike Corkins.

The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-3 to clinch the American League West Division pennant. Bob Miller was the winning pitcher.

The New York Mets moved closer to clinching the National League East Division crown when they swept a doubleheader from the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 and 3-2 in 11 innings. Tom Seaver outduelled Nelson Briles in the first game, while Bud Harrelson singled off Bob Gibson to drive in the winning run in the second game. The Montreal Expos defeated the second-place Chicago Cubs 7-3, leaving the Mets 6 games ahead of the Cubs with 6 games remaining in the season.

30 years ago
1979

Hit parade
#1 single in Zimbabwe Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Well All Right--Santana (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Tu Sei l'Unica Donna Per Me--Alan Sorrenti (14th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: We Don't Talk Anymore--Cliff Richard (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Cars--Gary Numan

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Quiereme Mucho--Julio Iglesias (4th week at #1)
2 I Don't Like Mondays--The Boomtown Rats
3 We Don't Talk Anymore--Cliff Richard
4 El Lute/Gotta Go Home--Boney M.
5 Surf City/Dead Man's Curve--Jan & Dean
6 Willem--Willem Duyn
7 Don't Bring Me Down--The Electric Light Orchestra
8 I was Made for Lovin' You--Kiss
9 Can't Stand Losing You--The Police
10 A Brand New Day--The Wiz Stars featuring Diana Ross & Michael Jackson

Singles entering the chart were Gangsters by the Specials (#24); If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold it Against Me by the Bellamy-Brothers (#27); Lost in Magic by Sister Sledge (#34); Oma by Tol Hansse (#39); and Moskau by Dschinghis Khan (#40).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 My Sharona--The Knack (5th week at #1)
2 After the Love Has Gone--Earth, Wind & Fire
3 The Devil Went Down to Georgia--The Charlie Daniels Band
4 Rise--Herb Alpert
5 Lead Me On--Maxine Nightingale
6 Sad Eyes--Robert John
7 Lonesome Loser--Little River Band
8 I'll Never Love this Way Again--Dionne Warwick
9 Sail On--Commodores
10 Don't Bring Me Down--Electric Light Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were Broken Hearted Me by Anne Murray (#76); Please Don't Leave by Lauren Wood (#80); Let Me Know (I Have a Right) by Gloria Gaynor (#81); I'm So Anxious by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes (#82); Dancin' 'round and 'round by Olivia Newton-John (#84); Angeleyes by ABBA (#85); Do You Think I'm Disco? by Steve Dahl and Teenage Radiation (#88); and Hold on to the Night by Hotel (#89).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 My Sharona--The Knack (6th week at #1)
2 Sad Eyes--Robert John
3 Good Times--Chic
4 Don't Bring Me Down--Electric Light Orchestra
5 Sail On--Commodores
6 I'll Never Love this Way Again--Dionne Warwick
7 Lead Me On--Maxine Nightingale
8 Lonesome Loser--Little River Band
9 Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough--Michael Jackson
10 Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)--Robert Palmer

Singles entering the chart were Broken Hearted Me by Anne Murray (#79); Let Me Know (I Have a Right) by Gloria Gaynor (#83); Please Don't Leave by Lauren Wood (#86); Half the Way by Crystal Gayle (#88); Hold on to the Night by Hotel (#89); and Get it Up by Ronnie Milsap (#97).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 My Sharona--The Knack (3rd week at #1)
2 I was Made for Lovin' You--Kiss
3 Good Times--Chic
4 Don't Bring Me Down--Electric Light Orchestra
5 Born to Be Alive--Patrick Hernandez
6 Let's Go--The Cars
7 One Way or Another--Blondie
8 Lonesome Loser--Little River Band
9 You Can't Change That--Raydio
10 Is She Really Going Out with Him?--Joe Jackson

Singles entering the chart were You Decorated My Life by Kenny Rogers (#81); Hold On, I'm Coming by Karen Silver (#83); Come to Me by France Joli (#86); Voulez-Vous by ABBA (#87); Good Girls Don't by the Knack (#89); 3 Dressed Up as a 9 by Trooper (#90); Rolene by Moon Martin (#93); This Night Won't Last Forever by Michael Johnson (#97); So Good, So Right by Brenda Russell (#98); and There was a Time by Wish (#99).

Health
It was reported that an upsurge in cholera had killed 8 and left 557 ailing in Iran.

Football
CFL
Toronto (4-6) 25 @ British Columbia (8-2-1) 34

Quarterback Joe Paopao led the Lions over the Argonauts at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, setting a Canadian Football League record with 18 consecutive completed passes, and finishing with 21 completions in 24 attempts for 244 yards, including a 7-yard touchdown pass to Leon Bright. Mr. Bright also scored a touchdown on a 101-yard punt return. Peter Muller caught 5 passes for 75 yards and 2 touchdowns and a 2-point convert for the Argonauts. Former Detroit Lion Eddie Payton, the brother of Chicago Bears’ legend Walter Payton and uncle of future Argonaut Jarrett Payton, played his second and last CFL game with the Argonauts. He carried 7 times for 27 yards, caught 2 passes for 16, and returned 2 punts for 19 yards.

CIAU
Ottawa (2-1) 21 @ Queen's (1-1) 20
Carleton (3-0) 22 @ Concordia (0-2) 14
McGill (2-1) 23 @ Bishop's (1-2) 21
Western Ontario (1-1) 26 @ Waterloo (1-2) 3
Windsor (1-2) 14 @ York (1-1) 22
Manitoba (1-3) 44 @ Saskatchewan (1-2) 27
British Columbia (3-1) 17 @ Alberta (3-1) 16

Barry Safiniuk rushed 11 times for 57 yards, caught 4 passes for 136 yards, and scored 2 touchdowns to help the Bisons defeat the Huskies at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon.

B.C. quarterback Greg Clarkson completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Berry Muis on a third-down play with 1:31 remaining in the game to give the Thunderbirds a one-point lead over the Golden Bears. A 2-point convert attempt was unsuccessful, but UBC thwarted Alberta’s final offensive drive at the Thunderbirds’ 49-yard line, and recorded their first win at Varsity Stadium in 20 years. Sean Kehoe led the Alberta attack with 16 rushes for 169 yards, including a 67-yard touchdown run. Trevor Kennerd converted Mr. Kehoe’s touchdown and kicked a 42-yard field goal, but he missed 4 other field goal attempts. His brother Forrest, the Golden Bears’ quarterback, also had a poor game, completing 16 of 29 passes for just 133 yards and 4 interceptions. He was briefly relieved by Jaimie Crawford, who was 2 for 4 for 19 yards and 1 interception. Mr. Clarkson completed just 11 of 31 passes for 165 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

25 years ago
1984

Diplomacy
The Sandanista government of Nicaragua announced that it would sign the peace plan proposed by the foreign ministers of the four Contadora countries--Colombia; Mexico; Panama; and Venezuela.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (9-2-1) 14 @ Montreal (4-6-1) 14
Saskatchewan (4-7-1) 37 @ British Columbia (8-3) 28

Don Sweet’s 20-yard field goal with 1:29 remaining in the fourth quarter gave Montreal a tie, 2:59 after Trevor Kennerd had kicked a 12-yard field goal to give Winnipeg the lead. The Blue Bombers led 4-3 at halftime, and scored their only touchdown just 54 seconds into the third quarter when David Shaw intercepted a Turner Gill pass and returned it 54 yards for a touchdown, converted by Mr. Kennerd. Veteran Gerry Dattilio relieved Mr. Gill at quarterback for the Concordes, and completed an 82-yard touchdown pass to tight end Nick Aragki. Mr. Dattilio then completed a pass to Mr. Aragki for a 2-point convert to tie the game 11-11. Willard Reaves carried 24 times for 143 yards to lead the Winnipeg offense, but Blue Bomber quarterback Tom Clements completed just 19 of 40 passes, and threw 3 interceptions. Only 17,854 attended the game on a sunny afternoon at Olympic Stadium. The CTV cameras showed a close-up of a pretty redheaded cheerleader named Terry Girouart, and announced that she had been chosen Miss Montreal Concorde for 1984.

The Roughriders forced 7 B.C. turnovers and recorded 5 quarterback sacks in winning their second straight game, and handing the Lions their second straight loss, and first of the year at home. Former Lion Joe Paopao started at quarterback for Saskatchewan and threw a touchdown pass to Chris DeFrance, but left the game late in the 2nd quarter with an injury. Homer Jordan took over at quarterback, and completed a 26-yard touchdown pass of his own to Mr. DeFrance with 2 seconds remaining until halftime to give the Roughriders a 27-18 lead. After B.C. quarterback Roy Dewalt completed his second touchdown pass of the night to former Roughrider Ron Robinson in the 3rd quarter, Mr. Jordan started the final quarter with a touchdown pass to Ray Elgaard. The Roughriders’ other touchdown came in the 2nd quarter when Mr. Dewalt fumbled when sacked, and linebacker Jerry Friesen recovered and lateralled to defensive end Rick Mohr, who ran 17 yards for the score. The Lions’ other touchdown was scored by running back David Toloumu. 35,995 attended the game at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver.



CIAU
British Columbia (1-3) 3 @ Alberta (2-1) 8

Fewer than 400 fans (and this blogger wasn’t among them) braved cold wind and snow at Varsity Stadium to see rookie Alberta running back Jeff Funtasz rush 22 times for 122 yards on a muddy field. He scored the game’s only touchdown on a 34-yard run to cap an 8-play, 75-yard drive just 3:34 into the game. Quarterbacks Mark Denesiuk, Darren Brezden, and Joel Brown of the Golden Bears produced just 20 yards passing, and Frank Cusati and Jordan Leith of the Thunderbirds combined for 6 completions in 17 attempts for just 17 yards. There was so little sustained offense after the opening drive that Alberta punter Steve Kasowski punted 16 times, for a 40.1-yard average. One of his punts went for a 36-yard single, and he converted Mr. Funtasz’s touchdown. Tom Dixon scored a single on a wide 28-yard field goal attempt with 5:04 remaining in the first quarter to get UBC on the scoreboard, and that remained their only point until Mr. Kasowski conceded a safety touch with 1:18 remaining in the game. The Golden Bears’ defense held all-star running back Glenn Steele to 62 yards on 18 carries.

30 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Lambada--Kaoma

Died on this date
Irving Berlin, 101. U.S. songwriter. Mr. Berlin wrote over 1,500 songs; White Christmas, God Bless America, and Alexander’s Ragtime Band are among the best-known.

Diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State James Baker and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze, meeting in Jackson, Wyoming, announced that U.S. President George Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev would hold their first summit conference in the spring or summer of 1990. They also signed agreements on the monitoring of chemical weapons; the environment; and on principles for verifying limits on strategic forces and nuclear tests.

Terrorism
A bomb blast at a British army barracks in Kent killed 10 young soldiers. The Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (8-4) 20 @ Winnipeg (7-5) 19 (OT)

Paul Osbaldiston’s 26-yard field goal attempt on the last play of the second overtime period went wide and through the end zone for the winning point in front of 28,449 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. He had just missed from 31 yards, and the Blue Bombers had run the ball out of the end zone, but an offside penalty against the Blue Bombers gave Mr. Osbaldiston another chance. The Tiger-Cats led 13-0 in the second quarter, but the Blue Bombers came back to tie the game 16-16 in the fourth quarter. Mr. Osbaldiston kicked his fourth field goal of the game, from 36 yards, with 2:58 remaining in regulation time to give Hamilton a 19-16 lead, but Winnipeg came back and sent the game into overtime when Trevor Kennerd kicked a 43-yard field goal with 42 seconds left to tie the score at 19. The Blue Bombers were their own worst enemies, losing 4 of 5 fumbles, while quarterbacks Sean Salisbury and Lee Saltz combined to throw 3 interceptions. Mr. Salisbury handed off to Ricky Blake for one touchdown, and completed a 14-yard pass to James Murphy for the other Blue Bomber major. Hamilton quarterback Mike Kerrigan threw a touchdown pass to Wally Zatylny, but also tossed 4 interceptions.



Baseball
Dave Stewart of the Oakland Athletics earned his 100th career major league victory when he and the Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-2. The win was his 20th of the season, making Mr. Stewart the first American League pitcher in more than a decade to record three straight 20-win seasons.

10 years ago
1999

Health
The U.S. Justice Department sued five major American tobacco companies and two defunct lobbying groups, charging that they had colluded to defraud the public, misleading smokers about the addictiveness and dangers of tobacco products. The suit sought to recover expenditures made by Medicare and by veterans’ and federal employees’ health plans.

Baseball
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Boston Red Sox 14-9. Toronto slugger Carlos Delgado was lost for the rest of the season when he fouled a ball off his right leg in the 8th inning, causing a fracture.

The Philadelphia Phillies scored 11 runs in the 8th inning to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3.