July 5, 2010

400 years ago
1610

Britannica
John Guy set sail from Bristol, England with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.

300 years ago
1700

Died on this date
Joseph Robineau de Villebon, 44. Canadian politician. Mr. Robineau, a native of New France, was Governor of Acadia from 1691 until his death. He was succeeded by Claude-Sébastien de Villieu.

240 years ago
1770

War
The naval Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire began in the area between the western tip of Anatolia and the island of Chios.

200 years ago
1810

Born on this date
P.T. Barnum. U.S. showman and politician. Phineas Taylor Barnum was born in Bethel, Connecticut. He was a Democrat from 1824-1854, and then became a Republican, representing Fairfield in the Connecticut House of Representatives (1866-1869) and serving as Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut (1875-1876). Mr. Barnum was best known for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1871, promoting it as "The Greatest Show on Earth." He was known for saying "There's a sucker born every minute." Mr. Barnum died of a stroke on April 7, 1891 at the age of 80.

180 years ago
1830

War
French troops occupied Algiers.

150 years ago
1860

Born on this date
Robert Bacon. U.S. diplomat and politician. Mr. Bacon worked with U.S. Steel before leaving the business world and serving as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State under President Theodore Roosevelt from 1905-1909, and as Secretary of State from January 27-March 5, 1909, after Elihu Root resigned to take a Senate seat. Mr. Bacon served as U.S. Ambassador to France from 1909-1912, and was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I, serving as Chief of the American Military Mission at British General Headquarters. Mr. Bacon returned to the United States in April 1919, and died at the age of 58 on May 29, 1919 of blood poisoning following surgery for mastoiditis.

130 years ago
1880

Born on this date
Jan Kubelík. Czech musician and composer. Mr. Kubelik was a popular concert violinist from the late 1890s until his death on December 5, 1940 at the age of 60, and was one of the major artists in the early years of recordings. His compositions included six violin concertos.

Constantin Tănase. Romanian actor and playwright. Mr. Tănase was a key figure in the revue style of theatre in Romania from 1919 through the 1930s. He died on August 29, 1945 at the age of 65; the cause of death was reported as tonsillitis, but it was rumoured that Mr. Tănase was killed by invading Soviet Red Army troops.

120 years ago
1890

Born on this date
Frederick Lewis Allen. U.S. historian and journalist. Mr. Allen was an assistant editor at Atlantic Monthly and managing editor at The Century before moving to Harper's Magazine in 1923, serving as editor-in-chief from 1941 until shortly before his death. He was best known for his popular history books Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s (1931); Since Yesterday: The 1930s in America, September 3, 1929 to September 3, 1939 (1939); and The Big Change - America's Transformation 1900-1950 (1952). Mr. Allen died on February 13, 1954 at the age of 63.

100 years ago
1910

Baseball
Harry Ables of the San Antonio Bronchos and Arthur Loudel of the Waco Navigators both pitched complete games as the teams played to a 1-1 tie in 23 innings in a Texas League game in San Antonio.

90 years ago
1920

Auto racing
AAA
Championship Car Series
Tommy Milton won a 200-mile race on the board track at Pacific Coast Speedway in Tacoma, Washington. Ralph Mulford finished second and Eddie Hearne third in the 12-car field.

Baseball
Tom Zachary (9-5) pitched the Washington Nationals to a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader, and then, with a record crowd of 18,821 in attendance at American League Park in Washington expecting a pitching duel between Babe Ruth of the Yankees and Walter Johnson of the Nationals, Washington won 9-3 to complete the sweep. Mr. Johnson didn’t pitch because of a sore arm, and Al Schacht (5-2) won as his substitute. Mr. Ruth played left field for New York in the second game, while Hank Thormahlen (6-3) took the loss on the mound.

Lefty Williams (16-5) and Dickie Kerr (5-4) were the respective winning pitchers as the Chicago White Sox swept 2 games from the Cleveland Indians 5-3 and 6-5 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The White Sox trailed 5-0 in the second game, but erupted for 6 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning, with pinch hitter Jimmy Murphy's 2-run triple a key hit.

The Brooklyn Robins scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning to tie the score and 4 in the 10th to break a 5-5 tie as they beat the Boston Braves 9-5 in the first game of a doubleheader at Braves Field. Zach Wheat's 3-run home run in the 10th was the big blow for the Robins. The Robins scored 4 runs in the 2nd inning as they won the second game 5-2 to complete the sweep.

2 errors by catcher Ivey Wingo contributed to 3 unearned runs in the 6th inning to break a 1-1 tie as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 in the first game of a doubleheader at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Hal Carlson (7-6) pitched a 7-hitter to win over Ray Fisher (3-5). Jack Theis pitched the last 2 innings for the Reds, allowing 2 hit and no runs, walking 3 batters and striking out none in his only major league game. Possum Whitted singled home Carson Bigbee and Max Carey with 2 out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th to give the Pirates a 6-5 win in the second game to complete the sweep.

Austin McHenry's 2-run home run in the bottom of the 6th inning broke a 1-1 tie as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-1 in the first game of a doubleheader at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Ferdie Schupp (9-4) pitched a 2-hitter to win the matchup over Claude Hendrix (4-6), who allowed 13 hits and 4 earned runs in a complete game. The Cardinals scored a run with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to win the second game 2-1 to complete the sweep. Bill Sherdel (5-2) pitched a 9-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Grover Cleveland Alexander (14-7), who allowed 8 hits and 1 earned run.

80 years ago
1930

At the movies
Inside the Lines, co-produced and directed by Roy Pomeroy, and starring Betty Compson, Ralph Forbes, Montagu Love, and Mischa Auer, opened in theatres.



Baseball
In the first Negro League games at Yankee Stadium in New York, the New York Lincoln Giants and Baltimore Black Sox split a doubleheader before a crowd of 20,000. Rap Dixon hit 3 home runs for the Black Sox, while Chino Smith hit 2 home runs and a triple for the Giants.

75 years ago
1935

Baseball
Hank Greenberg had 4 hits (including 2 home runs), 4 runs, and 4 runs batted in as the Detroit Tigers whipped the St. Louis Browns 16-1.

70 years ago
1940

War
Germany published secret Allied documents from earlier in 1940 detailing plans for an attack on the Soviet oil fields in the Caucasus. The British Admiralty established a loose blockade of the French island of Martinique to prevent the removal of French warships. Italian forces occupied Kassola and Gallabat in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Sweden granted Germany the right to transport war materiel and troops over Swedish railroads to Norway.

Diplomacy
The Vichy regime in France led by Marshal Philippe Petain severed diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom because of the July 3 attack by the British Royal Navy upon the French fleet at Mers El Kébir.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt said that five freedoms must be achieved world peace: Freedom from fear; freedom from want; freedom of information; freedom of religion; and freedom of expression.

The U.S. State Department warned Germany not to permit its representatives in the United States to publicly comment on U.S. policies.

Politics and government
Supporters of U.S. Senator Burton K. Wheeler (Democrat--Montana) opened headquarters in Chicago to promote his campaign for the 1940 Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States.

Religion
The World Congress of Faiths, including representatives of Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Judaism, and Islam, opened in London.

Baseball
In a game that lasted 5 hours and 19 minutes, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Boston Bees 6-2 in 20 innings before 3,881 fans at National League Park in Boston.

60 years ago
1950

Died on this date
Joe Sargent, 56. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Sargent, nicknamed "Horse Belly," was a utility infielder with the Detroit Tigers (1921), batting .253 with 2 home runs and 22 runs batted in in 66 games. He played over 600 games in 8 seasons in the minor leagues (1916-1924). Mr. Sargent died in his sleep; he had long been suffering headaches after being gassed while serving in France on November 11, 1918, the last day of fighting during World War I.

Salvatore Giuliano, 27. Italian criminal. Mr. Giuliano was a bandit in Sicily who came to prominence during the disorder following the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. He regarded himself as a hero in the mold of Robin Hood, and was a power broker in local Sicilian politics, but authorities held him responsible for the Portella della Ginestra massacre of 11 people on May 1, 1947. Mr. Giuliano was shot to death by police while he was asleep. Scholarly opinion on Mr. Giuliano remains divided.

War
In the Battle of Osan, American troops went into action for the first time since World War II in an attempt to stem the advance of a North Korean column driving southward from Seoul. The 500 U.S. soldiers were driven back, with losses of about 10%. Seven U.S. airlines signed contracts with the Defense Department to transport troops and supplies to the Pacific war zone.

Law
The Israeli Knesset passed the Law of Return, granting all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.

Diplomacy
Romania expelled Monsignor Gerald Patrick O'Hara, the last Vatican diplomat behind the Iron Curtain, accusing him of espionage.

Politics and government
Former U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Louis Denfeld announced his candidacy as a Republican for the governorship of Massachusetts.

Baseball
In a game that included 18 bases on balls, Cliff Mapes drove in 5 runs with a home run and single to lead the New York Yankees to a 12-8 win over the Philadelphia Athletics before 13,330 fans at Yankee Stadium. New York third baseman Billy Johnson batted 4 for 4 with a base on balls, 2 doubles, and 2 runs. Tommy Byrne (9-3) was the winning pitcher despite giving up 6 hits and 6 walks in 5+ innings, and hitting 4 batters. Alex Kellner (5-8) gave up 6 runs in 4 innings to take the loss.

The Washington Nationals scored 6 runs in the top of the 5th inning as they overcame a 5-1 deficit to defeat the Boston Red Sox 9-7 before 32,695 fans at Fenway Park in a game that was called after 7 innings because of rain.

Bob Lemon (11-4) pitched a 9-hit complete game victory and singled home the last 2 runs of a 5-run 1st inning for the Cleveland Indians as they beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3 before 23,006 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland.

50 years ago
1960

At the movies
Raymie, directed by Frank McDonald, and starring David Ladd, Julie Adams, John Agar, Charles Winninger, and Richard Arlen, opened in theatres.



Politics and government
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson (Texas) announced his candidacy for the 1960 Democratic Party U.S. presidential nomination. The announcement was made six days before the opening of the Democratic National Convention at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.



40 years ago
1970

War
An Egyptian military spokesman said that anti-aircraft fire had downed two more Israeli Phantom jets over the central sector of the Suez Canal.

U.S. Senator William Proxmire (Democrat--Wisconsin) charged that the Pentagon had spent more than $2 billion on an electronic detection system that grew out of a plan to build an electronic wall across Vietnam, and that the still-secret system could cost $20 billion, and would not differentiate between soldiers and civilians.

Abominations
At the order of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, the Kissing Flower Boy who had conspicuously avoided military service in World War II, the Canadian Guards disappeared from the order of battle. Their commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Ron Cheriton, was now the commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment.

Politics and government
Luis Echeverría Álvarez, candidate of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (Institutional Revolutionary Party) (PRI), was elected President of Mexico, receiving 86% of the vote to 14% for Efraín González Morfín, candidate of the Partido Acción Nacional (National Action Party) (PAN). The PRI took all 60 of the Senate seats that were up for election, and 178 of 213 seats in the House of Representatives. The PAN was second with 20 seats in the House.

Protest
Young Negroes in Asbury Park, New Jersey began four days of rioting.

Disasters
All 109 people aboard an Air Canada DC-8 jet that was stopping in Toronto en route from Montreal to Los Angeles were killed when the plane plowed into a corn patch seven miles north of Toronto International Airport. Most of the passengers were Canadians, while some were Americans.

All 150 people aboard a launch were believed drowned when it capsized in the Krishna River near Masulipatam, India.

Golf
Kermit Zarley won the Canadian Open at London Hunt Club in London, Ontario with a 9-under-par score of 279, 3 strokes ahead of Gibby Gilbert. First prize money was $25,000.

Auto racing
Formula One
Jochen Rindt of Austria won the French Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand, with Chris Amon of New Zealand finishing second and Jack Brabham of Australia third in the 20-car field. The win was the second straight for Mr. Rindt and his third of the season.

Boxing
Shozo Saijo (26-5-2) retained his world featherweight title with a 15-round majority decision over Frankie Crawford (31-10-4) at Miyagi Sports Centre in Sendai, Japan.

Baseball
Wayne Simpson (13-1) pitched a 4-hitter to outduel Denny Lemaster (6-11) as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros 3-1 before 18,943 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati.

Steve Huntz singled home pinch runner Jose Arcia with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning to break a 5-5 tie as the San Diego Padres edged the Atlanta Braves 6-5 before 22,002 fans at Atlanta Stadium. Mr. Arcia was running for pinch hitter Al Ferrara, who doubled after the first 2 batters were retired.

Billy Grabarkewitz led off the game with a home run to provide the necessary scoring as the Los Angeles Dodgers shut out the San Francisco Giants 4-0 before 16,253 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Bill Singer (4-3) pitched a 2-hitter to win the matchup over Mike McCormick (3-4).

Jim Palmer (12-5) pitched a 3-hitter to outduel Denny McLain (0-1) as the Baltimore Orioles shut out the Detroit Tigers 2-0 before 21,243 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Boog Powell singled home Don Buford with the game's first run in the 5th inning and scored Mark Belanger with a sacrifice fly in the 6th.

Dick Bosman (8-7) and Jim Shellenback (4-2) were the respective winning pitchers as the Washington Senators swept a doubleheader from the New York Yankees 7-3 and 7-3 before 23,243 fans at Yankee Stadium.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Non so che darei--Alan Sorrenti (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Cara Mia--Jay & the Americans (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Crying--Don McLean (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Crying--Don McLean (3rd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Cara Mia--Jay & the Americans (3rd week at #1)
2 Lost in Love--Demis Roussos
3 Late at Night--Maywood
4 Sri-Lanka...My Shangri-La--Jack Jersey
5 Relight My Fire--Dan Hartman
6 Pierrot--Bonnie St. Claire
7 Aloha-Oe, Until We Meet Again--Goombay Dance Band
8 Funkytown--Lipps, Inc.
9 One More Little Kissy--Luv'
10 Power--The Temptations

Singles entering the chart were Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time by the Spinners (#25); Ik Weet Niet Hoe by Benny Neyman (#28); Emotional Rescue by the Rolling Stones (#33); Hollywood Seven by Alides Hidding (#35); We Gotta Get Out of Here by Ian Hunter (#38); and Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime by the Korgis (#39). We Gotta Get Out of Here was from the movie Up the Academy (1980).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)--Paul McCartney & Wings (2nd week at #1)
2 Funkytown--Lipps Inc.
3 The Rose--Bette Midler
4 It's Still Rock and Roll to Me--Billy Joel
5 Little Jeannie--Elton John
6 Against the Wind--Bob Seger
7 Steal Away--Robbie Dupree
8 Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time--Spinners
9 Biggest Part of Me--Ambrosia
10 Let's Get Serious--Jermaine Jackson

Singles entering the chart were Emotional Rescue by the Rolling Stones (#33); Boulevard by Jackson Browne (#72); Give Me the Night by George Benson (#77); Years from Now by Dr. Hook (#82); Free Me by Roger Daltrey (#88); and If I were You by Toby Beau (#90). Free Me was from the movie McVicar (1980), which starred Mr. Daltrey.

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 The Rose--Bette Midler
2 Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)--Paul McCartney & Wings
3 It's Still Rock and Roll to Me--Billy Joel
4 Little Jeannie--Elton John
5 Steal Away--Robbie Dupree
6 Funkytown--Lipps Inc.
7 Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time--Spinners
8 Against the Wind--Bob Seger
9 Magic--Olivia Newton-John
10 Let's Get Serious--Jermaine Jackson

Singles entering the chart were Emotional Rescue by the Rolling Stones (#44); Boulevard by Jackson Browne (#60); Free Me by Roger Daltrey (#69); Give Me the Night by George Benson (#80); Why Not Me by Fred Knoblock (#85); Save Me by Dave Mason (#87); Years from Now by Dr. Hook (#88); I Get Off on It by Tony Joe White (#89); Cheap Sunglasses by ZZ Top (#90); and Rock Brigade by Def Leppard (#97).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 The Rose--Bette Midler (2nd week at #1)
2 Funkytown--Lipps Inc.
3 Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)--Paul McCartney & Wings
4 Little Jeannie--Elton John
5 It's Still Rock and Roll to Me--Billy Joel
6 Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time--Spinners
7 Steal Away--Robbie Dupree
8 She's Out of My Life--Michael Jackson
9 Let Me Love You Tonight--Pure Prairie League
10 Shining Star--Manhattans

Singles entering the chart were Emotional Rescue by the Rolling Stones (#42); Boulevard by Jackson Browne (#58); I'm Happy Just to Dance with You by Anne Murray (#80); Free Me by Roger Daltrey (#87); Someone that I Used to Love by Natalie Cole (#89); If I were You by Toby Beau (#97); and Are 'Friends' Electric? by Gary Numan & Tubeway Army (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)--Paul McCartney & Wings
2 Funkytown--Lipps Inc.
3 The Rose--Bette Midler
4 Cars--Gary Numan
5 Little Jeannie--Elton John
6 Against the Wind--Bob Seger
7 Call Me--Blondie
8 Brass in Pocket (I'm Special)--Pretenders
9 It's Still Rock and Roll to Me--Billy Joel
10 Lost in Love--Air Supply

Singles entering the chart were Cocaine by Eric Clapton and his Band (#87); Jojo by Boz Scaggs (#89); Take a Little Rhythm by Ali Thomson (#97); Love the World Away by Kenny Rogers (#98); and Play the Game by Queen (#100).

Died on this date
Ben Tincup, 87. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Tincup, a member of the Cherokee Nation, played with the Philadelphia Phillies (1914-1915, 1918) and Chicago Cubs (1928), compiling a record of 8-11 with an earned run average of 3.10 in 48 games. He played 24 seasons in the minor leagues from 1912-1942, winning at least 250 games and losing at least 195. Mr. Tincup played 13 seasons (1919-1931) with the Louisville Colonels of the AA American Association. He was an umpire in the American Association (1933); manager in the minor leagues (1937-1938); coach with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1940); scout with the Boston Braves (1946-1948), Pittsburgh Pirates (1949-1953), and Philadelphia Phillies (1956-1958); and a coach with the New York Yankees (1960-1961).

Religion
Pope John Paul II continued his tour of Brazil, conducting mass in Porto Alegre and addressing the Polish community in Curitiba.

Tennis
Bjorn Borg of Sweden defeated John McEnroe of the United States in five sets to win his fifth straight Wimbledon men’s singles title.



Baseball
In the NBC Game of the Week, Bruce Berenyi made his major league debut on the mound for the Cincinnati Reds before 44,083 fans at Riverfront Stadium in the first game of a doubleheader against the Houston Astros. It was a disaster for Mr. Berenyi, as the gave up 6 runs and was pulled from the game after getting just 1 out. Mario Soto (1-3) relieved and gave up just 3 hits in 8.2 innings as the Reds rallied for an 8-6 win. Ray Knight doubled home Dan Driessen and Dave Concepcion, and scored on a single by Junior Kennedy as the Reds scored all their runs in the 4th inning of a 3-2 win in the second game to complete the sweep. Mike LaCoss (5-7) allowed 6 hits and 2 earned runs in 6.2 innings to outduel Joaquin Andujar (0-4).

Bob Horner led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a home run to give the Atlanta Braves a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres before 18,932 fans at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Rick Matula (6-6) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory.

Carl Yastrzemski doubled to lead off the top of the 2nd inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Dave Stapleton for the game's only run as the Boston Red Sox edged the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 before 28,251 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. John Tudor (1-1) allowed 2 hits in 6 innings to get the win over Jim Palmer (8-5), who allowed 7 hits and 1 earned run in a complete game.

25 years ago
1985

Oddities
The fireworks show scheduled to take place immediately after the July 4 game at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets didn’t begin until 4:01 A.M. July 5 because the game took 6 hours and 10 minutes to play and included two rain delays. The bizarre hour for the fireworks caused local residents to think that the city was being attacked.

Football
CFL
Toronto (0-1) @ Edmonton (1-0) 23

With the Eskimos trailing 22-18 with less than 3 minutes remaining, quarterback Mat Dunigan marched the Eskimos 68 yards in 90 seconds, only to throw an interception to Dennis Clay on the Argonaut 5-yard line just after a touchdown pass to Dan Kearns had been called back on a penalty. However, Toronto quarterback Condredge Holloway rolled out to his left, and Edmonton linebacker Larry Wruck, playing his first CFL game, got his helmet on the ball and knocked it into the Toronto end zone, where John Dailey, another Eskimo linebacker playing his first CFL game, recovered for a touchdown. The convert put the Eskimos ahead 25-22, but Mr. Holloway marched the Argonauts to the Edmonton 23. Former Eskimo Hank Ilesic, who had missed the convert on the first Toronto touchdown, missed a 35-yard field goal attempt that would have tied the game on the last play. Mr. Holloway completed 26 of 41 passes for 414 yards and 3 touchdowns--2 to Terry Greer and the other to Paul Pearson. Milson Jones scored Edmonton touchdowns on rushes of 1 and 49 yards. Mr. Dunigan completed 24 of 39 passes for 397 yards, but also threw 3 interceptions. Tom Dixon, another player in his first CFL game, kicked 3 converts, a 19-yard field goal, and a 56-yard single. It was the first time since August 11, 1969 that Dave Cutler had not been the Eskimos’ kicker. 40,373 fans at Commonwealth Stadium saw the Eskimos win their 8th straight season opener.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Put 'em Under Pressure--The Republic of Ireland Football Squad (6th week at #1)

Defense
Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization began two days of meetings in London.

Law
Gregory Evans reported to the Nova Scotia government that Donald Marshall was due $1.5 million in compensation for spending 11 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.

10 years ago
2000

Died on this date
Dave Rent, 64. U.K. boxer. Mr. Rent won 33 of 45 amateur bouts, and was Amateur Boxing Association light heavyweight champion in 1955 and heavyweight champion in 1956. He compiled a professional record of 14-10 from 1960-1962, with 6 wins by knockout.

Law
An Ontario judge ruled in favour of parents spanking children, but said that it was time for clearer rules governing the use of corporal punishment.

Agriculture
Federal Agriculture Minister Lyle Vanclief said that a $5.5-billion agreement signed by Canada’s agriculture ministers was designed to take at least some of the uncertainty out of the risky business of farming.

Environment
Conservationists in South Africa had moved 18,000 Jackass penguins to safety as an oil slick threatened their breeding ground on Dassen Island, 50 miles north of Cape Town.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (0-1) 22 @ Montreal (1-0) 38
Edmonton (0-1) 22 @ Calgary (1-0) 44

George Jones, playing his first Canadian Football League game, rushed 98 yards for a touchdown for the Blue Bombers in their loss to the Alouettes at Molson Stadium.

Dan Crowley started at quarterback for the Eskimos in their loss to the Stampeders at McMahon Stadium, and threw 5 interceptions. Rookie Jason Maas, in his CFL debut, relieved Mr. Crowley in the fourth quarter and threw a sixth interception, but also threw a touchdown pass to Terry Vaughn. The Stampeders scored on a trick play when wide receiver Allen Pitts threw a touchdown pass to quarterback Dave Dickenson.



Baseball
Jose Vidro led off the top of the 9th inning with a double and scored the deciding run on a sacrifice fly by Vladimir Guerrero as the Montreal Expos withstood a 2-run rally in the bottom of the 9th to defeat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 before 34,044 fans at Turner Field in Atlanta. Quilvio Veras hit a solo home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th and Chipper Jones hit his second solo homer of the game with 2 out, but Andres Galarraga struck out to end the game.

Luis Gonzalez became the first member of the Arizona Diamondbacks to hit for the cycle as they beat the Houston Astros 12-9 before 36,218 fans at Enron Field in Houston.

The Cleveland Indians scored 4 runs in the 4th, 6 in the 5th, and 5 in the 7th as they came back from a 5-0 deficit to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 15-7 before 43,141 fans at Jacobs Field in Cleveland. Brian Williams, the second of five Cleveland pitchers, allowed 5 hits and 3 runs--all earned--in 2.2 innings, walking 3 batters and striking out none in the 260th and last game of his 9-year major league career.

Herbert Perry hit a 2-run home run with 2 out in the top of the 13th inning to break a 3-3 tie and Mark Johnson followed with a homer as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 before 15,009 fans at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.