August 15, 2010

Married on this date
Happy Anniversary, Janet & Tim Sproule!

940 years ago
1070

Religion
Lafranc, an Italian jurist who had renounced his career to become a Benedictine monk, was consecrated Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury, four months after Stigand had been deposed for holding the bishoprics of Canterbury and Winchester concurrently.

700 years ago
1310

War
The city of Rhodes surrendered to the Knights Hospitaller, completing their conquest of Rhodes. The knights established their headquarters on the island and renamed themselves the Knights of Rhodes.

580 years ago
1430

War
Francesco Sforza, lord of Milan, conquered Lucca.

470 years ago
1540

South Americana
Arequipa, capital of the Peruvian department of the same name, was founded under the name of "Beautiful Villa of Our Lady of the Assumption" in the name of Marquis Francisco Pizarro.

250 years ago
1760

War
Prussian troops commanded by Frederick the Great defeated Austrian forces under Ernst von Laudon in the Battle of Liegnitz in what is now Poland as part of the Third Silesian War.

220 years ago
1790

Religion
John Carroll was named Bishop of Baltimore, becoming the first Roman Catholic Bishop in the United States.

150 years ago
1860

Born on this date
Florence Harding. U.S. First Lady, 1921-1923. Mrs. Harding, born Florence Kling in Marion, Ohio, married warehouse worker Pete DeWolfe on January 22, 1880, and gave birth to her son Marshall exactly eight months later. Mr. DeWolfe became a heavy drinker and abandoned his family at the end of 1882. Mrs. DeWolfe worked as a piano teacher, and divorced her husband in 1886. She met local Republican Party politician Warren G. Harding, five years her junior, and the two were married in 1891. Known as "The Duchess," the Mrs. Harding guided her husband's political career, and voted for her him when he was the Republican Party candidate for President of the United States in 1920, the first U.S. general election in which women were allowed to vote. Mr. Harding was inaugurated on March 4, 1921, and Mrs. Harding influenced her husband's work, protected his image, and was a busy White House hostess. She and her husband were both in poor health when embarked on a tour across the United States and up the Pacific Coast in the summer of 1923. Mr. Harding suddenly died in San Francisco on August 2, 1923; Mrs. Harding died of kidney failure on November 21, 1924 at the age of 64.

120 years ago
1890

Born on this date
Jacques Ibert. French composer. Mr. Ibert wrote seven operas, five ballets, at least 17 film scores, and numerous orchestral works and piano pieces. He died on February 5, 1962 at the age of 71.

110 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Estelle Brody. U.S.-born actress. Miss Brody, a native of New York City, moved to London in the 1920s, performing in West End theatres and achieving popularity in silent movies from 1926-1929. She moved to Hollywood in the early 1930s, but acting opportunities were in short supply, and Miss Brody returned to England in the mid-1930s. She married agent Robert Fenn, and made occasional minor appearances in movies and television programs in the 1950s and '60s. In 1969, the couple moved to Malta, where Miss Brody died on June 3, 1995 at the age of 94.

100 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Leslie Coffelt. U.S. police officer. Mr. Coffelt began his career with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., and was transferred to the White House Police in 1942. He was fatally wounded at the age of 40 on November 1, 1950 while thwarting an assassination attempt on President Harry Truman by Puerto Rican independence activists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo at Blair House, where President Truman was living while the White House was undergoing renovation. Mr. Coffelt shot and killed Mr. Torresola, but died four hours later.

90 years ago
1920

War
In the Battle of Warsaw, a counterattack by the Polish 5th Army against the combined forces of the Soviet 3rd and 15th Armies--both numerically and technically superior--concluded with the near-destruction of the town of Nasielsk, but the Soviet advance toward Warsaw and Modlin was halted. Also that day, Polish forces recaptured Radzymin.

Baseball
Howie Shanks drove in 4 runs to help the Washington Nationals defeat the New York Yankees 6-4 before 15,000 fans at American League Park in Washington.

In his first major league start, Bob Clark (1-0) of the Cleveland Indians pitched a 4-hitter as the Indians shut out the St. Louis Browns 5-0 at Dunn Field in Cleveland.

The Chicago White Sox scored 6 runs in the top of the 6th inning to break a 3-3 tie as they beat the Detroit Tigers 10-3 at Navin Field in Detroit. Eddie Cicotte (17-8) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory, batting 1 for 4 with a double, run, and run batted in. Every Chicago player had at least 1 hit. The day's results left the Indians in first place in the American League, .004 ahead of the White Sox, with the Yankees in third place, ½ game behind.

A throwing error by catcher Mack Wheat while attempting to complete a double play in the bottom of the 12th inning allowed Jimmy Johnston to score the tying run and Mr. Wheat's brother Zach to score the winning run as the Brooklyn Robins defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to move into sole possession of first place in the National League. With 1 out and the bases loaded, Hi Myers grounded to Philadelphia shortstop Art Fletcher, who threw to Mack Wheat to force out Ivy Olson. Mr. Wheat then made his wild throw, allowing the Robins to overcome a Philadelphia run in the top of the inning.

Dode Paskert singled home Dave Robertson in the bottom of the 6th inning for the game's only run as the Chicago Cubs edged the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 at Cubs Park, dropping the Reds 1 game behind the Robins in the National League pennant race. Lefty Tyler (8-6) pitched a 4-hitter to outduel Jimmy Ring (14-11), who allowed 7 hits and 1 earned run in 7 innings.

Walter Holke scored from third base on a ground ball by Hank Gowdy in the top of the 11th inning to break a 7-7 tie as the Boston Braves edged the New York Giants 8-7 in the first game of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds in New York. With the bases loaded and 1 out, Mr. Gowdy grounded to second baseman Larry Doyle, who threw to shortstop Dave Bancroft at second base to force out Hod Ford. Mr. Bancroft, whose error earlier in the inning made the run unearned, argued that Mr. Ford interfered with his attempt to complete the double play, but his argument was unsuccessful, and he was ejected by first base umpire Charlie Moran. The Braves scored 6 runs in the top of the 8th to take a 7-1 lead, but George Kelly hit a 3-run home run to climax a 4-run Giant rally in the bottom of the 8th; fans threw straw hats and almost 100 bottles on the field in celebration, resulting in a lengthy delay. A similar celebration ensued when Ross Youngs singled home Al Lefevre and George Burns with 2 out in the 9th to tie the score 7-7. The Giants scored all their runs in the 3rd inning as they won 4-1 in the second game, which was called after 6½ innings because of darkness. Rube Benton (7-12) pitched an 8-hitter to outduel Jack Scott (9-12), who allowed 5 hits and no earned runs.

Carson Bigbee scored from third base and Fred Nicholson scored from second on a foul fly to first baseman Hal Janvrin for the second out of the top of the 11th inning to break a 2-2 tie as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 in the first game of a doubleheader at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Earl Hamilton (6-7) pitched a 9-hit complete game to outduel Jakie May (0-4), who allowed 8 hits in a complete game. Cliff Heathcote singled home Joe Schultz from second base with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th inning for the deciding run as the Cardinals held on to win the second game 3-2. Mike Kircher (1-0) pitched an 8-hitter and singled home Mr. Heathcote with the Cardinals' second run in the 2nd inning as he earned his first major league win, over Jack Wisner (0-3).

75 years ago
1935

Died on this date
Will Rogers, 56. U.S. humourist and actor; Wiley Post, 36. U.S. aviator. Messrs. Rogers and Post were killed in a plane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska.

70 years ago
1940

War
Squadron Leader Ernest McNab scored the first Royal Canadian Air Force kill in the Battle of Britain as the German Luftwaffe flew 1,800 sorties, but suffered its greatest losses for a single day during the battle, losing 75 of 1000 aircraft, versus 35 lost by the Allies. Canada now guarding 8,000 German prisoners of war in various camps across the country. An Italian submarine torpedoed and sank the Greek cruiser Elli at Tinos harbour during peacetime, marking the most serious Italian provocation prior to the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in October. The United Kingdom and France announced an agreement on the demobilization of the French fleet in West Indian waters, including the aircraft carrier Bearn.

Politics and government
Bank of Canada Governor Graham Towers urged Prime Minister Mackenzie King to proceed with the Rowell-Sirois Commission recommendations that the federal government take over control of unemployment insurance and pensions. The Commission also recommended the creation of equalization payments and large transfers of money from the federal government to the provinces each year.

The Mexican Congress established an electoral college favouring Avila Camacho for the presidency, three days after President Lázaro Cárdenas del Río had asked Congress to determine the winner of the July 7 presidential election.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Henry Wallace met with President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House to present his letter of resignation, effective at a date still to be determined.

The Minseito Party, the last remaining political party in Japan, voluntarily dissolved itself.

Defense
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill granting the President power to call the National Guard to active duty.

60 years ago
1950

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Princess Anne!

War
The North Korean government moved its capital from Pyongyang to Seoul. A U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations subcommittee revealed plans to draft 50,000 more men into the armed forces in November and 35,000 more before the end of the current fiscal year.

Politics and government
Joseph Pholien became Prime Minister of Belgium, leading a Christian Social cabinet.

Federico Cháves, who had taken office as President of Paraguay 11 months earlier, was sworn into a regular three-year term as President.

Society
The first U.S. National Conference on Aging, meeting in Washington, recommended the creation of a National Council on Aging as a private or government-operated clearing house for information helpful to the country's elderly.

Disasters
The second-most powerful earthquake ever recorded, with a moment magnitude of 8.6, destroyed at least 100,000 homes in the northeastern Indian state of Assam and in Tibet, killing about 4,800 people--1,526 in Assam, about 3,300 in Tibet.

Boxing
Ezzard Charles (64-5-1) retained his National Boxing Association world heavyweight title with a technical knockout of Freddie Beshore (28-9-1) at 2:53 of the 14th round at War Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo. Referee Barney Felix stopped the fight because Mr. Beshore had suffered a badly-cauliflowered ear.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Adam and Eve--Paul Anka (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Les enfants du Pirée--Dalida (5th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 It's Now or Never--Elvis Presley
2 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini--Brian Hyland
3 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee
4 Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)--Roy Orbison
5 Walk - Don't Run--The Ventures
6 Walking to New Orleans--Fats Domino
7 Finger Poppin' Time--Hank Ballard
8 The Twist--Chubby Checker
9 Tell Laura I Love Her--Ray Peterson
10 Image of a Girl--The Safaris with the Phantom's Band

Singles entering the chart were My Heart Has a Mind of its Own by Connie Francis (#56); Chain Gang by Sam Cooke (#79); You're Looking Good by Dee Clark (#81); (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy by Bobby Freeman (#83); Bongo Bongo Bongo by Preston Epps (#85); A Kookie Little Paradise by Jo Ann Campbell (#90); Honest I Do by the Innocents (#94); Pineapple Princess by Annette with the Afterbeats (#95); Kookie Little Paradise by the Tree Swingers (#98); The Last Dance by the McGuire Sisters (#99); and How High the Moon (Part 1) by Ella Fitzgerald (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Music Vendor)
1 It's Now or Never--Elvis Presley
2 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini--Brian Hyland
3 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee
4 Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)--Roy Orbison
5 Volare--Bobby Rydell
6 Please Help Me, I'm Falling--Hank Locklin
7 Image of a Girl--The Safaris with the Phantom's Band
8 Finger Poppin' Time--Hank Ballard
9 The Twist--Chubby Checker
10 Walk - Don't Run--The Ventures

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 Pineapple Princess--Annette with the Afterbeats
2 It's Now or Never/A Mess of Blues--Elvis Presley
3 No--Dodie Stevens
4 The Blamers--Les Vogt
5 Yogi--The Ivy Three
6 Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)--Roy Orbison
7 Hot Rod Lincoln--Johnny Bond
--Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders
8 Trouble in Paradise--The Crests
9 Walk - Don't Run--The Ventures
10 Storm Clouds--Buddy Knox

Singles entering the chart were Cholley Oop by the Hong Kong White Sox (#25); The Brigade of Broken Hearts by Paul Evans (#50); Margo by the Browns (#55); Ugly by the Pleasant Valley Tune Jammers (#57); King Neptune's Guitar by King Curtis (#58); We Go Together by Jan & Dean (#59); and I'm Not Afraid by Rick Nelson (#60).

Africana
The Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) became independent from France, with a government led by President Fulbert Youlou.

Football
CFL
WIFU
Winnipeg (2-0) 35 @ Calgary (0-1-1) 23
British Columbia (0-2) 14 @ Edmonton (1-0) 33

Winnipeg’s win was the first game at McMahon Stadium; attendance was 20,450.



Jackie Parker scored 2 touchdowns and 3 converts to lead the Eskimos to victory before 17,500 fans at Clarke Stadium. Other Edmonton touchdowns were scored by Joe-Bob Smith, Johnny Bright, and Don Stephenson.

NFL
Pre-season
Chicago 16 New York 7 @ Toronto

Only 5,401--12,000 less than necessary to break even--showed up at Varsity Stadium to see the first game between two National Football League teams to be played in Canada. The Bears' touchdown came on a pass from Zeke Bratkowski to Lionel Taylor; John Aveni converted and added 3 field goals. The Giants scored on a 7-yard pass from Charlie Conerly to Del Shofner, converted by Pat Summerall.

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): The Wedding--Jody Wayne (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France: In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): La lontananza--Domenico Modugno (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): The Wonder of You--Elvis Presley (3rd week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Up Around the Bend/Run Through the Jungle--Creedence Clearwater Revival (3rd week at #1)
2 El Condor Pasa--Simon & Garfunkel
3 The Wonder of You--Elvis Presley
4 Knock Knock Who's There--Mary Hopkin
5 Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)--Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers
6 Cottonfields--The Beach Boys
7 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry
--The Mixtures
8 Rhythm of Life--Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations
9 The Long and Winding Road/For You Blue--The Beatles
10 Airport Love Theme--Vincent Bell

Singles entering the chart were Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (#35); (They Long to Be) Close to You by the Carpenters (#40); Mama Told Me (Not to Come) by Three Dog Night (#47); Silver Bird by Mark Lindsay (#54); Lay a Little Lovin' on Me by Robin McNamara (#56); Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) by Diana Ross (#57); If You Believe in Love by Tee Set (#58); Mighty Joe by the Shocking Blue (#59); and Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone? by Charley Pride (#60).

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 El condor pasa--Simon & Garfunkel (5th week at #1)
2 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry
3 Up Around the Bend--Creedence Clearwater Revival
4 Spirit in the Sky--Norman Greenbaum
5 I.O.I.O.--Bee Gees
6 Yellow River--Christie
7 American Woman--The Guess Who
8 Lavoro e amore--Adriano Celentano
9 All Right Now--Free
10 Du--Peter Maffay

Singles entering the chart were In the Summertime; All Right Now; Das Wunder bist du by Peter Alexander (#11); Love Like a Man by Ten Years After (#14); A Song of Joy by Miguel Rios (#15); Er hat ein knallrotes Gummiboot by Wencke Myhre (#16); Sha La La, I Love You by Die Flippers (#19); and I Can See, But You Don't Know by the Equals (#20).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry (6th week at #1)
2 Back Home--Golden Earring
3 White Rabbit/Somebody to Love--Jefferson Airplane
4 Lady D'Arbanville--Cat Stevens
5 Try a Little Love--Oscar Harris and the Twinkle Stars
6 Are You Ready?--Pacific Gas & Electric
7 I Don't Believe in If Anymore--Roger Whittaker
8 Agata--Nino Ferrer
9 De Fles--Jan Boezeroen
10 Tickatoo--Dizzy Man's Band

Singles entering the chart were Brandend Zand by Gert Timmerman (#22); Rainbow by the Marmalade (#25); I'm Going Man I'm Going by Blue Planet (#29); Wij Zijn de Jongens by Tony Bass (#31); and Spring Summer Winter and Fall by Aphrodite's Child (#33).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters (3rd week at #1)
2 Make it with You--Bread
3 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours--Stevie Wonder
4 Spill the Wine--Eric Burdon and War
5 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry
6 War--Edwin Starr
7 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
8 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
9 Tighter, Tighter--Alive and Kicking
10 Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)--The Temptations

Singles entering the chart were Rubber Duckie by Ernie (Jim Henson) (#59); Closer to Home (I'm Your Captain) by Grand Funk Railroad (#69); Long Long Time by Linda Ronstadt (#82); Going to the Country by the Steve Miller Band (#86); Soul Shake by Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (#89); Groovin' with Mr. Bloe by Cool Heat (#91); Green-Eyed Lady by Sugarloaf (#92); Border Song by Elton John (#93); All Right Now by Free (#96); I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine) by the Chi-Lites (#98); and Express Yourself by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (#100). Cool Heat was a new name for the studio group Wind; Groovin' with Mr. Bloe had originally been released as the B-side of Make Believe, a hit for Wind in 1969.

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Make it with You--Bread
2 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours--Stevie Wonder
3 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
4 Spill the Wine--Eric Burdon and War
5 Tighter, Tighter--Alive and Kicking
6 War--Edwin Starr
7 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry
8 Lay a Little Lovin' on Me--Robin McNamara
9 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
10 (If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?--Ronnie Dyson

Singles entering the chart were I (Who Have Nothing) by Tom Jones (#57); On the Beach (In the Summertime) by the 5th Dimension (#68); Peace Will Come (According to Plan) by Melanie (#72); Joanne by Michael Nesmith & the First National Band (#73); Screaming Night Hog by Steppenwolf (#77); Riki Tiki Tavi by Donovan (#82); Express Yourself by Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (#83); Cracklin' Rosie by Neil Diamond (#85); Where are You Going by Jerry Butler (#86); (I Remember) Summer Morning by Vanity Fare (#87); Neanderthal Man by Hotlegs (#88); It's So Nice by Jackie DeShannon (#93); Where are You Going to My Love by the Brotherhood of Man (#94); If I Didn't Care by the Moments (#95); My Woman, My Woman, My Wife by Dean Martin (#97); Going to the Country by the Steve Miller Band (#98); Lola by the Kinks (#99); and Bring it on Home by Lou Rawls (#100). Where are You Going was from the movie Joe (1970).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Make it with You--Bread
2 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours--Stevie Wonder
3 Tighter, Tighter--Alive and Kicking
4 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
5 Spill the Wine--Eric Burdon and War
6 War--Edwin Starr
7 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry
8 Lay a Little Lovin' on Me--Robin McNamara
9 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
10 The Sly, Slick and the Wicked--The Lost Generation

Singles entering the chart were I (Who Have Nothing) by Tom Jones (#56); Rubber Duckie by Ernie (Jim Henson) (#75); Joanne by Michael Nesmith & the First National Band (#80); Riki Tiki Tavi by Donovan (#87); Peace Will Come (According to Plan) by Melanie (#89); Closer to Home (I'm Your Captain) by Grand Funk Railroad (#92); Screaming Night Hog by Steppenwolf (#94); The Circle Game by Buffy Sainte-Marie (#97); and It's So Nice by Jackie DeShannon (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters (2nd week at #1)
2 Make it with You--Bread
3 Spill the Wine--Eric Burdon and War
4 O-o-h Child--The Five Stairsteps
5 As the Years Go By--Mashmakhan
6 Lay a Little Lovin' on Me--Robin McNamara
7 Tighter, Tighter--Alive and Kicking
8 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
9 War--Edwin Starr
10 Summertime Blues--The Who

Singles entering the chart were Lookin' Out My Back Door by Creedence Clearwater Revival (#64); Ten Pound Note by Steel River (#69); Joanne by Michael Nesmith & the First National Band (#76); Chain Train by Chilliwack (#77); Groovy Situation by Gene Chandler (#89); Candida by Dawn (#95); Don't Play that Song by Aretha Franklin with the Dixie Flyers (#98); Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Diana Ross (#99); and Brontosaurus by the Move (#100). Chain Train was Chilliwack's first single under that name; the band had previously been known as the Collectors.

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Indiana Wants Me--R. Dean Taylor (4th week at #1)
2 As the Years Go By--Mashmakhan
3 Me and Bobby McGee--Gordon Lightfoot
4 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
5 Higher & Higher--Canada Goose
6 That Same Old Feeling--Pickettywitch
7 Tell it All Brother--Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
8 Lay a Little Lovin' on Me--Robin McNamara
9 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
10 Wigwam--Bob Dylan
Pick hit of the week: Daybreak--Painter

Died on this date
Ray Bates, 80. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Bates was a third baseman with the Cleveland Naps (1913) and Philadelphia Athletics (1917), batting .233 with 2 home runs and 70 runs batted in in 154 games. He played at least 950 games in at least 9 seasons in the minor leagues (1911-1923), hitting at least 30 homers, playing first base in his later years.

War
South Vietnam reported one of its biggest victories of the war after militiamen staged raids in the jungles south of Danang. Guided by Viet Cong defectors, the raiders fell on what they said was an enemy base area, killing 125 soldiers.

Crime
California law enforcement officials, armed with murder and kidnapping warrants, began searching for Negro militant Angela Davis after evidence was found that she had bought several of the guns used by three convicts in an attempted courthouse break in San Rafael on August 7 in which three people were killed, including Judge Harold Haley.

Football
Patricia Palinkas, the wife of placekicker Stephen Palinkas, became the first woman to play professionally in an American football game, serving as the holder on her husband's kicks for the Orlando Panthers in an Atlantic Coast Football League pre-season game against the Bridgeport Jets before 12,000 fans at the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando.

Baseball
The Chicago Cubs scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning to take a 7-3 lead, but the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 9-7 win in the first game of a doubleheader before 35,345 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Los Angeles first baseman Wes Parker batted 4 for 5 with a double, 2 runs, and 2 runs batted in. The Cubs scored 7 runs in the 3rd inning of the 2nd game, but won 13-2. Billy Williams led the Chicago attack in the second game, batting 4 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs, and 2 RBIs. Randy Hundley, Ron Santo, and Paul Popovich also homered for the Cubs in the second game, while Ken Holtzman (13-9) pitched a 9-hit complete game victory.

With the bases loaded and 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning, New York Mets' ace Tom Seaver struck out Bob Tillman for the second out, but crossed up catcher Jerry Grote on the third strike, allowing Tony Gonzalez to score from third base on what was ruled a wild pitch, and Rico Carty from second on a throwing error by Mr. Grote, giving the Atlanta Braves a 3-2 win over the Mets before 31,897 fans at Atlanta Stadium. Hoyt Wilhelm (4-3) pitched a perfect 9th inning in relief of Phil Niekro, who allowed 4 hits and 2 earned runs in 8 innings. Mr. Seaver (17-7) allowed 9 hits and 2 earned runs.

Lee May drove in all of the Cincinnati Reds' runs, hitting a home run in the bottom of the 9th inning to tie the game and then singling home Bobby Tolan with the winning run with 1 out in the bottom of the 14th as the Reds edged the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 before 42,606 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Pete Rose of the Reds batted 0 for 7 with 5 straight strikeouts. Billy Champion (0-2) was the losing pitcher for the Phillies, but he picked up a win that day when the Eugene Emeralds of the Pacific Coast League completed a suspended game in which he ended up as the winning pitcher.

Willie McCovey led off the top of the 9th inning with a home run to tie the score and Ken Henderson followed with a single, stole second base, and scored on a single by Hal Lanier to break a 2-2 tie as the San Francisco Giants edged the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 before 35,835 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.

Danny Cater singled home 2 runs and eventually scored himself for the New York Yankees as they scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to overcome a 4-2 deficit and defeat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 before 10,098 fans at Yankee Stadium.

Rico Petrocelli drove in 2 runs with a home run and a single, and Reggie Smith batted 3 for 3 with a sacrifice fly and a run to help the Boston Red Sox defeat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 before 25,270 fans in the first of 2 games at Fenway Park in Boston. Sonny Siebert (13-6) pitched an 8-hit complete game, winning over Jim Perry (17-10). The Red Sox scored 2 runs in the 5th, 4 in the 7th, and 2 in the 8th as they came back from a 7-3 deficit and won the second game 11-7 before 23,277 fans. Mr. Smith, Carl Yastrzemski, and George Thomas homered for the Red Sox.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): One More Reggae for the Road--Bill Lovelady (6th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Funkytown--Lipps Inc.

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Paradise Road--Joy (3rd week at #1)
2 Take that Look Off Your Face--Marti Webb
3 Call Me--Blondie
4 I See a Boat on the River--Boney M.
5 Down the Mississippi--Barbara Ray
6 More than I Can Say--Leo Sayer
7 Brass in Pocket--Pretenders
8 It Hurts Too Much--Eric Carmen
9 Don't Make Waves--The Nolans
10 Boat on the River--Styx

Singles entering the chart were Space Invaders by Player (#19); and Sexy Eyes by Dr. Hook (#20).

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Funkytown--Lipps, Inc. (3rd week at #1)
2 Xanadu--Olivia Newton John/Electric Light Orchestra
3 Der Nippel--Mike Krüger
4 D.I.S.C.O.--Ottawan
5 Aloha-Oe, Until We Meet Again--Goombay Dance Band
6 Call Me--Blondie
7 Take that Look Off Your Face--Marti Webb
8 What's Another Year--Johnny Logan
9 You're All I Need--Peter Kent
10 Sun of Jamaica--Goombay Dance Band

Singles entering the chart were Xanadu; You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties by Jona Lewie (#13); Sri Lanka...My Shangri-La by Jack Jersey (#14); and Ich war nie ein Casanova by White Stars (#15).

Protest
Strikes spread throughout the Baltic industrial region in Poland to cities such as Gdynia and Sopot.

Terrorism
In response to an increase in the hijacking of planes to Cuba, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced that it was increasing the number of sky marshals on commercial flights and tightening boarding procedures.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor department reported that producer prices had risen 1.7% in July.

25 years ago
1985

Adventure
Richard Branson’s attempt to set a record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean ended in disaster when his speedboat Virgin Atlantic Challenger capsized in heavy seas off the southwest coast of England.

Boxing
Mike Tyson (7-0) knocked out Lorenzo Canady (3-1) at 1:05 of the 1st round of their heavyweight bout at Resorts International in Atlantic City.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (3-3) 4 @ Ottawa (3-3) 17

J.C. Watts threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Mike Caterbone on the last play of the 1st quarter, and the Rough Riders scored the game's other touchdown just 3:45 later when Greg Marshall blocked a Terry Leschuk punt and Ralph Dixon recovered in the Saskatchewan end zone. Mr. Leschuk's punt single in the 3rd quarter was the only scoring of the second half as 20,348 fans at Lansdowne Park tried to stay awake.

20 years ago
1990

Died on this date
Bob Garbark, 80. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Garbark was a catcher with the Cleveland Indians (1934-1935); Chicago Cubs (1937-1939); Philadephia Athletics (1944); and Boston Red Sox (1945), batting .248 with no home runs and 28 runs batted in in 145 games. He played in the minor leagues from 1932-1944.

Radio
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) formally revoked the broadcast licenses of the all-news network CKO, which had been surrendered to the CRTC after the network had gone off the air on November 10, 1989 after more than 12 years of broadcasting.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (4-2) 10 @ Hamilton (3-3) 20

The Hamilton defense held the Blue Bombers to just 6 first downs and 162 yards net offense in front of 14,887 appreciative fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Paul Osbaldiston led the Tiger-Cats with 4 field goals, a single, and a convert on Hamilton’s lone touchdown, a 20-yard pass from Todd Dillon to Richard Estell early in the 3rd quarter. The lone Winnipeg major came on a 3-yard pass from Tom Burgess to Eric Streater late in the 1st quarter.

Baseball
Terry Mulholland pitched a no-hitter and faced the minimum 27 batters as the Philadelphia Phillies blanked the San Francisco Giants 6-0 before 32,156 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

Herm Winningham hit 3 triples, the last of which drove in the winning run, as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in 12 innings before 31,924 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.

Mark McGwire's game-ending grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning, his 30th home run of the season, gave the Oakland Athletics a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox before 41,704 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Mr. McGwire became the first player to hit 30 home runs in each of his first 4 full major league seasons.

10 years ago
2000

Crime
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien was hit in the face by a cream pie while visiting a summer festival in Charlottetown, prompting a review of security arrangements.

Diplomacy
Three days of family reunification began between North Korea and South Korea. Families that had been divided since the outbreak of war in 1950 began crossing the border between the two Koreas; 100 people from North Korea arrived in South Korea for temporary reunions with relatives they had not seen for half a century; 100 South Koreans visited the North.

Politics and government
At the U.S. Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, who had challenged Vice President Al Gore for the presidential nomination, addressed the convention after releasing his delegates to support Mr. Gore. The party platform was adopted that day, striking a generally moderate tone.