August 25, 2010

740 years ago
1270

Died on this date
Louis IX, 56. King of France, 1226-1270. A member of the House of Capet, Louis IX was the only French king to be canonized. The city of St. Louis, Missouri is one of many places named in his honour. King Louis led the Seventh Crusade in the mid-13th century, and was leading the Eighth Crusade when he died of dysentery in Carthage.

480 years ago
1530

Born on this date
Ivan IV. Czar of Russia, 1547-1575. "Ivan the Terrible", the son of Grand Prince of Moscow Vasili III, succeeded his father at the age of 3. A group of reformers known as the "Chosen Council" established the Czardom of Russia and proclaimed Ivan Czar of All Rus'. He oversaw the transformation of Russia from a medieval state to an empire, but became increasingly mentally unstable over the years, and killed his eldest son and heir Ivan. Czar Ivan IV died of a stroke while playing chess on March 28, 1584 at the age of 53, and was succeeded by his second son Fyodor I.

430 years ago
1580

War
Supporters of King Philip II of Spain defeated supporters of pretender to the Portuguese throne Dom António, Prior of Crato in the Battle of Alcântara in Lisbon, resulting in the Iberian Union.

380 years ago
1630

War
Portuguese forces were defeated by the Kingdom of Kandy in the Battle of Randeniwela in Sri Lanka.

180 years ago
1830

Protest
The Belgian Revolution began with riots and looting in Brussels, following a special performance, in honor of King William I's birthday, of Daniel Auber's opera La Muette de Portici (The Mute Girl of Portici) at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie.

160 years ago
1850

Born on this date
Charles Richet. French physiologist. Dr. Richet was awarded the 1913 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "[for] his work on anaphylaxis." He was also known for his interest in spiritualism, and died on December 4, 1935 at the age of 85.

150 years ago
1860

Born on this date
Henrietta Vinton Davis. U.S. actress and social activist. Miss Davis was the most prominent Negro actress of the 19th century before becoming the first international organizer for the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL), an organization founded by Marcus Garvey promoting the interests of Negroes and their return to Africa. She broke with Mr. Garvey in 1932 and became first Assistant President General of the rival UNIA, Inc., becoming its president in 1934. Miss Davis died on November 21, 1941 at the age of 81.

120 years ago
1890

Baseball
The Brooklyn Gladiators of the American Association, in eighth and last place with a record of 26-73, and losers of 17 of their last 18 games, disbanded. The Baltimore Orioles of the minor league Atlantic Association were welcomed into the American Association to replace the Gladiators.

110 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Hans Krebs. German-born U.K. physician and biochemist. Sir Hans was a pioneer in the study of cellular respiration, a biochemical process in living cells that extracts energy from food and oxygen and makes it available to drive the processes of life. He began his career in Germany, but as a Jew, lost his job shortly after the Nazis came to power in 1933. Sir Hans was quickly hired by Cambridge University, and later worked at Sheffield University and the University of Oxford. He was awarded a share of the 1953 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his discovery of the citric acid cycle." Sir Hans died after a brief illness on November 22, 1981 at the age of 81.

Died on this date
Friedrich Nietzsche, 55. German philosopher. Professor Nietzsche was one of the most influential philosophers of the 19th century, and remains influential today. He was associated with such concepts as "God is dead" and "will to power." Prof. Nietzsche's works included Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) (1883-1891) and Jenseits von Gut und Böse (Beyond Good and Evil) (1886). He suffered a complete mental breakdown in January 1889, and never recovered.

100 years ago
1910

Born on this date
George Cisar. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Cisar played left field with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937), batting .207 (6 for 29) with no home runs and 4 runs batted in in 20 games. He played at least 616 games in at least 6 seasons in the minor leagues (1935-1940), hitting at least 50 homers. Mr. Cisar died on February 19, 1910 at the age of 99.

90 years ago
1920

War
The Battle of Warsaw, which had begun on August 12, ended with the Red Army's defeat by Polish forces.

80 years ago
1930

Boxing
Max Baer (24-3) knocked out Frankie Campbell (32-4-3) in the 5th round of a heavyweight bout before 15,000 fans at Recreation Park in San Francisco. Onlookers claimed that Mr. Baer slugged Mr. Campbell "unmercifully" after he was already unconscious but had held onto his feet by the ropes. (United Press). Doctors worked over Mr. Campbell in the open air ring at the baseball park for half an hour and, failing to revive him, took him to a local hospital where other physicians and nurses worked on him for several hours.

70 years ago
1940

War
German air attacks on London damaged historic St. Giles Church and the Old Roman Wall.

Politics and government
The Argentine Congress refused to accept the resignation two days earlier of President Roberto M. Ortiz, several weeks after he had delegated his powers to Vice President Ramón Castillo. Mr. Ortiz had recently fallen seriously ill with diabetes.

Economics and finance
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King to release French gold to the British.

Baseball
The Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns split a doubleheader before 18,600 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. George McQuinn hit a single, double, and home run, and drove in 4 runs as the Browns won the first game 7-2; the Red Sox were leading the second game 17-3 after 7 innings when the game was called because of darkness. Jimmie Foxx hit his third grand slam of the season in the 6th inning, when the Red Sox scored 11 runs.

The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees split a pair of pitchers' duels in a doubleheader before 70,740 fans at Yankee Stadium. Ted Lyons pitched a 3-hitter as the White Sox won the first game 1-0, winning over Red Ruffing, who allowed just 5 hits. The only run scored when Luke Appling led off the top of the 9th inning with a single and Taffy Wright followed with a double to drive him home. Ernie Bonham pitched a 5-hitter as the Yankees won the second game 3-1; losing pitcher Thornton Lee allowed 8 hits and 3 earned runs in pitching a complete game. The first game was played in 1 hour 55 minutes, the second in 1 hour 33 minutes.

The Chicago Cubs scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 10th inning to offset a run in the top of the inning as they defeated the New York Giants 5-4 in the first game of a doubleheader before 18,892 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Giants scored 4 runs in the 7th inning and 2 in the 8th to win the second game 12-8. New York third baseman hit a solo home run in the first game, and drove in 5 runs with a single, double, and homer in the second game. Chicago relief pitcher Ken Raffensberger was the winning pitcher in the first game and the loser in the second game. Pinch runner Billy Rogell scored one of the Cubs' runs in the 10th inning of the first game; it was the 1,482nd and last game of his 14-year major league career.

60 years ago
1950

Diplomacy
U.S. delegate Warren Austin sent United Nations Secretary-General Trygve Lie a statement on U.S. policy regarding Taiwan, claiming that U.S. protection of the island was necessary to prevent the spread of war throughout the Pacific.

Politics and government
The Council of Europe's Consultative Assembly passed a resolution favouring the creation of a European supreme court on human rights.

Labour
U.S. President Harry Truman ordered Army Secretary Frank Pace to seize and operate the nation's railroads in order to avert a nationwide strike scheduled for August 28. The unions involved ordered their 300,000 members to cooperate with the government.

Boxing
Sugar Ray Robinson (112-1-2) retained Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission recognition as world middleweight champion when he knocked out Jose Basora (77-15-6) just 55 seconds into the 1st round at Scranton Stadium in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Pre-season
Mannsville Eagles 0 @ Hamilton (2-0) 45

The Eagles were a team from the village of Mannsville, New York.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Alley-Oop--The Hollywood Argyles (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Apache--The Shadows

Died on this date
Fred Crolius, 83. U.S. baseball and football player and coach. Mr. Crolius was a right fielder at Dartmouth College (1896-1899) before playing in the major leagues with the Boston Beaneaters (1901) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1902), batting .244 with 1 home run and 20 runs batted in in 58 games. He played at least 321 games in 3 seasons in the minor leagues (1904-1906), serving as playing manager with the Lancaster Red Roses of the Tri-State League (1906), leading them to a 70-58 record. Mr. Crolius played halfback with Dartmouth College (1895-1898) and played professionally with the Homestead Library & Athletic Club (1901) and Pittsburgh Stars (1902). He began his coaching career at Bowdoin College (1899) before moving to Western University of Pennsylvania (1902) and finally to Villanova University, where he coached football (1904-1911) and baseball (1905-1911). Mr. Crolius compiled a record of 26-50-6 in his years as a football coach, and was 116-45-5 as a baseball coach, all with the Wildcats.

Olympics
Opening ceremonies for the Summer Olympic Games were held at Stadio Olimpico in Rome (see video).



Football
CFL
WIFU
Edmonton (2-1) 14 @ Winnipeg (4-0) 18

Jackie Parker and Johnny Bright scored touchdowns for the Eskimos. Mr. Parker converted one of the touchdowns and Mike Lashuk punted for a single for the other Edmonton point. 17,300 were in attendance at Winnipeg Stadium.

Baseball
Chicago Cubs’ pitcher Glen Hobbie won the game for himself by hitting his first major league home run, connecting against Vinegar Bend Mizell with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Cubs a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates before 11,701 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Mr. Hobbie (13-16) pitched a 6-hitter, while Mr. Mizell (9-7) allowed 8 hits.

Willie Mays' grand slam was the big blow of a 7-run 2nd inning for the San Francisco Giants as they beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-5 before 9,848 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

Gus Triandos' grand slam was the big blow as the Baltimore Orioles scored 6 runs to break a 3-3 tie and beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3 before 14,941 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Chuck Estrada (14-8) pitched a 5-hit complete game victory over Frank Lary (11-13), who allowed 10 hits and 9 earned runs in a complete game.

Vic Wertz’s second career major league pinch grand slam, in the 4th inning, helped the Boston Red Sox to a 10-7 win over the Cleveland Indians before 15,398 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Ted Williams hit his 24th home run of the season for the Red Sox.

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvällstoppen): In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry

Died on this date
Leo Moon, 71. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Moon was 0-0 in 1 game with the Cleveland Indians with an earned run average of 11.12, pitching the last 5⅔ innings of a game on July 9, 1932. He played 17 seasons in the minor leagues (1924-1940), winning at least 183 games and losing at least 152.

Diplomacy
Representatives of Israel, Egypt, and Jordan expressed guarded optimism at the start of the first concerted effort in more than 20 years specifically intended to bring a formal peace settlement to the Middle East. The delegates met at the United Nations in separate sessions with Dr. Gunnar Jarring, the UN’s special Middle East ambassador.

Defense
The deputy director of Management and the Budget for the U.S. administration of President Richard Nixon said that there was little chance that national military spending would be cut much below the $73.6-billion level of 1970.

Terrorism
17,697 baseball fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota were evacuated because of a bomb threat. It was one of 400 such threats in the Twin Cities area during the month, and six bombings actually occurred. The game between the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox was delayed for 43 minutes.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (1-2) 31 @ Edmonton (1-5) 23

Henry King, Mike Eben, and Terry Swarn all caught touchdown passes for the Eskimos at Clarke Stadium, but rookie Edmonton quarterback Rusty Clark threw 5 interceptions as the defending Grey Cup champion Rough Riders got their first win under rookie head coach Jack Gotta. Mr. King’s score, which came in his first game as a tight end after starting the season as a halfback, was the only touchdown of his CFL career.

Baseball
When the game between the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox was finally played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Tony Conigliaro’s solo home run in the top of the 8th inning provided all the scoring as the Red Sox won 1-0. The game ended with a 1-6-2 double play, as Tony Oliva of the Twins was thrown out at home plate attempting to score the tying run. Ken Brett (4-7) was the winning pitcher in relief for the Red Sox, while Tom Hall (6-6), also pitching in relief, took the loss for the Twins.

The Baltimore Orioles scored 4 runs in the 3rd inning of a 5-1 win over the Oakland Athletics before 13,609 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, with Dave McNally (20-7) pitching a 10-hit complete game victory.

Roy White singled with 1 out in the top of the 9th inning, stole second base, and scored on a 2-out single by Jim Lyttle to break a 1-1 tie as the New York Yankees edged the Kansas City Royals 2-1 before 9,353 fans at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. New York starting pitcher Steve Kline allowed 8 hits and 1 earned run in 7.1 innings before being relieved by Jack Aker, who left with a back injury after throwing just one pitch. Fritz Peterson (14-9) then relieved and pitched 1 scoreless inning before Lindy McDaniel retired the last 2 batters to get the save. Dick Drago (7-13) pitched a 7-hit complete game loss.

The California Angels scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th inning to tie the score 4-4 and 2 in the 12th to break the tie as they defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-4 in the first game of a doubleheader before 33,222 fans at Tiger Stadium. Jay Johnstone hit a grand slam off Lerrin LaGrow (0-1) with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning to climax a 6-run rally as the Angels won the second game 10-6 to complete the sweep.

With 2 out in the top of the 10th inning, relief pitcher Ken Sanders singled and Bernie Smith followed with his first major league home run as the Milwaukee Brewers broke a 2-2 tie and defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-2 before 13,564 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Mr. Sanders (3-0) pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief of Skip Lockwood. Cleveland starter Sam McDowell allowed 5 hits and 2 earned runs in 8 innings, striking out 12, and was relieved by Dennis Higgins (4-5), who took the loss.

Pinch hitter Rich Morales scored pinch runner Tom McCraw with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly with none out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 4-3 win over the Washington Senators before 6,774 fans at White Sox Park.

The Houston Astros scored 3 runs in the top of the 13th inning to break a 3-3 tie and defeat the Montreal Expos 6-3 before 19,897 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal.

The Atlanta Braves scored 5 unearned runs in the 5th inning to take a 6-0 lead and led 7-0 after 7½ innings, but barely held on for a 7-6 win over the New York Mets before 48,561 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. New York third baseman Wayne Garrett dropped a foul fly by Hank Aaron for what should have been the second out of the Atlanta 5th, and Mr. Aaron then drew a base on balls. Orlando Cepeda was retired for what should have been the third out, but the Braves produced 5 runs before the third out was finally recorded. Donn Clendenon hit a 3-run home run to climax a 4-run rally for the Mets in the bottom of the 8th; after the first 2 batters were retired in the bottom of the 9th, the Mets rallied to load the bases, and Mr. Clendenon singled home Mr. Garrett and Cleon Jones, with Al Weis at second base. Ken Boswell then flied out to center field to end the game. Pat Jarvis (15-10) was the winning pitcher over Nolan Ryan (6-9).

Tony Taylor singled home Denny Doyle from second base with 1 out in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds before 14,508 fans at Connie Mack Stadium. Dick Selma (6-6) pitched 3 perfect innings in relief of Barry Lersch to get the win.

Dave Campbell singled home Ron Slocum with 1 out and the bases loaded to give the San Diego Padres a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates before 4,876 fans at San Diego Stadium. The Padres scored a run in each of the last 3 innings to erase a 3-1 deficit.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Moscow--Genghis Khan (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Junko/Namida no Serenade--Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Funkytown--Lipps Inc.

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Funkytown--Lipps Inc. (9th week at #1)

Died on this date
Gower Champion, 61. U.S. dancer, choreographer, and theatre director. Mr. Champion and his wife Marge danced as a team and appeared in seven movie musicals, including Show Boat (1951). Mr. Champion began choreographing and directing Broadway musicals in the late 1940s, and won eight Tony Awards. He died of a rare form of blood cancer, ten hours before the premiere performance of a revival of the musical 42nd Street, which he had directed.

Abominations
Zimbabwe joined the United Nations.

Protest
800 delegates representing 200,000 striking workers in Poland voted to break off negotiations with the government until telephone links between Gdansk and the rest of the country were restored. In a few hours, the telephone lines were working.

Diplomacy
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Ronald Reagan said that he had abandoned his proposal to convert the American liaison office in Taiwan into an official U.S. government office. He did go on to say, however, that he "would not pretend, as Carter does, that the relationship we have with Taiwan, enacted by our Congress, is not official."

Politics and government
Independent U.S. presidential candidate John Anderson announced that he had selected Patrick J. Lucey, a Democrat, as his vice-presidential candidate. Mr. Lucey had served as Governor of Wisconsin from 1971-1977 and as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico from 1977-1979. He was a former deputy manager of Senator Ted Kennedy’s presidential campaign, and his selection as Mr. Anderson’s running mate was designed to attract Democratic party supporters who could not accept President Jimmy Carter as the Democratic presidential candidate.

Scandal
Texas Rangers’ pitcher Ferguson Jenkins was arrested at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto for possession of illegal drugs after customs officials discovered $500 worth of cocaine, marijuana, and hashish in his suitcase.

25 years ago
1985

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Into the Groove--Madonna (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Live is Life--Opus (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)--Tina Turner (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Samantha Smith, 13. U.S. peace activist. Miss Smith was a schoolgirl in Manchester, Maine who wrote Soviet leader Yuri Andropov expressing a desire for peace between the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. Mr. Andropov invited Miss Smith to visit the Soviet Union, and she accepted the offer, spending two weeks there in July 1983. Miss Smith's visit became a media event, and she began appearing on television programs. Miss Smith and her father were among the six passengers and two crew members aboard a small plane who were killed when it crashed while attempting to land at Lewiston-Auburn Regional Airport in Auburn, Maine.

Football
CFL
Calgary (1-6) 6 @ Winnipeg (5-2) 43

Tom Clements completed 15 of 25 passes for 284 yards and 2 touchdowns while alternating at quarterback for the Blue Bombers with John Hufnagel, who completed 8 of 10 for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns. Joe Poplawski caught 5 passes for 99 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Jeff Boyd caught 6 for 111 and a touchdown. James Murphy caught the other Winnipeg touchdown pass, while running back Sean Kehoe scored a Winnipeg touchdown in the 2nd quarter when Calgary punter J.T. Hay fumbled a snap in his end zone, and Mr. Kehoe recovered. Trevor Kennerd added 5 converts, 2 field goals, and 2 singles. Mr. Hay accounted for all the Stampeders’ scoring with 2 field goals. It was a rough day for the Calgary quarterbacks: Joe Barnes completed 11 of 24 passes for 106 yards and 3 interceptions, while rookie Rick Johnson, who took over in the 4th quarter, was 5 for 15 for 77 yards and 2 interceptions. 28,166 fans at Winnipeg Stadium saw hometown boy Doug Ploen, son of legendary Blue Bomber quarterback Kenny Ploen, play as a backup receiver for the Stampeders in his only CFL game. Rookie Calgary receiver Parri Ceci suffered a career-ending knee injury, while several other Calgary players, including starting running back Lewis Walker, also played their last CFL game.



Baseball
Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets won his 14th consecutive decision and, at 20, became the youngest major league pitcher to win 20 games in a season as the Mets beat the San Diego Padres 9-3 before 37,350 fans at Shea Stadium in New York.

The Pittsburgh Pirates blew leads of 4-0 and 9-4 before scoring an unearned run in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Houston Astros 10-9 before 7,929 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.

The Chicago White Sox scored 4 runs in the 1st inning as they defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 before 22,529 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. 3 of the runs came on a home run by Harold Baines against losing pitcher Jimmy Key. It was the first major league game for Toronto catcher Jeff Hearron, who batted 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts, and made 6 putouts and an assist in the field. It was also the major league debut for batterymate Steve Davis, who pitched the 4th and 5th innings and retired all 6 batters he faced, including a strikeout of Mr. Baines.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Epic--Faith No More

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Un' Estate Italiana--Edoardo Bennato; Gianna Nannini (12th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Infinity (1990's...Time for the Guru)--Guru Josh (9th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): U Can't Touch This--MC Hammer (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Soca Dance--Charles D. Lewis (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini--Bombalurina

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 U Can't Touch This--MC Hammer (4th week at #1)
2 Killer--Adamski
3 It Must Have Been Love--Roxette
4 Close to You--Maxi Priest
5 Thieves in the Temple--Prince
6 Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)--Chad Jackson
7 Mooi Was Die Tijd--Corry Konings
8 Vision of Love--Mariah Carey
9 I've Been Thinking About You--Londonbeat
10 Tom's Diner--DNA featuring Suzanne Vega

Singles entering the chart were Ritmo de la Noche by Chocolate (#21); Ritmo de la Noche by Mystic (#32); Next to You by Aswad (#33); Move to the Bigband by Ben Liebrand featuring Tony Scott (#34); To Know You is to Love You by Grant & Forsyth (#35); and Frente a Frente by Chico et Roberta (#38).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Vision of Love--Mariah Carey (4th week at #1)
2 Come Back to Me--Janet Jackson
3 If Wishes Came True--Sweet Sensation
4 Unskinny Bop--Poison
5 Blaze of Glory--Jon Bon Jovi
6 Release Me--Wilson Phillips
7 Do Me!--Bell Biv DeVoe
8 Have You Seen Her--M.C. Hammer
9 Jerk Out--The Time
10 Epic--Faith No More

Singles entering the chart were Crazy by the Boys (#61); Georgia on My Mind by Michael Bolton (#72); Say a Prayer by Breathe (#75); Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers (#78); Lies by En Vogue (#82); Empty Beach by Tricia Leigh Fisher (#93); and I'd Rather Go Blind by Sydney Youngblood (#96). Unchained Melody was a new recording of the song that had been a hit for the Righteous Brothers in 1965.

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Come Back to Me--Janet Jackson
2 If Wishes Came True--Sweet Sensation
3 Unskinny Bop--Poison
4 Vision of Love--Mariah Carey
5 Jerk-Out--The Time
6 Blaze of Glory--Jon Bon Jovi
7 Do Me!--Bell Biv DeVoe
8 Have You Seen Her--M.C. Hammer
9 Epic--Faith No More
10 Release Me--Wilson Phillips

Singles entering the chart were Say a Prayer by Breathe (#55); Georgia on My Mind by Michael Bolton (#64); Only Women Bleed by Favorite Angel (#74); Violence of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) by Duran Duran (#75); Jealous by Gene Loves Jezebel (#87); I Wanna Get Back with You by Louie Louie (#88); Fly to the Angels by Slaughter (#90); Joey by Concrete Blonde (#91); and Look Into My Eyes by George LaMond (#94).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Vision of Love--Mariah Carey
2 Across the River--Bruce Hornsby
3 The Emperor's New Clothes--Sinead O'Connor
4 King of Wishful Thinking--Go West
5 Just Came Back--Colin James
6 Joey--Concrete Blonde
7 All the Lovers in the World--Gowan
8 Release Me--Wilson Phillips
9 Come Back to Me--Janet Jackson
10 When I'm Back on My Feet Again--Michael Bolton

Singles entering the chart were Jealous by Gene Loves Jezebel (#79); Jerk Out by the Time (#80); Can't Get Enough by Winger (#84); Live it Up by REO Speedwagon (#85); Home by Iggy Pop (#89); Seven Minutes to Midnight by Wah! Heat (#90); Days Like These by Asia (#95); When You Lose Your Love by Brian Island (#96); If We Turn Out the Lights by Watertown (#97); and The Face by And Why Not? (#98).

Died on this date
Morley Callaghan, 87. Canadian author. Mr. Callaghan was known for novels such as Strange Fugitive (1928); More Joy in Heaven (1937); and The Loved and the Lost (1951).

Diplomacy
After several days of debate, the United Nations Security Council passed a U.S.-sponsored resolution to enforce a trade embargo, with military action, against Iraq.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (4-4) 46 @ Hamilton (4-4) 33

Kent Austin completed 30 of 49 passes for 417 yards and 4 touchdowns and rushed for another major score to lead the Roughriders to victory before an Ivor Wynne Stadium crowd of 16,717 in a rematch of the 1989 Grey Cup teams. Jeff Fairholm, who caught 5 passes for 58 yards, caught 2 of Mr. Austin’s scoring passes. Ray Elgaard of Saskatchewan led all receivers with 11 catches for 199 yards and a touchdown, while teammate Don Narcisse caught just 1 pass, but it went for a 20-yard touchdown. Dave Ridgway added 5 converts, 3 field goals, and 2 singles. Hamilton quarterback Mike Kerrigan completed 22 of 37 passes for 300 yards and a touchdown to Richard Estell. Other Tiger-Cat touchdowns were scored by Sonny Gordon on a 58-yard interception return and David Adams on a 1-yard rush. Paul Osbaldiston added 3 converts and 4 field goals. Mr. Estell led Hamilton’s receivers with 7 receptions for 111 yards. Former Calgary Stampeder Jamie Harris, playing his only game with the Tiger-Cats and his last in the CFL, caught just 1 pass for 9 yards.

Baseball
With tickets being scalped for as much as $200, the Boston Red Sox edged the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 at SkyDome in Toronto for their second straight shutout win after losing the first game of their crucial four-game series. Roger Clemens went the distance to win an outstanding duel with David Wells of the Blue Jays. The win gave the Red Sox a 3-game lead in the American League East Division pennant race.

Kevin Morton pitched a 7-inning perfect game as the New Britain Red Sox edged the Reading Phillies 1-0 in an Eastern League game.

10 years ago
2000

Died on this date
Carl Barks, 99. U.S. cartoonist. Mr. Barks had a career spanning six decades, but was best known as an animator with Disney Studios and a writer and artist with Disney comic books from the mid-1930s through the mid-'60s. He wrote and drew the first Donald Duck stories in comic books, and created Duck family characters such as Scrooge McDuck. Mr. Barks was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame as a charter member in 1987, and died after a long battle with leukemia.

Frederick C. Bock, 82. U.S. military aviator. U.S. Army Air Forces Major Bock served in the Pacific theatre during World War II, and flew the B-29 bomber The Great Artiste that dropped the atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. He earned a doctorate in zoology after the war, and worked in research laboratories in Chicago. Dr. Bock died of cancer.

Jack Nitzsche, 63. U.S. musician. Mr. Nitzsche was a jazz saxophonist and pianist who worked with pop music producer Phil Spector as an arranger and conductor in the early 1960s, and had a hit single with his own composition, The Lonely Surfer (1963). He worked with the Rolling Stones, Neil Young, and many others, and was a member of the group Crazy Horse, who frequently accompanied Mr. Young. Mr. Nitzsche composed scores and songs for films from the 1970s through the 1990s; he was nominated for Academy Awards for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), and shared the Academy Award for Best original Song for co-writing Up Where We Belong, from An Officer and a Gentleman. Mr. Nitzsche had substance abuse problems from the 1970s on, and died two years after suffering a career-ending stroke.

Allen Woody, 44. Mr. Woody played bass guitar and wrote songs for the Allman Brothers Band (1989-1997), co-founding the band Gov't Mule in 1994, eventually leaving the former to join the latter full-time. He died of a heroin overdose.

Politics and government
The provisional parliament of Somalia, which had drafted a transitional constitution, elected Abdikassim Salad Hassan as the country’s new president.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Bill Clinton arrived in Nigeria to begin a trip to Africa. He met with Nigeria’s elected President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and addressed the National Assembly. The two leaders discussed problems including the AIDS epidemic, diamond smuggling, debt restructuring, and the supply and cost of oil.

Business
Shares of Emulex, a computer network equipment maker, dropped by more than 60% after financial news agencies picked up a false Internet news release claiming that Emulex’s chief executive officer had quit and that the company was under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A man was later charged with stock fraud.

Football
CFL
Calgary (6-1-1) 13 @ Montreal (6-2) 48
Hamilton (5-3-0-1) 33 @ Winnipeg (2-5-1-1) 38
Saskatchewan (1-6-1) 30 @ Edmonton (5-3) 20

Anthony Calvillo completed 19 of 30 passes for 366 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Alouettes’ win before a Molson Stadium crowd of 19,461. Kevin Alexander, playing his first CFL game, caught 4 passes for 57 yards and 2 touchdowns; Ben Cahoon had 102 yards on 4 receptions, including a 77-yard touchdown; and Tyree Davis caught 3 for 102. Winston October returned a punt 76 yards for a Montreal touchdown in the 2nd quarter, and Mark Washington returned an interception 40 yards for the final Alouette touchdown in the 4th quarter. Marc Boerigter scored the Stampeders’ only touchdown when he recovered a blocked punt in the Montreal end zone in the 2nd quarter. Calgary quarterback Dave Dickenson injured his right knee early in the 4th quarter and was replaced by Troy Kopp.



Khari Jones completed 25 of 38 passes for 347 yards and touchdowns to Geroy Simon and Milt Stegall to lead the Blue Bombers’ attack. Winnipeg running back George Jones rushed 8 times for just 28 yards, but scored 3 touchdowns on short runs. Hamilton quarterback Danny McManus threw touchdown passes to Darren Flutie and Andrew Grigg. Ronald Williams, on a 1-yard rush, and Donald Smith, on a 41-yard interception return, scored the other Tiger-Cat touchdowns.

Henry Burris completed 17 of 32 passes for 311 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Roughriders to their first win under head coach Danny Barrett. Demetris Bendross caught 6 passes for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Eric Guliford caught the other touchdown pass from Mr. Burris. Curtis Marsh led Saskatchewan with 141 yards on 6 receptions, and his 52-yard gain set up Mr. Guliford’s score. Edmonton quarterback Nealon Greene completed 24 of 39 passes for 353 yards and 2 touchdowns, but most of his totals came in the 4th quarter with the game out of reach. The Roughriders led 30-4 after 3 quarters. Mr. Greene completed a 25-yard touchdown pass to Shawn Daniels to reduce the score to 30-11 after Sean Fleming’s convert. Saskatchewan punter Paul McCallum conceded a safety touch with 2:45 remaining in the game, and he was thrown down rather rudely by an Eskimo tackler. Mr. Greene threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Kez McCorvey on the last play, converted by Mr. Fleming. Terry Vaughn led the Eskimos with 9 receptions for 129 yards. Darren Davis of the Roughriders led all rushers with 17 carries for 98 yards. 36,813 fans were at Commonwealth Stadium.