November 12, 2010

170 years ago
1840

Born on this date
Auguste Rodin. French sculptor. Mr. Rodin was best known for his bronze statue The Thinker, which originally appeared as part of the larger sculpture The Gates of Hell (1880). Mr. Rodin died on November 17, 1917, five days after his 77th birthday.

125 years ago
1885

Football
Dominion Final
Quebec 3 Ontario 0 @ Toronto

Under rules then in force, a margin of four points was necessary for a victory to be awarded, so the result was ruled a draw in favour of Quebec. The Ontario team included players from various teams in the province, while all of Quebec’s players came from Montreal.

110 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Stanley Graham. N.Z. criminal. Mr. Graham shot and killed seven people, including two policemen, on October 8, 1941 on or near his farm at Kowhitirangi on the West Coast. The biggest manhunt in New Zealand history ensued, and he was spotted at his farm and shot by police on October 20, 1941, dying the following morning, 22 days before his 41st birthday.

100 years ago
1910

Football
CRU
IRFU
Ottawa (3-3) 14 @ Montreal (2-4) 9
Hamilton (4-2) 6 @ Toronto (3-3) 7

ORFU
Toronto (5-1) 11 @ Dundas (4-2) 7

Canadian university
McGill (3-3) 24 @ Ottawa (0-6) 6
Toronto (6-0) 9 @ Queen’s (3-3) 5

These games marked the end of regular season play in all three leagues, with the first place teams winning the championship of each league.

90 years ago
1920

Baseball
U.S. District Court Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis was named the first Commissioner of baseball by the 16 major league club owners.

70 years ago
1940

War
According to Greek reports, Italian forces were being routed all along the front. The Battle of Gabon ended as Free French Forces took the Gabonese capital of Libreville and all of French Equatorial Africa from Vichy French forces.

Diplomacy
U.S.S.R. Premier Vyacheslav Molotov and German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler had a three-hour conference in Berlin to discuss the possibility of the Soviet Union joining the Axis Powers, although no official announcement was made.

U.S. and Canadian authorities completed a two-day conference in Ottawa on the simplification of border crossing for citizens of both countries.

Economics and finance
Japanese and Netherlands East Indies officials signed contracts to assure the supply of oil and other raw materials to Japan.

Crime
14 people were killed and 23 injured in three separate power plant explosions in the eastern United State; sabotage was suspected.

Politics and government
Oren Root, Jr., head of the 10,000 Associated Willkie Clubs, announced that the clubs would be continued as a part of the "loyal opposition." The clubs were formed to aid the campaign of Republican Party U.S. presidential candidate Wendell Willkie, who lost the November 5 election to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Labour
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-2 that the National Labor Relations Board had no power to force Republic Steel Corporation to reimburse work relief agencies for wages paid to strikers in the 1937 "Little Steel" strike.

Agriculture
Restrictions placed in September by the government of Argentina on the export of wheat and wheat flour were lifted now that a surplus of 74 million bushels appeared probable.

Tennis
U.S. women's amateur champion Alice Marble, unbeaten in three years, signed a $25,000 professional contract.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): It’s Now or Never--Elvis Presley (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Il cielo in una stanza--Mina (5th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Ein Schiff wird kommen--Lale Andersen (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): It’s Now or Never--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Save the Last Dance for Me--The Drifters (5th week at #1)
2 You Talk Too Much--Joe Jones
3 I Want to Be Wanted--Brenda Lee
4 Georgia on My Mind--Ray Charles
5 Poetry in Motion--Johnny Tillotson
6 Stay--Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
7 Don't Be Cruel--Bill Black's Combo
8 Let's Think About Living--Bob Luman
9 My Heart Has a Mind of its Own--Connie Francis
10 Last Date--Floyd Cramer

Singles entering the chart were You're Sixteen by Johnny Burnette (#57); Perfidia by the Ventures (#64); Alabam by Pat Boone (#75, charting with the version by Cowboy Copas); Am I Losing You (#77)/I Missed Me (#86) by Jim Reeves; Send Me the Pillow You Dream On by the Browns (#78); Wonderland by Night by Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra (#84); Many Tears Ago by Connie Francis (#92); Goin' Out with the Tide by Jivin' Gene (#94); The Green Leaves of Summer by the Brothers Four (#97); Brand New Heartache by the Everly Brothers (#98); and Good News by Eugene Church (#100). Brand New Heartache was the other side of Like Strangers, charting at #76.

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 A Thousand Stars--Kathy Young with the Innocents (2nd week at #1)
2 And the Heavens Cried--Ronnie Savoy
3 Stay--Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
4 China Doll--Bobby Swanson
5 Poetry in Motion--Johnny Tillotson
6 Peter Gunn--Duane Eddy and the Rebels
7 You're Sixteen--Johnny Burnette
8 Sailor (Your Home is the Sea)--Lolita
9 Billy, Billy Went a Walking--The Beau Marks
10 Are You Lonesome To-night?--Elvis Presley

Singles entering the chart were Are You Lonesome To-night?/I Gotta Know (#32) by Elvis Presley; Princess, Princess by Johnny Tillotson (#37); Doll House by Donnie Brooks (#40); Last Date by Floyd Cramer (#41); Sway by Bobby Rydell (#43); Pollyanne by Billy Saint (#47); Teenage Cinderella by Rodney and the Blazers (#49); and Don't Step on the Grass by Evan Kemp (#50). Princess, Princess was the B-side of Poetry in Motion.

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 You're Sixteen--Johnny Burnette (2nd week at #1)
2 A Thousand Stars--Kathy Young with the Innocents
3 North to Alaska--Johnny Horton
4 Poetry in Motion--Johnny Tillotson
5 China Doll--Bobby Swanson
6 Are You Lonesome To-night?--Elvis Presley
7 Sailor (Your Home is the Sea)--Lolita
8 Hushaby Little Guitar--Paul Evans
9 And the Heavens Cried--Ronnie Savoy
10 Alabam/Dear John--Pat Boone

The only single entering the chart was Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) by Brook Benton (#40).

On television tonight
The Roaring 20's, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Prairie Flower

Space
The U.S.A. launched Discoverer 17, a satellite whose purpose was to obtain data on propulsion, communication, orbital performance, and recovery techniques.

Football
CFL
Eastern Finals
Toronto 21 @ Ottawa 33 (First game of 2-game total points series)

Western Finals
Winnipeg 22 @ Edmonton 16 (Winnipeg led best-of-three series 1-0)

Halfback Joe Kelly threw 2 touchdown passes and rushed for another TD to help the Roughriders defeat the Argonauts before 18,385 fans at Lansdowne Park. Mr. Kelly completed a 35-yard touchdown pass to Bill Sowalski in the 1st quarter to open the scoring, and then rushed 9 yards for his own touchdown later in the quarter. Mr. Kelly threw 16 yards to Jim Reynolds for a touchdown in the last minute of the game. Dave Thelen scored the other 2 Ottawa touchdowns on rushes of 50 yards and 1 yard in the 3rd quarter. Gary Schreider was good on only 2 of 5 convet attempts, and scored the other Ottawa point when his 14-yard field goal attempt in the 4th quarter was wide. Russ Jackson played the 1st half at quarterback for the Rough Riders, while Ron Lancaster played the 2nd half. Toronto quarterback Tobin Rote completed touchdown passes of 64 yards to Dave Mann in the 2nd quarter and 31 yards to Dick Shatto in the 3rd quarter, and handed off to Cookie Gilchrist for a 3-yard touchdown in the 4th quarter. Mr. Gilchrist was 2 for 3 on convert attempts, and Mr. Mann punted 60 yards for a single in the 2nd quarter.



17,500 fans at Clarke Stadium witnessed what many thought was the hardest-hitting game they’d ever seen. It was a costly victory for the Blue Bombers, as starting quarterback Kenny Ploen broke his right hand. Eskimo halfback Cowboy Woodruff, who had scored 3 touchdowns in the semi-finals, suffered a season-ending injury, and never returned to the CFL. Johnny Bright and Don Getty scored the Edmonton touchdowns, both converted by Tommy-Joe Coffey. Vic Chapman punted for 2 singles to complete the Eskimos’ scoring. It was the 10th time in 11 years that the Blue Bombers and Eskimos had met in the playoffs, and the 9th time in 11 years that they’d played each other in the western finals, but this was the last time the teams played a playoff game against each other in Edmonton until 1980.

SIFL
Yates Cup
Queen's 0 @ McGill 21

Tom Skypeck threw touchdown passes to John Moore, Willie Lambert, and Bob Winsor as he led the Redmen to their shutout of the Golden Gaels at Molson Stadium in Montreal.



30 years ago
1980

Space
The U.S. probe Voyager 1 was within 77,000 miles of Saturn, and photographs suggested that the number of rings around the planet may run from 500 to 1,000, and that Saturn’s inner satellites were icy gray and white, many of them having craters similar to our own moon.

Diplomacy
Algeria, acting as an intermediary between Iran and the United States, delivered a secret response from the U.S. to Iran’s latest conditions for the release of the 52 hostages from the U.S. embassy in Tehran. The four main Iranian demands were promises by the U.S. not to interfere in Iranian affairs; to unfreeze Iranian assets in the U.S.; to drop financial claims made against Iran; and to move to return the wealth of the late Shah Mohammed Riza Pahlevi.

War
Iraq stepped up attacks on Abadan in its war against Iran.

Politics and government
U.S. President Jimmy Carter told a press conference that he planned to return to Plains, Georgia after leaving the presidency, write his memoirs, and "live the life of a former president." He also intended "to become a very good fly fisherman," and not to overburden incoming President Ronald Reagan with advice on how to be President.

Environment
The United States House of Representatives approved and sent to the White House a Senate measure that would make more than 104 million acres of land in Alaska into national parks, wildlife refuges, and national conservation areas. The acreage, scattered trhoughout the state, included more land than was in the entire state of California. As a part of the bill, the William O. Douglas Arctic Wildlife Range on Alaska's North Slope was designated as wilderness in which no development would be permitted. This area was the breeding ground of the last large caribou herds.

Economics and finance
U.S. President-elect Ronald Reagan announced tha he intended to cut the 1981 budget by $13 billion, and that Caspar Weinberger, his top budget adviser, was working on a plan for a $40-billion cut.

25 years ago
1985

Crime
Arthur Walker, brother of John Walker, an American who had been convicted of espionage on behalf of the U.S.S.R., was sentenced to life in prison for his role in a spy ring headed by his brother. He had passed confidential documents from a defense contractor to his brother for transmittal to the Soviet Union.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Ihminen ei voi elää vetämättä--MC Nikke T (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Sadeness Part I--Enigma

Died on this date
Eve Arden, 82. U.S. actress. Miss Arden, born Eunice Mary Quedens, was best known as the star of the radio (1948-1957) and television comedy series (1952-1956) Our Miss Brooks.

Japanica
Akihito was formally enthroned as Emperor of Japan, becoming the 125th monarch to sit on the Chrysanthemum Throne. His wife, Empress Michiko, was enthroned in the same ceremony. Breaking with tradition, Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu stood in the same room and at the same level as Akihito during the ceremony, and wore a formal coat rather than the traditional clothes of a vassal. The ceremony was stripped of most religious and Shinto rituals, to rule out the Emperor as an object of worship. Among the foreign dignitaries attending were United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle, and the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Technology
Tim Berners-Lee published a formal proposal for the World Wide Web.

10 years ago
2000

Diplomacy
U.S. President Bill Clinton met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak in the White House as part of an attempt to renew negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian authorities in order to end the recent outbreak of violence in their territories.

Football
CFL
Eastern Semi-Final
Winnipeg 22 @ Hamilton 20

Western Semi-Final
British Columbia 34 @ Edmonton 32

Troy Westwood’s 33-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining in regulation time gave the Blue Bombers their upset win before just 15,105 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium and ended the Tiger-Cats’ reign as Grey Cup champions. The Tiger-Cats appeared to have won the game when quarterback Danny McManus completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Archie Amerson with 2:10 remaining. A 2-point convert attempt was unsuccessful, leaving Hamilton in front 20-19. The Blue Bombers were going into a 30-kmh wind and had to punt four plays later, but Mr. Westwood punted 52 yards, and the Tiger-Cats took possession at their own 27-yard line. After a 2-yard gain on first down, an ill-advised pitchout to Mr. Amerson resulted in a 16-yard loss, and Paul Osbaldiston’s punt travelled just 35 yards, enabling Winnipeg quarterback Khari Jones to move the ball into field goal range. The Tiger-Cats led 11-5 at halftime on a 1-yard touchdown run by Ronald Williams and a convert, field goal, and single by Mr. Osbaldiston. Mr. Westwood kicked a 17-yard field goal in the 1st quarter, and Mr. Osbaldiston conceded a safety touch with 1:32 remaining in the 2nd quarter. Mr. Jones took advantage of the wind in the 3rd quarter and completed touchdown passes of 30 yards to Milt Stegall and 31 yards to Geroy Simon, both converted by Mr. Westwood, to give the Blue Bombers a 19-11 lead heading into the final quarter. Mr. Osbaldiston kicked a 12-yard field goal at 6:34 to reduce Winnipeg’s lead to 19-14. Mr. Williams was the Tiger-Cats’ main weapon, rushing 27 times for 103 yards. Andrew Grigg led Hamilton receivers with 5 receptions for 79 yards. Cory Philpot of the Blue Bombers rushed 13 times for 50 yards, and Mr. Jones added 46 on 7 carries. Mr. Stegall led the Blue Bombers with 90 yards on 5 receptions. Mr. McManus completed 16 of 30 passes for 210 yards, while Mr. Jones completed just 13 of 30 for 204 yards, but made the completions when his team needed them.



Sean Fleming missed a 29-yard field goal with 58 seconds remaining that would have tied the game, and B.C. quarterback Damon Allen was able to use up the remaining seconds as the Lions held off a late Eskimo rally before 25,103 fans at Commonwealth Stadium. The Lions outplayed the Eskimos for 3 quarters before Edmonton quarterback Nealon Greene almost completed a 4th-quarter comeback, but the Eskimo defense was unable to stop the B.C. running game, especially when a last-minute stand could have given Mr. Fleming another chance for a field goal. Mr. Allen had one of his best games, completing 20 of 27 passes for 284 yards and 4 touchdowns and rushing 6 times for 51 yards. He threw touchdown passes of 5 and 22 yards to Robert Drummond in the 1st quarter and 7 yards to Jimmy Cunningham and 12 yards to Alfred Jackson in the 3rd quarter. Lui Passaglia added 4 converts and 2 field goals. Mr. Greene completed an 8-yard touchdown pass to Nigel Williams in the 2nd quarter and another one of 8 yards to Kez McCorvey in the 4th quarter. Troy Mills rushed 1 yard for the last Eskimo touchdown with 2:29 remaining in regulation time. Mr. Fleming added 3 converts, 2 field goals, and 3 singles. The Lions gave up a safety touch with 1:45 remaining in the 4th quarter to make the score 34-31, and Mr. Greene marched the Eskimos into position for Mr. Fleming’s last field goal attempt. The Lions outrushed the Eskimos 239 yards to 129. Sean Millington led the B.C. ground came with 96 yards on 14 carries, while Mr. Drummond added 70 on 15 carries. Mr. Mills led the Eskimos with 12 carries for 83 yards, and Mr. Greene added 46 on 6 carries. Mr. Drummond led all receivers with 94 yards on 7 receptions; Ed Hervey led the Eskimos with 6 catches for 72 yards. Mr. Greene completed 25 of 35 passes for 314 yards.