October 1, 2011

240 years ago
1771

Born on this date
Pierre Baillot. French musician and composer. Mr. Baillot was a violinist who taught at the Conservatoire de Paris, and wrote the instructional manual L'Art du violon (1834). He was known for composing chamber music and works for violin, and died on September 15, 1842, 16 days before his 71st birthday.

220 years ago
1791

Politics and government
The first session of the French Legislative Assembly opened at Salle du Manège in Paris.

150 years ago
1861

Literature
Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, edited by Isabella Beeton, was published in Britain by her husband Samuel. It sold 60,000 copies in its first year, and remains in print.

130 years ago
1881

Born on this date
William Boeing. U.S. aviation executive. Mr. Boeing founded Pacific Aero Products Company in 1916, which became the Boeing Aircraft Company in 1929. He died on September 28, 1956, three days before his 75th birthday.

120 years ago
1891

Academia
Stanford University opened in California.

Baseball
The Boston Beaneaters beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 in Philadelphia for their 17th consecutive win, clinching the National League pennant.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Irwin Kostal. U.S. musical arranger and orchestra conductor. Mr. Kostal won Academy Awards for scoring the musical films West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965). He died on November 23, 1994 at the age of 83.

Heinrich Mark. Prime Minister-in-Exile of Estonia, 1971-1990; Prime Minister of Estonia in duties of the President, 1990-1992. After the Soviet occupation of Estonia in 1940, Mr. Mark escaped to Finland before settling in Sweden. Estonian independence was restored in 1991, making Mr. Mark the country's last head of state-in-exile. He died on August 2, 2004 at the age of 92.

Died on this date
Leo Hafford, 28. U.S. baseball pitcher and football coach. Mr. Hafford played with the Cincinnati Reds (1906), posting a 1-1 record with an earned run average of 0.95 in 3 games. He played at least 5 seasons in the minor leagues (1907-1911). Mr. Hafford became football coach at the University of Connecticut in 1911, but died of typhoid fever three weeks later and two weeks after his 28th birthday, after a season-opening loss. He was still credited as head coach for the whole season, with the Aggies finishing 0-5.

Baseball
Rube Marquard (24-7) pitched a 6-hitter and batted 1 for 3 with a run batted in for the New York Giants as they shut out the Chicago Cubs 5-0 before 21,200 fans at West Side Park in Chicago to clinch the National League pennant. New York shortstop Art Fletcher batted 2 for 4 with 2 doubles, a run, and 3 RBIs. Lew Richie (15-11) pitched a 10-hit complete game loss.

90 years ago
1921

Football
CRU
ORFU
Parkdale Canoe Club (1-0) 33 @ Ottawa St. Brigid's (0-1) 7

ARU
Calgary (0-1) 2 @ Edmonton (1-0) 72

Curly Dorman, Vic Yancy, and Jimmy Enright each scored 3 touchdowns and the Eskimos scored a total of 13 (at 5 points each) as they routed the Tigers at Diamond Park.

Baseball
Carl Mays (27-9) pitched a 10-hit complete game and batted 2 for 3 with a sacrifice and a run to help the New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Athletics 5-3 before 20,000 fans in the first of 2 games at the Polo Grounds in New York. The Yankees were leading the second game 6-0 when Babe Ruth, who had begun the game in left field and then moved to first base, relieved Jack Quinn to begin the 8th inning. The Athletics promptly struck for 6 runs to tie the score, but Mr. Ruth (2-0) held them scoreless thereafter until Tom Rogers doubled with 2 out in the bottom of the 11th inning and scored on a single by Johnny Mitchell to give the Yankees a 7-6 win before 28,000 fans. Jim Sullivan (0-2) and Eddie Rommel (16-23), both of whom pitched complete games, were the respective losing pitchers.

The St. Louis Browns erupted for 5 runs in the top of the 11th inning as they beat the Detroit Tigers 11-6 before 8,000 fans at Navin Field in Detroit. Elam Vangilder (11-12) allowed 1 run--earned--in 8 innings of relief to get the win over Red Oldham (11-14), who allowed 18 hits and 10 earned runs in a complete game.

Goldie Rapp singled home Butch Henline with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to tie the score, and Frank Parkinson scored when second baseman Hank Schreiber made an error on a ground ball by Russ Wrightstone, giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 10-9 win over the New York Giants in the first game of a doubleheader at National League Park in Philadelphia. Red Causey (4-4) and Claude Jonnard combined to pitch an 8-hitter for the Giants as they won the second game 3-0. Jimmy Ring (10-19) pitched an 8-hit complete game, allowing 2 earned runs. New York second baseman Bud Heine batted 0 for 2 in the second game, making 1 putout and 2 assists in his only major league game.

Hal Janvrin singled home Hi Myers from second base to conclude a 4-run 9th-inning rally for the Brooklyn Robins as they beat the Boston Braves 7-6 before 1,500 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. All the Brooklyn rins in the 9th inning were scored with 2 out. Clarence Mitchell (10-9) pitched a 10-hit complete game, allowing 3 earned runs, to win over Mule Watson (14-13), who allowed 13 hits and 6 earned runs in a complete game.

80 years ago
1931

Transportation
The George Washington Bridge was opened, linking New Jersey and New York.

Abominations
Clara Campoamor persuaded the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.

Baseball
World Series
Philadelphia Athletics 6 @ St. Louis Cardinals 2 (Philadelphia led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Lefty Grove gave up 2 runs in the 1st inning and 12 hits during the game, but the Athletics came back with 4 runs in the 3rd and 2 in the 7th at Sportsman's Park. Pepper Martin had 3 hits for the Cardinals. Paul Derringer was the losing pitcher.

75 years ago
1936

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Louis Hector and Harry West, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Case of the Sealed Room

This was the first episode of the season.

World events
In Burgos, Spain, Francisco Franco was publicly proclaimed as Generalissimo of the national army and Jete del Estado (head of state).

Baseball
The second game of the World Series between the New York Yankees and New York Giants at the Polo Grounds was rained out. The Giants were leading the series 1-0.

70 years ago
1941

Died on this date
H.W. Bikle. U.S. criminal. Mr. Bikle attacked and beat former Georgia Governor Ed Rivers and his wife in their home before fatally shooting himself as police closed in.

War
The Finnish command announced that Petrozavodsk, the capital of Soviet Karelia, had been captured by Finnish forces. Chinese military dispatches to Shanghai reported that Japanese forces were retreating northward from Changsha, the capital of the province of Hunan.

Abominations
39 more people were executed in the Nazi-created Protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia for "preparation for treason," bringing the total to 123 in three days since the appointment of Reinhard Heydrich as Reich Protector there.

Defense
U.S. Navy Secretary Frank Knox said that the United States "must provide both the major power and the dominant leadership" to police the world together with the United Kingdom after the forces of German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler were defeated.

U.S. representative Averell Harriman and U.K. representative Lord Beaverbrook, at the end of their three day conference in Moscow with U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin, stated that the Soviet Union would receive all war materials needed from America and Britain.

U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Brazilian Ambassador to the United States Carlos Martins signed an agreement under which Brazil would get a loan in return for strategic products.

Politics and government
Bolivian President Enrique Penaranda del Castillo appointed a new cabinet to succeed the one that had resigned on September 27 following the discovery of an alleged Nazi plot.

Religion
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's comments the previous day that the U.S.S.R. constitution guaranteed freedom of religion in virtually the same manner as the United States were protested by Representative Martin Dies (Democrat--Texas), who wrote that "freedom of religious worship is, and always has been...non-existent in Soviet Russia." Several religious leaders also criticized Mr. Roosevelt's remarks.

Agriculture
The Canadian Agricultural Supplies Board was given power to fix prices during wartime.

Baseball
World Series
Brooklyn Dodgers 2 @ New York Yankees 3 (New York led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Joe Gordon drove in 2 runs with a home run and a single as Red Ruffing won the pitching duel over Curt Davis before 68,540 fans at Yankee Stadium.





60 years ago
1951

On television today
The first game of the best-of-three playoff for the National League pennant between the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn was the first game to be televised live from coast-to-coast in the United States.

Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Will-o'-the-Wisp, starring Robert Stack, Pat Browning, and Harry Worth



Television
The Swiss Institute of Technology scientists demonstrated a large-screen colour television using the Eidophor system in Zurich, with quality considered excellent.

Defense
Joint U.S. Congressional Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Brien McMahon reported agreement of Defense Secretary Robert Lovett and the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the need for "major expansion" of the U.S. atomic weapons program.

Politics and government
A new coalition cabinet led by Prime Minister Tage Erlander took office in Sweden as Agrarians joined the majority Socialist Party. The government reaffirmed Sweden's policy of neutrality, ruling out foreign military alliances.

Charlotte Whitton was sworn in as Mayor of Ottawa, more than a month after the death in office of Grenville Goodwin; she became the first woman to serve as mayor of a large Canadian city.

U.S. President Harry Truman reiterated his ban on the release of classified information to congressional committees investigating subversion charges.

Economics and finance
The U.S. National Security Council exempted Japan from the ban on Allied trade with Communist countries, saying that Japan would suffer seriously if it did not maintain some commercial ties with Communist China.

Football
CRU
WIFU
Saskatchewan (6-4) 22 @ Calgary (2-8) 12
Winnipeg (5-5) 15 @ Edmonton (7-3) 8

NFL
New York Giants (0-0-1) 13 @ Pittsburgh (0-0-1) 13

Baseball
Bobby Thomson hit a 2-run home run in the 4th inning and Monte Irvin hit a solo homer in the 8th off losing pitcher Ralph Branca (13-11) as the New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-1 before 30,707 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn in the first game of a best-of-three playoff to determine the National League champion. The Dodgers took an early lead in the 2nd on a solo homer by Andy Pafko with 2 out off Jim Hearn (17-9), who pitched a 5-hit complete game victory. Jim Russell grounded into a double play as a pinch hitter for the Dodgers in the 8th in the 1,035th and last game of his 10-year major league career.

50 years ago
1961

Television
Canada's first private television network, CTV, began broadcasting on nine stations across the country. In Edmonton, CFRN (channel 3), which had previously carried Canadian Broadcasting Corporation programming, became a CTV affiliate; on the same day, CBXT (channel 5) began broadcasting as a CBC affiliate and Edmonton's second television station.

Africana
East and West Cameroon merged to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon.

Defense
The United States Defense Intelligence Agency was formed, becoming the country's first centralized military intelligence organization.

Economics and finance
Canadian Finance Minister Donald Fleming was elected Chairman of the new Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris.

Football
NFL
Chicago (1-2) 0 @ Green Bay (2-1) 24
Dallas (2-1) 7 @ Cleveland (2-1) 25
Minnesota (1-2) 33 @ Baltimore (2-1) 34
New York (2-1) 24 @ Washington (0-3) 21
Pittsburgh (0-3) 14 @ Los Angeles (1-2) 24
St. Louis (2-1) 30 @ Philadelphia (2-1) 27
San Francisco (2-1) 49 @ Detroit (2-1) 0



AFL
Denver (1-3) 19 @ Oakland (1-3) 33
Houston (1-2) 21 @ Dallas (2-1) 26
Boston (2-2) 30 @ New York (3-1) 37

Baseball
Roger Maris hit his 61st home run of the season, a major league record, as the New York Yankees edged the Boston Red Sox 1-0 before 23,154 fans at Yankee Stadium. The home run was hit off losing pitcher Tracy Stallard (2-7) with 1 out in the bottom of the 4th inning. Bill Stafford (14-9) allowed 3 hits in 6 innings and struck out 7 batters to get the win, which was the 109th of the season for the Yankees--one short of their total in 1927--and the homer was their 240th, a major league record. Bob Hale played the last 4 innings at first base for the Yankees, singling in his only plate appearance and making 2 putouts and an assist in the 376th and last game of his 7-year major league career. Jackie Jensen popped out as a pinch hitter for the Red Sox in the 8th inning in the 1,438th and last game of his 11-year major league career.







Walt Bond batted 4 for 5 with a grand slam, triple, 3 runs, and 5 runs batted in to help the Cleveland Indians defeat the Los Angeles Angels 8-5 before 9,868 fans in the last major league game at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. Mudcat Grant (15-9) pitched an 8-hit complete game, allowing 5 earned runs, in a complete game victory over Ryne Duren (6-13). Among the players whose major league careers ended with this game was Ted Kluszewski, who singled as a pinch hitter for the Angels in the 7th inning in the 1,718th game of his 15-year career. Johnny James ran for him, in the 73rd and last game of his 3-year major league career.

Chuck Hiller, Matty Alou, and Felipe Alou each had 3 hits, and Willie Mays batted 2 for 5 with a home run, 2 runs, and 3 runs batted in to help the San Francisco Giants defeat the Milwaukee Braves 8-2 in the first game of a doubleheader before 10,690 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee. Billy O'Dell (7-5) pitched an 8-hit complete game to win over Lou Burdette (18-11). Pinch hitter Hawk Taylor led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a home run to tie the score, and Hank Aaron singled to lead off the 10th, stole second base, advanced to third on a single by Joe Adcock, and scored on a single by pinch hitter Al Spangler to give the Braves a 3-2 win in the second game. Ron Piche (2-2) pitched a 6-hit complete game, allowing 1 earned run to get the win over Bobby Bolin (2-2), who failed to retire a batter after relieving Mike McCormick, who allowed 11 hits and 2 earned runs in 9 innings.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Never Ending Song of Love--Delaney & Bonnie & Friends

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Co-Co--The Sweet (6th week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Co-Co--The Sweet (8th week at #1)
2 You--Peter Maffay
3 Daar's Niks Soos Ware Liefde--Groep Twee
4 Never Ending Song of Love--The New Seekers
5 Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum--Middle of the Road
6 Tom Tom Turnaround--New World
7 Silver Threads and Golden Needles--Barbara Ray
8 Hold On (To What You Got)--Peanutbutter Conspiracy
9 I Did What I Did for Maria--Tony Christie
10 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart--The Bee Gees

Singles entering the chart were Leader of the Pack by the Shangri-Las (#17); Sweet Maria by Gert Potgieter (#19); and I'm a Believer by Neil Diamond (#20). Leader of the Pack had been a number one hit in North America in 1964.

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Reason to Believe/Maggie May--Rod Stewart (3rd week at #1)
2 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez
3 Go Away Little Girl--Donny Osmond
4 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep--Mac and Katie Kissoon
5 Superstar--Carpenters
6 Do You Know What I Mean--Lee Michaels
7 The Story in Your Eyes--The Moody Blues
8 Talk it Over in the Morning--Anne Murray
9 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
10 Ain't No Sunshine--Bill Withers

Singles entering the chart were Peace Train by Cat Stevens (#24); Only You Know and I Know by Delaney & Bonnie (#28); Lonesome Mary by Chilliwack (#29); and Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves by Cher (#30).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKVN)
1 The Story in Your Eyes--The Moody Blues
2 So Far Away--Carole King
3 Maggie May--Rod Stewart
4 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez
5 Superstar--Carpenters
6 Do You Know What I Mean--Lee Michaels
7 Talk it Over in the Morning--Anne Murray
8 Build a Tower--Brahman
9 I Ain't Got Time Anymore--The Glass Bottle
10 One Fine Morning--Lighthouse

Singles entering the chart were Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves by Cher (#31); You're My People by the Pepper Tree (#32); What are You Doing Sunday by Dawn (#33); and Birds of a Feather by the Raiders (#40).

Popular culture
Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida.

Medicine
The first practical CT scanner was used to diagnose a patient, at Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon, England.

Boxing
Juergen Blin (27-9-6) scored a 2-round technical knockout over George "Scrap Iron" Johnson (18-21-4) in a heavyweight bout in Hamburg.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Du entschuldige - i kenn' di--Peter Cornelius
2 Strada del sole--Rainhard Fendrich
3 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton
4 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
5 Dance Little Bird--Bobby Setter Showband
6 Twist Medley--Rolling 60's
7 Love What's Your Face--Ingrid Kup
8 Stars on 45 Vol. 2--Stars on 45
9 The Stroke--Billy Squier
10 Eisbär--Grauzone

Singles entering the chart were Du entschuldige - i kenn' di; Dance Little Bird; Cry (For Our World) by Frank Duval & Orchestra (#11); Going Back to My Roots by Odyssey (#14).

Edmonton's Top 10 (CFRN)
1 More to Love--Jim Photoglo
2 Sausalito Summernight--Diesel
3 Who's Crying Now--Journey
4 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
5 I Could Never Miss You (More than I Do)--Lulu
6 We're in this Love Together--Al Jarreau
7 Private Eyes--Daryl Hall and John Oates
8 Jumpin' Jive--Joe Jackson
9 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton
10 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie

Journalism
The Anik satellite was used to extend the national edition of The Globe and Mail newspaper from Toronto to Vancouver.

20 years ago
1991

On television tonight
The Wonder Years, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Lake

This was the first episode of the series' fifth season.

War
The Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) began the Siege of Dubrovnik.

Politics and government
Former Deputy Minister of Labour Raymond Protti was named head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), replacing Reed Morden.

10 years ago
2001

Terrorism
Three suicide bombers with the Pakistan-based group Jaish-e-Mohammed attacked the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly complex in Srinagar, killing 38 people.

Law
The U.S. Supreme Court suspended former President Bill Clinton from practicing before the high court.

September 30, 2011

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Dave Hunt, Chuck Chandler, and Connie LeGrand!

470 years ago
1541

War
Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces entered Tula territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance.

220 years ago
1791

Opera
The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart received its premiere performance at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna.

Politics and government
The National Constituent Assembly in Paris was dissolved; Parisians hailed Maximilien Robespierre and Jérôme Pétion as "incorruptible patriots."

200 years ago
1811

Politics and government
Major General Isaac Brock was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada; his appointment as head of both civil and military affairs allowed him to more efficiently mobilize the colony’s defenses in advance of the expected conflict with the Americans.

190 years ago
1821

Born on this date
Cenobio Paniagua. Mexican composer and conductor. Mr. Paniagua trained as a violinist before serving as conductor of the Cathedral Orchestra of Mexico City. He wrote several operas, including Catalina de Guisa--the first Mexican opera seria--as well as the oratorio Tobías, and 70 masses. Mr. Paniagua died on November 2, 2882 at the age of 61.

150 years ago
1861

Born on this date
William Wrigley, Jr. U.S. businessman. Mr. Wrigley founded the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in Chicago in 1891 as a soap company, but switched to baking powder and evetually to chewing gum when those products proved more popular. He made a fortune, and played a major role in the development and preservation of Santa Catalina Island off the coast of Long Beach, Califonria. Mr. Wrigley became a minority owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball team in 1916, and became minority owner by 1921. Their home park was renamed Wrigley Field in 1927, two years after the opening of Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, home of the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League. Mr. Wrigley died on January 26, 1932 at the age of 70.

140 years ago
1871

Defense
British garrison troops throughout Canada were called home, to be replaced by Canadian militia and the Royal Canadian Regiment of veterans. Colonel J.F. Sweeny remained in Montreal as Her Majesty's Staff Officer of Pensioners, to help settle officers who wanted to retire in Canada on half pay.

120 years ago
1891

Died on this date
Georges Boulanger, 54. French politician. Brigadier General Boulanger was France's Minister of War from 1886-1887. He was nicknamed Général Revanche and attracted a huge popular following for insisting that France's in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 must be avenged, and it was thought that he might seize power in a coup d'état. A warrant was issued for Mr. Boulanger's arrest for conspiracy and treasonable activity, and he fled to Brussels and then London before the warrant could be executed. Elections held later in 1889 resulted in a decisive defeat for the Boulangists. Mr. Boulanger returned to Brussels, where he shot himself in Ixelles Cemetery on the grave of his mistress, Madame de Bonnemains, who had died in his arms two months earlier. He was buried in the same grave.

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Thelma Terry. U.S. musician. Miss Terry, born Thelma Combes, was a jazz bassist who led the Chicago-based all female band Thelma Combes and her Volcanic Orchestra before leading the otherwise all-male band Thelma Terry and her Playboys, which included a young Gene Krupa on drums. The band made few recordings, and disbanded circa 1931, after Miss Terry got married and quit performing. She briefly attempted a comeback in the late 1930s, but soon quit for good and became a knitting instructor. Miss Terry died of esophageal cancer on May 30, 1966 at the age of 64.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Gustave Gilbert. U.S. psychologist. Dr. Gilbert was a translator for the International Military Tribunal for the trials of accused Nazi war criminals in Nuremberg. His work led him to write the books Nuremberg Diary (1947) and The Psychology of Dictatorship (1950), the latter of which was an attempt to create a profile of Adolf Hitler on the basis of testimony provided by his closest military leaders. Dr. Gilbert later served as chairman of the psychology department at Long Island University, and died on February 6, 1977 at the age of 65.

80 years ago
1931

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Richard Gordon and Leigh Lovell, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge

Football
NFL
New York (1-1) 6 @ Portsmouth (3-0) 14

75 years ago
1936

Baseball
World Series
New York Yankees 1 @ New York Giants 6 (Giants led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Carl Hubbell won the pitchers' duel against Red Ruffing before 39,419 fans at the Polo Grounds.



70 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Down Argentina Way--Shep Fields; West End Players (1st month at #1)

War
Both Japanese and Chinese forces claimed possession of Changsha, capital of the Chinese province of Hunan.

Abominations
German Einsatzgruppe C completed the Babi Yar massacre of thousands of Jews in Kiev.

Diplomacy
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Joseph Grew wrote to Washington, "[Japanese Prime Minister Prince Fujimaro] Konoye's warship is ready waiting to take him to Honolulu, Alaska or anyplace designated by the president." The Japanese Prime Minister was offering to come to the United States to talk to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a desperate effort to avoid war.

Defense
A Gallup Poll reported that 46% of American voters questioned now favoured changing the Neutrality Act to permit U.S. merchant ships to carry war materials to Britain.

Religion
U.S. President Roosevelt told a press conference that the Soviet constitution guaranteed freedom of religion in virtually the same manner as in the United States.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Roosevelt told a press conference that he would soon ask Congress to extend the social security program to include a much greater number of people than were now covered.

60 years ago
1951

On the radio
Mr. Moto, starring James Monks, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Schraum Method

Britannica
The Festival of Britain, which attracted about 8.5 million visitors in almost five months, closed at the South Bank in London.

War
United Nations commander General James Van Fleet, in a review of the summer's fighting in Korea, claimed that UN forces had been "chewing successfully" at Communist positions and inflicting heavy casualties with "hill-hopping tactics." U.S. Defense Mobilization Director Charles Wilson told President Harry Truman in his third quartlery report that assembly-line production of many new weapons would soon be feasible.

Politics and government
25 Republicans in the U.S. Senate issued a statement denouncing alleged "smear tactics" of the supporters of the administration of President Truman "to silence any opposition."

Football
NFL
Chicago Bears (1-0) 31 @ Green Bay (0-1) 20
Cleveland (0-1) 10 @ San Francisco (1-0) 24
Philadelphia (1-0) 17 @ Chicago Cardinals (0-1) 14
Washington (0-1) 17 @ Detroit (1-0) 35

Baseball
Alvin Dark singled with 1 out in the 5th inning, stole second base, and scored from there on a 2-out single by Monte Irvin for the eventual deciding run as the New York Giants edged the Boston Braves 3-2 before 13,209 fans at Braves Field, remaining in a tie for first place with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League. Bobby Thomson hit a solo home run for the Giants in the 2nd inning. The Braves scored a run in the 9th and had runners on first and second bases with 2 out, but Willard Marshall flied out to left field to end the game. Larry Jansen (22-11) pitched a 5-hit complete game to win over Jim Wilson (7-7). Boston shortstop Buddy Kerr batted 0 for 2, making 4 putouts and 3 assists in the 1,067th and last game of his 9-year major league game.

Jackie Robinson hit a solo home run with 2 out in the top of the 14th inning to break an 8-8 tie, and the Dodgers held on to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 before 31,755 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, enabling the Dodgers to finish in a tie with the Giants for first place in the National League, necessitating a best-of-three playoff for the pennant to begin the following day. Richie Ashburn led off the bottom of the 14th with a single and advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Willie Jones, but winning pitcher Bud Podbielan (2-2) induced Del Ennis to pop out to first base and Eddie Waitkus flied out to left field to end the game. Losing pitcher Robin Roberts (21-15) allowed 6 hits and 1 run--earned--in 6.2 innings of relief.

Ralph Kiner's grand slam with 2 out in the bottom of the 11th inning gave the Pittsburgh Pirates an 8-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds before 9,068 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

Ned Garver (20-12) allowed 11 hits and 4 earned runs in a complete game to become the first--and so far, only--pitcher to win 20 games in a season for a team losing at least 100 games as his St. Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 before 14,771 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Mr. Garver batted 2 for 4 and hit a solo home run to break a 4-4 tie with 1 out in the bottom of the 4th inning. St. Louis third baseman Fred Marsh batted 3 for 4 with a double, home run, and 3 runs batted in. St. Louis shortstop Bill Jennings batted 1 for 4 with a run, making 3 putouts and 5 assists and starting a double play in his 64th and last major league game. Ross Grimsley, Sr., the last of three Chicago pitchers, pitched a perfect 9th inning in his seventh and last major league game.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): I'm Counting on You/Right Now--Johnny O'Keefe

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

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): La Paloma--Freddy Quinn (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (Dutch Top 40): Och was ik maar bij moeder thuis gebleven--Johnny Hoes (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Kon-Tiki--The Shadows

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Take Good Care of My Baby--Bobby Vee (3rd week at #1)
2 Crying--Roy Orbison
3 Michael--The Highwaymen
4 The Mountain's High--Dick and Deedee
5 Little Sister--Elvis Presley
6 My True Story--The Jive Five with Joe Rene and Orchestra
7 You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby--Bobby Darin
8 Mexico--Bob Moore and his Orchestra
9 Hit the Road Jack--Ray Charles and his Orchestra
10 Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)--Barry Mann

Singles entering the chart were Your Last Goodbye (#74)/Hang On (#97) by Floyd Cramer ; The Fly by Chubby Checker (#79); Anybody But Me by Brenda Lee (#80); Big John by the Shirelles (#85); Tonight I Won't Be There by Adam Wade (#86); For Sentimental Reasons by the Cleftones (#88); Moon River, with versions by Jerry Butler; and Henry Mancini, his Orchestra and Chorus (#89); Tower of Strength by Gene McDaniels (#90); Come September by Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra (#96); Just Out of Reach by Solomon Burke (#98); and Backtrack by Faron Young (#100). Mr. Mancini's version of Moon River was from the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. Come September was a version of the title theme, written by Bobby Darin, from the movie, in which Mr. Darin co-starred.

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 You're the Reason--Bobby Edwards (2nd week at #1)
2 Love Has Finally Come My Way--Faron Young
3 Runaround Sue--Dion
4 Bristol Stomp--The Dovells
5 Let's Get Together--Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills
6 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)--Sue Thompson
7 Hit the Road Jack--Ray Charles and his Orchestra
8 So Long Baby--Del Shannon
9 (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame--Elvis Presley
10 You Mostest Girl--Bob Lee

Singles entering the chart were Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean (#14); You're So Square by Buddy Holly (#20); Let There Be Drums by Sandy Nelson (#36); Anybody But Me by Brenda Lee (#39); (He's My) Dreamboat by Connie Francis (#42); One Track Mind by Bobby Lewis (#46); Well I Ask Ya by Eden Kane (#49); and Stick Shift by the Duals (#50).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 Hit the Road Jack--Ray Charles and his Orchestra
2 You're the Reason--Bobby Edwards
3 Let's Get Together--Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills
4 Bristol Stomp--The Dovells
5 Runaround Sue--Dion
6 Hello Fool--Ralph Emery
7 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)--Sue Thompson
8 Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean
9 (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame/Little Sister--Elvis Presley
10 Love has Finally Come My Way--Faron Young

Singles entering the chart were Big Bad John; Let There Be Drums by Sandy Nelson (#30); You're So Square by Buddy Holly (#31); Look in My Eyes by the Chantels (#34); Mean Old Woman by the Hi-Fives (#35); Sweets for My Sweet by the Drifters (#37); English Country Garden by Jimmie Rodgers (#38); Anybody But Me by Brenda Lee (#39); and El Toro by Link Wray (#40).

Died on this date
Onésime Gagnon, 72. Canadian politician. Professor Gagnon, a native of Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Quebec, was a law professor at Université Laval (1942-1958). A Conservative, he represented Dorchester in the Canadian House of Commons (1930-1935) serving briefly as Minister Without Portfolio (1935). He unsuccessfully campaigned for the leadsership of the Quebec Conservative Party in 1933, but was elected to the Quebec Legislative Assembly in 1936 as a Union Nationale candidate, representing Matane (1936-1958), serving in the cabinet of Premier Maurice Duplessis as Minister of Fisheries (1936-1939) and Treasurer (1944-1958). Prof. Gagnon left his academic post and provincial politics to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, serving from February 14, 1958 until his death in office, 23 days before his 73rd birthday. He was succeeded by Paul Comtois.

Boxing
Benny "Kid" Paret (35-10-3) won a 15-round split decision over Emile Griffith (25-3) to regain the world welterweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York. Mr. Griffith had won the title six months earlier with a 13-round knockout of Mr. Paret.



Football
CFL
Ottawa (6-3) 47 @ Hamilton (7-2) 21
Saskatchewan (3-8) 6 @ Winnipeg (8-2) 29
Edmonton (8-3-1) 9 @ British Columbia (1-9-1) 21

Joe Kapp's 100-yard touchdown pass to Willie Fleming was the big play at Empire Stadium in Vancouver as the Lions earned their first win of the season. Jackie Parker passed to Bobby Walden for the Eskimos' lone touchdown. Mr. Parker converted and added a single, and Mr. Walden punted for a single. The win was the first for Dave Skrien as head coach of the Lions.

Canadian university
British Columbia (0-0-1) 14 @ Alberta (0-0-1) 14

UBC quarterback Barry Carkner completed a 71-yard touchdown pass to Bruce McCallum, converted by Dave Barker, with 20 seconds remaining in the game to give the Thunderbirds their tie against the Golden Bears before about 3,000 fans at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton. Ted Frechette and Bert Carron scored touchdowns for the Golden Bears, who led 13-0 in the 4th quarter. Maury Van Vliet missed the convert on the first touchdown but converted the second and punted for a single.

AFL
San Diego (4-0) 19 @ Buffalo (1-3) 11

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Le jour se lève--Esther Galil (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Hey Girl Don't Bother Me--The Tams

Died on this date
Bill Mack, 86. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Mack played with the Chicago Cubs (1908), posting a 0-0 record with an earned run average of 3.00 in 2 games. He played 3 seasons in the minor leagues (1904-1907).

Scandal
The British government identified Oleg Lyalin as the Soviet defector who had, the previous week, exposed dozens of people alleged to be spying in the U.K. for the U.S.S.R.

Protest
The Greenpeace crew was arrested by the U.S. Coast Guard at Akutan Island in the Aleutians and charged with a customs infraction. They were trying to reach Amchitka Island to protest the Project Cannikin nuclear test scheduled for November 6.

Baseball
The Washington Senators attracted 14,460 paying fans--and 4,000 gate-crashers--to their final game. Trailing 5-1 in the 6th inning, Frank Howard hit his 26th home run of the season, and the Senators led 7-5 with 2 out in the top of the 9th, when fans rioted on the field at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington, and the game was forfeited to the Yankees 9-0. Paul Lindblad was pitching for Washington at the end of the game, and Horace Clarke was due to bat for the Yankees. It was the last American League game played in Washington, and the last major league game there until 2005.





Bill Melton led off the 3rd inning with his 33rd home run of the season to provide the eventual winning run for the Chicago White Sox as they edged the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 before 2,814 fans at White Sox Park. Mr. Melton became the first White Sox player to lead the American League in home runs for a season, finishing 1 ahead of Norm Cash of the Detroit Tigers and Reggie Jackson of the Oakland Athletics. After Jim Magnuson started on the mound for Chicago and pitched 2 perfect innings, he was relived by Rich Hinton (3-4), who pitched 2 scoreless innings and was credited with the win. Bill Parsons (13-17) allowed 8 hits and 2 earned runs in 5.2 innings to take the loss. Dick Schofield played the last 3 innings at second base for Milwaukee, striking out in his only plate appearance, making 1 putout and 1 assist and starting a double play in the 1,321st and last game of his 19-year major league career. Milwaukee pinch hitter Roberto Pena lined out to first base to end the 587th and last game of his 6-year major league career. Chicago left fielder Ken Hottman batted 1 for 4 and made 2 putouts in his sixth and last major league game, while Don Eddy, the third of five Chicago pitchers, allowed 1 hit in 2 scoreless innings, walking 3 batters and striking out 1, handling no fielding chances, and doubling in his only major league plate appearance in the 29th and last game of his 2-year major league career. The Brewers finished 6th and last in the American League West Division; they moved to the East Division the following year, as the Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers and moved to the West Division.

Tito Fuentes led off the 4th inning with a single, Willie Mays followed with a double to score Mr. Fuentes, and Dave Kingman hit a 2-run home run with 1 out to give the San Frnacisco Giants a 3-0 lead, and Juan Marichal (18-11) pitched a 5-hitter for the Giants, allowing 1 unearned run, as they beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 before 34,861 fans at San Diego Stadium to clinch the National League West Division pennant. San Diego shortstop Tommy Dean batted 0 for 3, grounding into 2 double plays, while making 1 putout and 2 assists and starting a double play in the 215th and last game of his 4-year major league career.



Don Sutton (17-12) pitched a 6-hitter and singled and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Bill Buckner in the 7th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Houston Astros 2-1 before 52,684 fans at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers finished the season 1 game behind the Giants in the NL West Division pennant race. Jack Billingham (10-16) allowed 6 hits and 1 earned run, batting 0 for 2 with a sacrifice in his last game in a Houston uniform.



Ron Santo singled home Gene Hiser from thrid base and Jim Hickman followed with a double to score Billy Williams and Mr. Santo as the Chicago Cubs scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning to break a 2-2 tie and defeat the Montreal Expos 5-3 before 27,274 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal. John Boccabella led off the bottom of the 9th with a home run for the Expos' last run of the season. Ferguson Jenkins (24-13) pitched a 9-hit complete game to win over Bill Stoneman (17-16), who allowed 10 hits and 5 earned runs in a complete game. Montreal right fielder Rusty Staub batted 1 for 3 with a base on balls in his last regular season game in a Montreal uniform until 1979.

Jim Breazeale hit his first major league home run to lead off a 6-run 7th inning for the Atlanta Braves as they overcame a 1-0 deficit to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 before 5,317 fans at Atlanta Stadium. Tom House (1-0) allowed 4 hits and 2 runs--1 earned--in 7 innings to get his first major league win, with Milt Wilcox (2-2) taking the loss. Willie Smith drew a base on balls as a pinch hitter for the Reds in the 8th inning in the 691st and last game of his 9-year major league career.

Right fielder Ken Singleton led off the bottom of the 5th inning with a home run and added a 3-run homer in the 6th to help the New York Mets defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 before 42,344 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. Second baseman Tim Foli singled home the last 2 runs in the 5-run 6th. Messrs. Singleton and Foli, along with center fielder Mike Jorgensen, who batted 0 for 4, played their last regular season games in a New York uniform, as they were traded to the Montreal Expos for Rusty Staub on April 5, 1972. Tom Seaver (20-10) pitched a 7-hitter, striking out 13 batters and walking just 1, to win over Daryl Patterson (0-1).

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (4th week at #1)
2 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
3 The Voice--The Moody Blues
4 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton
5 Who's Crying Now--Journey
6 The Beach Boys Medley--The Beach Boys
7 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
8 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
9 Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe it or Not)--Joey Scarbury
10 The Night Owls--Litte River Band

The only single entering the chart was Start Me Up by the Rolling Stones (#20).

Music
The Go-Go's performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, British Columbia. I'm not sure, but I think this was their first concert in Canada.

Baseball
Hal McRae singled to lead off the 4th inning and Clint Hurdle followed with a home run, and U.L. Washington doubled and scored from second base on a single by Willie Wilson as the Kansas City Royals broke a 2-2 tie and clinched the American League West Division title for the second half of the season with a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins before 15,900 fans in the last major league game played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota. Pete Mackanin hit a 2-run homer for the Twins in the 2nd inning, the last home run by a Twin in that stadium.

John Stearns singled to lead off the bottom of the 9th inning, advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Hubie Brooks, and scored from there on a single by pinch hitter Lee Mazzilli to give the New York Mets a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs before 4,473 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. Neil Allen (7-5) pitched a scoreless 9th inning to get the win in relief of Charlie Puleo, who allowed 7 hits and 1 unearned run in 8 innings. Mike Lum popped out as a pinch hitter for the Cubs to end the top of the 8th inning in the 1,517th and last game of his 15-year major league career. Jim Tracy struck out as a pinch hitter for the Cubs in the 9th in the 87th and last game of his 2-year major league career.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Say Yes--Chage and Aska (9th week at #1)

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): You Could Be Mine--Guns N' Roses (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Bacardi Feeling (Summer Dreamin')--Kate Yanai (7th week at #1)

Died on this date
Toma Zdravković, 52. Yugoslavian musician. Mr. Zdravković was a folk singer-songwriter who was a popular recording artist in the mid-late 1960s, known for his sad love songs. His career declined in the early 1970s because of heavy drinking, and he moved to Canada for several years. Mr. Zdravković returned to Yugoslavia in 1978, and in the early 1980s was successful in regaining his popularity. He died after a 17-year battle with prostate cancer.

Scandal
Bernard Ostry resigned as chairman of TV Ontario after an audit showed excessive spending on dinners and travel.

10 years ago
2001

Football
CFL
Montreal (9-4) 20 @ Hamilton (7-5) 21

Montreal kicker Terry Baker missed a field goal on the last play of the game, allowing the Tiger-Cats to escape with a win at Ivor Wynne Stadium.



Baseball
The Colorado Rockies scored 8 runs in the 3rd inning and dhut out the Milwaukee Brewers 10-0 before 31,545 fans at Coors Field in Denver. Colorado first baseman Todd Helton hit a double in the 3rd inning for his 100th extra-base hit of the season, becoming the first player in major league history to accomplish the feat in consecutive seasons. Colorado second baseman Jose Ortiz was 4 for 5 with a double, run, and 2 runs batted in. John Thomson (3-5) pitched a 5-hitter with 9 strikeouts, batting 3 for 4 with a triple, 2 runs, and an RBI.

Carlos Delgado singled home Alex Gonzalez from second base with 2 out in the top of the 12th inning to break a 5-5 tie as the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-5 before 14,217 fans at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. Tampa Bay second baseman Felix Martinez batted 1 for 3, and made 3 putouts and an assist in the 239th and last game of his 5-year major leage career.

The Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees played to a 1-1 tie before 55,351 fans at Yankee Stadium in a game that was called after 15 innings because of rain. There was no scoring after the 6th inning.

September 29, 2011

1,000 years ago
1011

War
Danish Viking forces captured Canterbury after a three-week siege, taking Archbishop of Canterbury Ælfheah as a prisoner.

130 years ago
1881

Born on this date
Ludwig von Mises. Austria-Hungarian born U.S. economist. Dr. Mises was one of the key figures in the Austrian School of economic thought, emphasizing the subjective decisions of individuals in economic action. He died on October 10, 1973, 11 days after his 92nd birthday.

120 years ago
1891

Politics and government
Thomas McGreevy (Liberal-Conservative--Quebec West) was expelled from the Canadian House of Commons after corruption charges were laid against him.

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Enrico Fermi. Italian physicist. Dr. Fermi was awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his demonstrations of the existence of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons." He was best known as one of the major figures of the Manhattan Project, the development of the first atomic bomb in World War II. He died of stomach cancer on November 28, 1954 at the age of 53.

Rabbit Benton. U.S. baseball player. Stanley Benton was a second baseman with the Philadelphia Phillies (1922), batting .211 with no home runs and 3 runs batted in in 6 games. He played at least 1,498 games in 16 seasons in the minor leagues (1919-1934). Mr. Benton died on June 7, 1984 at the age of 82.

Tony Rensa. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Rensa was a catcher with the Detroit Tigers (1930); Philadelphia Athletics (1930-1931); New York Yankees (1933); and Chicago White Sox (1937-1939), batting .261 with 7 home runs and 65 runs batted in in 200 games. He played 1,706 games in 21 seasons in the minor leagues (1925-1949), hitting at least 51 homers. Mr. Rensa died on January 4, 1987 at the age of 85.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Charles Court. U.K.-born Australian politician. Sir Charles moved to Perth with his family at the age of 6 months, and was an accountant before joining the Liberal Party in 1946. He represented Nedlands in the Western Australia Legislative Assembly (1953-1982), serving as Minister of Industrial Development (1959-1971) in the Liberal-Country coalition of Premier David Brand. Sir Charles succeeded Sir David as Leader of the Opposition in 1972, and led thd coalition to victory in the 1974 election, serving as Premier of Western Australia until his resignation in 1982. He was known for his conservative views, his defense of states' rights against the federal government, and his support for the natural resource sector of the economy. Sir Charles died on December 22, 2007 at the age of 96, eight months after suffering a stroke.

War
The Italo-Turkish War, or Turco-Italian War began when Italy declared war on the Ottoman Empire.

90 years ago
1921

Married on this date
Future Governor General of Canada Georges Vanier married Pauline Archer.

80 years ago
1931

Protest
In what became known as Black Tuesday, three protesting strikers were killed when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police fought a pitched battle with coal miners in Estevan, Saskatchewan.

70 years ago
1941

War
The British government announced that heavy bombers had flown over the Alps from England and bombed Genoa, Turin, and other points in northern Italy.

Abominations
German Einsatzgruppe C began killing thousands of Jews at Babi Yar ravine near Kiev.

World events
A German news agency announced that 24 people had been shot in Bohemia-Moravia for trying "to separate the Protectorate from the Reich."

Diplomacy
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Joseph Grew wrote to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt urging him not to let the opportunity for peace with Japan pass by.

Boxing
Joe Louis (51-1) retained his world heavyweight title with a technical knockout of Lou Nova (26-3-4) with 1 second remaining in the 6th round of their bout at the Polo Grounds in New York. Arthur Donovan was the referee who stopped the fight.

60 years ago
1951

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Too Young--Nat "King" Cole; Toni Arden (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Because of You--Tony Bennett (Best Seller--4th week at #1; Disc Jockey--2nd week at #1; Jukebox--1st week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Because of You--Tony Bennett (4th week at #1)
--Les Baxter and his Orchestra
2 Come On-A My House--Rosemary Clooney
--Kay Starr
3 Sweet Violets--Dinah Shore
4 The Loveliest Night of the Year--Mario Lanza
5 I Get Ideas--Tony Martin
--Louis Armstrong
6 Too Young--Nat "King" Cole
7 Cold, Cold Heart--Tony Bennett
8 Whispering--Les Paul
9 The World is Waiting for the Sunrise--Les Paul and Mary Ford
10 My Truly, Truly Fair--Guy Mitchell
--Vic Damone

Singles entering the chart were Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai) by the Ames Brothers (#24); If Teardrops were Pennies by Rosemary Clooney (#28); (It's No) Sin, with versions by the Four Aces; and Eddy Howard and his Orchestra (#30); It's All in the Game by Tommy Edwards (#32); Where's-A Your House? by Robert Q. Lewis (#33); and I Want to Be Near You, with versions by Johnny Desmond; and Percy Faith and his Orchestra (#34). Where's-A Your House?, was an "answer" to Come On-A My House.

On television today
CBS presented the first colour telecast of a football game on a network, as the University of California Golden Bears shut out the University of Pennsylvania Quakers 35-0 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

War
The U.S. Defense Department raised the November draft call from 33,700 to 39,000, and issued a cal for 16,900 men for December to replace losses in Korea.

Diplomacy
The U.S.-flagged Moore-McCormack Lines announced that the Polish government had ordered it to cease operations to the port of Gdynia by the end of the year in retaliation for the barring of the Polish liner Batory from New York harbor.

Politics and government
Admiral Enrique Garcia resigned as Argentina's Navy Minister, after three years in office.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Hamilton (4-2) 18 @ Ottawa (3-3) 20

WIFU
Winnipeg (4-5) 33 @ Calgary (2-7) 18
Saskatchewan (5-4) 35 @ Edmonton (7-2) 18

Baseball
Willie Mays drew a base on balls with 1 out in the top of the 2nd inning, stole second and third bases, and scored on a single by Don Mueller for what proved to be the winning run for the New York Giants as they shut out the Boston Braves 3-0 before 7,091 fans at Braves Field. Mr. Mays hesitated in going to third as pitcher Warren Spahn held the ball and then broke for the base as Mr. Spahn's throw was late. Sal Maglie (23-6) pitched a 5-hitter and singled and scored the second run in the 5th, outduelling Mr. Spahn (22-14), who allowed 5 hits and 2 earned runs in 8 innings.

Roy Campanella doubled with 1 out in the top of the 2nd inning and Andy Pafko followed with a home run to open the scoring as the Brooklyn Dodgers shut out the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 before 28,408 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Don Newcombe (20-9) pitched a 7-hitter to outduel Robin Robers (21-14), who allowed 10 hits and 5 runs--2 earned--in 8 innings. The results left the Giants and Dodgers tied for the National League lead with 1 regular season game remaining for both teams.

Ed Lopat (21-9) and Tom Morgan (9-3) were the respective winning pitchers for the New York Yankees as they swept a doubleheader from the Boston Red Sox 4-0 and 3-1 before 45,283 fans at Yankee Stadium. Jim Brideweser made his major league debut as New York's shortstop and leadoff hitter in the first game, batting 1 for 4 with a run, making 1 putout, 3 assists, and starting a double play. He was 2 for 4 in the second game with 2 putouts, 4 assists, and 2 errors, starting 3 double plays. Clint Courtney made his major league debut at catcher for the Yankees in the second game, batting 0 for 2 and getting hit by a pitch, making 3 putouts, an assist, and an error. Boston pitcher Ben Flowers made his major league debut in the first game, allowing 2 hits in 3 scoreless innings of relief, walking 1 batter and striking out 2, and striking out in his only plate appearance. The Red Sox, without Ted Williams in the lineup, had just 4 hits in the first game and 3 in the second.

Harry Simpson hit an infield single with 1 out in the bottom of the 13th inning, stole second base and advanced to third on a throwing error by catcher Joe Ginsberg, and scored on a 2-out single by pinch hitter Paul Lehner to give the Cleveland Indians a 7-6 win over the Detroit Tigers before 10,037 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Cleveland first baseman Luke Easter batted 4 for 6 with a grand slam, triple, 3 runs, and 5 runs batted in. Lou Brissie (4-5) allowed 1 hit in 4 scoreless innings in relief of Dick Rozek to get the win over Dizzy Trout (9-14), who allowed 4 hits and 1 run--earned--in 5.1 innings in relief of Bob Cain.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Johnny Remember Me--John Leyton (5th week at #1)

On television tonight
The Twilight Zone, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Shelter, starring Larry Gates, Peggy Stewart, Jack Albertson, and Sandy Kenyon

Boxing
Karl Mildenberger (27-1) won a 10-round decision over Young Jack Johnson (22-16-1) in a heavyweight bout at Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin.

Football
CFL
Calgary (3-6) 19 @ Toronto (4-4-1) 22



Baseball
Casey Stengel, 71, agreed to manage the expansion New York Mets of the National League in 1962.

40 years ago
1971

On television tonight
Rod Serling's Night Gallery, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay, starring Michele Lee, James Farentino, Jeanette Nolan, and Jonathan Harris; With Apologies to Mr. Hyde, starring Adam West and Jack Laird; The Flip-Side of Satan, starring Arte Johnson

Diplomacy
Oman joined the Arab League.

Football
CFL
Montreal (5-4) 11 @ Edmonton (2-10) 12

Dave Cutler kicked a 52-yard field goal out of the mud with 10 seconds remaining in the game to give the Eskimos the win and end an 8-game losing streak. Montreal kicker Justin Canale missed 4 field goals. Bruce Lemmerman started at quarterback for the Eskimos but was replaced by Larry Lawrence, who threw a 52-yard completion to George McGowan for the team's only touchdown. Just over 13,000 fans were in attendance on a rainy night at Clarke Stadium.

30 years ago
1981

Disasters
An Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft crashed into a firing range near Kahrizak, Iran, killing 80 people.

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Venus--Bananarama (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Easy Lady--Spagna (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Artie Gore, 78. U.S. baseball player and umpire. Mr. Gore played shortstop in the Class B New England League (1928-1929), batting .245 with 1 home run in 66 games. He then became an umpire and worked in 1,464 games in the National League (1947-1956). Mr. Gore worked in the 1951 and 1953 World Series and the 1949 and 1956 All-Star Games, but was released in December 1956 to make room for younger umpires.

Baseball
Cleveland Indians' second baseman Jay Bell became the ninth player in major league history to hit a home run on the first major league pitch he faced, but the Indians lost 6-5 to the Minnesota Twins before 6,232 fans at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. Mr. Bell homered off Bert Blyleven (16-14), who thus set a major league record by giving up his 47th home run of the season.

In the first-ever major league pitching matchup between rookie brothers, Greg Maddux (2-4) beat his brother Mike (3-7) as the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 before 14,355 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

Orel Hershiser (14-13) pitched an 8-hit shutout, hit a single and double, and scored a run as the Los Angeles Dodgers blanked the San Diego Padres 10-0 before 9,054 fans at Jack Murphy-San Diego Stadium. Enos Cabell played the first 6 innings in right field for Los Angeles, batting 2 for 2 with a double, 2 bases on balls, 2 runs, and 1 putout in the field in the 1,327th and last game of his 15-year major league career.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (9th week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams
2 Do the Limbo Dance--David Hasselhoff
3 Bacardi Feeling (Summer Dreamin')--Kate Yanai
4 Wind of Change--Scorpions
5 Any Dream Will Do--Jason Donovan
6 Sailing on the Seven Seas--OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
7 Losing My Religion--R.E.M.
8 Bobby Brown--Frank Zappa
9 Keep Your Love Alive--Bilgeri
10 Love and Understanding--Cher

No new singles entered the chart.

World events
A coup led by Army General Raoul Cédras, Army Chief of Staff Phillipe Biamby, and Chief of the National Police, Michel François deposed Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who had been elected eight months earlier.

Golf
The United States regained the Ryder Cup with a 14½-13½ victory over Europe on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Bernhard Langer of Germany missed a six-foot putt on the 18th hole in the deciding match, giving Hale Irwin a tie and the half-point the United States needed for the victory.



Football
CFL
Toronto (9-4) 25 @ Ottawa (5-8) 24
Calgary (9-4) 21 @ Saskatchewan (5-8) 40

The Rough Riders had 520 yards net offense to just 216 for the Argonauts, but the Argonauts still edged the Rough Riders before 26,172 fans at Lansdowne Park.

Kent Austin passed for 2 touchdowns and rushed for 2 more to lead the Roughriders over the Stampeders before 22,736 fans at Taylor Field in Regina on a windy Sunday afternoon.

10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, 78. President of South Vietnam, 1967-1975. Lieutenant General Thiệu joined the Việt Minh of Hồ Chي Minh in 1945, but quit a year later and joined the Vietnamese National Army (VNA). He joined the coup against President Ngô Đىnh Diệm in 1963, and served as Chairman of the National Leadership Committee (1965-1967) before taking office as President. Lt. Gen. Thiệu's presidency was marked by continuation of the war against the Communist forces of North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. He resigned on April 21, 1975, just over a week before South Vietnam fell to Communist forces. Lt. Gen. Thiệu eventually settled in Massachusetts, where he died after suffering a stroke.

John Noriega, 57. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Noriega played with the Cincinnati Reds (1969-1970), compiling a 0-0 record with an earned run average of 7.36 in 13 games, batting .250 (1 for 4) with no home runs or runs batted in. He played 6 seasons in the minor leagues (1966-1971). Mr. Noriega was a recreation therapist in Utah for 25 years after his baseball career ended, and died of a stroke.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (6-7-0-1) 35 @ Saskatchewan (3-10) 19

Baseball
Brian Jordan's grand slam with 2 out and 2 strikes in the bottom of the 9th inning capped a 7-run rally as the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 8-5 before 46,180 fans at Turner Field in Atlanta.

Starting pitcher Denny Neagle hit a grand slam with 2 out to climax a 7-run 4th inning to give the Colorado Rockies a 13-6 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers, but was removed from the game with 2 out in the top of the 5th--1 out short of the minimum number of innings required for a starter to get credit for a win when he leaves with his team ahead and they maintain the lead--as the Rockies held on to win 14-12 before 35,848 fans at Coors Field in Denver. Mr. Neagle allowed 10 hits, 3 bases on balls, and 9 runs--8 earned--in 4.2 innings. Justin Speier (4-3), the third of six Colorado relievers, pitched 1.1 hitless and scoreless innings and was credited with the win under the rule that the win goes to the relief pitcher judged by the official scorer to have been the most effective if the starter hasn't qualified for the win.

Travis Fryman singled home Sandy Alomar, Jr. and Jolbert Cabrera with 2 out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 9-8 win over the Minnesota Twins before 42,417 fans at Jacobs Field in Cleveland. Cleveland left fielder Russell Branyan drove in 6 runs with a pair of home runs and a single, but struck out just prior to Mr. Fryman's game-winning hit, while designated hitter Ellis Burks singled in his only at bat, drew 4 bases on balls, scored 3 runs, and walked to load the bases in the 9th.

September 28, 2011

1,660 years ago
351

War
Eastern Roman armies under Constantius II defeated those of the usurper Magnentius in the Battle of Mursa Major in what is now Croatia.

230 years ago
1781

War
The final campaign of the American Revolutionary War began at Yorktown Heights, Virginia.

190 years ago
1821

Mexicana
The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain was drafted in the National Palace in Mexico City.

170 years ago
1841

Born on this date
Georges Clemenceau. Prime Minister of France, 1906-1909, 1917-1920. Dr. Clemenceau, an Independent Radical, was a physician and journalist who held various political offices in a career that stretched for almost 50 years. He's perhaps best remembered for representing France in negotiations that produced the Treaty of Versailles after World War I. Dr. Clemenceau died on November 24, 1929 at the age of 88.

140 years ago
1871

Society
The Brazilian Parliament passed the Rio Branco Law, freeing all children thereafter born to slaves, and all government-owned slaves.

130 years ago
1881

Born on this date
Pedro de Cordoba. U.S. actor. Mr. Cordoba appeared in almost 50 Broadway plays from 1903-1935, and was a character actor in more than 120 movies from 1915-1951, often playing aristocratic Hispanic characters. He died on September 16, 1950, 12 days before his 69th birthday.

120 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Myrtle Gonzalez. U.S. actress. Miss Gonzalez appeared in at least 78 films from 1913-1917 and was Hollywood's first star of Hispanic ancestry. She was a victim of the influenza epidemic and died on October 22, 1918 at the age of 27.

Died on this date
Herman Melville, 72. U.S. author. Mr. Melville was best known for his novel Moby-Dick (1851), which was based on his experiences as a sailor on a whaling ship.

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Ed Sullivan. U.S. journalist and broadcaster. Mr. Sullivan was a theatre and gossip columnist in New York newspapers for several decades who became internationally famous for hosting the television variety show Toast of the Town--renamed The Ed Sullivan Show in 1955--on CBS from 1948-1971, presenting acts such as Elvis Presley and the Beatles. He died on October 13, 1974, 15 days after his 73rd birthday.

William S. Paley. U.S. broadcaster. Mr. Paley took over the small network of radio stations that his father Samuel had purchased in 1927, and over the next several decades turned the Columbia Broadcasting System into a major media empire in radio, television, and recordings. He had a keen sense of popular taste, and a business model that emphasized the importance of advertisers and sponsors. Mr. Paley died of kidney failure on October 26, 1990, four weeks after his 89th birthday.

War
Filipino guerrillas killed more than 40 American soldiers while losing 28 of their own in the Battle of Balangiga.

Canadiana
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall--the future King George V and Queen Mary--continued their Canadian tour with a visit to Calgary. They were escorted by two troops of the North-West Mounted Police; it was one of the last occasions on which the old style full dress uniform was used.

Baseball
The Chicago Orphans scored 2 runs in each of the first 2 innings and coasted to a 5-2 win over the New York Giants before 3,200 fans at West Side Park in Chicago. Charlie Dexter and Fred Raymer each batted in 2 runs for the Orphans, while Jock Menefee (8-13) pitched a 9-hit complete game, allowing 2 earned runs, to outduel Bill Phyle (7-9), who allowed 11 hits and 3 earned runs in a complete game. The game was played in 1 hour 30 minutes.

Pinch hitter Mike O'Neill singled home Bill Richardson and Otto Krueger with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies before 1,200 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Willie Sudhoff (16-10) pitched a 7-hit complete game, allowing 2 earned runs, to win over Red Donahue (20-13), who allowed 9 hits and 5 earned runs in a complete game.

Tommy Dowd hit a home run to lead off a 5-run 3rd inning for the Boston Americans as they beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3 in the first game of a doubleheader before 5,388 fans at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston. Hobe Ferris tripled home 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th as the Americans came back from a 6-1 deficit to win the second game 10-9, as umpire Tommy Connolly called the game after 7 innings because of darkness. Boston third baseman Jimmy Collins hit 2 homers and drove in 4 runs in the second game. Mr. Dowd batted 1 for 5 in the first game and was 2 for 3 with a base on balls in the second game, the 1,321st and last of his 10-year major league career. Boston catcher Jack Slattery batted 1 for 3 with a base on balls, run and run batted in in the first game, making 3 putouts and 2 assists in his first major league game. Milwaukee catcher John Butler batted 0 for 3 and made 2 putouts in the second game, his first in the major leagues. Milwaukee shortstop George Bone batted 1 for 3 with a base on balls and a run batted in in the second game, making 2 putouts, 3 assists, and an error, and starting a double play in his 12th and last major league game. George Winter (16-12) and Jake Volz (1-0) were the repective winning pitchers, with Mr. Volz allowing 6 hits and 7 earned runs in a complete game, walking 9 batters and striking out 5, batting 0 for 4 and making 2 errors in his first major league game. Bert Husting (9-15) and Bill Reidy (16-20) were the respective winning pitcher. These were the last games for the Brewers, as they moved to St. Louis to become the Browns after the season.

The Philadelphia Athletics (6) and Cleveland Blues (5) combined for 11 errors as the Athletics won 12-9 in the first game of a doubleheader before 5,761 fans at Columbia Park in Philadelphia. Socks Seybold led the Philadelphia attack, batting 3 for 4 with a sacrifice, double, triple, and 4 runs batted in. Cleveland right fielder Tom Donovan batted 1 for 5 with a double and no fielding chances in the first game, his 18th and last in the major leagues. Bill Bernhard (17-10) pitched a 13-hit complete game victory, allowing 5 earned runs, and batting 2 for 3 with a sacrifice, double, run, and 2 RBIs. Bill Cristall (1-5) allowed 14 hits and 10 earned runs, walking 3 batters and striking out 1, while batting 4 for 4 with a triple, making 2 assists in his sixth and last major league game. The Athletics scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning and held on to defeat the Blues 3-1 in the second game, which was called because of darkness after 5½ innings. Hooks Wiltse (13-5) allowed 4 hits and 1 earned run in a complete game as he outduelled Pete Dowling (12-25), who allowed 5 hits and 1 earned run, walking 2 batters, hitting another, and striking out none, batting 0 for 2 with a run, and handling no fielding chances in the 118th and last game of his 4-year major league caree. Cleveland shortstop Jim McGuire was 0 for 2, making a putout, an assist, and an error in the second game, his 18th and last in the major leagues. Philadelphia third baseman Joe Dolan batted 0 for 1 with a base on balls, making 2 putouts and 3 assists, and participating in a double play in the 323rd and last game of his 5-year major league career.

Roscoe Miller (23-13) pitched a 4-hit complete game, allowing 2 earned runs, and batted 1 for 3 with a run and a run batted in for the Detroit Tigers as they beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 before 1,363 fans at Oriole Park in a game that was called after 7 innings. Losing pitcher Joe McGinnity (26-20) allowed 10 hits and 3 earned runs in a complete game. Baltimore first baseman Slats Jordan batted 0 for 3, making 13 putouts and 2 errors, in his first major league game, while Detroit left fielder Kid Nance was 0 for 3 with a base on balls, handling no fielding chances, in the 189th and last game of his 3-year major league career.

The American League's first season as a major league ended with the idle Chicago White Stockings winning the pennant with a record of 83-53-1, 4 games ahead of the second-place Americans.

70 years ago
1941

War
An uprising by the residents of the northern Greek city of Drama against Bulgarian occupation began.

World events
German authorities in Prague arrested Alois Elias, Prmier of the Nazi-created Protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia, on a charge of "preparation for high treason."

Defense
The largest war games in the history of the United States, involving 400,000 troops, ended after 10 days of mock battle in northern Louisiana.

Diplomacy
U.S. representative Averell Harriman and U.K. representative Lord Beaverbrook arrived in Moscow for aid talks and were received by U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin.

Football
NFL
Chicago Bears (1-0) 25 @ Green Bay (2-1) 17
New York (2-0) 17 @ Washington (0-1) 10

Baseball
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox, who entered the day's doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park in Philadelphia with a batting average of .401, batted 4 for 5 in the first game and 2 for 3 in the second game to finish the season at .406. The Red Sox won the opener 12-11 and the Athletics won 7-1 in the second game, which was called after 8 innings because of darkness. Lefty Grove (7-7), whose best years were with the Athletics, was the starting pitcher for the Red Sox in the second game, and left the game--the 619th and final appearance of his 17-year major league career--after giving up 4 hits and 3 runs--all earned--in the 1st inning. Rookie Fred Caligiuri (2-2) was the winning pitcher for the Athletics, allowing 6 hits and 1 earned run while pitching a complete game, which was over in 1 hour 21 minutes.

Dave Koslo (1-2) pitched a 6-hit complete game to get his first major league win as the New York Giants edged the Boston Braves 2-1 before 2,310 fans at Braves Field.

Bob Chipman (1-0) pitched 5 scoreless innings in relief of Larry French to earn a win in his major league debut as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 before 12,870 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

Bill Clemensen (1-0) pitched a 5-hit complete game for his only major league win, allowing 1 earned run as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 before 4,137 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. The Pirates spoiled Bucky Walters' (19-15) bid for a 20-win season; the Cincinnati ace allowed 7 hits and 3 earned runs in pitching a complete game loss. Pittsburgh first baseman Ripper Collins batted 0 for 2 with a run batted in in the 1,084th and last game of his 9-year major league career. The game was played in 1 hour 39 minutes.

Johnny Beazley of the St. Louis Cardinals and Russ Meers of the Chicago Cubs made their major league debuts against each other as starting pitchers before 4,470 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Mr. Beazley (1-0) won the duel, pitching a 10-hit complete game as the Cardinals won 3-1. Mr. Meers (0-1) allowed 5 hits and 2 runs--1 earned--in 8 innings.

60 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Tales of Tomorrow, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Dark Angel, starring Sidney Blackmer, Meg Mundy, Donald Briggs, and Mel Ruick



Reported dead on this date
Guillermo Capadocia, 41-42. Filipino politician and labour leader. Mr. Capadocia was part of the Central Committee of the Communist Party in the Philippines when it was founded in 1930, and became its general secretary in 1938, the same year he became executive secretary of the Collective Labor Movement. He was interned by occupying Japanese forces during World War II, but was released after several years and became the vice president of the Congress of Labor Organizations when it was founded in July 1945. Mr. Capadocia went underground in 1949 to lead the Hukbalahap guerrilla rebellion against the government on the island of Panay. He and several of his fighters were killed by government forces in an attack on their hide-out in the mountains of Panay in September 1951.

Television
CBS made the first colour television sets available for sale to the general public, but the product was discontinued less than a month later.

Space
Astronomer Seth Nicholson, working at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California, discovered the moon of Jupiter then known as Jupiter XII, later named Ananke.

Abominations
Chinese Communist authorities announced th execution of 22 more "counter-revolutionaries" and the imprisonment of 621 others in Canton.

World events
The Argentine government reported the suppression of an attempted military revolt as 40 airmen flew to asylum in Uruguay.

Politics and government
A special United Nations General Assembly commission assigned to negotiate with South Africa on a UN trusteeship over South-West Africa reported that it had been unable to reach an agreement with the South African government.

U.S. Senator William Benton (Democrat--Connecticut) provided 30,000 words of testimony before a Privileges and Elections subcommittee in support of Senate Resolution 187, urging the expulsion or censure of Sen. Joseph McCarthy (Republican--Wisconsin), charging that Sen. McCarthy was "an amoral man who uses the lie as an instrument of policy" and followed "a pattern of distortion and deceit."

Agriculture
Brazilian President Getulio Vargas ordered the free distribution of 24,700 acres of uncultivated government-owned land in Rio de Janeiro State to farm families.

Economics and finance
The International Monetary Fund decided to abandon its four-year effort to limit the price of gold to $35 per ounce, permitting member states to establish their own prices.

Football
NFL
New York Yanks (0-1) 14 @ Los Angeles (1-0) 54

Baseball
Allie Reynolds (17-9) pitched his second no-hitter and seventh shutout of the season for the New York Yankees as they beat the Boston Red Sox 8-0 in the first game of a doubleheader before 39,038 fans at Yankee Stadium to clinch their third straight American League pennant. Joe Collins and Gene Woodling hit home runs. Boston catcher Aaron Robinson batted 0 for 3 and made 3 putouts in the 610th and last game of his 8-year major league career. The Yankees scored 7 runs in the 2nd inning to overcome a 3-0 deficit as they coasted to an 11-3 win in the second game, with Vic Raschi (21-10) pitching a 6-hit complete game. Joe DiMaggio hit a 3-run homer in the 6th. Mel Parnell (18-11) and Bill Wight (7-7) were the respective losing pitchers.

Nellie Fox tripled home 2 runs and scored on a double by Eddie Robinson in a 4-run 2nd inning, and Mr. Robinson hit a solo home run in the 5th for the Chicago White Sox as they beat the St. Louis Browns 6-2 in the first game of a doubleheader before 1,787 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Ken Holcombe (11-12) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory and batted 3 for 3 with a sacrifice and 2 runs. Irv Medlinger, the last of three St. Louis pitchers, pitched 2 perfect innnigs with no walks or strikeouts in the 9th and last game of his 2-year major league career. Bud Stewart homered with 1 out in the top of the 10th inning to break a 3-3 tie as the White Sox won the second game 4-3 to complete the sweep, with Howie Judson (5-6) pitching a 9-hit complete game victory. St. Louis shortstop and leadoff hitter Billy DeMars batted 1 for 4 with a run, making 1 putout and 4 assists, and starting a double play in the 80th and last game of his 3-year major league career, while Bob Dillinger played the last 3 innings at third base for Chicago, singling after Mr. Stewart's home run and being stranded at second base, handling no fielding chances in the 753rd and last game of his 6-year major league career. Bob Mahoney (2-5) and Satchel Paige (3-4) were the respective losing pitchers.

Richie Ashburn led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a single, advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Dick Sisler, and after an intentional walk to Bill Nicholson, scored from second base on a single by Willie Jones to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 4-3 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers before 18,895 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. The Phillies trailed 3-0 after 5½ innings, but scored a run in the 6th and tied the game in the 8th on Andy Seminick's 2-run home run with 1 out. Andy Hansen (3-1) pitched 3 innings in relief of Karl Drews to get the win over Carl Erskine (16-12), who allowed 10 hits in a complete game. The loss dropped the Dodgers into a tie with the New York Giants for first place in the National League with 2 regular season games remaining for both clubs.

The Cincinnati Reds scored all their runs in the 2nd inning and held on to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 before 4,250 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Herm Wehmeier (7-10) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory over Len Yochim (1-1), and singled and scored one of the Cincinnati runs. Pittsburgh second baseman Jack Merson hit his first major league home run, a 2-run blast in the 5th.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Michael--The Highwaymen (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Johnny Remember Me--John Leyton (4th week at #1)

On television tonight
Dr. Kildare, starring Richard Chamberlain and Raymond Massey, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Twenty-Four Hours

This was the first episode of the series.

At the movies
Los jóvenes (Young People), written and directed by Luis Alcoriza, and starring Teresa Velázquez, Julio Alemán, and Adriana Roel, received its premiere screening in Mexico.



World events
A coup d'état by disgruntled Syrian Army officers in Damascus effectively ended the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria that had been in place since 1958.

Politics and government
Prince Ludoviko Rwagasore took office as Prime Minister of Burundi, 20 days after leading his Union for National Progress (UPRONA) to an overwhelming victory in the Burundian general election.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Co-Co--The Sweet (5th week at #1)

Diplomacy
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty arrived at the Vatican, marking the end of a 15-year exile in the U.S. embassy in Budapest.

Politics and government
Margaret Birch was appointed a minister without portfolio in the Progressive Conservative government of Premier William Davis, becoming the first woman named to an Ontario cabinet.

Labour
Arbitrator Lewis Gill ruled that California Angels' outfielder Alex Johnson, who had been suspended by the baseball team in late June for "failing to give his best," had been "emotionally incapacitated" during events leading to his suspension, and that he should be treated the same as a player with a physical injury. Mr. Johnson won nearly $30,000 in back pay from the Angels.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): You Drive Me Crazy--Shakin' Stevens (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): High School Lullaby--Imo-kin Trio (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Ma Quale Idea--Pino D'Angio (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Dance Little Bird (Chicken Dance)--Electronica's (5th week at #1)

Died on this date
Rómulo Betancourt, 73. President of Venezuela, 1945-1948, 1959-1964. Mr. Betancourt was a Communist as a young man, but eventually rejected Communism, and in 1941 founded Acción Democrática (AD). He became President in 1945 as the result of a military coup, and achieved social and economic reforms, especially in the oil industry. Mr. Betancourt was deposed by a military coup in 1948, and spent the next decade in exile in the United States and other countries. He was returned to the presidency in the 1958 election, and his government participated in the founding of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 1960. Mr. Betancourt's foreign policy included the Betancourt Doctrine, by which Venezuela refused diplomatic recognition to any regime that came to power by military force. He survived an assassination attempt by agents of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1960, and oversaw the 1963 election, in which Raúl Leoni was elected President, marking the first time in Venezuela that the presidency had passed from one democratically-elected President to another. Mr. Betancourt was awarded a lifetime seat in the Senate in 1964, and died in New York City.

Politics and government
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 7-2 that Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's constitutional plan was strictly legal; Parliament could act alone to patriate the British North America Act, but a "convention" required substantial provincial consent, in that the plan did not follow normal constitutional procedures. The ruling suggested that unilateral action might breach the spirit of federalism, and it was the duty of the federal government to try and forge provincial consent.

Olympics
The International Olympic Committee awarded the 1988 Winter Olympics to Calgary.

25 years ago
1986

Music Chuck Berry and the Four Tops were each scheduled to perform for half an hour following the Pittsburgh Pirates' game on Fan Appreciation Day at Three Rivers Stadium, but Mr. Berry's contract stipulated that he had to begin before 5 P.M. With the game going 11 innings, it ended too late to meet Mr. Berry's requirements, and he refused to perform. The Four Tops then performed for an extra half-hour for the 30,606 fans.

Politics and government
The Democratic Progressive Party was established, becoming the first opposition party in Taiwan.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (8-5) 26 @ Toronto (7-5) 16
Calgary (7-6) 39 @ Saskatchewan (5-7-1) 24

The Blue Bombers took advantage of mistakes to defeat the Argonauts before 23,500 fans at Exhibition Stadium.



The Stampeders amassed 78 yards rushing and 462 yards passing in defeating the Roughriders before 25,078 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. The Saskatchewan offense produced 153 yards rushing and 284 yards passing.

Baseball
The Boston Red Sox scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning and coasted to a 12-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays before 32,929 fans at Fenway Park in Boston, clinching the American League East Division pennant for the first time in 11 years. Oil Can Boyd (16-10) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory over Duane Ward (0-1), who allowed 2 hits, 3 bases on balls, and 4 runs--3 earned--in 1+ innings in his first major league start.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the top of the 12th inning, Joe Carter reached second base on an error by third baseman Jim Presley and scored on a single by Cory Snyder to break a 4-4 tie as the Cleveland Indians edged the Seattle Mariners 5-4 before 6,654 fans at the Kingdome in Seattle.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the top of the 11th inning, Lenny Dykstra and Gary Carter singled, and Darryl Strawberry followed with a home run to break a 3-3 tie as the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 before 30,606 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 16th inning, Greg Minton doubled, Will Clark was intentionally walked, and Bob Brenly singled home Mr. Minton to give the San Francisco Giants a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 28,603 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. The Dodgers scored 2 runs in the top of the 14th to take a 5-3 lead, but Harry Spilman's 2-run single in the bottom of the inning tied the score. Mr. Minton (4-4) allowed 2 hits and 2 runs--1 earned--to get the win, and batted 2 for 3.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Rapput (Senza Fiato)--Claudio Bisio; Rocco Tanica (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Asi Me Gusta--Chimo Bayo (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (8th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): La Zoubida--Lagaf' (10th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (12th week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (7th week at #1)
2 Crucified--Army of Lovers
3 Calling Elvis--Dire Straits
4 All 4 Love--Color Me Badd
5 Lekker Op De Trekker/'n Boerinnen-Wervingslied--Mannenkoor Karrespoor
6 Gett Off--Prince and the New Power Generation
7 No Deeper Meaning--Culture Beat
8 It Happened 25 Years Ago--BZN
9 Always There--Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
10 Don't Cry--Guns N' Roses

Singles entering the chart were Cream by Prince and the New Power Generation (#22); Emotions by Mariah Carey (#31); Stand by Love by Simple Minds (#34); Good Vibrations by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch featuring Loleatta Holloway (#35); Everybody Everybody by Black Box (#38); and Straight to Your Heart by Bad English (#39).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd (2nd week at #1)
2 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
3 Motownphilly--Boyz II Men
4 Emotions--Mariah Carey
5 Love of a Lifetime--Firehouse
6 Things that Make You Go Hmmm...--C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
7 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
8 Do Anything--Natural Selection featuring Niki Haris
9 Something to Talk About--Bonnie Raitt
10 Shiny Happy People--R.E.M.

Singles entering the chart were Cream by Prince and the New Power Generation (#46); That's What Love is For by Amy Grant (#67); Lies by EMF (#80); Something Got Me Started by Simply Red (#82); Groovy Train by the Farm (#88); A Day in My Life (Without You) by Lisette Melendez (#91); Ballad of Youth by Richie Sambora (#92); Whispers by Corina (#93); and Finally by CeCe Peniston (#94).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd
2 The Promise of a New Day--Paula Abdul
3 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
4 Motownphilly--Boyz II Men
5 Things that Make You Go Hmmm...--C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
6 Emotions--Mariah Carey
7 Love of a Lifetime--Firehouse
8 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
9 Shiny Happy People--R.E.M.
10 Do Anything--Natural Selection featuring Niki Haris

Singles entering the chart were Cream by Prince and the New Power Generation (#68); That's What Love is For by Amy Grant (#70); With You by Tony Terry (#87); Rush by Big Audio Dynamite II (#88); Save Me by the Rembrandts (#89); You're the Story of My Life by Desmond Child (#90); and Good Time by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (#91).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (9th week at #1)
2 The Motown Song--Rod Stewart (with the Temptations)
3 The Promise of a New Day--Paula Abdul
4 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
5 Shiny Happy People--R.E.M.
6 Hole Hearted--Extreme
7 The Real Love--Bob Seger
8 I am Here--The Grapes of Wrath
9 It Hit Me Like a Hammer--Huey Lewis and the News
10 Too Many Walls--Cathy Dennis

Singles entering the chart were Don't Want to Be a Fool by Luther Vandross (#63); Don't Cry by Guns N' Roses (#73); Walk Through Fire by Bad Company (#75); Sunrise by the Triplets (#84); Into the Great Wide Open by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#87); For You by Michael W. Smith (#88); Sex with Love by Lee Aaron (#90); Something Got Me Started by Simply Red (#92); and Send Me an Angel by the Scorpions (#96).

Died on this date
Miles Davis, 65. U.S. jazz trumpeter. Mr. Davis was one of the most influential musicians in the history of jazz, figuring prominently in bebop and cool jazz. His 1959 album Kind of Blue is said to be the biggest-selling album in jazz history.

Defense
The United States Air Force Strategic Air Command stood down from alert all intercontinental ballistic missiles scheduled for deactivation under the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) I treaty, as well as its strategic bomber force.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (8-5) 37 @ Hamilton (1-12) 27

13,626 fans were in attendance at Ivor Wynne Stadium to see the Lions defeat the Tiger-Cats.

CIAU
Mount Allison 45 Acadia 14
St. Mary's 27 St. Francis Xavier 1
Bishop's 41 McGill 7
Queen's 49 Concordia 22
Carleton 9 Ottawa 0
Waterloo 44 York 1
Toronto 16 Guelph 11
Wilfrid Laurier 63 Windsor 7
Western Ontario 32 McMaster 7
Saskatchewan (3-1) 17 @ Alberta (1-3) 31
Manitoba (2-2) 20 @ British Columbia (3-1) 32

The Golden Bears earned their first win under head coach Tom Wilkinson with a strong performance as they pulled a tremendous upset over the previously-undefeated defending national champion Huskies before 1,408 fans at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton.

Brad Yamaoka entered the game in the 2nd quarter and rushed 21 times for 201 yards and a touchdown, while quarterback Vince Danielsen rushed for a pair of TDs and completed a 47-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Sharpe to help the Thunderbirds defeat the Bisons before 1,114 fans at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver.

Baseball
The New York Mets lost 6-2 to the Philadelphia Phillies before 16,967 fans at Shea Stadium in New York and then fired manager Bud Harrelson. The Mets had a record of 74-80, third in the National League East Division. Mr. Harrelson was replaced by coach Mike Cubbage.

Jeff Blauser's solo home run with 1 out in the top of the 9th inning provided the winning margin as the Atlanta Braves held on to edge the Houston Astros 5-4 before 8,647 fans at the Astrodome. The Astros scored a run in the bottom of the 9th and had runners on first and third bases with 2 out, but Jeff Bagwell was called out on strikes to end the game.

Jack Morris (18-12) pitched a 6-hit shutout and the Minnesota Twins scored 4 runs in the 5th inning as they beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 before 50,319 fans at SkyDome in Toronto in a preview of the upcoming American League Championship Series.

The Baltimore Orioles scored 2 runs in the top of the 10th inning to break a 2-2 tie, but Lou Whitaker doubled home 3 runs with 2 out in the bottom of the 10th to give the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 win over the Orioles before 22,541 fans at Tiger Stadium.

Dean Palmer's 3-run home run with 2 out in the top of the 10th inning broke a 3-3 tie and gave the Texas Rangers a 6-3 win over the Oakland Athletics before 33,338 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

10 years ago
2001

Football
CFL
Calgary (5-8-0-1) 31 @ Toronto (4-9) 33
British Columbia (6-6) 22 @ Winnipeg (11-2) 33