September 19, 2011

1,080 years ago
931

Born on this date
Muzong. Emperor of China, 951-969. Muzong, whose personal name was Yelü Jing, acceded to the throne of the Liao Dynasty upon the assassination of his cousin Emperor Shizong. Emperor Muzong had to deal with plots and rebellions against him, and forcibly suppressed all but the least, in which he was murdered by his servants while on a hunting trip on March 12, 969 at the age of 37. Muzong was succeeded by Jingzong.

460 years ago
1551

Born on this date
Henry III. King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, 1573-1575; King of France, 1574-1589. Henry III, the last French monarch of the Valois dynasty, died on August 2, 1589 at the age of 37, the day after being stabbed by Jacques Clément, who was immediately executed by the king's bodyguards. King Henry was succeeded on the French throne by Henry IV.

200 years ago
1811

Born on this date
Orson Pratt. U.S. religious leader. Mr. Pratt joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 as one of its earliest converts, and was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (1835-1842, 1843-1881), leading the Mormon Church's mission in Britain and opening it in Austria. While he was abroad, Mormon President Joseph Smith attempted to add Mr. Pratt's wife Sarah to his harem under the newly-invented doctrine of polygamy. Mr. Pratt was excommunicated in 1842 over his opposition to the practice, but was soon returned to the fold, and eventually became one of Mormonism's most prominent apologists for plural marriage, marrying 10 women himself. He died from complications of diabetes on October 3, 1881, two weeks after his 70th birthday.

180 years ago
1841

Died on this date
Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham, 42. Governor General of Canada, 1839-1841. Lord Sydenham held various positions in Britain before succeeding Lord Durham as Governor General of the Province of Canada. He implemented the Union Act which united the provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada, which became, respectively, Canada West and Canada East, and moved the capital to Kingston. Lord Sydenham adopted policies that favoured English-speaking Canada West, which made him unpopular in French-speaking Canada East. He suffered from severe gout and had submitted his resignation, but he died in Kingston of a tetanus infection 15 days after suffering a broken and lacerated leg in a fall from his horse, and six days after his 42nd birthday. Lord Sydenham was succeeded as Governor General by Sir Charles Bagot.

140 years ago
1871

Born on this date
Frederick Ruple. Swiss-born U.S. artist. Mr. Ruple, born Frederick Rupli, moved to the United States in 1891, and lived in Ohio, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, with the latter two states providing the inspiration for his portraits and murals. His most famous work was The Spirit of '89, a depiction of the beginning of the Oklahoma land rush. Mr. Ruple died on May 23, 1938 at the age of 66.

130 years ago
1881

Died on this date
James A. Garfield, 49. 20th President of the United States, 1881. Mr. Garfield, a Republican, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1863-1881. He was chosen by the Ohio state senate to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy in 1879, and won a narrow victory over Democratic Party candidate Winfield Scott Hancock in the U.S. presidential election on November 2, 1880, becoming the only person to be elected to the presidency directly from the U.S. House of Representatives. For a brief time he was a sitting Congressman, Senator-elect, and President-elect. Mr. Garfield made civil service reform a priority of his presidency, and on July 2, 1881, he was shot in the back at a railroad station in Washington by Charles Guiteau, a lawyer, political office-seeker, and pseudo-Christian utopian socialist. Mr. Garfield's wound was probably survivable, but his doctors helped spread infection by poking and prodding with unwashed hands and unsterilized instruments in attempting to find the bullet. Mr. Garfield was succeeded in office by Vice President Chester A. Arthur.

120 years ago
1891

Transportation
The Grand Trunk Railway opened the single-track St. Clair Tunnel under the St. Clair River to Port Huron, connecting the GTR from Sarnia, Ontario to lines in Michigan; construction had begun in 1888.

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Bill Plummer. U.S. baseball pitcher. William Lawrence Plummer played in the Pacific Coast League with the Portland Beavers (1921) and Seattle Indians (1923-1925, 1927), compiling a record of 17-29 in 79 games, and hitting at least 1 home run in 80 games, helping the Indians win the PCL championship in 1924. He missed the 1922 and 1926 seasons because of injury, and played in just one game in his final season. Mr. Plummer's brother-in-law Red Baldwin was his teammate and catcher in 1924-1925. Mr. Plummer later served as a police officer in Oakland, and was a farmer and school bus driver in California. His son William Francis Plummer was a catcher with the Chicago Cubs (1968), Cincinnati Reds (1970-1977) and Seattle Mariners (1978). Bill L. Plummer died on December 29, 1979 at the age of 78.

Joe Pasternak. Hungarian-born U.S. movie producer. Mr. Pasternak had success in Germany and Austria before fleeing to the United States after the Nazis came to power in Germany. He was known for producing light musical comedies such as Three Smart Girls (1936). Mr. Pasternak died of Parkinson's disease on September 13, 1991, six days before his 90th birthday.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
William Golding. U.K. author. Sir William was best known for the novels Lord of the Flies (1954) and Rites of Passage (1980). He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his novels, which with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today." Sir William died on June 19, 1993 at the age of 81.

80 years ago
1931

Football
CRU
ARU
Calgary (1-0) 4 @ Edmonton (0-1) 3

The Calgary team that year was known as the Altomah-Tigers.

75 years ago
1936

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

Football
CRU
IRFU-ORFU (Exhibition)
Toronto (ORFU) 11 @ Montreal (IRFU) 8

IRFU-QRFU (Exhibition)
Montreal (QRFU) 0 @ Ottawa (IRFU) 29

WIFU
Calgary 2 @ Regina 18

Paul Kirk returned an interception 105 yards for a touchdown and added a convert to lead the Roughriders over the Bronks at Park de Young.

WIFU-U.S. college (Exhibition)
Concordia College (Minnesota) 19 @ Winnipeg 21

70 years ago
1941

War
German troops took Kiev, while other German units had already penetrated 150 miles beyond the Ukrainian city. German U-Boat U-74 torpedoed and sank Royal Canadian Navy Flower Class corvette HMCS Lévis, with the loss of 18 lives, 200 kilometres off Cape Farewell, Greenland. Another U-boat sank the U.S. government-owned ship SS Pink Star off the coast of Iceland. Eight "Communists" were executed in Paris for anti-German activities.

The Peruvian Army announced that 100 Ecuadorian troops had arttacked 20 Peruvian soldiers the previous day at Panupali along the border.

Diplomacy
Mrs. Constantin Smetanin, wife of the Soviet Ambassador to Japan, and 50 other relatives of embassy staff members left Tokyo for Russia, presumably because of deteriorating U.S.S.R.-Japan relations.

Defense
U.S. Navy Secretary Frank Knox announced that at least 12 British warships were being repaired in American shipyards under the Lend-Lease program. U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull told a press conference that the United States was planning greater and swifter aid to the U.S.S.R.

Journalism
Brooklyn Dodgers' manager Leo Durocher punched and knocked down Associated Press reporter Ted Meier in a street fight in Philadelphia after being asked a "tactless" question.

Labour
U.S. national Defense Mediation Board Chairman William H. Davis announced a 30-day truce in the "union shop" dispute between the Congress of Industrial Organizations United Mine Workers of America and mine operators in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky.

Football
CRU
WIFU
Vancouver (1-2) 0 @ Regina (2-2) 18

60 years ago
1951

On the radio
Pete Kelly's Blues, starring Jack Webb, on NBC
Tonight's episode: June Gould

At the movies
A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Elia Kazan, and starring Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Karl Malden, and Kim Hunter, received its premiere screening in New York City.



Television
Paramount Pictures Corporation demonstrated a television tube developed by University of California physicist Ernest O. Lawrence that was capable of receiving both black and white and colour broadcasts.

War
The U.S. State Department denied reports that Indochina had been given equal priority with Korea for American arms, but admitted that French need in Vietnam were considered a "close second."

U.S. Army General Albert Wedemeyer, testifying before a U.S. Senate Internal Security subcommittee, claimed that State Department aides John Davies, John Service, and Raymond Ludden gave him advice that would have aided Chinese Communists during his tenure as U.S. commander in China during World War II.

World events
Canton's South China Morning Post reported the arrest of over 400,000 political suspects (other than guerrillas) in South China during the past two years.

Politics and government
U.K. Prime Minister Clement Attlee called a general election for October 26 in the hope of getting a majority of seats in the House of Commons large enough to avoid reliance on the leftist Labour bloc led by Aneurin Bevan.

U.S. screenwriter Martin Berkeley, testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities, listed more than 100 alleged Communists he had known in Hollywood, including writers Lillian Hellman, Ring Lardner, Dalton Trumbo, and John Howard Lawson.

Technology
The first valeteria, an automatic clothes-pressing device, was displayed in Cleveland.

Economics and finance
Wholesale ceiling prices of beef in the United States increased by an average of 10¢ per pound under an order announced by the Office of Price Stabilization.

Boxing
Former world middleweight champion Rocky Graziano (65-8-6) scored a technical knockout of Tony Janiro (80-13-2) at 2:45 of the 10th and final round of their bout at Olympia Stadium in Detroit.



Baseball
Early Wynn (20-12) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory and Larry Doby drew 5 bases on balls and scored 4 runs for the Cleveland Indians as they whipped the Boston Red Sox 15-2 before 23,321 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Boston starting pitcher Mickey McDermott (8-7) was relieved after walking Bobby Avila, surrendering a home run to Ray Boone, and walking Mr. Doby to start the game. Buddy Rosar caught the first 5 innings for Boston, amking 4 putouts, batting 1 for 2, and leaving for a pinch runner in the bottom of the 5th in the 988th and last game of his 13-year major league career.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 4th inning, Phil Rizzuto and Bob Kuzava drew bases on balls, and Mickey Mantle hit a 3-run home run to break a 2-2 tie as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 before 12,127 fans at Yankee Stadium to remain 3 percentage points ahead of the second-place Indians in the American League pennant race. Chicago catcher Gus Niarhos hit his only major league homer with 1 out in the 9th.

The Philadelphia Athletics scored 7 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning as they beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1 before 1,441 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Bobby Shantz (17-9) pitched a 4-hitter and singled home the game's final run. Dick Marlowe, the last of four Detroit pitchers, pitched a perfect 8th inning in his major league debut.

Mickey Livingston singled home Gil Hodges and Billy Cox to break a 0-0 tie in the 4th inning and Preacher Roe (21-2) pitched a 5-hitter to outduel Max Lanier (11-9) as the Brooklyn Dodgers shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 before 27,405 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, extending their National League lead to 3½ games ahead of the idle New York Giants.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Hello Mary Lou/Travelin' Man--Ricky Nelson (11th week at #1)

Popular culture
Shortly before midnight, Betty and Barney Hill were allegedly abducted by space aliens near Indian Head, New Hampshire. This was the first of the modern accounts of alien abductions.

Baseball
The Cincinnati Reds scored 7 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning to open the scoring as they routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 before 14,225 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Cincinnati third baseman Gene Freese batted 2 for 3 with 2 home runs, a base on balls, 3 runs, and 4 runs batted in. Jim O'Toole (17-9) pitched a 7-hitter to win over Bob Friend (14-18).

Ed Bailey singled home Felipe Alou with 1 out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th inning gave the San Francisco Giants an 11-10 win over the Milwaukee Braves before 7,939 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco in a game in which the teams combined to hit 8 home runs, each by a different player. The Giants hit 4 homers off Milwaukee starting pitcher Warren Spahn, including a grand slam by Willie Mays in the 3rd. Milwaukee second baseman Frank Bolling batted 4 for 5 with a home run, 2 runs, and 2 runs batted in.

Billy Williams led off the 4th inning with a home run to break a 1-1 tie and Jim Anderson drove in 2 more with his second and last major league homer with 2 out to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 before 10,792 fans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mr. Anderson (7-9) pitched a 12-hit complete game to win over Stan Williams (13-12). The loss dropped the second-place Dodgers 5 games behind the National League-leading Reds.

Brooks Robinson led off the bottom of the 1st inning with a double and Jerry Adair followed with a double to score Mr. Robinson with what turned out to be the game's only run as the Baltimore Orioles edged the New York Yankees 1-0 in the first game of a doubleheader before 31,317 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Steve Barber (17-11) pitched a 4-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Whitey Ford (24-4), who allowed 7 hits in 7 innings. Elston Howard led off the 4th inning with a single and Bill Skowron followed with a home run to break a 1-1 tie as the Yankees won the second game 3-1. Bud Daley (12-17) pitched a 5-hitter and struck out 9 batters to outduel Hal Brown (10-6), who allowed 12 hits and 3 earned runs in 8 innings.



40 years ago
1971

Died on this date
William F. Albright, 80. Chilean-born U.S. archaeologist. Dr. Albright, the son of Methodist missionaries, was a professor of Semitic Languages at Johns Hopkins University (1930-1958) and Director of the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem (1922–1929, 1933–1936). He founded the field of biblical archaeology, and did important work at sites in Israel such as Gibeah (Tell el-Fûl, 1922) and Tell Beit Mirsim (1926, 1928, 1930, 1932).

Football
CFL
Toronto (7-2) 26 @ Ottawa (3-6) 17
British Columbia (3-5-1) 31 @ Winnipeg (4-6-1) 31

Winnipeg quarterback and kicker Don Jonas attempted a field goal on the last play of the game with his team trailing 31-28 at Winnipeg Stadium. The kick was unsuccessful, but the Lions were penalized for offside, and Mr. Jonas kicked the tying field goal from 5 yards closer.

NFL
Kansas City (0-1) 14 @ San Diego (0-1) 21
Los Angeles (0-1) 20 @ New Orleans (1-0) 24
Philadelphia (0-1) 14 @ Cincinnati (1-0) 37
Pittsburgh (0-1) 15 @ Chicago (1-0) 17
Miami (0-0-1) 10 @ Denver (0-0-1) 10
Houston (0-1) 0 @ Cleveland (1-0) 31
New York Giants (1-0) 42 @ Green Bay (0-1) 40
Washington (1-0) 24 @ St. Louis (0-1) 17
San Francisco (0-1) 17 @ Atlanta (1-0) 20
Dallas (1-0) 49 @ Buffalo (0-1) 37
New York Jets (0-1) @ Baltimore (1-0) 22
Oakland (0-1) 6 @ New England (1-0) 20

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Baseball
Steve Carlton (19-9) pitched a 4-hitter and singled home the final run as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Montreal Expos 11-0 before 25,769 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal. Ernie McAnally (10-11) took the loss.

Joe Morgan hit Clay Carroll's first pitch in the bottom of the 11th inning for a home run to give the Houston Astros a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds before 9,260 fans at the Astrodome, completing a comeback from a 4-0 deficit. Johnny Bench hit a 3-run homer for the Reds in the 3rd inning.

Hal Lanier singled home Bobby Bonds and Dave Kingman with 2 out in the bottom of the 2nd inning to provide the winning margin as the San Francisco Giants came back from an early 1-0 deficit to defeat the San Diego Padres 4-1 before 31,135 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Don Carrithers (5-3) allowed 8 hits and 1 earned run in 6.2 innings to get the win over Dave Roberts (13-16), who allowed 6 hits and 3 earned runs in a complete game.

Al Downing (19-8) and Don Sutton (15-12) pitched respective shutouts as the Los Angeles Dodgers swept a doubleheader from the Atlanta Braves 12-0 and 4-0 before 46,735 fans at Dodger Stadium to move to within 1½ games of the National League West Division-leading San Francisco Giants. Los Angeles center fielder Willie Davis batted 4 for 4 with a home run, double, 2 runs, and 3 runs batted in in the first game.



Jake Gibbs singled to lead off the bottom of the 9th inning and advanced to second base on an error by right fielder Roy Foster, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Felipe Alou, and scored on a single by Ron Blomberg to give the New York Yankees a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians before 9,177 fans at Yankee Stadium. Steve Kline (12-13) pitched an 8-hitter to outduel Steve Dunning (8-14), who allowed 4 hits and 2 earned runs, with both pitching complete games.

The Baltimore Orioles amassed 18 hits, with every man in the starting lineup getting at least 1, in an 8-1 win over the Detroit Tigers before 26,099 fans at Tiger Stadium. MIke Cuellar (19-9) pitched a 4-hitter and batted 2 for 4 with a sacrifice and a run batted in to win over Joe Coleman (18-9).

Andy Messersmith (18-13) allowed 2 hits in 7 innings and Dave LaRoche allowed 1 hit in 2 innings for the California Angels as they shut out the Chicago White Sox 2-0 before 3,854 fans at White Sox Park. Wilbur Wood (20-13) allowed just 4 hits and 2 earned runs in a complete game loss. Sandy Alomar's solo home run with 2 out in the 3rd inning provided the winning run. The game was played in 1 hour 53 minutes.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Out Here on My Own--Nikka Costa (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): One Day in Your Life--Michael Jackson (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: Japanese Boy--Aneka

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Prince Charming--Adam and the Ants

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Prince Charming--Adam and the Ants

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton (2nd week at #1)
2 Why Tell Me, Why--Anita Meyer
3 Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)--Ottawan
4 The Old Calahan "Live"--BZN
5 Green Door--Shakin' Stevens
6 P.S.--Dolly Dots
7 Japanese Boy--Aneka
8 Just for You--Spargo
9 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
10 Who Let the Heartache In--Patricia Paay

Singles entering the chart were Lieve Bella Beer by Ron Brandsteder (#27); Queen of Hearts by Juice Newton (#29); Agadou by Saragossa Band (#34); You'll Never Know by Hi-Gloss (#35); Oeh, Wat 'n Volk by Normaal (#36); and Ze Zijn Nog Niet Vergeten (De Liedjes Van Weleer) by Johnny Jordaan (#39).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (6th week at #1)
2 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
3 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
4 Urgent--Foreigner
5 (There's) No Gettin' Over Me--Ronnie Milsap
6 Who's Crying Now--Journey
7 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
8 Lady (You Bring Me Up)--Commodores
9 Step by Step--Eddie Rabbitt
10 Slow Hand--Pointer Sisters

Singles entering the chart were Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) by Marty Balin (#77); Aiming at Your Heart by the Temptations (#83); I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us by Meat Loaf (#85); The House of the Rising Sun by Dolly Parton (#87); and At This Moment by Billy and the Beaters (#90).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (6th week at #1)
2 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
3 Slow Hand--Pointer Sisters
4 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
5 Urgent--Foreigner
6 Who's Crying Now--Journey
7 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
8 The Beach Boys Medley--The Beach Boys
9 (There's) No Gettin' Over You--Ronnie Milsap
10 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were Here I Am by Air Supply (#80); More Stars by Stars on 45 (#84); Oh No by the Commodores (#85); Mony Mony by Billy Idol (#88); and No Time to Lose by the Tarney/Spencer Band (#90).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (5th week at #1)
2 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
3 Urgent--Foreigner
4 Slow Hand--Pointer Sisters
5 Who's Crying Now--Journey
6 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
7 The Beach Boys Medley--The Beach Boys
8 Step by Step--Eddie Rabbitt
9 (There's) No Gettin' Over Me--Ronnie Milsap
10 Jessie's Girl--Rick Springfield

Singles entering the chart were Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) by Marty Balin (#69); Here I Am (Just When I Thought I was Over You) by Air Supply (#70); You Saved My Soul by Burton Cummings (#80); Searchin' by Santana (#88); Never Too Much by Luther Vandross (#93); and On the Beat by B.B. & Q. Band (#98).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Urgent--Foreigner (2nd week at #1)
2 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
3 Sausalito Summernight--Diesel
4 Fire and Ice--Pat Benatar
5 Start Me Up--The Rolling Stones
6 In the Air Tonight--Phil Collins
7 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
8 Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe it or Not)--Joey Scarbury
9 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
10 Slow Hand--Pointer Sisters

Singles entering the chart were I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us by Meat Loaf (#45); Private Eyes by Daryl Hall & John Oates (#47); Every Little Thing She Does is Magic by the Police (#49); and The Friends of Mr. Cairo by Jon and Vangelis (#50).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
2 Lady (You Bring Me Up)--Commodores
3 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
4 The Break Up Song (They Don't Write 'em)--Greg Kihn Band
5 The Voice--The Moody Blues
6 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
7 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
8 Who's Crying Now--Journey
9 Thirsty Ears--Powder Blues
10 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton

Singles entering the chart were Private Eyes by Daryl Hall & John Oates (#26); Sure Enough by Jesse Winchester (#28); and Hard to Say by Dan Fogelberg (#30).

Music
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel performed the The Concert in Central Park, a free event before a New York audience estimated at 500,000.

Football
CFL
Toronto (0-11) 14 @ British Columbia (8-3) 45
Edmonton (9-1-1) 21 @ Calgary (5-5) 10

The Argonauts' loss to the Lions at Empire Stadium in Vancouver marked an unsuccessful head coaching debut for Tommy Hudspeth, who had replaced the fired Willie Wood.

About 34,000 fans were in attendance at the beginning of the game between the Stampeders and Eskimos at McMahon Stadium, but when heavy rain and wind moved in as the 2nd quarter ended, most of them left, and only about 8,000 were left when the 3rd quarter began, despite the fact that the Stampeders trailed only 14-9. The Eskimos completed just 5 of 15 passes, using Warren Moon at quarterback when the wind was in their favour and Tom Wilkinson when the wind was against them. With Mr. Wilkinson in the 2nd and 4th quarters, the Eskimos were able to control the ball with the rushing of Jim Germany and Neil Lumsden. Edmonton punter Hank Ilesic boomed a team-record 88-yard punt with the wind, while kicker Dave Cutler missed the convert on the game's final touchdown because his toe was frozen from the cold weather. Veteran Edmonton play-by-play broadcaster Bryan Hall said it was the worst weather he'd ever seen for a game. The game was the first of 1981 to be telecast on CBC after a technicians' strike had prevented CBC from broadcasting games for the first two months of the season, and was the first game for former Saskatchewan Roughriders' quarterback and head coach Ron Lancaster as colour commentator on CBC telecasts. He was an immediate success, and stayed in that position for 10 years before returning to coaching.

CIAU
Saskatchewan (1-2) 8 @ Alberta (2-1) 33

The Golden Bears took a 32-0 halftime lead and coasted to victory over the Huskies at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton. Backup quarterback Randy Stollery relieved ineffective starter Jaimie Crawford and completed 7 of 10 passes for 84 yards and 3 touchdowns--2 to Peter Eshenko, the other to Dave Brown. The Alberta defense made 5 interceptions and recovered 4 of 7 Saskatchewan fumbles.

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Holiday Rap--MC Miker G & Deejay Sven (5th week at #1)

Disasters
Two passenger trains collided in Staffordshire, England, killing the driver of one of the trains and injuring 75 people.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (8-3) 32 @ British Columbia (9-3) 3

Edmonton defensive back James Bell was reported to be paralyzed after he made a tackle on B.C. receiver Jan Carinci in the 4th quarter of the Eskimos' victory over the Lions before 59,478 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. He was taken off the field by ambulance after a lengthy delay. Mr. Bell recovered to live a normal life, but walked with a slight but noticeable limp, and his playing career was over. The Eskimos managed only 114 yards net offense, 64 of them coming on a touchdown bomb from Matt Dunigan to Stephen Jones in the 4th quarter when the game was already out of reach. Greg Harding returned an interception for the game's first touchdown, and Henry "Gizmo" Williams, in his second CFL game, returned a punt 74 yards for the first of his 26 career regular season touchdowns on punt returns. Tom Dixon added 3 converts, 2 singles, and was 4 for 4 on field goal attempts.

Baseball
Joe Cowley (11-9) walked 7 batters but pitched a no-hitter for what turned out to be his 33rd and last career major league win as the Chicago White Sox beat the California Angels 7-1 before 28,647 fans at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels scored their only run in the 6th inning when Bob Boone, Gary Pettis, and Wally Joyner walked to load the bases, and Reggie Jackson scored Mr. Boone with a sacrifice fly.



The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Bostonn Red Sox 6-4 before 40,494 fans at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, as Dave Stieb (6-11) won the pitching matchup over Tom Seaver (7-13). Mr. Seaver allowed 5 hits, 2 bases on balls, and 3 runs--all earned--in 4 innings in the 677th and last game of his 20-year Hall of Fame major league career.

Dave Hengel beat the throw to first base after hitting into a force play at second base, allowing John Moses to score from third base to give the Seattle Mariners a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals before 10,828 fans at the Kingdome in Seattle. Mr. Moses led off the inning with a single off losing pitcher Bud Black (5-9) and advanced to second base when Phil Bradley was hit by a pitch. The runners advanced to third and second respectively on a sacrifice bunt by Alvin Davis, and Jim Presley was intentionally walked to load the bases. Dan Quisenberry entered the game in relief of Mr. Black and induced Mr. Hengel to hit a ground ball to shortstop Greg Pryor, who threw to second baseman Frank White to force Mr. Presley. Mr. White's relay to first baseman Kevin Seitzer wasn't in time to retire Mr. Hengel, and Mr. Moses scored to end the gme. The Royals had tied the game with 2 out in the top of the 9th on a 2-run double by Mr. Pryor. Bill Pecota made his major league debut with the Royals, playing the last 3 innings at third base, grounding out to lead off the 9th and making 2 assists in the field.

Casey Candaele singled home Tom Foley with the bases loaded and none out in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Montreal Expos a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals before 7,261 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. The Expos had tied the game in the 9th when Al Newman scored on a sacrifice fly by Wallace Johnson.

The Philadelphia Phillies scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th inning and withstood a 2-run rally in the bottom of the 9th to defeat the New York Mets 4-3 before 35,023 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. The Mets had runners on first and third bases with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th, but relief pitcher Steve Bedrosian entered the game and induced pinch hitter Darryl Strawberry to line out to right fielder Glenn Wilson to end the game.

The Los Angeles Dodgers scored 2 runs in the 7th inning, 2 in the 8th, and 3 in the 9th to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 9-7 before 18,696 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Don't Cry--Guns N' Roses

Archaeology
Ötzi the Iceman, a mummy believed to be from 3350--3105 B.C., was discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.

Science
Canadian Justice Minister Kim Campbell announced $236 million in federal support toward building a $700-million KAON particle accelerator in her home city of Vancouver.

10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Emilien Cote, 73. Canadian baseball umpire. Mr. Cote, a native of Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, worked 7 games in the National League in April 1979 as a replacement umpire while the regular umpires were on strike.

Bill Stafford, 63. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Stafford played with the New York Yankees (1960-1965) and Kansas City Athletics (1966-1967), compiling a record of 43-40 with an earned run average of 3.52 in 186 games, batting .155 with no home runs and 14 runs batted in in 187 games. He had consecutive 14-9 records in 1961 and 1962, helping the Yankees win the World Series in both years. Mr. Stafford appeared in 4 World Series games (1960-1962), posting a 1-0 record with a 2.08 ERA, batting 0 for 6, with his win being a complete game in the third game of the 1962 Series. He suffered a misdiagnosed torn rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder in 1963; that and other injuries shortened his career. Mr. Stafford worked at various sales and promotions jobs after his baseball career, and died of a heart attack.

War
Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, the U.S. ordered combat aircraft to the Persian Gulf.

Baseball
Derek Jeter drove in 3 runs with a pair of home runs to help the New York Yankees defeat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 before 18,465 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Winning pitcher Roger Clemens (20-1) allowed 5 hits and 3 runs--2 earned--in 6.1 innings.

Edgar Martinez hit a 2-run home run and Jamie Moyer (18-5) allowed 3 hits in 6 innings for the Seattle Mariners as they shut out the Anaheim Angels 5-0 before 45,459 fans at Safeco Field in Seattle for their 106th win of the season, becoming the first major league team in 2001 to clinch a playoff spot.

Albert Pujols drove in 3 runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers before 29,332 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. Mr. Pujols' RBIs raised his total for the season to 120, a National League record for a rookie, beating the mark of 119 set by Wally Berger of the Boston Braves in 1930. Winning pitcher Matt Morris (20-7) allowed 5 hits and 1 run--earned--in 7 innings. Brandon Kolb, the last of six Milwaukee pitchers, allowed 2 hits and 2 runs--both earned--in 1 inning, striking out 1 batter and walking none in the 21st and last game of his 2-year major league career.