July 19, 2012

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Chris Walker!

60 years ago
1952

Hit Parade
#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Auf Widerseh'n Sweetheart--Vera Lynn (Best seller--2nd week at #1); Here in My Heart--Al Martino (Disc Jockey--3rd week at #1); Kiss of Fire--Georgia Gibbs (Juke Box--6th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Kiss of Fire--Georgia Gibbs (8th week at #1)
--Tony Martin
2 Here in My Heart--Al Martino
3 I'm Yours--Don Cornell
--Eddie Fisher
4 Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart--Vera Lynn
--Eddy Howard
5 Delicado--Percy Faith and his Orchestra
6 Blue Tango--Leroy Anderson and his "Pops" Concert Orchestra
--Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra
7 I'll Walk Alone--Don Cornell
--Jane Froman
8 Be Anything (But Be Mine)--Eddy Howard
9 Maybe--Perry Como and Eddie Fisher
10 Walkin' My Baby Back Home--Johnnie Ray
--Nat "King" Cole and Billy May and his Orchestra

The only single entering the chart was High Noon (#28)/Rock of Gibraltar (#32) by Frankie Laine. High Noon was the title song from the movie; in the film, the song was performed by Tex Ritter.

50 years ago
1962

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): I Can't Stop Loving You--Ray Charles (2nd week at #1)

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Chris Woods!

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Winnipeg Blue Bombers intrasquad game
Gold 42 Blue 13
Calgary (1-0) 30 @ Montreal (0-1) 28
British Columbia (0-1) 6 @ Ottawa (1-0) 18

40 years ago
1972

Politics and government
By a vote of 27-3, the executive council of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations withheld its endorsement from both major party candidates for President of the United States in the 1972 election, marking the first time in the AFL-CIO’s history that it had not endorsed the Democratic party’s nominee. In expressing opposition to Democratic candidate George McGovern, AFL-CIO president George Meany termed the executive council’s vote “a showdown with the new politics” abd the people who “took over the apparatus of the Democratic party,” and said he would neither “support” nor “vote” for Mr. McGovern or President Richard Nixon. The executive council continued to express support for Democratic candidates in Congressional elections. The AFL-CIO had 13.5 million members.

Boxing
Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali (38-1) scored a technical knockout of Alvin "Blue" Lewis (27-4) at 1:15 of the 11th round at Croke Park in Dublin.



Football
CFL
Pre-season
Toronto (1-1-1) 7 @ Ottawa (3-0) 51
Montreal (1-2) 9 @ Hamilton (1-2) 21

30 years ago
1982

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): I've Never Been to Me--Charlene (5th week at #1)

Crime
British authorities announced that Michael Fagan, who had broken into Buckingham Palace on July 9 and chatted with Queen Elizabeth II for 10 minutes before being escorted away, would not be charged, because in the U.K. trespassing was a civil and not a criminal offense.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France: La Isla Bonita--Madonna (2nd week at #1)

Auto racing
Emerson Fittipaldi edged Bobby Rahal to win the Toronto Molson Indy.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (1-1-1) 27 @ Ottawa (2-2) 23

Dave Ridgway kicked 3 field goals in the 2nd half and the Saskatchewan defense shut out Ottawa over the game’s last 23 minutes and 50 seconds as the Roughriders edged the Rough Riders before 20,006 fans at Lansdowne Park. Former Ottawa quarterback Tom Burgess completed a 9-yard touchdown pass to Tron Armstrong in the 1st quarter, and David Conrad rushed 21 yards in the 3rd quarter for the other Saskatchewan major. Cedric Minter of Ottawa rushed 1 yard for the game’s first score 3:12 into the game, and Kenny Ford returned an interception 38 yards for the other Rough Rider touchdown with 14 seconds remaining in the 1st half.

10 years ago
2002

Football
CFL
Edmonton (3-1) 11 @ Saskatchewan (3-1) 45

The Roughriders scored the game’s last 31 points as they routed the Eskimos before 25,149 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Sedrick Shaw rushed 17 times for 128 yards and a touchdown for Saskatchewan, while Chris Szarka, Corey Holmes, and quarterback Nealon Greene also rushed for touchdowns as the Roughriders amassed 290 yards rushing. Mr. Greene also completed a touchdown pass to Demetris Bendross. Ronald Williams rushed 2 yards for the only Eskimo touchdown just 3:15 into the game, but left the game with a knee injury that kept him out for the next 12 games. Jason Maas started at quarterback for the Eskimos, but left the game in the 4th quarter with a shoulder injury, allowing rookie Ricky Ray to see his first regular season game action in the Canadian Football League. Mr. Ray completed 2 of 4 passes for 24 yards and an interception and rushed twice for 7 yards.