September 16, 2012

90 years ago
1922

Baseball
The New York Yankees edged the St. Louis Browns 2-1 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis to take a 1 1/2-game lead over the Browns in the American League pennant race. Bob Shawkey won the pitchers' duel over Urban Shocker. St. Louis first baseman George Sisler extended his hitting streak to 40 games. In the 9th inning, New York outfielder Whitey Witt was hit in the head by a bottle thrown fro the stands while chasing a fly ball. The incident led to the ban of sales of bottled drinks in ballparks.

80 years ago
1932

At the movies
Thirteen Women, starring Irene Dunne, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond, and Myrna Loy, opened in theatres. Peg Entwistle, who made her movie acting debut in this film, jumped to her death from the "H" of the Hollywoodland sign in Los Angeles just two days later.

75 years ago
1937

Baseball
In the Mexican League, Martin Dihigo of Veracruz pitched a no-hitter to lead the home team to a 4-0 win over Nogales. It was the first professional no-hitter ever pitched in Mexico.

70 years ago
1942

Baseball
Ben Chapman, pitcher and manager for the Richmond Colts of the Class B Piedmont League, punched umpire I.H. Case; the assault resulted in Mr. Chapman's suspension for the remainder of the 1942 season and the entire 1943 season.

60 years ago
1952

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Return of Dr. Bourdette, starring John Baragrey and William Prince

Crime
The eight-day manhunt for the Boyd Gang ended when Edwin Alonzo Boyd, Leonard Jackson, William Russell Jackson, and Steve Suchan surrendered to Detective Sergeant Maurice Richardson and Detective Bert Trotter in a barn near Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue in North York, Ontario at 7 P.M. The four had escaped from Toronto's Don Jail on September 7; the story of the manhunt was the first news item to be televised in Canada when Toronto CBC affiliate CBLT began broadcasting on September 8, with Lorne Greene at the anchor desk.

Baseball
Robin Roberts picked up his 25th win of the season as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-5.

Joe Gordon, manager of the Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League, inserted himself as a pinch hitter in both games of a doubleheader against the Los Angeles Angels, and hit a home run in each at bat. His first at bat resulted in a grand slam that provided all the Solons' scoring in a 4-1 win.

50 years ago
1962

Football
CFL
Ottawa (4-3) 10 @ Toronto (1-5) 16

Menan "Tex" Schriewer scored a touchdown in the 1st quarter and Dick Shatto added another in the 2nd quarter as the Argonauts held on to defeat the Rough Riders before 24,721 fans at CNE Stadium. Ron Stewart scored the only Ottawa touchdown on a 3-yard rush in the 3rd quarter after Toronto's Joe Hernandez attempted to lateral on a punt return, and the ball was recovered by the Rough Riders on the Toronto 3-yard line. A Toronto safety touch provided the only scoring of the 4th quarter. Toronto quarterback Tobin Rote completed 20 of 30 passes, while Ottawa quarterbacks Ron Lancaster and Russ Jackson combined to complete just 4 of 19, and gave up 4 interceptions.

40 years ago
1972

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K.: Mama Weer All Crazy Now--Slade (2nd week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Daddy Don't You Walk so Fast--Wayne Newton (3rd week at #1)
2 Long Haired Lover from Liverpool--Little Jimmy Osmond
3 Puppy Love--Donny Osmond
4 Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)--The Hollies
5 Red Back on the Toilet Seat--Slim Newton
6 (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All--The 5th Dimension
7 The Candy Man--Sammy Davis, Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation
8 Conquistador--Procol Harum (with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra)
9 Run to Me--The Bee Gees
10 Beautiful Sunday--Daniel Boone

The only single entering the chart was Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day by Gilbert O'Sullivan (#38).

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Black & White--Three Dog Night

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)--The Hollies
2 Back Stabbers--O'Jays
3 Alone Again (Naturally)--Gilbert O'Sullivan
4 Rock and Roll Part 2--Gary Glitter
5 I'm Still in Love with You--Al Green
6 Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me--Mac Davis
7 Black & White--Three Dog Night
8 You Don't Mess Around with Jim--Jim Croce
9 Saturday in the Park--Chicago
10 The Guitar Man--Bread

Singles entering the chart were Midnight Rider by Joe Cocker and the Chris Stainton Band (#69); Spaceman by Nilsson (#70); Don't Do It by The Band (#83); Trouble by Frederick Knight (#84); I'd Love You to Want Me by Lobo (#85); Let it Rain by Eric Clapton (#87); American City Suite by Cashman & West (#88); I'll Make You Music by Beverly Bremers (#91); Happier than the Morning Sun by B.J. Thomas (#92); I've Got to Have You by Sammi Smith (#94); Guilty by Al Green (#95); Rock 'N Roll Soul by Grand Funk Railroad (#96); and Colorado by Danny Holien (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)--The Hollies
2 Saturday in the Park--Chicago
3 Black & White--Three Dog Night
4 You Don't Mess Around with Jim--Jim Croce
5 Hold Your Head Up--Argent
6 Alone Again (Naturally)--Gilbert O'Sullivan
7 Rock and Roll Part 2--Gary Glitter
8 Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me--Mac Davis
9 The Guitar Man--Bread
10 Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)--Looking Glass

Singles entering the chart were Everybody Plays the Fool by the Main Ingredient (#81); Witchy Woman by the Eagles (#91); Lady Eleanor by Lindisfarne (#92); I Am Woman by Helen Reddy (#93); I Will Never Pass this Way Again by Glen Campbell (#95); Listen to the Music by the Doobie Brothers (#96); I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash (#97); Use Me by Bill Withers (#98); You're All I Need by Barron Knights (#99); and Don't Ever Be Lonely (A Poor Little Fool Like Me) by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (#100).

Winnipeg's Top 10 (Winnipeg Tribune)
1 Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)--The Hollies (2nd week at #1)
2 Concrete Sea--Terry Jacks
3 (Make Me Do) Anything You Want--A Foot in Coldwater
4 Black & White--Three Dog Night
5 Rock and Roll Part 2--Gary Glitter
6 Goodbye to Love--Carpenters
7 (If Loving You is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right--Luther Ingram
8 Lonely Boy--Donny Osmond
9 Who Has the Answers--Andy Kim
10 Saturday in the Park--Chicago

Winnipeg's Top 25 (CKRC)
1 My Ding-A-Ling--Chuck Berry
2 Black & White--Three Dog Night
3 Go All the Way--Raspberries
4 Saturday in the Park--Chicago
5 Honky Cat--Elton John
6 Concrete Sea--Terry Jacks
7 Run to Me--The Bee Gees
8 Play Me--Neil Diamond
9 Beautiful Sunday--Daniel Boone
10 Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me--Mac Davis
11 Burning Love--Elvis Presley
12 I Believe in Music--Gallery
13 Easy Living--Uriah Heep
14 The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.--Donna Fargo
15 Some Sing, Some Dance--Pagliaro
16 You Wear it Well--Rod Stewart
17 Everybody Plays the Fool--The Main Ingredient
18 Speak to the Sky--Rick Springfield
19 Ben--Michael Jackson
20 The Guitar Man--Bread
21 Popcorn--Hot Butter
22 Rock and Roll Part 2--Gary Glitter
23 Nights in White Satin--The Moody Blues
24 City of New Orleans--Arlo Guthrie
25 Back Stabbers--The O'Jays
(#4 Canadian)--Money Back Guarantee--Five Man Electrical Band
(#5 Canadian)--Sun Goes By--Doctor Music

Calgary’s Top 10
1 Black & White--Three Dog Night
2 Popcorn--Hot Butter
3 Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me--Mac Davis
4 Alone Again (Naturally)—Gilbert O’Sullivan
5 Concrete Sea--Terry Jacks
6 Breaking Up is Hard to Do--The Partridge Family
7 City of New Orleans--Arlo Guthrie
8 You Wear it Well--Rod Stewart
9 Hold Your Head Up--Argent
10 Love is a Railroad--Pepper Tree
Pick hit of the week: Go All the Way--Raspberries

War
An Israeli force of armour and infantry, supported by warplanes, crossed the southern border at dawn and clashed with Lebanese troops. The Israelis said that the raid, launched on the eve of Yom Kippur, had flushed Palestinian commandos from 16 villages.

Terrorism
Three anti-Tito Croatians, who had hijacked a Swedish airliner to Madrid 20 hours earlier, surrendered peacefully to Spanish officials. Also surrendering were six of the hijackers’ fellow Croatians, who had been released from Sweden’s prisons in exchange for the 83 passengers the hijackers had permitted to deplane at Malmo.

Disasters
At least 100 were killed and more than 200 injured when a wooden bridge in Naga, Philippines crumbled under the weight of a crowd watching a religious procession in the Bicol River.

Sport
The American challenger Dynamite, helmed by Lloyd Ecclestone, won the deciding race over the Canadian sloop Mirage to capture the Canada’s Cup yacht race on Lake Ontario. Gordon Fisher of Toronto was at the helm of Mirage.

Boxing
Former world welterweight and middleweight champion Emile Griffith (75-12) won a 10-round split decision over Joe DeNucci (54-13-4) at Hynes Auditorium in Boston. On the undercard, Juan "Butcher Boy" Botta knocked down Ottawa's Jimmy Nobody 3 times for a technical knockout at 1:46 of the 1st round of a middleweight bout.

Hockey
Canada (NHL)-Sweden
Game 1 @ Stockholm
Canada 4 Sweden 1

Paul Henderson scored in the 1st period, Bobby Clarke in the 2nd, and Brad Park and Wayne Cashman in the 3rd as Team Canada defeated the Swedish national team before 7,828 fans at Isstadion Johanneshovs. Ulf Sterner scored for Sweden on a two-man advantage in the 2nd period, reducing Canada's lead to 2-1. Tony Esposito was in goal for Canada.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (5-3) 30 @ Ottawa (5-2) 22
Calgary (2-6) 8 @ Winnipeg (6-2) 22

Chuck Ealey completed 17 of 23 passes for 3 touchdowns to lead the Tiger-Cats over the Rough Riders before 25,537 fans at Lansdowne Park. Garney Henley led the Tiger-Cats with 6 receptions for 121 yards and 2 touchdowns; Tony Gabriel caught 5 for 111, and Tommy-Joe Coffey caught 2 for 33 and a touchdown. Wayne Giardino scored the first Ottawa touchdown on an 83-yard fumble return in the 1st quarter. Terry Wellesley and Hugh Oldham also scored Ottawa TDs.

Mack Herron and Jim Thorpe scored touchdowns as the Blue Bombers jumped to a 17-0 1st-quarter lead and coasted to victory over the Stampeders before 25,210 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Jim Lindsey, who played the entire game at quarterback, connected with Gerry Shaw in the 3rd quarter for the only Calgary touchdown. Doug Woodlief, playing his first, and only CFL game, started at middle linebacker for the Stampeders, but left with a broken arm. It was also the only CFL game for Winnipeg defensive back Mel Smith, who had won the 1971 Hec Crighton Trophy as the outstanding university player in Canada as a receiver with the University of Alberta Golden Bears.

CIAU
McGill 14 Sir George Williams 7 (pre-season)
Ottawa (1-0) 24 @ Toronto (0-1) 7
Waterloo Lutheran (1-0) 27 @ York (0-1) 7
Western Ontario (1-0) 31 @ Guelph (0-1) 8
Saskatchewan (0-1) 14 @ Manitoba (2-0) 18
British Columbia (0-2) 8 @ Alberta (1-1) 35

Neil Lumsden rushed 19 times for 120 yards and added 2 converts, a field goal, and a single in his first university game, while Dan Smith threw 3 touchdown passes as the Gee Gees beat the Varsity Blues at Varsity Stadium.

Fred McLean scored 2 touchdowns to lead the Golden Hawks to their win over the Yeomen at CNE Stadium.

The Bisons rushed for more than 370 yards in their victory over the Huskies at Pan-Am Stadium in Winnipeg. Manitoba quarterback Bud Harden rushed 13 times for 85 yards and a touchdown, and handed off to Bob Toogood for the Bisons' other major. Saskatchewan quarterback Dave Pickett completed 13 of 16 passes for 220 yards and touchdowns of 82 and 24 yards to Bill Brennan.

The Thunderbirds committed 7 turnovers in their loss to the Golden Bears before 6,300 fans at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton.

Baseball
Winning pitcher Burt Hooton hit a grand slam off losing pitcher Tom Seaver as the Chicago Cubs routed the New York Mets 18-5 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs drew 15 bases on balls, including a National League record 5 straight for catcher Ellie Hendricks. Chicago second baseman Glenn Beckert set a major league record for a single game by stranding 12 baserunners.

Mike Schmidt hit his first major league home run, a 3-run blast off Balor Moore of the Montreal Expos in the 7th inning, giving the Phillies a 3-1 win. Prior to the home run, Mr. Moore had pitched 25 consecutive scoreless innings.

30 years ago
1982

Hit parade
Canada’s Top 30 (Weekly Music Magazine)
1 You Should Hear How She Talks About You—Melissa Manchester
2 Take it Away—Paul McCartney
3 Hard to Say I’m Sorry—Chicago
4 Vacation—Go-Go’s
5 Jack & Diane—John Cougar
6 Eye in the Sky—Alan Parsons Project
7 Somebody’s Baby—Jackson Browne
8 Only Time Will Tell—Asia
9 Wasted on the Way—Crosby, Stills & Nash
10 Eye of the Tiger—Survivor
11 Blue Eyes—Elton John
12 Down Under—Men at Work
13 Love is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)—Donna Summer
14 Love Will Turn You Around—Kenny Rogers
15 Lucky Ones—Loverboy
16 I Keep Forgettin’—Michael McDonald
17 Hold Me—Fleetwood Mac
18 Abracadabra—Steve Miller Band
19 You Can Do Magic—America
20 Voyeur—Kim Carnes
21 Never Been in Love—Randy Meisner
22 Hold On—Santana
23 Don’t it Make You Feel—Headpins
24 Boys of Autumn—David Roberts
25 Don’t Fight It—Kenny Loggins with Steve Perry
26 Heart Attack—Olivia Newton-John
27 Gypsy—Fleetwood Mac
28 Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)—Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
29 New World Man—Rush
30 Make Believe--Toto

Died on this date
Bill Robinzine, 29. U.S. basketball player. Mr. Robinzine played forward in the NBA with the Kansas City Kings (1975-80); Cleveland Cavaliers (1980); Dallas Mavericks (1980-81); and Utah Jazz (1981-82). He had been released by the Jazz after the 1981-82 season and was reported to be considering playing in Italy, but he committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in his car in Kansas City.

War
Israeli troops seized control of most of west Beirut after overcoming small resistance by Lebanese Muslim and leftist militiamen.

Protest
A general strike began in Bolivia. Strikers closed down factories, offices, airports, and other transport facilities, demanding the resignation of Bolivian President Guido Vildoso, who had been in office for just two months.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): It's a Sin--Pet Shop Boys (8th week at #1)

Died on this date
Christopher Soames, 66. U.K. politician and diplomat. Mr. Soames, a Conservative and son-in-law of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, represented Bedford in the House of Commons from 1950-1966, holding two cabinet posts in the governments of Prime Ministers Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas-Home from 1958-1964. He was given a life peerage in 1978, and as Lord Soames, was Leader of the House of Lords from 1979-1981. He died of pancreatitis, 26 days before his 67th birthday.

Kermit Wahl, 64. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Wahl was an infielder with the Cincinnati Reds (1944-1945, 1947); Philadelphia Athletics (1950-1951); and St. Louis Browns (1951), batting .226 with 3 home runs and 50 runs batted in in 231 games. In 8 years in the minor leagues from 1944-1954, he batted .274 with 51 home runs and at least 325 RBIs in 663 games. Mr. Wahl died of cancer.

Environment
Representatives of 24 countries, meeting in Montreal, approved a treaty designed to preserve the ozone layer. The signatories agreed to freeze world production of the most frequently used chlorofluorocarbons regarded as responsible for the destruction of ozone. The Montreal Protocol also provided for a 50% reduction of world output of the chemicals by 1999, while production of another group of compounds, halons, would be frozen in 1992. The treaty would become effective when ratified by 11 countries representing at least 2/3 of all consumption of chlorofluorocarbons.

Politics and government
Philippines Vice-President Salvador Laurel resigned his position as foreign minister, saying that he had fundamental differences with President Corazon Aquino on the country’s Communist insurgency. Mrs. Aquino also replaced her finance minister.

Baseball
Bob Boone of the California Angels played his 1,919th career major league game as a catcher, breaking the record formerly held by Al Lopez. He batted 0 for 4 wit 4 putouts as the Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-4 before 18,739 fans at Royals Stadium. The Royals had the bases loaded with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning, but Danny Tartabull struck out and Frank White grounded into a force play to end the game.

Jimmy Key allowed 6 hits in 7 scoreless innings to improve his 1987 record to 17-6 as the Toronto Blue Jays shut out the Baltimore Orioles 7-0 before 29,353 fans at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. Baltimore catcher Floyd Rayford batted 1 for 3 and made 6 putouts in the 390th and last game of his 7-year major league career.

Stan Stanicek made his major league debut as a pinch hitter for the Milwaukee Brewers, reaching first base on an error by New York third baseman Mike Pagliarulo and coming around to score as the Brewers scored 3 unearned runs in the top of the 7th inning to overcome a 4-2 deficit and defeat the New York Yankees 5-4 before 20,232 fans at Yankee Stadium. Ted Higuera pitched a 6-hit complete game, allowing 4 earned runs as he improved his record for the season to 17-9.

The Chicago White Sox scored 5 runs inthe 5th inning and 7 in the 6th as they defeated the Minnesota Twins 13-10 before 8,921 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Chicago shortstop Ozzie Guillen hit 3 doubles, and designated hitter Harold Baines drove in 4 runs. The Twins scored 7 runs in the last 3 innings.

Dwight Gooden pitched a 3-hitter, striking out 11, and had 2 hits and 2 runs of his own to lead the New York Mets to a 10-0 shutout of the Montreal Expos before 31,859 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Charlie Lea, who had missed all of the 1985 and 1986 seasons because of a torn rotator cuff, started on the ound for Montreal in his first major league game in 3 years, but lasted just 1+ innings, allowing 4 hits, 4 runs--all earned--with 4 bases on balls, 1 strikeout, and 2 wild pitches in taking the loss; it was his last game in a Montreal uniform. Nelson Santovenia made his major league debut with the Expos, catching the 9th inning and making 1 putout.

The Philadelphia Phillies scored 7 runs in the 7th inning to overcome a 4-1 deficit as they defeated the Chicago Cubs 8-5 before 17,598 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

The St. Louis Cardinals scored 6 runs in the first 3 innings and held on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5 before 15,323 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh first baseman Bo Diaz hit 2 home runs and a double, scoring 3 runs and driving in 3.

Mark Grant pitched a 2 hitter, striking out 9 batters, to lead the San Diego Padres over the Atlanta Braves 3-0 before 7,892 fans at Jack Murphy-San Diego Stadium.

20 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Abba-esque--Erasure (13th week at #1)

Died on this date
Millicent Fenwick, 82. U.S. politician. Mrs. Fenwick, a Republican, represented New Jersey's 5th District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975-1983 before serving as United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture from 1983-1987.

Crime
The trial of deposed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega ended in the United States with a 40-year sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering.

Economics and finance
Italy and the United Kingdom withdrew from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism and let its currency float, effectively devaluing the lira and pound, respectively.
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Brian Perry of the Canadian Tax Foundation said that taxes were increasing; an OECD report said that Canada's tax revenues were up to 39.4% of Gross National Product in 1991, up from 37.1% in 1990 and 34.5% in 1989, versus the U.S. rate of under 30%.

The Canadian House of Commons passed a bill ending the Family Allowance baby bonus system. It was replaced by more support for the working poor, and an earned income supplement for those working, with the benefit shrinking as income rose.

10 years ago
2002

Died on this date
James Gregory, 90. U.S. actor. Mr. Gregory was a character actor on stage, screen, and television in a career spanning more than 45 years. He was known for his gravelly voice and playing detectives, and starred as New York Police Detective Barney Ruditsky in the television series The Lawless Years (1959-1961), and Inspector Frank Luger in the comedy series Barney Miller (1975-1982). Mr. Gregory's best-known movie role was probably as the Joe McCarthy-like Senator Johnny Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate (1962).