September 26, 2012

925 years ago
1087

Britannica
William II was crowned King of England.

110 years ago
1902

Died on this date
Levi Strauss, 73. German-born U.S. clothing magnate. Mr. Strauss, born Löb Strauß in Bavaria, moved with his family to New York City at the age of 18. He founded Levi Strauss & Co. in San Francisco in 1847. The company, originally a dry goods business, became the first company to manufacture blue jeans. Mr. Strauss left an estate of about $125 million (more than $3 billion today).

100 years ago
1912

Baseball
The New York Giants swept a doubleheader from the Boston Braves 8-3 and 4-0 to clinch the National League pennant. Christy Mathewson picked up his 23rd win of the season in the first game, and Al Demaree pitched a 7-hitter and struck out 9 in his first major league start to win the second game.

The Cincinnati Reds, trailing the Chicago Cubs 9-0 going into the top of the 9th inning at West Side Park in Chicago, rallied for 10 runs to take a 10-9 lead, but lost 11-10 when they gave up 2 runs in the bottom of the inning when Reds' pitcher Ralph Works walked a Chicago batter and hit another, and relief pitcher Rube Benton walked 3 straight batters to force in the tying and winning runs.

80 years ago
1932

Boxing
Max Schmeling (45-5-3), in his first fight since losing the world heavyweight title to Jack Sharkey three months earlier, scored a technical knockout of former world welterweight and middleweight champion Mickey Walker (117-18-3) at the end of the 8th round at Madison Square Garden Bowl in Long Island City, New York.



70 years ago
1942

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo--Glenn Miller and his Orchestra (3rd week at #1)

Football
CRU
ORFU
Toronto RCAF (1-0) 11 HMCS York (0-1) 5
Toronto Balmy Beach (0-1) 6 @ Hamilton (1-0) 10
Toronto Oakwood Indians (1-0) 14 @ Kitchener-Waterloo (0-1) 5

Baseball
The New York Giants beat the Boston Braves 6-4 behind the pitching of Carl Hubbell in the first game of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds in New York. The Giants were leading 5-2 in the 8th inning of the second game when youngsters, who had been admitted free, invaded the field. Umpire Ziggy Sears forfeited the game to the Braves. Boston pitcher Warren Spahn was credited with a complete game, but not the 9-0 win.

60 years ago
1952

On television tonight
Tales of Tomorrow, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Youth on Tap, starring Robert Alda, Harry Townes, and Mary Alice Moore



At the movies
Night Without Sleep, directed by Roy Ward Baker, and starring Linda Darnell, Gary Merrill, and Hildegarde Neff, opened in theatres.

Baseball
The New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 5-2 in 11 innings at Shibe Park in Philadelphia to clinch the American League pennant for the fourth straight season.

50 years ago
1962

Baseball
19-year-old Dave McNally made his major league debut on the mound for the Baltimore Orioles, shutting out the Kansas City Athletics 3-0.

The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3, handing the Cubs their 101st loss of the season before just 903 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

40 years ago
1972

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Jennifer Korchinski!

Died on this date
Charles Correll, 82. U.S. comedian. Mr. Correll was the "Andy" half of the comedy team Amos 'n' Andy, who, with Freeman Gosden as Amos, were on radio (known as Sam and Henry from 1926-1928) from 1926-1960.

War
The United States Senate voted 45-42 to reject a cutoff of funds to finance the Vietnam war that would require a complete U.S. military withdrawal subject to the release of prisoners of war.

Boxing
Bob Foster (49-5) retained his world light heavyweight title with a knockout of Chris Finnegan (23-3-1) at 55 seconds of the 14th round at Empire Pool, Wembley, London.



Hockey
Canada (NHL)-U.S.S.R. series
Game 7 @ Luzhniki Sports Palace, Moscow
Canada 4 U.S.S.R. 3 (Series tied 3-3-1)

Paul Henderson scored with 2:06 remaining in the game to give Canada the win; it was the second straight game in which Mr. Henderson had scored the winning goal. The game was tied 2-2 after the 1st period; Canada's Phil Esposito scored the first and last goals of the period, sandwiched around Soviet goals by Aleksandr Yakushev and Vladimir Petrov. After a scoreless 2nd period, Rod Gilbert scored at 2:13 of the 3rd period to give Canada a 3-2 lead. Mr. Yakushev scored again to tie the game at 5:15. With 3:34 remaining in the game, Canadian defenseman Gary Bergman and Soviet captain Boris Mikhailov were penalized 5 minutes each for roughing for a fight that developed when Mr. Bergman took exception to being kicked by Mr. Mikhailov. On a Canadian television documentary about the series 20 years later, Mr. Mikhailov publicly apologized for his action.



Football
CFL
Ottawa (7-2) 20 @ British Columbia (2-8) 17

Gerry Organ's 22-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining in the game gave the Rough Riders the win over the Lions before 22,108 fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. The winning kick was set up by Rod Woodward's interception of a Don Moorhead pass at the B.C. 45-yard line. Mr. Organ had tied the game 17-17 with a 30-yard field goal with exactly 2 minutes remaining. Tom Pullen scored an Ottawa touchdown in the 1st quarter and Terry Wellesley scored the Rough Riders' other TD in the 3rd quarter. Jim Evenson and Jim Young scored B.C. touchdowns in the 2nd quarter. Former Lion Paul Brothers started at quarterback for Ottawa but was replaced by Rick Cassata for the 2nd half.

Baseball
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1, as Steve Blass earned his 19th win of the season and Billy Champion absorbed his 11th straight loss.

30 years ago
1982

Football
CFL
British Columbia (7-3) 46 @ Toronto (6-4-1)
Calgary (6-4-1) 17 @ Edmonton (6-5) 36

Roy Dewalt rushed for 2 touchdowns and passed to Merv Fernandez and Harry Holt for a touchdown each to lead the Lions over the Argonauts before an Exhibition Stadium crowd of 40,250. Larry Key added to the B.C. attack with 18 carries for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns. Toronto quarterback Condredge Holloway completed touchdown passes to Terry Greer and Dave Newman. The game was televised in the United States on NBC as a way of filling in time while the National Football League players were on strike.

The Eskimos led the Stampeders 6-1 with under a minute remaining in the 1st half, but erupted for 30 straight points in the next 17½ minutes to defeat the Stampeders before a record Commonwealth Stadium crowd of 59,836. Warren Moon threw touchdown passes to Tom Scott and Brian Kelly, Jim Germany rushed 10 yards for a touchdown, and defensive tackle Dan Kearns returned an interception 39 yards for his first CFL touchdown. Backup quarterback Phil Kessel produced both Calgary touchdowns on passes to Alton Alexis in the 4th quarter. Mr. Scott led all receivers with 171 yards on 8 receptions. Edmonton punter Zenon Andrusyshyn, playing his second game with the team while regular punter Hank Ilesic was sitting out over a financial dispute, punted for a single in the last minute of the 1st half. It was his only point as an Eskimo; Mr. Ilesic returned for the next game, and Mr. Andrusyshyn, who was in his 10th CFL season, was released. This game was also televised on NBC, with Dick Enberg calling the play-by-play and Merlin Olsen providing colour commentary.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy: Who's That Girl--Madonna (11th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Never Gonna Give You Up--Rick Astley (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Didn't We Almost Have it All--Whitney Houston

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Didn't We Almost Have it All--Whitney Houston
2 I Just Can't Stop Loving You--Michael Jackson (with Siedah Garrett)
3 Here I Go Again--Whitesnake
4 La Bamba--Los Lobos
5 Carrie--Europe
6 Lost in Emotion--Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
7 I Heard a Rumour--Bananarama
8 When Smokey Sings--ABC
9 Can't We Try--Dan Hill (with Vonda Shepard)
10 U Got the Look--Prince

Singles entering the chart were Heaven is a Place on Earth by Belinda Carlisle (#64); Should've Known Better by Richard Marx (#75); Beat Patrol by Starship (#84); Don't Lose Any Sleep by John Waite (#88); Crazy Crazy Nights by Kiss (#89); and No One in the World by Anita Baker (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 La Bamba--Los Lobos (4th week at #1)
2 I Want Your Sex--George Michael
3 I Just Can't Stop Loving You--Michael Jackson (with Siedah Garrett)
4 Who's That Girl--Madonna
5 Luka--Suzanne Vega
6 Only in My Dreams--Debbie Gibson
7 Together (The New Wedding Song)--Joey Gregorash
8 Didn't We Almost Have it All--Whitney Houston
9 When Smokey Sings--ABC
10 I Heard a Rumour--Bananarama

Singles entering the chart were Contact by Platinum Blonde (#85); Brilliant Disguise by Bruce Springsteen (#89); Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now by Samantha Fox (#94); Come On, Let's Go by Los Lobos (#95); Let's Work by Mick Jagger (#96); and Try by Blue Rodeo (#97).

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (9-4) 36 @ Ottawa (2-10) 13

Tom Clements threw touchdown passes to James Murphy and Pat Cantner and Vernon Pahl recovered a fumbled punt in the end zone for another touchdown as the Blue Bombers beat the Rough Riders before 17,101 fans at Lansdowne Park. Winnipeg kicker Trevor Kennerd converted all 3 touchdowns and added 5 field goals. Ottawa running back Larry Mohr had the best game of his CFL career, rushing 10 times for 118 yards, including an 8-yard run for the Rough Riders’ only touchdown in the 3rd quarter.

CIAU
Acadia (2-0) 19 St. Francis Xavier (0-2) 15
St. Mary’s (2-0) 31 Mount Allison (0-2) 17
Bishop’s 28 McGill (1-2) 18
Concordia 18 Ottawa 9
Queen’s 29 Carleton 6
Western Ontario (3-0) 28 @ York (1-2) 14
Wilfrid Laurier (2-1) 37 @ Guelph (1-2) 18
McMaster (1-2) 17 @ Waterloo (0-3) 16
Calgary (2-2) 32 @ Manitoba (0-4) 20
British Columbia (4-0) 51 Saskatchewan (1-3) 17

John Wright rushed 19 times for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the Mustangs over the Yeomen before 1,500 fans at North York Civic Stadium.

Andy Cecchini rushed 60 yards for a touchdown in the 4th quarter to break open a close game as the Golden Hawks defeated the Gryphons in front of 7,000 fans at Alumni Stadium in Guelph.

Waterloo quarterback Mike Wright completed 2 touchdown passes to Peter Thistlethwaite, the second coming with 2½ minutes remaining in the game, but a 2-point convert attempt on the latter touchdown was unsuccessful, and the Marauders hung on to edge the Warriors.

20 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Humpin' Around--Bobby Brown

#1 single in Italy: This Used to Be My Playground--Madonna (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France: Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap! (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): End of the Road--Boyz II Men (7th week at #1)

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 End of the Road--Boyz II Men (3rd week at #1)
2 Baby-Baby-Baby--TLC
3 Humpin' Around--Bobby Brown
4 Stay--Shakespears Sister
5 Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough--Patty Smyth with Don Henley
6 November Rain--Guns N' Roses
7 The One--Elton John
8 Just Another Day--Jon Secada
9 Jump Around--House of Pain
10 Do I Have to Say the Words?--Bryan Adams

Singles entering the chart were Layla by Eric Clapton (#79); It's My Cadillac (Got that Bass) by MC Nas-D & DJ Fred (#90); and Get Ready for This by 2 Unlimited (#92).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough--Patty Smyth with Don Henley (2nd week at #1)
2 Do I Have to Say the Words?--Bryan Adams
3 Enid--Barenaked Ladies
4 Stay--Shakespears Sister
5 The One--Elton John
6 Even Better than the Real Thing--U2
7 Lost Together--Blue Rodeo
8 Nothing Broken But My Heart--Celine Dion
9 This Used to Be My Playground--Madonna
10 Not Enough Time--INXS

Singles entering the chart were Washed Away by Tom Cochrane (#46); Always by Corey Hart (#74); Four Seasons in One Day by Crowded House (#86); I Will Be Here for You by Michael W. Smith (#87); Now that the Magic is Gone by Joe Cocker (#88); Success has Made a Failure of Our Home by Sinead O'Connor (#89); You're So Tempting by Acosta Russell (#90); and Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth (#91).

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (6-6) 32 @ Toronto (4-8) 39

Rickey Foggie passed for 303 yards and touchdowns to Rocket Ismail, Eddie Brown, and Kevin Smellie, while rushing for a TD of his own, as the Argonauts held on to defeat the Roughriders before 26,132 fans at SkyDome. Saskatchewan quarterback Kent Austin completed 24 of 37 passes for 428 yards and 2 touchdowns to Jeff Fairholm and 1 to Ray Elgaard, while rushing for another TD himself. Mr. Fairholm, whose touchdowns covered 71 and 66 yards, finished with 244 yards on 6 receptions.

Baseball
The Pittsburgh Pirates amassed 20 hits in a 19-2 rout of the New York Mets.