October 11, 2012

140 years ago
1872

Born on this date
Harlan F. Stone. 12th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1941-1946. Mr. Stone was U.S. Attorney General from 1924-1925 in the administration of President Calvin Coolidge, and was then appointed an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, replacing the retiring Charles Evans Hughes. Chief Justice Stone died in office on April 22, 1946 at the age of 73; he was succeeded by Fred Vinson.

125 years ago
1887

Baseball
World Series
Detroit Wolverines 5 @ St. Louis Browns 3 (15-game series tied 1-1)

The Wolverines scored 5 unearned runs to win the game at Sportsman's Park.

120 years ago
1892

Diplomacy
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary had a fraternal conference in Vienna.

110 years ago
1902

Football
CRU
ORFU
Ottawa (1-0) won by default over Hamilton (0-1)

100 years ago
1912

Baseball
World Series
Boston Red Sox 3 @ New York Giants 1 (Boston led best-of-seven series 2-1-1)

Smoky Joe Wood pitched a complete game and singled in the last run as he picked up his second win of the series while Jeff Tesreau absorbed his second loss. 36,502 attended the game at the Polo Grounds.

60 years ago
1952

Hit Parade
#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): You Belong to Me--Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and his Orchestra (Best seller--5th week at #1; Disc Jockey--5th week at #1); I Went to Your Wedding--Patti Page (Juke Box--3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 You Belong to Me--Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and his Orchestra (3rd week at #1)
--Patti Page
--Dean Martin
2 Wish You Were Here--Eddie Fisher
3 I Went to Your Wedding--Patti Page
4 Meet Mister Callaghan--Les Paul
5 Half as Much--Rosemary Clooney
6 Jambalaya--Jo Stafford
7 Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart--Vera Lynn
8 High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)--Frankie Laine
--Tex Ritter
9 Because You're Mine--Mario Lanza
--Nat "King" Cole
10 Botch-A-Me--Rosemary Clooney

Singles entering the chart were Lady of Spain by Eddie Fisher (#22); Takes Two to Tango by Pearl Bailey (#30); Stay Where You Are by Tony Bennett (#33); Blues in the Night by Rosemary Clooney (#34); and Comes A-Long A-Love by Kay Starr (#37).

Football
CRU
IRFU
Montreal (0-7) 12 @ Ottawa (4-3) 25
Hamilton (5-1-1) 27 @ Toronto (4-2-1) 18

Tom O'Malley threw touchdown passes to Alton Baldwin, Bob Simpson, and Howie Turner as the Rough Riders defeated the Alouettes at Lansdowne Park. Bill Stanton returned an interception 88 yards for the other Ottawa touchdown. Ed Salem and Dawson Tilley scored touchdowns for Montreal.

The Tiger-Cats overcame a 12-0 halftime deficit to defeat the Argonauts before a Varsity Stadium crowd of 25,974. Quarterback Nobby Wirkowski rushed 2 yards for a touchdown and passed 12 yards to Uly Curtis for another to give the Argonauts their early lead. The Tiger-Cats struck in the 3rd quarter with touchdowns on a 65-yard pass from Bill Mackrides to Cam Fraser and a 30-yard interception return by Quincy Armstrong, sandwiched around a punt single by Mr. Fraser. Tip Logan and Mr. Mackrides scored Hamilton touchdowns in the 4th quarter before Mr. Wirkowski passed to Rod Smylie for the last major score.

WIFU
Saskatchewan (2-12) 7 @ Winnipeg (10-3-1) 28
Calgary (7-7) 33 @ Edmonton (8-5-1) 30

Tom Casey caught 2 touchdown passes from Jack Jacobs and returned an interception 95 yards for another TD as the Blue Bombers defeated the Roughriders at Osborne Stadium. Mr. Jacobs also threw a touchdown pass to Keith Pearce, while Tommy Ford rushed for the other Winnipeg major. Ken Charlton scored the only Saskatchewan touchdown in the 2nd quarter.

Bob Shaw scored 2 touchdowns, 5 converts, and a field goal as the Stampeders beat the Eskimos before 13,000 fans at Clarke Stadium. Paul Salata, Dave West, and Bob Westlake also scored Calgary touchdowns. Normie Kwong scored 2 touchdowns for the Eskimos, while Jim Chambers, Rod Pantages, and Rae Enright each scored 1. Mr. Chambers suffered a dislocated shoulder in the 3rd quarter.

ORFU
Toronto (6-2) 41 @ Windsor (0-7) 7
Sarnia (8-0) 15 @ Brantford (1-6) 6

Fred Smale caught 4 touchdown passes--2 each from Ollie Mandryk and Johnny Pont--to lead Balmy Beach over the Royals before only 300 fans in Windsor. Mr. Pont, Fred Street, and Marty Carrington scored the other Toronto touchdowns, while Dale Doland added 6 converts. Scotty Bissett punted for a single in the 1st quarter and caught a pass for the Royals' only touchdown, which he converted, late in the game.

Jack McKelvie kicked 2 field goals and a single and converted Corky Duchene's touchdown as the Imperials overcame an early 6-0 deficit to defeat the Redskins. Tom Moran scored a touchdown in the 1st quarter to give Brantford the lead.

Canadian university
Queen's (1-1) 20 @ McGill (0-2) 7
Toronto (1-0-1) 7 @ Western Ontario (1-0-1) 7

Brian Timmis, Jr, rushed for a touchdown and punted for 3 singles as the Golden Gaels defeated the Redmen at Molson Stadium.

Bill Bewley of the Varsity Blues was wide on a 25-yard field goal attempt from a bad angle in the final seconds of the game, but returner Cam Church was tackled in the end zone for a single point to give Toronto the tie before 13,000 fans at J.W. Little Memorial Stadium in London. Mr. Bewley had kicked a 17-yard field goal in the 3rd quarter, while Toronto's first 3 points had come on punt singles by Al Haig in the 1st quarter. The Mustangs scored the game's only touchdown in the 2nd quarter on a 15-yard fumble return by Syd O'Hara. Ray Truant missed the convert, but Gino Fracas kicked a single on the subsequent kickoff. Jimmy Carroll punted for a single in the 4th quarter to give Western a 7-6 lead.

50 years ago
1962

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Telstar--The Tornados (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, on CBS
Tonight's episode: I Saw the Whole Thing, starring John Forsythe, Kent Smith, John Fiedler, Philip Ober, Evans Evans, and Claire Griswold

This was the only episode of the series to be directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and was the 20th and last television program that he directed.

Religion
Pope John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council at St. Peter's Basilica.

Boxing
Brian London (27-9) won a 10-round decision over Von Clay (16-8-2) in a heavyweight bout at Tower Circus, Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

40 years ago
1972

Died on this date
Paul Ricca, 74. U.S. gangster. Born Felice DeLucia in Naples, Italy, Mr. Ricca changed his name after arriving in the United States at the age of 23. Known as "The Waiter," Mr. Ricca became friends with Al Capone and led the Chicago Outfit for more than 40 years.

Protest
Truck drivers in Chile went on strike to protest a move by the government of President Salvador Allende to set up a state-run trucking line in Aysen.

Hockey
WHA
Alberta 7 @ Ottawa 4
Quebec 0 @ Cleveland 2

Ron Anderson and Bill Hicke each scored 2 goals and Jim Harrison added a goal and 2 assists as the Oilers defeated the Nationals before a crowd announced at 5,006 at Ottawa Civic Centre in one of the first two regular season games in the history of the World Hockey Association. Mr. Anderson scored the WHA's first regular season goal ever at 6:19 of the 1st period when he his floating shot beat Ottawa goalie Les Binkley. Bob Charlebois scored the Nationals' first goal at 11:06 to tie the game 1-1, and then Mr. Hicke scored at 16:37 on a penalty shot to give the Oilers a 2-1 lead, and scored again just 15 seconds later. Ron Walters and Eddie Joyal scored the other Alberta goals. Mr. Charlebois scored twice for Ottawa, with Guy Trottier and Wayne Carleton scoring the others. Ken Brown was in goal for Alberta.

Gerry Cheevers stopped 21 shots as the Crusaders blanked the Nordiques before 9,681 fans at Cleveland Arena. Bob Dillabough scored the Crusaders' first goal ever at 10:30 of the 2nd period, and Ron Buchanan scored in the 3rd. Serge Aubry was in goal for Quebec.

Baseball
National League Championship Series
Pittsburgh 3 @ Cincinnati 4 (Cincinnati won best-of-five series 3-2)

The Reds trailed 2-1 going into the bottom of the 9th inning at Riverfront Stadium, but Johnny Bench led off with a home run off relief pitcher Dave Giusti to tie the score. Pinch runner George Foster scored the winning run on a wild pitch by Bob Moose. It was the last game for Pittsburgh right fielder Roberto Clemente. He had a single in 3 at bats, and drew an intentional base on balls in his final plate appearance.

American League Championship Series
Oakland 3 @ Detroit 4 (10 innings) (Best-of-five series tied 2-2)

The Athletics scored 2 runs in the top of the 10th inning at Tiger Stadium, but the Tigers rallied for 3 in the bottom of the inning to win the game and tie the series.





30 years ago
1982

Died on this date
Edith Quimby, 91. U.S. medical researcher and physicist. Professor Quimby spent most of her career of almost 60 years at Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases and Columbia University in New York City. She developed diagnostic and therapeutic applications of X-rays, and was concerned with protecting both those handling the radioactive material and making sure that those being treated were given the lowest dose necessary.

Craig Hosmer, 67. U.S. politician. Mr. Hosmer was an attorney with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission at Los Alamos, New Mexico. He represented California in the United States House of Representatives from 1953-1974.

Protest
Workers at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland went on strike to protest the law passed three days earlier by the Polish parliament outlawing the trade union movement Solidarity. The protest spread to other factories in the city; clashes between demonstrators and the special riot police known as ZOMO broke out, with the protesters setting fires and the police hurling tear gas grenades.

Politics and government
Bolivian President Hernan Siles Zuazo replaced the country’s entire military command in order to place the military under the authority of the new civilian government.

Britannica
The English warship Mary Rose, which had been sunk off Portsmouth harbour during a fight with French forces during the reign of Henry VIII, was raised, with most of its oak frame still intact. The ship had been the pride of the English fleet. The salvage operation had cost $7 million, but it was believed that the ship would contain 17,000 artifacts that would reveal much about the era of Tudor kings.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (5-7-1) 24 @ Hamilton (6-5-1) 24
Toronto (7-5-1) 35 @ Winnipeg (10-3) 39

Bernie Ruoff of the Tiger-Cats punted into the Saskatchewan end zone on the last play of the game in an attempt to score a single point, but Stew Fraser of the Roughriders fielded the 58-yard punt near the back of the end zone and punted the ball out of bounds at his own 10-yard line as time expired at Ivor Wynne Stadium. The Tiger-Cats had led 14-3 after the 1st quarter on touchdown passes from Tom Clements to Mark Bragagnolo and Steve Kearns, but the Roughriders scored 18 straight points in the next 2 quarters, including a touchdown pass from Joe Adams to Chris DeFrance and a touchdown run by Mike Washington. Mr. Washington’s touchdown was set up by a 107-yard punt return by Fran McDermott from the Saskatchewan 1-yard line to the Hamilton 2; it was the longest play in CFL history to take place completely within the field of play. Down 24-16 with less than 4 minutes remaining in the game, Mr. Clements moved the Tiger-Cats downfield and connected with Mr. Bragagnolo with a 14-yard touchdown pass with 2:10 remaining. Mr. Clements then passed to Steve Stapler for a 2-point convert to tie the game.

Dieter Brock completed 19 of 30 passes for 288 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Blue Bombers barely held off a late Argonaut rally before 26,129 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Mr. Brock threw touchdown passes of 46 and 41 yards to Nate Johnson in the 1st quarter and 29 yards to Martin Cox and 19 yards to Rick House in the 3rd quarter as Winnipeg built up a 32-14 lead after 3 quarters. The only Toronto touchdown during the first 3 quarters was scored by Cedric Minter on a 1-yard rush, while their most spectacular play was a 101-yard punt single by rookie Dean Dorsey. Toronto quarterback Condredge Holloway completed an 18-yard touchdown pass to Terry Greer, converted by Mr. Dorsey, with 9:39 remaining in the game to make the score 32-21. Another Argonaut drive ended when Winnipeg defensive back Vince Phason returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown. Mr. Holloway threw a 25-yard TD pass to Bob Bronk; a 2-point convert attempt was unsuccessful, and the Argonauts trailed 39-27 with 3:33 left. The Argonauts quickly regained possession, and Mr. Greer completed a 39-yard touchdown pass to Scott McGhee, making the score 39-34 after Mr. Dorsey’s convert with 2:24 remaining. The Toronto defense held the Winnipeg offense again, and marched to the Blue Bombers’ 29-yard line with 8 seconds remaining. Slotback Jan Carinci attempted an onside kick into the Winnipeg end zone on the last play, but Winnipeg defensive back Paul Bennett fell on the ball, giving the Argonauts just a single point. Mr. Greer tied the CFL single-game record for pass receptions with 15, for 206 yards. It was the first CFL game for Winnipeg linebacker Aaron Brown and offensive tackle Roger Taylor.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in France: Joe le taxi--Vanessa Paradis (11th week at #1)

Popular culture
A major sonar operation failed to find evidence of the Loch Ness monster.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (4-9-1) 23 @ Hamilton (6-8) 20
Calgary (8-7) 34 @ British Columbia (8-6) 6

Dave Ridgway’s 20-yard field goal with 3:40 remaining in the game gave the Roughriders their win over the Tiger-Cats before 12,541 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Kent Austin made his CFL debut at quarterback for Saskatchewan, completing 15 of 24 passes for 292 yards and a 51-yard touchdown pass to Ray Elgaard. Walter Bender rushed 17 times for 39 yards and scored the other Roughrider TD. Former Oakland and Los Angeles Raider Kenny King rushed 19 times for 70 yards and a touchdown for the Tiger-Cats in his first CFL game. Hamilton quarterback Mike Kerrigan completed 29 of 47 passes for 361 yards and a touchdown to Rocky DiPietro, but also gave up 4 interceptions. Hamilton kicker and punter Paul Osbaldiston suffered a season-ending injury in the 1st half and was replaced by slotback Lee Knight for the balance of the game.

Rick Worman completed 15 of 30 passes for 299 yards and touchdowns to Emanuel Tolbert and Larry Willis, and also rushed 4 times for 35 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Stampeders routed the Lions before 31,244 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. Former Stampeder Greg Vavra started at quarterback for the Lions and completed 15 of 28 passes for 178 yards, but was unable to produce a touchdown and was replaced by veteran Condredge Holloway, playing his first game as a Lion. Mr. Holloway was 4 for 10 for 83 yards. It was the third straight loss for the Lions, and the last game for Don Matthews as their head coach. He lost a power struggle with general manager Joe Galat and was fired a few days later and replaced by assistant coach Larry Donovan.

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Minnesota 5 @ Detroit 3 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 3-1)

National League Championship Series
St. Louis 3 @ San Francisco 6 (San Francisco led best-of-seven series 3-2)

The Twins scored single runs in each of the 3rd through 6th innings as they beat the Tigers before 51,939 fans at Tiger Stadium. Frank Viola pitched 5 innings to get the win over Frank Tanana.

Trailing 3-2, the Giants scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning to take a 6-3 lead before 59,363 fans at Candlestick Park. Joe Price relieved starting pitcher Rick Reuschel and pitched 5 innings of scoreless relief; Bob Forsch took the loss.

20 years ago
1992

Football
CFL
Hamilton (9-5) 44 @ Saskatchewan (7-7) 6

John Hood rushed 16 times for 131 yards and a touchdown as the Tiger-Cats routed the Roughriders before 20,025 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Terry Wright returned a fumble 35 yards for a touchdown and Damon Allen completed a 16-yard TD pass to Richard Nurse as Hamilton led 20-0 after the 1st quarter and 30-6 at halftime. Backup quarterback Todd Dillon threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Ken Evraire for the other Hamilton touchdown in the 4th quarter.

Baseball
National League Championship Series Game 5
Atlanta 1 @ Pittsburgh 7 (Atlanta led best-of-seven series 3-2)

The Pirates knocked Braves’ starting pitcher Steve Avery out of the box with 4 runs in the 1st inning, while winning pitcher Bob Walk pitched a 3-hitter at Three Rivers Stadium.

American League Championship Series Game 4
Toronto 7 @ Oakland 6 (10 innings) (Toronto led best-of-seven series 3-1)

The Athletics scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning and another in the 6th to take a 6-1 lead, but Oakland manager Tony LaRussa removed starting pitcher Bob Welch after Robert Alomar doubled to lead off the 8th inning, and relievers Jeff Parrett and Dennis Eckersley failed to preserve the lead. The Blue Jays scored 3 runs in the 8th and tied the game in the 9th on a 2-run home run by Mr. Alomar. Pat Borders drove in Derek Bell with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th inning to put the Blue Jays ahead, and Tom Henke came on to get the save before 47,732 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

10 years ago
2002

Abominations
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize for “decades ofuntiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.”

Football
CFL
Calgary (5-10-0-2) 14 @ British Columbia (9-6) 37

Damon Allen threw touchdown passes to Ryan Thelwell and Geroy Simon and rushed for a touchdown of his own as the Lions beat the Stampeders before 20,950 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. Lyle Green and Sean Millington also rushed for B.C. touchdowns. The only Calgary touchdown came with just 2:02 remaining in the game on an 8-yard pass to Travis Moore from Ben Sankey, who then connected with Kamau Peterson for a 2-point convert.

CIS
Alberta 25 @ Calgary 28

Baseball
The Texas Rangers signed Buck Showalter to a four-year contract to be their new manager.

American League Championship Series
Minnesota 1 @ Anaheim 2 (Anaheim led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Garret Anderson hit a home run to lead off the bottom of the 2nd inning, and Troy Glaus homered in the 8th to provide the winning run before 44,234 fans at Edison International Field of Anaheim.