October 8, 2012

240 years ago
1772

Died on this date
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, 60. French musician and composer. Mr. Mondonville was a classical violinist who was associated with the Chapelle royale and chamber, performing 100 concerts. He wrote grands motets, light operas, oratorios, and works for violin.

125 years ago
1887

Football
ORFU
Round 1
Ottawa College won by default over Royal Military College
Hamilton 5 @ Toronto 9

Hamilton protested the game, and the protest was upheld on October 11 and the game ordered to be replayed.

120 years ago
1892

Born on this date
Marina Tsvetaeva. Russian poetess. Miss Tsvetaeva is regarded as one of Russia's greatest lyric poets. Her husband Sergei Efron joined the White Army in the Russian Civil War, and she and their two daughters suffered economic hardships, and the youngest daughter died of hunger. Miss Tsvetaeva and her family fled Russia for Paris in 1922, eventually settling there from 1925-1939. Mr. Efron and their daughter Alya developed Soviet sympathies, and Sergei became an NKVD agent. They were arrested for espionage in 1941; Mr. Efron was executed by shooting, aand Alya Efron served eight years in prison. Miss Tsvetaeva, reportedly under pressure to work for the NKVD, committed suicide by hanging herself on August 31, 1941 at the age of 58.

Football
CRU
ORFU
Round 1 (1st games of 2-game total points series)
London @ Petrolia (postponed, rain)
Stratford 0 @ Hamilton 71
Royal Military College 6 @ Queen’s University 9
Toronto 19 @ University of Toronto 8

100 years ago
1912

War
The First Balkan War began when Montenegro declared war on the Ottoman Empire.

Baseball
World Series
Boston Red Sox 4 @ New York Giants 3 (Boston led best-of-seven series 1-0)

The Red Sox overcame a 2-0 deficit with a run in the 6th inning and 3 in the 7th as they held on to edge the Giants before 35,730 fans at the Polo Grounds. Smoky Joe Wood struck out 11 in pitching a complete game for the victory, while rookie Jeff Tesreau pitched 7 innings in taking the loss.

90 years ago
1922

Died on this date
Allen Arless, 26. Canadian football player. A veteran of the Great War, Mr. Arless was a backup quarterback with the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association Winged Wheelers. In the first game of the season against the Toronto Argonauts, Mr. Arless entered the game when starter Frank McGill was ejected. On his first play, Mr. Arless handed the ball off and was heavily blocked, suffering a broken neck in the pileup of players. He died in hospital the following day.

Baseball
World Series
New York Yankees 3 @ New York Giants 5 (Giants won best-of-seven series 4-0-1)

The Giants scored 3 runs with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th inning as they defeated the Yankees before 38,551 fans at the Polo Grounds to win the series for the second straight year. George Kelly's 2-run single put the Giants ahead to stay. Art Nehf and Joe Bush pitched complete games; it was the first win of the series for Mr. Nehf, the second loss for Mr. Bush.

80 years ago
1932

Football
CRU
IRFU
Montreal (1-0) 13 @ Ottawa (0-1) 12
Hamilton (1-0) 15 @ Toronto (0-1) 2

Baseball
The Washington Nationals named shortstop Joe Cronin, 27, to succeed Walter Johnson as their manager.

75 years ago
1937

Baseball
World Series
New York Yankees 5 @ New York Giants 1 (Yankees led best-of-seven series 3-0)

Monte Pearson retired the first 14 batters he faced, while the Yankees scored all their runs from the 2nd through the 5th innings before 37,385 fans at the Polo Grounds. Johnny Murphy got the last out in relief of Mr. Pearson; Hal Schumacher pitched 6 innings for the Giants and took the loss.

70 years ago
1942

Died on this date
Effie Ellsler, 87. U.S. actress. Miss Ellsler was a leading actress on stage, and later, screen in a career spanning more than 75 years, beginning at the age of 3. Her stage roles included the title role in Hazel Kirke in the early 1880s and the lead role in her last Broadway play, The Bat (1920-1922). Miss Ellsler appeared in more than 20 movies, including Old Ironsides (1926); The Front Page (1931); and Camille (1936). She died three weeks after her 87th birthday, after a short illness.

War
The German government reported that its tactics at Stalingrad would be changed from storming he city to systematically destroying it by artillery fire.

Defense
The U.S. House of Representatives passed and sent to the Senate a second supplemental national defense appropriation bill for 1943, including $5.595 billion for the Navy.

Politics and government
While the British House of Commons voted to support current British policy toward India, Secretary of State for India Leo Amery barred any negotiations with the All-India Congress Party until it abandoned its illegal efforts to seize power.

The Argentine cabinet ordered strict supervision of outgoing communications "to prevent the transmission of news prejudicial to the national interests."

Economics and finance
The U.S. War Production Board ordered domestic gold mines to cease ore production by October 15, escept for very small mines and those needed for war production.

Labour
German authorities in Belgium issued a decree mandating registration for labour of all Belgian men aged 18-50 and unmarried women aged 21-35.

60 years ago
1952

On the radio
I Was a Communist for the FBI, starring Dana Andrews
Tonight’s episode: A Suit for the Party

On television tonight
The Unexpected, hosted by Herbert Marshall, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Mr. O, starring Ludwig Donath, Lisa Golm, and Ray Montgomery

Died on this date
Louis T. Wright, 61. U.S. physician. Dr. Wright served with the U.S. Army Medical Corps in World War I, and later became the first Negro on the surgical staff of an integrated hospital in New York City, serving at Harlem Hospital. He was influential in instituting reforms in professionalism and standards, and in other areas such as antibiotic treatment, cancer research, chemotherapy, treating head injuries, and treating bone fractures. Dr. Wright advocated for Negro civil rights, but suffered lingering health problems, including tuberculosis, as a result of his war service.

50 years ago
1962

Died on this date
Leonard Owen, 49. Australian speedboat driver. Mr. Owen was attempting to set a speed record on Glenmaggie Reservoir, 100 miles from Melbourne, when his boat, Hurricane III, hit its own wash at 150 miles per hour, rose 30 feet in the air, corkscrewed and broke into pieces, plunging back into the water. Mr. Owen was still conscious when he was pulled out, but died in hospital an hour later. The record for seven-litre class hydroplanes was 151 mph, and Mr. Owen seemed to be in good shape to break it; he was timed at 170 mph over the first leg of the course, and turned and re-entered the course at 150 mph.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (6-4) 26 @ Montreal (2-6-2) 24
Edmonton (4-8-1) 20 @ Saskatchewan (6-4-1) 28

Moe Racine's 40-yard field goal on the last play of the game gave the Rough Riders their win over the Alouettes before a Molson Stadium crowd of 19,288. Ernie White led the Ottawa attack with 11 carries for 89 yards and a touchdown, and 5 pass receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Russ Jackson threw the touchdown pass to Mr. White and another to Len Chandler, giving the Rough Riders a 23-10 lead in the 4th quarter. George Dixon rushed 46 yards for a Montreal touchdown in the 1st quarter, and Bobby Thompson returned the kickoff after Mr. Chandler's score 106 yards for a touchdown of his own. Bobby-Jack Oliver converted to make the score 23-17, and the Alouettes tied the game on a 41-yard touchdown pass from Sandy Stephens to Marv Luster. Mr. Oliver's convert was blocked, and he missed a 22-yard field goal attempt shortly after, but it went for a single point to give Montreal a 24-23 lead with 3 minutes remaining.

Bob Ptacek completed a 73-yard touchdown pass to Jack Gotta, rushed for a touchdown of his own, and handed off to Ferd Burket for another TD as the Roughriders beat the Eskimos before 12,783 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Former Baltimore Colt Steve Myhra added 3 converts, 2 field goals, and a single. Edmonton quarterback Jackie Parker handed off to Tommy-Joe Coffey for the first Eskimo touchdown, rushed for the second himself, and passed to E.A. Sims for the third.

Baseball
World Series
San Francisco Giants 7 @ New York Yankees 3 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

San Francisco catcher Tom Haller hit a 2-run home run off Whitey Ford in the top of the 2nd inning, and second baseman Chuck Hiller hit a grand slam--the first ever by a National League team in a World Series--off Marshall Bridges in the 7th. Juan Marichal started on the mound for the Giants, and was relieved by Bobby Bolin after pitching 4 scoreless innings. Don Larsen, who, six years earlier to the day, had pitched the only perfect game in World Series history, pitched just 1/3 of an inning of relief, but was credited with the win. Jim Coates, who replaced Mr. Ford on the mound to begin the 7th inning, took the loss.

40 years ago
1972

Died on this date
Prescott Bush, 77. U.S. politician. Mr. Bush was a Wall Street banker who represented Connecticut in the United States Senate from 1952-1963. He took a liberal stand on population control and was involved with the American Birth Control League and Planned Parenthood. Mr. Bush disapproved of Senator Joseph McCarthy's attempts to expose Communists in the U.S. government, and was one of the majority of 67 Senators who voted to censure Mr. McCarthy in 1954. Mr. Bush was the father of George H.W. Bush (President of the United States from 1989-1993) and the grandfather of George W. Bush (President of the United States from 2001-2009).

Health
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a survey on over-the-counter remedies and warned that Americans were “wasting” money on worthless, unnecessary, and sometimes harmful patent medications and health products. The overuse was attributed to advertising as well as ignorance.

Auto racing
U.S. Grand Prix @ Watkins Glen, New York
1 Jackie Stewart, Scotland
2 Francois Cevert, France
3 Denis Hulme, New Zealand
4 Ronnie Peterson, Sweden
5 Jacky Ickx, Belgium
6 Mario Andretti, U.S.A.
7 Patrick de Pailler, France
8 Clay Regazzoni, Switzerland
9 Jody Scheckter, South Africa

Football
CFL
Montreal (4-7) 3 @ Toronto (2-9) 21
British Columbia (3-9) 14 @ Saskatchewan (7-5) 24

Eric Allen and Leon McQuay scored touchdowns for the Argonauts as they defeated the Alouettes before 32,571 fans on a windy day at CNE Stadium. Bill Symons rushed 15 times for 98 yards for the Argonauts, while punter Zenon Andrusyshyn rushed once for 66 yards in the 4th quarter after juggling a snap.

Ron Lancaster threw touchdown passes of 45 and 31 yards to Bob Pearce as the Roughrides scored 16 unanswered points in the 4th quarter at Taylor Field in Regina to eliminate the Lions from playoff contention. George Reed scored the other Saskatchewan touchdown, while Jim Evenson scored the only B.C. touchdown.

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Detroit 0 @ Oakland 5 (Oakland led best-of-five series 2-0)

Blue Moon Odom pitched a 3-hitter and the Athletics scored 4 runs in the 5th inning as they blanked the Tigers at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum; Woodie Fryman took the loss for the Tigers. Oakland shortstop Bert Campaneris threw his bat at Detroit relief pitcher Lerrin LaGrow after being hit by a pitch; both players were ejected, and Mr. Campaneris was fined and suspended for the rest of the series, plus a few games at the beginning of the regular season in 1973.





National League Championship Series
Cincinnati 5 @ Pittsburgh 3 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1)

The first five Cincinnati batters hit safely off Pittsburgh starting pitcher Bob Moose, and four of them scored, as the Reds evened the series before 50,584 fans at Three Rivers Stadium. Jack Billingham started on the mound for the Reds, and was removed in favour of Tom Hall with 2 out in the 5th inning and the score 4-2, leaving Mr. Billingham one out short of going the minimum distance necessary to get credit for the win. That credit went to Mr. Hall, who gave up just 2 hits in 4 1/3 innings.

30 years ago
1982

Died on this date
Fernando Lamas, 67. U.S. actor. Mr. Lamas became a movie star in his native Argentina before moving to the United States, where he played "Latin lover" roles. He was the inspiration for comedian Billy Crystal's character "Fernando," and is said to have inspired his friend Jonathan Goldmsith's portrayal of The Most Interesting Man in the World in a series of television commercials for Dos Equis beer.

World events
The Polish parliament approved a law banning the trade union movement Solidarity. Special riot policemen, known as ZOMO, were brought into Warsaw and barracked at several central hotels to guard against demonstrations. No protests occurred.

Swedish authorities reported that there had been a new contact with a Soviet submarine trapped along the coast of the Baltic Sea.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that unemployment had reached 10.1% in September, a rise of 0.3% over the August figure, and the highest such figure in 42 years. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 11,260,000 people out of a total labour force of 110,980,000 were out of work—an increase of 45,000 over August. It was also estimated that the number of people who were not looking for jobs because they believed none were available had reached 1.6 million.

The U.S. Federal Reserve Board announced that it had lowered interest rates for loans to banks from 10%-9½ %, bringing the discount level to its lowest level since November 1978. Most of America’s major banks promptly lowered their prime rates from 13½%-12¼%.

Baseball
American League Championship Series Game 3
California 3 @ Milwaukee 5 (California led best-of-five series 2-1)

Paul Molitor hit a 2-run home run and Don Sutton was the winning pitcher as the Brewers staved off elimination against the Angels at County Stadium.

25 years ago
1987

War
U.S. helicopter gunships sank three Iranian patrol boats in the Persian Gulf, killing at least two Iranians. At least one of the boats had fired on a patrolling helicopter.

Diplomacy
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called on the United States government to enter direct talks with his government.

Religion
Rev. Jerry Falwell resigned as chairman of the PTL television “ministry” and the entire board of directors also resigned, more than six months after Rev. Falwell had taken the reins at the request of the “ministry’s” founder, Jim Bakker, when Mr. Bakker had become entangled in a sex scandal. The resignations of Rev. Falwell and the board came the day after a U.S. federal bankruptcy court rejected a reorganization plan submitted by Rev. Falwell, and ordered creditors of PTL to submit their own plan.

Baseball
American League Championship Series Game 2
Detroit 3 @ Minnesota 6 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Bert Blyleven won the pitching matchup against Jack Morris at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.

20 years ago
1992

Died on this date
Willy Brandt, 78. Chancellor of West Germany, 1969-1974. Mr. Brandt was leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany from 1964-1987. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971 for his efforts to promote relations between West Germany and the Soviet bloc.

Space
The Pioneer Venus Orbiter, which had been orbiting Venus since December 4, 1978, plunged into the planet’s atmosphere with most of its instruments still operating.

Politics and government
Native leaders in Manitoba urged their people to vote against the Charlottetown Accord on October 26, stating that their existing treaty rights would be eroded by the constitutional agreement. Assembly of First Nations Grand Chief Ovide Mercredi countered their argument, saying that their concern was based on an outdated copy of the legal text.

Former Saskatchewan Premier Grant Devine announced that he was leaving politics to return to his teaching job at the University of Saskatchewan.

Hockey
NHL
The expansion Ottawa Senators played their first regular season game, defeating the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 at Ottawa Civic Centre.

Baseball
American League Championship Series Game 2
Oakland 1 @ Toronto 3 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Kelly Gruber hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 5th inning to support the pitching of David Cone at SkyDome.

10 years ago
2002

Labour
28 ports on the west coast of the United States reopened after a 10-day lockout caused by a dispute between management and the dockers’ union. U.S. President George W. Bush invoked the Taft-Hartley Act for the first time since 1978, imposing an 80-day cooling-off period.

Baseball
American League Championship Series Game 1
Anaheim 1 @ Minnesota 2 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Winning pitcher Joe Mays allowed 4 hits in 8 innings at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.