November 12, 2012

150 years ago
1862

Born on this date
Frank Burr Mallory. U.S. pathologist. Dr. Mallory's achievements included discovering and isolating the scarlet fever bacillus and discovering the cause of cirrhosis of the liver. He died on September 27, 1941 at the age of 78.

120 years ago
1892

Football
William "Pudge" Heffelfinger was paid $500 by Pittsburgh's Allegheny Athletic Association to play as a "ringer" against arch-rival Pittsburgh Athletic Club and thereby became the first professional football player. He scored the game-winning touchdown on a fumble recovery.

100 years ago
1912

Exploration
Charles “Silas” Wright, a member of an Antarctic search expedition, discovered the tent containing the bodies of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Henry “Birdie” Bowers, and Edward Wilson, who had frozen to death earlier in the year while returning from the South Pole.

80 years ago
1932

Football
IRFU
Ottawa (0-6) 1 @ Montreal (4-2) 30
Toronto (3-3) 1 @ Hamilton (5-1) 19

Hal Baysinger and Jack McBrearty each scored 2 touchdowns as the Winged Wheelers routed the Rough Riders at Molson Stadium to end the season. The loss was the 25th in a row for Ottawa, going back to 1928.

Ray Boadway returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown and Frank Turville scored 14 points, including 5 on a touchdown, as the Tigers beaat the Argonauts at the HAAA Grounds.

ORFU
Sarnia (5-1) 3 @ Toronto (4-1-1) 7

Mr. Moore scored the only touchdown in the 3rd quarter as Balmy Beach defeated the Imperials to end the season before 3,500 fans at Ulster Stadium.

Canadian university
Queen's (1-3-2) 2 @ Toronto (5-1) 21
McGill (1-4-1) 8 @ Western Ontario (3-2-1) 13

Johnny Copp scored 2 touchdowns as the Varsity Blues beat the Tricolor before 8,000 fans at Varsity Stadium.

The Mustangs overcame an early 3-0 deficit with 13 straight points as they held on to beat the Redmen before a small crowd at J.W. Little Memorial Stadium in London.

70 years ago
1942

War
The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal between American and Japanese forces began in the Solomon Islands.

60 years ago
1952

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley, on BBC Home Service
Tonight’s episode: The Five Orange Pips

I Was a Communist for the FBI, starring Dana Andrews
Tonight’s episode: The Red Gate

On television tonight
The Unexpected, hosted by Herbert Marshall, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Desert Honeymoon, starring John Agar and Cathy Downs

At the movies
The Steel Trap, written and directed by Andrew L. Stone, and starring Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright, opened in theatres.

50 years ago
1962

Football
CFL
Western Semi-Finals
Calgary 18 @ Saskatchewan 7 (Calgary won 2-game total points series 43-7)

Eagle Day threw touchdown passes of 46 yards to Ed Buchanan and 20 yards to Pete Manning in the 2nd quarter as the Stampeders came back from an early 7-0 deficit to defeat the Roughriders before 9,000 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Saskatchewan quarterback Bob Ptacek completed a 23-yard touchdown pass to Ray Purdin, converted by Steve Myhra, to open the scoring in the 1st quarter. The Stampeders put the series away with 17 points in the 2nd quarter on a Larry Robinson field goal and the 2 touchdowns, both converted by Mr. Robinson. The only scoring of the 2nd half came on a 45-yard punt single by Calgary's Jim Furlong in the 4th quarter. The Calgary defense limited the Saskatchewan offense to just 11 first downs. Jerry Keeling relieved Mr. Day at quarterback for much of the 2nd half. It was the last game for Steve Owen as head coach of the Roughriders, and the last game for such players as Mr. Myhra and backup Saskatchewan quarterback Dave Sarette.

40 years ago
1972

On television tonight
Rod Serling's Night Gallery, on NBC
Tonight's episode: You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan, starring Ozzie and Harriet Nelson; Smile, Please, starring Cesare Danova and Linsay Wagner

Died on this date
Rudolf Friml, 92. Czech-born U.S. pianist and composer. Mr. Friml, a native of Prague, was best known for his operettas, which included The Firefly (1912); Rose-Marie (1924); and The Vagabond King (1925).

Football
CFL
Western Semi-Final
Saskatchewan 8 @ Edmonton 6

Neither team was able to score a touchdown as the Roughriders edged the Eskimos before 15,773 fans at Clarke Stadium. Jack Abendschan kicked 2 field goals and a single for Saskatchewan, while teammate Bob Pearce opened the scoring with a 41-yard punt single. One of Mr. Abendschan's field goals bounced in off the goal post, while Edmonton kicker Dave Cutler hit the upright in the 3rd quarter with a 33-yard FG attempt, and the ball bounced back into the field of play, resulting in a dead ball and no points. The Roughriders led 4-1 after 3 quarters on Mr. Pearce's single and a 37-yard FG by Mr. Abendschan in the 1st quarter, with the Eskimos' only point coming on a single off a missed field goal by Mr. Cutler on the last play of the 1st half. Early in the 4th quarter, Edmonton quarterback Tom Wilkinson led a drive to the Saskatchewan 12-yard line, but Gene Foster was stopped at the 6 after taking a pass from Mr. Wilkinson on a fake field goal attempt. Saskatchewan quarterback Ron Lancaster then threw the ball away while being chased in his end zone, and the referee penalized him for intentional grounding and awarded the Eskimos a safety touch, making the score 4-3. Mr. Lancaster then threw an interception to Larry Highbaugh, who returned the ball 12 yards to the Saskatchewan 48. The Eskimos drove to the 15, but had to settle for a field goal by Mr. Cutler and a 6-4 lead with 7:42 remaining in regulation time. Mr. Lancaster then directed a drive that resulted in a 27-yard field goal by Mr. Abendschan with 4:48 remaining to give the Roughriders a 7-6 lead. The Roughriders appeared to have the game under control in the final minute, even when Mr. Abendschan missed a field goal and settled for a single with 17 seconds remaining. The Eskimos almost won the game on the last play. Taking the ball on their own 25-yard line after the single, the Edmonton offense had time for just one more play. Mr. Highbaugh, who had joined the team late in the season as a defensive back after being released by the British Columbia Lions, entered the game as a receiver. Mr. Wilkinson threw a long pass to him, and Mr. Highbaugh made the catch at midfield. Saskatchewan defensive back Roy Robinson barely tripped him up and forced him out of bounds at the Saskatchewan 24-yard line after a 61-yard gain. Mr. Lancaster completed 16 of 29 passes for 287 yards. It was the last game for a number of Eskimos, including 14-year veteran linebacker Howie Schumm, defensive tackle Greg Pipes, and linebacker Dave Gasser.

30 years ago
1982

Politics and government
The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party unanimously elected Yuri V. Andropov, 68, a member of the ruling Politburo and former head of the secret police agency (KGB), to succeed Leonid Brezhnev as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union—the U.S.S.R.’s highest official.

World events
Poland's Communist government freed Lech Walesa, leader of the trade union movement Solidarity, after 11 months of house arrest.

25 years ago
1987

Health
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it had cleared Genentech Inc. to begin marketing tissue plasminogen activator (TPA), a genetically-engineered blood clot dissolver, that would be used to treat heart attack patients. It had been found effective in dissolving blood clots and reducing the incidence of congestive heart failure after an attack. Its most serious side effect was bleeding.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the U.S. trade deficit in September had declined to $14.08 billion from $15.71 billion in August. The news sparked an immediate 61-point increase in the Dow Jones industrial average.

10 years ago
2002

Died on this date
Glenn Dobbs, 82. U.S. football player and coach. Mr. Dobbs was a quarterback, halfback, and punter, who starred at the University of Tulsa from 1940-1942. After serving with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, Mr. Dobbs played for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference in 1946 and 1947, and was named the AAFC's most valuable player in his first season. He played for the Los Angeles Dons of the AAFC in 1948 and 1949, but retired because of a knee injury. The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union lured him to Canada in 1951, and he led the Roughriders to their first Western title since 1936 and won the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy as the WIFU's most valuable player. Mr. Dobbs became the Roughriders' head coach in 1952 and reduced his playing time, but the Roughriders dropped to a 3-12-1 record and finished fourth and last. Mr. Dobbs relinquished his coaching duties in 1953 and split quarterbacking duties with head coach Frank Filchock and newcomer Frank Tripucka. Mr. Dobbs joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1954 but retired after just 2 games. He then went back to the University of Tulsa, where he served as athletic director from 1955-1970 and head football coach from 1961-1968. Mr. Dobbs was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980.

Terrorism
A voice that U.S. officials identified as apparently that of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden was heard on an audiotape broadcast over the Al Jazeera television network. The four-minute message praised recent terrorist attacks in Russia and Indonesia and threatened other nations with attack if they supported a U.S. invasion of Iraq.