November 3, 2012

70 years ago
1942

Football
WSCFL
Finals
Bombers 20 RCAF 11 (Bombers won 2-game total points series 34-29)

Gerald “Red” O’Donohue, Wayne Sheley, and Ches McCance scored touchdowns for the Bombers as they won the league championship at Osborne Stadium. Mr. McCance, who converted all 3 touchdowns, scored the winning TD on a 60-yard pass from Mr. Sheley in the 4th quarter. Bob Fritz rushed 1 yard for a touchdown and Mr. Charlton rushed 6 yards for another TD as the Flyers jumped to an 11-0 lead in the 1st quarter. Johnny Lake converted 1 of the RCAF touchdowns. The Bombers scored a safety touch when RCAF running back Ken Charlton was tackled in his own end zone in the 2nd quarter; the Flyers went into the halftime break leading 11-2.

60 years ago
1952

At the movies
Venetian Bird, directed by Ralph Thomas, and starring Richard Todd, Eva Bartok, and John Gregson, opened in theatres in the United Kingdom. It was relased in the U.S.A. in 1953 under the title The Assassin.



Technology
Clarence Birdseye marketed the first frozen peas.

50 years ago
1962

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy: Pregherò--Adriano Celentano

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Telstar--The Tornados (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): He's a Rebel--The Crystals

He's a Rebel was recorded by Darlene Love and the Blossoms, but credited to the Crystals. The song was written by Gene Pitney, whose recording of Only Love Can Break a Heart charted at #2.

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Monster Mash--Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt Kickers (3rd week at #1)
2 He's a Rebel--The Crystals
3 Do You Love Me--The Contours
4 All Alone Am I--Brenda Lee
5 Big Girls Don't Cry--The 4 Seasons
6 Only Love Can Break a Heart--Gene Pitney
7 Return to Sender--Elvis Presley
8 Popeye (The Hitchhiker)--Chubby Checker
9 Sherry--The 4 Seasons
10 Gina--Johnny Mathis

Singles entering the chart were Release Me by "Little Esther" Phillips (#73); Keep Your Hands Off My Baby by Little Eva (#77); Mary Ann Regrets by Burl Ives (#87); Anna by Arthur Alexander (#88); Rumors by Johnny Crawford (#90); The Push and Kick by Mark Valentino (#92); Aladdin by Bobby Curtola (#96); Mind Over Matter by Nolan Strong (#99); and Heart Breaker by Dean Christie (#100).

Football
CFL
Toronto (4-10) 8 @ Montreal (4-7-3) 32
Edmonton (6-9-1) 18 @ Winnipeg (11-5) 12
Saskatchewan (8-7-1) 8 @ British Columbia (7-9) 28

Don Clark rushed 20 times for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns and George Dixon carried 18 times for 111 yards and a touchdown as the Alouettes routed the Argonauts before 22,933 fans at Molson Stadium to clinch the third and last playoff spot in the Eastern Football Conference. Montreal quarterback Sandy Stephens, playing probably the best game of his CFL career, threw a touchdown pass to Marv Luster. Bobby-Jack Oliver, who opened the scoring with a 32-yard field goal, added 4 converts and a single. Gerry Philp scored the Argonauts' touchdown in the 1st quarter on a 28-yard pass from halfback Dick Shatto. Toronto quarterback Tobin Rote, playing his final CFL game, completed just 8 of 24 passes for 118 yards.

Tommy-Joe Coffey scored a touchdown, 2 converts, and a field goal to win the Western Football Conference scoring title as the Eskimos defeated the Blue Bombers at Winnipeg Stadium on a Saturday night when winds reached 42 miles per hour. Mr. Coffey edged Winnipeg's Gerry James for the scoring lead; Mr. James scored a touchdown, but missed the convert attempt on that and on the other Blue Bomber touchdown by Roger Hagberg. Mr. Coffey's touchdown came on a 7-yard pass from Jackie Parker, who was playing the final game as an Eskimo after a brilliant nine-year career. Defensive end Nat Dye scored the other Edmonton touchdown on a 60-yard fumble return. For Nat's brother Pat, it was the final game of his two-year career as an Eskimo linebacker. In fact, this came can be regarded as the final game for the Eskimo team that had been a champion or contender for the previous dozen years. Mr. Parker was traded to the Toronto Argonauts three months later, and other players retired or moved on.

Joe Kapp passed for 279 yards and 2 touchdowns each to Willie Fleming and Sonny Homer as the Lions beat the Roughriders in a downpour before 20,498 fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. Mel Melin, playing one of his few CFL games, added a convert and field goal, and relieved Mr. Kapp at quarterback in the 4th quarter. Newcomer Walt Mince scored the only Saskatchewan touchdown in the 1st quarter on a 44-yard pass from quarterback Bob Ptacek.

40 years ago
1972

Died on this date
Harry Richman, 77. U.S. entertainer. Mr. Richman was a versatile and popular performer in vaudeville in the 1920s and 1930s. He starred in the movie Puttin' on the Ritz in 1930, and had a major hit with a recording of the title song.

30 years ago
1982

Economics and finance
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 43.41 points to close at 1,065.49, both records.

20 years ago
1992

Politics and government
Democratic Party candidates Bill Clinton and Al Gore were elected President and Vice-President, respectively, of the United States of America, defeating the incumbent Republican Party ticket of President George Bush and Vice-President Dan Quayle. Mr. Clinton captured 370 electoral votes to 168 for Mr. Bush. Independent presidential candidate Ross Perot attracted more than 19 million votes—almost 19% of the popular vote—but no electoral votes. In other elections, Democrat Carol Moseley-Braun became the first Negro woman to be elected to the United States Senate, winning in Illinois.

Inuit residents of the eastern Canadian Arctic approved the land claim settlement required for the creation of the new territory of Nunavut. Title of 350,000 square kilometres of land would be given to residents as part of the 2.2 million square kilkometre territory, along with $1.5 billion over the next 14 years, and the right to hunt, fish, and trap in all of the territory.

10 years ago
2002

Died on this date
Lonnie Donegan, 71. U.K. musician. Mr. Donegan was known as the "King of Skiffle" in the 1950s and influenced a generation of British musicians, including the Beatles. He had many hits on the British singles charts with covers of American folk and blues songs, including Rock Island Line (1956); Midnight Special (1958); Tom Dooley (1958); and Battle of New Orleans (1959).

Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi. Yemeni terrorist leader. Mr. al-Harethi, the leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization in Yemen, was killed along with 5 operatives of lesser importance riding in the same automobile when their vehicle was struck by a drone missile fired by the U.S. CIA. The strike was the first of its kind to target al-Qaeda terrorists outside Afghanistan.

Politics and government
The Justice and Development Party, the outgrowth of an Islamic party, won national elections in Turkey with 34% of the vote. The Republican People’s Party attracted 19% of the vote, while the party of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit captured just 1.2% of the vote, not enough to qualify for any seats in parliament. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the winning party, was barred from entering parliament because of a 1998 conviction for inciting hatred, and thus could not officially take office. Mr. Erdogan said his party was committed to secularism, joining the European Union, and good relations with the U.S.A.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s 20-month-old coalition government collapsed when the Labour Party walked out, led by the ministers of foreign affairs and defense.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (4-14-0-2) 26 @ Montreal (13-5-0-1) 25
Calgary (6-12-0-2) 32 @ Toronto (8-10) 33

Archie Turner returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown with 2:10 remaining in the game to provide the winning margin as the Renegades edged the Alouettes before a sellout crowd of 20,002 at Molson Stadium. The Renegades trailed 23-10 after 3 quarters, but Lawrence Tynes kicked 3 straight field goals before Mr. Turner’s touchdown. Ottawa punter Glenn Harper conceded a safety touch with 52 seconds left to end the scoring. The Renegades failed to score an offensive touchdown, but they opened the scoring on a 79-yard interception return by George McCullough in the 1st quarter. Tavares Bolden started at quarterback for Montreal but suffered a season-ending knee injury early in the game, and was replaced by Matt Lytle, who threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jeremaine Copeland early in the 2nd quarter. The Alouettes scored their last touchdown midway through the 2nd quarter on a 58-yard fumble return by Mark Washington.

Noel Prefontaine’s 42-yard field goal with 25 seconds remaining in regulation time gave the Argonauts their win over the Stampeders as they came back from a 29-10 halftime deficit before 19,232 fans at SkyDome. Calgary led 14-7 after the 1st quarter on touchdowns by Anthony Malbrough on a 37-yard fumble return and Don Blair on a 55-yard pass from Marcus Crandell, sandwiched around a Toronto touchdown by Mookie Mitchell on a 21-yard pass from Reggie Slack. Mr. Crandell completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Anderson in the 2nd quarter, and after Mr. Prefontaine kicked a 23-yard field goal with 34 seconds remaining before halftime, Antonio Warren returned the kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown with 21 seconds left to give the Stampeders their halftime margin. Mr. Slack completed a 36-yard TD pass to Mr. Mitchell in the 3rd quarter, followed by an unsuccessful 2-point convert attempt. With 5:13 remaining in the 4th quarter, Mr. Slack connected with Ted Alford for a 7-yard touchdown. Mr. Prefontaine’s convert made the score 29-23, and the Argonauts took a 30-29 lead with 2:49 remaining on a 75-yard interception return by Brian Bonner, converted by Mr. Prefontaine. Mark McLoughlin kicked a 27-yard field goal with 1:39 remaining to restore the Stampeders’ lead before Mr. Prefontaine kicked the winning points. It was the last game for Wally Buono as Calgary’s head coach after 13 years in the position. Mr. Anderson carried 6 times for 22 yards in what turned out to be his last game as a Stampeder after 7 seasons. Mr. Alford caught 10 passes for 111 yards, while Mr. Mitchell caught 5 for 85. Travis Moore led the Stampeders with 7 receptions for 102 yards. Mr. Slack completed 26 of 35 passes for 318 yards, while Mr. Crandell completed just 18 of 41, but for 306 yards.



CIS
CWUAA
Semi-finals
Saskatchewan 37 @ Manitoba 18

Sheldon Ball threw touchdown passes to Aaron David, Graeme Bell, and David Stevens as the Huskies upset the Bisons, who were the #1-ranked team in Canada entering the game. Manitoba quarterback Shane Munson completed a 61-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Sharp in the 2nd quarter.