November 6, 2012

125 years ago
1887

Born on this date
Walter Johnson. U.S. baseball pitcher and manager. Mr. Johnson, nicknamed "The Big Train," played with the Washington Nationals from 1907-1927, compiling a record of 417-279 with an earned run average of 2.17 in 802 games. His career total of 3,502 strikeouts was the major league record until 1983, and he remains the record holder with 110 shutouts. Mr. Johnson's career win total is second to Cy Young, and was a major factor in becoming one of the first five men--and the first pitcher--to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. Mr. Johnson was also a dangerous hitter, batting .235 with 24 home runs and 255 runs batted in in 933 games. He managed the Nationals from 1929-1932 and the Cleveland Indians from 1933-1935, compiling a record of 529-432. Mr. Johnson died of a brain tumour on December 10, 1946 at the age of 59.

120 years ago
1892

Born on this date
Harold Ross. U.S. journalist. Mr. Ross wrote for various newspapers before he and yeast heir Raoul Fleischmann co-founded The New Yorker in 1925. Mr. Ross served as the magazine's editor-in-chief until his death from heart failure on December 6, 1951, a month after his 59th birthday, while undergoing surgery to remove a lung.

90 years ago
1922

Football
CRU
IRFU
Toronto 11 @ Montreal 4 (Exhibition)

Mr. Wilson scored the game's only touchdown, while Lionel Conacher converted, punted for 2 singles, and drop-kicked a 40-yard field goal as the Argonauts defeated the Winged Wheelers before 6,000 fans at Molson Stadium in a game whose receipts were donated to a memorial fund for Allan Arless, the Montreal quarterback who had died on October 8, the day after breaking his neck in a game against the Argonauts.

ORFU
(Ottawa) St. Brigids (1-3) 2 @ (Toronto) Parkdale Canoe Club (5-0) 10
University of Toronto (2-3) 10 @ Hamilton Rowing Club (1-3) 6

Parkdale coach Mike Rodden, who had been coaching the team without pay for the previous two seasons, resigned after his team's win over Ottawa.

Mr. White of the U of T scored the game's only touchdown on a rain-soaked field when he recovered the onside kick of his teammate, Mr. Allen. 1,600 people attended the game, but their view toward the end was obstructed by a thick fog.

WCRFU
Semi-Final
Regina 8 @ Edmonton 13

Curly Dorman scored 2 touchdowns and a convert to lead the Elks over the Roughriders before 2,500 fans at Diamond Park. Jack Fraser added 2 singles to complete the Edmonton scoring. Mr. Timmis rushed 40 yards for the Regina touchdown on a muddy field.

80 years ago
1932

At the movies
Sherlock Holmes, starring Clive Brook as Sherlock Holmes, Reginald owen as Dr. Watson, and Ernest Torrence as Professor Moriarty, opened in theatres.



75 years ago
1937

Football
CRU
IRFU
Toronto (4-1) 2 @ Montreal (2-3) 11
Ottawa (2-3) 14 @ Hamilton (2-3) 4

Tommy Burns kicked 2 field goals and a single, and Abe Eliowitz kicked 4 singles and contributed a brilliant rushing performance as the Indians upset the Argonauts at Molson Stadium.

Dave Sprague rushed 1 yard for a touchdown and Ernie Morrison threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Stan O'Neil as the Rough Riders beat the Tigers.

ORFU
Hamilton (0-3) 6 @ Sarnia (3-0-1) 37

Bummer Stirling scored 15 points on a touchdown, 4 converts, and 6 singles, while Orm Beach added 2 touchdowns as the Imperials routed the Panthers. Eddie Strachan punted for a single for Hamilton's first point and returned a fumble 15 yards for a touchdown in the 2nd quarter.

WIFU
Finals
Calgary 13 @ Winnipeg 10 (1st game of 2-game total points series)

Johnny Rosano completed touchdown passes of 23 yards to Herb Snowdon and 10 yards to Joe Turner in the 2nd quarter as the Bronks held on to defeat the Blue Bombers before 6,000 fans at Osborne Stadium. Bob Fritz rushed for the Winnipeg touchdown in the 3rd quarter.

Canadian university
McGill (1-4) 6 @ Toronto (3-1-1) 7
Queen's (3-2) 12 @ Western Ontario (2-2-1) 8

Cam Gray kicked 2 field goals and punted for a 60-yard single to give the Varsity Blues their win over the Redmen before 14,000 fans at Varsity Stadium. Mr. Gray's first field goal gave U of T a 3-1 lead on the last play of the first half, after McGill had been penalized for no yards. Cam MacArthur's punt single had given McGill a 1-0 lead in the 1st quarter. McGill's Andy Anton blocked one of Mr. Gray's punts in the 3rd quarter, returned it about 19 yards to the Toronto 1-yard line, and rushed 1 yard for a touchdown on third down; Mr. Hall missed the convert. Mr. Gray kicked a 40-yard field goal to tie the game 6-6 with 7 minutes remaining in the game, and kicked the winning point in the game's final minutes.

The Tricolor overcame an early 7-0 deficit to defeat the Mustangs before 4,000 fans at J.W. Little Memorial Stadium in London. Bill Ewener recovered a fumbled punt in the Queen's end zone for a touchdown early in the game to give Western a 5-0 lead. Boyce Sherk's convert was blocked, but Mr. Sherk added a single on a missed field goal and Johnny Munro punted for a single to extend the lead to 7-0.

50 years ago
1962

Diplomacy
The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution condemning South Africa’s apartheid policies and calling for all UN member states to sever military and economic relations with South Africa.

40 years ago
1972

Died on this date
Edward V. Long, 64. U.S. politician. Mr. Long, a Democrat, represented Missouri in the United States Senate from 1960-1968.

Disasters
Fire swept through a Japanese express train as it stalled in a tunnel near Fukui, leaving 28 dead, 542 injured, and 179 missing.

30 years ago
1982

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K.: Do You Really Want to Hurt Me--Culture Club (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Up Where We Belong--Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Up Where We Belong--Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
2 Who Can it Be Now?--Men at Work
3 Heart Attack--Olivia Newton-John
4 Jack & Diane--John Cougar
5 I Keep Forgettin'--Michael McDonald
6 Somebody's Baby--Jackson Browne
7 Truly--Lionel Richie
8 You Can Do Magic--America
9 Break it to Me Gently--Juice Newton
10 Nobody--Sylvia

Singles entering the chart were This Girl is Mine by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney (#39); Hand to Hold On To by John Cougar (#76); You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins (#83); 1999 by Prince (#84); Does it Make You Remember by Kim Carnes (#86); Down Under by Men at Work (#87); Valerie by Steve Winwood (#88); I Know There's Something Going On by Frida (#89); and Talk Talk by Talk Talk (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Down Under--Men at Work (3rd week at #1)
2 Heart Attack--Olivia Newton-John
3 The Look of Love--ABC
4 Gloria--Laura Branigan
5 New World Man--Rush
6 Heartlight--Neil Diamond
7 Don't Fight It--Kenny Loggins and Steve Perry
8 Blue Eyes--Elton John
9 Up Where We Belong--Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
10 Pressure--Billy Joel

Singles entering the chart were Rock This Town by the Stray Cats (#44); Valerie by Steve Winwood (#45); Nobody by Sylvia (#47); Rock the Casbah by the Clash (#48); Baby I Need Your Loving by Carl Carlton (#49); and Situation by Yaz (#50).

Crime
Shirley Allen was arrested for fatally poisoning her husband with anti-freeze.

Football
CFL
Toronto (9-6-1) 28 @ Ottawa (5-11) 14
Montreal (2-14) 16 @ British Columbia (9-7) 32

Condredge Holloway threw touchdown passes to Scott McGhee and Terry Greer, and Dean Dorsey added 2 converts and 4 field goals as the Argonauts clinched first place in the East Division for the first time in 11 years with their win over the Rough Riders before 25,868 fans at Lansdowne Park. The Rough Riders scored their only touchdown on an 8-yard pass from Kevin Starkey to Michael Collymore in the 4th quarter; Mr. Starkey then completed a pass to Jeff Avery for a 2-point convert. The Toronto defense held Skip Walker, the CFL’s leading rusher, to 24 yards on 10 carries. It was the last CFL game for rookie Ottawa defensive back Dale Getty; he was cut from the team prior to the semi-final the following week.

Roy Dewalt completed touchdown passes of 16 and 85 yards to Merv Fernandez and rushed 18 yards for a touchdown of his own as the Lions defeated the Concordes before 15,071 fans on a rainy Saturday night in the last CFL game to be played at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. Joe Paopao started at quarterback for B.C. and opened the scoring with a 27-yard pass to Tyron Gray just 2:41 into the game. Phil Jones got the Concordes on the scoreboard midway through the 1st quarter when Lui Passaglia’s short punt bounced back toward the line of scrimmage, and Mr. Jones returned it 24 yards for the touchdown. Brian DeRoo scored the other Montreal touchdown on a 9-yard pass from Johnny Evans with 37 seconds remaining in the 1st half. The Lions used all 3 of their quarterbacks, as rookie John Fourcade finished the game. It was one of the rare CFL games between teams that had both been eliminated from playoff contention. Among the careers ending with this game were the 14-year playing career of veteran Montreal tackle Gordon Judges, B.C. veterans Tony Proudfoot, Larry Key, Harry Holt, and Ricky Ellis, as well as B.C. head coach Vic Rapp, who was fired shortly after the season, becoming one of the few head coaches to be fired after winning his last game. In six seasons with the Lions Mr. Rapp had compiled a record of 55-42-4, but had failed to lead his team to the
Grey Cup.

CIAU
AUAA
Final
Mount Allison 38 @ St. Francis Xavier 38 (OT, darkness)

A 13-yard touchdown pass from Jim Tierney to Bill Gulliver enabled the Mounties to tie the X-Men 35-35 at the end of regulation time. Terry Baker kicked a 45-yard field goal with 4:08 remaining in the 2nd 10-minute overtime half to give Mount Allison the lead, but Jadran Mlinarevic of the X-Men kicked a 38-yard field goal with 43 seconds remaining to tie the game. St. Francis Xavier Stadium wasn’t equipped with lights and it was too dark to continue play, so the teams agreed to play another full game three days later to determine the championship.

OQIFC
Final
Queen’s 15 @ Concordia 25

A 62-yard touchdown reception by Jacques Tioured was the big play as the Stingers defeated the Golden Gaels to win their first conference championship.

OUAA
Final
Toronto 21 @ Western Ontario 50

Chris Byrne rushed for 155 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Mustangs defeated the Varsity Blues at J.W. Little Memorial Stadium in London to win their fourth straight Ontario championship.

WIFL
Hardy Cup
Manitoba 3 @ British Columbia 57

Glenn Steele rushed 13 times for 76 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Thunderbirds built a 29-0 halftime lead and coasted to an easy win over the Bisons at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver. Dave Singh returned the 2nd-half kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown, and Brian Branting returned an interception 31 yards for another TD less than five minutes later. Darrell Batt kicked a 37-yard field goal for the Bisons, who didn’t have the ball inside B.C. territory until late in the 3rd quarter.

25 years ago
1987

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate in October had edged upward from 5.8%-5.9%.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (7-11) 36 @ Calgary (10-8) 42

Gary Allen rushed 15 times for 131 yards and touchdowns of 31 and 12 yards, and caught 5 passes for 58 yards and a 24-yard touchdown pass from Rick Worman as the Stampeders overcame a 20-7 2nd-quarter deficit to defeat the Tiger-Cats before 25,944 fans at McMahon Stadium. Vince Goldsmith scored the other Calgary touchdown when he blocked a punt and returned it 3 yards in the 3rd quarter. J.T. Hay added 4 field goals, 4 converts, and 2 singles. Tom started at quarterback for the Tiger-Cats and threw touchdown passes of 11 and 27 yards to Rocky DiPietro in the 1st quarter. The other 2 Hamilton touchdowns came in the 4th quarter on a 75-yard punt return by Less Browne and a 5-yard pass from backup quarterback Ken Hobart to Steve Stapler. Derek Noble, playing his only CFL game, added 2 field goals, 4 converts, and 2 singles. It was also the only CFL game for Hamilton defensive back Keith Stanberry.



10 years ago
2002

Politics and government
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined the government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as Foreign Minister, the day after Mr. Sharon had called for new elections to be held early in 2003.

Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien suffered an embarrassing defeat in the House of Commons when a number of his own Liberal Party MPs, upset at Mr. Chretien’s decision to stay in power for another 18 months, and trying to minimize his power, sided with the opposition Canadian Alliance in a vote that took away the prime minister’s ability to single-handedly appoint the chairs of parliamentary committees.