November 7, 2012

525 years ago
1492

Space
The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, struck the Earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France.

70 years ago
1942

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): White Christmas--Bing Crosby (2nd week at #1)

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Johnny Rivers!
The performer of such hits as Memphis (1964); Secret Agent Man (1966); Poor Side of Town (1966); Summer Rain (1967); Muddy River (1969); Rockin' Pneumonia-Boogie Woogie Flu (1972); and Swayin' to the Music (1977) was born in New York City, but grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

War
British forces in Egypt pushed retreating German Afrika Korps forces well west of Mutruh, taking a reported 20,000 Axis prisoners.

Politics and government
U.S. Representative Joseph W. Martin (Republican--Massachusetts) announced that he would resign as Republican National Committee chairman at a December 7 meeting of the committee in St. Louis.

Journalism
Argentine Interior Minister Miguel Culaciati forbade newspapers to refer to activities of the Chamber of Deputies committee investigating anti-Argentine activities.

Football
CRU
Ottawa Senior City Football League
Uplands RCAF (3-1) 22 Civil Service (0-3) 8

Tony Golab, playing his first game for Uplands, scored a touchdown and a convert for the Flyers before 1,000 fans at Lansdowne Park. Thain Simon, Buddy Hellyer, and Hart Findlay also scored RCAF touchdowns. Al Leach scored the Civil Service TD on the last play of the game after a 35-yard run by Norman Kuntz.

ORFU
HMCS York (5-2-1) 19 Toronto Oakwood Indians (2-6) 3
Hamilton (4-4) 10 @ Toronto RCAF Hurricanes (7-0-1) 17
Toronto Balmy Beach (5-3) 20 @ Kitchener-Waterloo (0-8) 1

Hugh Cuddie scored 2 touchdowns--one on a forward pass reception and the other after taking a lateral--and Ivan Edwards returned a fumble for a touchdown as HMCS York defeated the Indians before 7,000 fans in the first game of a doubleheader at Varsity Stadium.

Jack Parry threw a touchdown pass to Jack Buckmaster and Bill Stukus threw another to Don Crowe as the Hurricanes defeated the Wildcats in the second game of a doubleheader at Varsity Stadium. Al Lenard scored a touchdown, convert, and field goal for the Wildcats, but it was Hamilton's Joe Krol who was the game's outstanding player.

Mr. Jakubowski, Ken West, and Mr. Deadey scored touchdowns for Balmy Beach in their win over the Panthers in Kitchener.

WIRFU
Final
Regina Navy 6 @ Winnipeg RCAF-Bombers 13

Andy Branigan scored a touchdown and convert and Ches McCance added 2 field goals as the Winnipeg team, which combined players from the RCAF Flyers and the Bombers, plus three members of the University of Manitoba Bisons, defeated the Regina Navy club at Osborne Stadium. Claude Warwick scored the Navy touchdown, which was converted by John Millovona.

60 years ago
1952

On television tonight
Tales of Tomorrow, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Window, starring Mort Abrahams, William Coburn, Rod Steiger, and Don Medford



50 years ago
1962

Died on this date
Eleanor Roosevelt, 78. U.S. First Lady, 1933-1945. Mrs. Roosevelt was a leading advocate for human rights during the presidential administration of her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and in the years after his death in 1945.

Hockey
NHL
Chicago Black Hawks' goaltender Glenn Hall was unable to play because of a back injury, ending his league-record streak of 502 consecutive complete games in goal. This gets my vote as the sports record least likely to be broken.

40 years ago
1972

Died on this date
Russell Thorndike, 87. U.K. actor and author. Mr. Thorndike appeared on stage in Britain for many years, but was best known for the Doctor Syn of Romney Marsh series of novels.

Politics
U.S. President Richard Nixon and Vice-President Spiro Agnew, representing the Republican Party, were re-elected in a landslide over Democratic Party presidential candidate George McGovern and vice-presidential candidate Sargent Shriver. The Nixon-Agnew ticket captured 520 electoral votes and 60.7% of the popular vote to just 17 electoral votes and 37.5% of the popular vote for the McGovern-Shriver ticket. Mr. McGovern failed to win his home state of South Dakota, winning only in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. In Congressional elections, Republicans increased their seats from 171 to 191, but were still short of the Democrats' 243. The Democrats gained in the Senate and held 57 seats to the Republicans' 43.

Crime
Reputed gangster Meyer Lansky, 71, having been expelled from Israel after a long effort to seek refuge there under that country’s law of return, was arrested by FBI agents upon arrival at Miami airport. Mr. Lansky was under indictment by grand juries in Las Vegas, New York, and Miami on charges related to gambling and income tax evasion. He settled for Miami after a frantic and futile two-day search for a country that would take him.

30 years ago
1982

World events
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev made his last public appearance, reviewing the parade in Moscow marking the 65th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution. Mr. Brezhnev died three days later at the age of 75.

Hockey
NHL
Vancouver 1 @ Buffalo 3

Gilbert Perreault scored his 400th career NHL goal as the Sabres defeated the Canucks at War Memorial Auditorium.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (11-5) 21 @ Hamilton (8-7-1) 24
Edmonton (11-5) 46 @ Saskatchewan (6-9-1) 22

Backup quarterback Dave Marler threw 2 long touchdown passes and the Hamilton defense created 6 turnovers as the Tiger-Cats edged the Blue Bombers before 18,162 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium, giving the Edmonton Eskimos a chance to finish in first place in the West Division. Mr. Marler, who replaced injured starter Tom Clements late in the 1st quarter, completed a 75-yard touchdown pass to Keith Baker in the 2nd quarter and a 45-yard TD strike to Steve Stapler in the 3rd quarter. Middle linebacker Ben Zambiasi intercepted Winnipeg quarterback Dieter Brock’s first pass of the 2nd half and retutned it 15 yards for the other Tiger-Cat touchdown. Bernie Ruoff added 3 converts and a field goal. Mr. Brock, who completed 27 of 45 passes for 378 yards, handed off to William Miller for a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:30 remaining in the 1st half and rushed 6 yards for the other Winnipeg TD just 67 seconds later. Trevor Kennerd converted both Winnipeg touchdowns, but missed 4 of 5 field goal attempts. Rookie running back Milson Jones didn’t help the Blue Bomber cause: He handled the ball just twice, losing a fumble in the 3rd quarter and throwing an option pass into the Hamilton end zone in the 4th quarter, where it was intercepted by Mike McIntyre. The 4th quarter was scoreless, but the Blue Bombers were marching downfield until Mr. Brock lost a fumble at the Tiger-Cat 48-yard line in the last minute of play. Mr. Miller led all rushers with 15 carries for 89 yards. Mr. Baker caught 4 passes for 142 yards, while Winnipeg’s Rick House caught 7 for 115 and teammate Joe Poplawski caught 4 for 110.

Warren Moon completed 21 of 32 passes for 341 yards and 3 touchdowns to become the first player in CFL history to pass for 5,000 yards in a single season as the Eskimos defeated the Roughriders before 27,830 fans at Taylor Field in Regina to clinch first place in the West Division for the 6th straight season and the 9th time in the previous 10 years. The Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers had beaten each other once during the season, but the Eskimos had outscored the Blue Bombers 59-49 in those games, and that was the tie-breaker. Mr. Moon’s touchdown passes all went to Brian Kelly, while Jim Germany rushed for 2 touchdowns and middle linebacker Dan Kepley intercepted Saskatchewan quarterback Joe Adams’ first pass of the 2nd half and returned it 11 yards for the other Edmonton touchdown. Mike Washington rushed 3 yards for the Roughriders’ first touchdown, and quarterback Joe Adams completed touchdown passes to Ron Robinson and Dwight Edwards. Mr. Moon was removed from the game after completing a pass to reach exactly 5,000 yards for the season. Saskatchewan’s Joey Walters caught 10 passes for 91 yards to reach 102 receptions for the season, breaking the CFL record of 100 set by Winnipeg’s Eugene Goodlow the previous season. Mr. Adams completed 25 of 54 passes for 318 yards, but allowed 4 interceptions. The 54 pass attempts tied a league record set by Tobin Rote of the Toronto Argonauts in 1960. Edmonton cornerback Joe Hollimon made 2 interceptions, including one on the last play of the game, to finish the season with a league-leading total of 9.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy: Bad--Michael Jackson (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): La Bamba--Los Lobos (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Never Gonna Give You Up--Rick Astley (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Pump Up The Volume--M|A|R|R|S

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): You Win Again--Bee Gees (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Faith--George Michael

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): You Win Again--Bee Gees (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I Think We're Alone Now--Tiffany

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Think We're Alone Now--Tiffany
2 Bad--Michael Jackson
3 Mony Mony (Live)--Billy Idol
4 Causing a Commotion--Madonna
5 Brilliant Disguise--Bruce Springsteen
6 Casanova--Levert
7 Breakout--Swing Out Sister
8 (I've Had) The Time of My Life--Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
9 Little Lies--Fleetwood Mac
10 Let Me Be the One--Expose

Singles entering the chart were There's the Girl by Heart (#74); Power of Love by Laura Branigan (#78); Candle in the Wind by Elton John (#79); (Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance by Shanice Wilson (#82); I Live for Your Love by Natalie Cole (#83); Kick the Wall by Jimmy Davis and Junction (#86); Guaranteed for Life by Millions Like Us (#87); Reservations for Two by Dionne and Kashif (#88); True Faith by New Order (#89); and Hungry Eyes by Eric Carmen (#90). (I've Had) The Time of My Life and Hungry Eyes were both from the movie Dirty Dancing (1987).

Canada’s top 10 (RPM)
1 Mony Mony (Live)--Billy Idol (2nd week at #1)
2 Causing a Commotion--Madonna
3 Here I Go Again--Whitesnake
4 Paper in Fire--John Cougar Mellencamp
5 Bad--Michael Jackson
6 I Heard a Rumour--Bananarama
7 Lost in Emotion--Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
8 Only in My Dreams-Debbie Gibson
9 La Bamba--Los Lobos
10 Try--Blue Rodeo

Singles entering the chart were So Emotional by Whitney Houston (#79); Cherry Bomb by John Cougar Mellencamp (#90); Is This Love by Whitesnake (#93); I Won't Forget You by Poison (#95); Let the Light (Shine on Me) by Triumph (#96); and Believe in Me by Paul Janz (#97).

World events
Moroccan Prime Minister General Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali instigated a coup that overthrew President Habib Bourguiba, 83. Gen. Ben Ali said that the coup took place because of Mr. Bourguiba’s “senility and lingering illness…he has become totally incapable of undertaking the duties of the presidency.” Mr. Bourguiba had demanded the immediate trial and execution of a number of Islamic fundamentalists, which leading officials feared would create civil and religious conflict. Gen. Ben Ali became the new president and appointed a cabinet. Hedi Baccouche became the new premier.

Law
Douglas Ginsburg, a judge with the U.S. Court of Appeals with the District of Columbia, withdrew as a candidate for the U.S. Supreme Court amid ethical concerns and after revelations that he had smoked marijuana on “a few occasions” while he had been a student at Harvard University.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (11-7) 39 @ Ottawa (3-15) 21

Milson Jones made 2 short touchdown runs in the 1st half and Damon Allen completed touchdown passes of 18 and 65 yards to Brian Kelly in the 3rd quarter as the Eskimos defeated the Rough Riders before 15,107 fans—including this blogger—at Lansdowne Park. Ottawa quarterback Joe Paopao completed an 18-yard touchdown pass to Rick Wolkensperg and handed off to Cedric Minter for a 1-yard TD run, both in the 2nd quarter. Mr. Minter’s touchdown gave the Rough Riders a 17-14 lead with 2:33 remaining in the 1st half. Mr. Kauric scored a single on a missed field goal 58 seconds later, and then kicked a 50-yard field goal with 45 seconds remaining and a 40-yard FG on the last play to give the Eskimos a 21-17 halftime lead. The Eskimos amassed 200 yards rushing—led by Mr. Allen’s 75 yards on 5 carries—and 301 yards passing. It was the last CFL regular season game for a number of Rough Riders, including Mr. Wolkensperg, Mr. Minter, and Ken Clark, who punted 74 yards for a single as he ended a 14-year professional career. It was also the last game for Edmonton defensive end Tom Tuinei. Also ending his career was John Badham, who was in his fourth season of calling play-by-play for Rough Riders’ games on CFRA after many years in Toronto and one season as the voice of the British Columbia Lions.

CIAU
AUAA
Final
St. Mary’s 30 Acadia 23

Rookie quarterback Chris Flynn rushed for 224 yards—including a 23-yard touchdown in the 3rd quarter—and passed for 194 to lead the Huskies over the Axemen.

OQIFC
Final
McGill 32 @ Bishop’s 16

Michael Soles rushed for 140 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Redmen upset the Gaiters.

OUAA
Yates Cup
Guelph 15 @ Wilfrid Laurier 28

Luc Gerritsen caught a 43-yard touchdown pass from Rod Philp early in the 4th quarter and scored another TD later in the quarter as the Golden Hawks defeated the Gryphons before more than 6,000 fans in Waterloo.

WIFL
Hardy Cup
Alberta 8 @ British Columbia 26

Jordan Gagner completed 20 passes for 305 yards and a touchdown to Mike Bellefontaine as the Thunderbirds beat the Golden Bears at Thunderbird Stadium to win the Western title for the second straight year. Mr. Bellefontaine caught 11 passes for 186 yards and added 3 field goals and a single while converting his own touchdown and a 2-yard touchdown rush by Matt Pearce. Alberta’s only touchdown came with 10 seconds remaining in the 1st half when Neil Ferguson intercepted a pass by Mr. Gagne and returned it 60 yards to set up a 21-yard touchdown pass from Darren Brezden to Dave Bolstad. Steve Kasowski, who had punted 54 yards for a single in the 1st quarter, converted to reduce UBC’s lead to 15-8 at halftime. Mr. Brezden completed just 5 of 16 passes for 67 yards in his final game as a Golden Bear.

20 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Achy Breaky Heart--Billy Ray Cyrus (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Hare tara īne--Dreams Come True

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Erotica--Madonna (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Because the Night--Co.Ro featuring Tarlisa

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Heading for a Fall--Vaya con Dios (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Dur dur d'être bébé!--Jordy (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Sweat (A La La La La Long)--Inner Circle (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): End of the Road--Boyz II Men (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): End of the Road--Boyz II Men (13th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 End of the Road--Boyz II Men (8th week at #1)
2 Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough--Patty Smyth with Don Henley
3 I'd Die Without You--PM Dawn
4 Erotica--Madonna
5 How Do You Talk to an Angel--The Heights
6 Free Your Mind--En Vogue
7 When I Look Into Your Eyes--Firehouse
8 Jump Around--House of Pain
9 Real Love--Mary J. Blige
10 Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap!

Singles entering the chart were Drive by R.E.M. (#76); The Last Song by Elton John (#82); I Wish the Phone Would Ring by Expose (#84); Sad But True by Metallica (#85); Always Tomorrow by Gloria Estefan (#90); I'm Still Waiting by Jodeci (#93); and Groovin' in the Midnight by Maxi Priest (#96).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Layla--Eric Clapton
2 Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough--Patty Smyth with Don Henley
3 Walking on Broken Glass--Annie Lennox
4 Song Instead of a Kiss--Alannah Myles
5 Am I the Same Girl--Swing Out Sister
6 Would I Lie to You?--Charles & Eddie
7 Washed Away--Tom Cochrane
8 Digging in the Dirt--Peter Gabriel
9 End of the Road--Boyz II Men
10 Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad--Def Leppard

Singles entering the chart were Love Can Move Mountains by Celine Dion (#61); Good Enough by Bobby Brown (#70); Cruel Little Number by the Jeff Healey Band (#72); Feels Like Heaven by Peter Cetera with Chaka Khan (#77); Always Tomorrow by Gloria Estefan (#82); I Love You Period by Dan Baird (#86); Goin' Back Again by Sass Jordan (#87); Shuffle it All by Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds (#93); and Yesterdays by Guns N' Roses (#94).

Died on this date
Alexander Dubcek, 70. Czechoslovakian politician. Mr. Dubcek was First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in 1968-1969, and led the liberalization known as the Prague Spring. The invasion of Soviet tanks in August 1968 led to the end of the Prague Spring, and Mr. Dubcek was forced to resign as First Secretary in April 1969. A year later he was expelled from the Communist Party and lost his seat in parliament.

Jack Kelly, 65. U.S. actor. Mr. Kelly was best known for playing Bart Maverick in the television Western series Maverick (1957-1962). His movies included the propaganda short Red Nightmare (1962). Mr. Kelly served as Mayor of Huntington Beach, California from 1983-1986. He died of a stroke, more than six months after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Kelly was the brother of actress Nancy Kelly.

Canadiana
Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn inaugurated the National Arts Centre Award to honour an outstanding contribution to Canadian culture by any individual performer or group in the previous year. The first winner was filmmaker Norman Jewison.

Politics and government
John Ostashek was sworn in as Government Leader of the Yukon Territory, replacing Tony Penikett. Mr. Ostahek's Yukon Party had taken 7 seats in the Legislative Assembly in the October 19 territorial election, to 6 for Mr. Penikett's New Democratic Party, 1 Liberal, and 3 independents.

An Angus Reid Southam poll said that the majority of Canadians wanted unity; only 38% in Québec wanted separation from Canada, while most wanted a five-year moratorium on talks. The poll was taken a week after the October 26 national referendum on the Charlottetown constitutional accord.

Hockey
NHL
Pittsburgh 2 @ Toronto 4

Football
CFL
Edmonton (10-8) 37 @ British Columbia (3-15) 33 (OT)

Lui Passaglia kicked a 33-yard field goal with 44 seconds remaining in the 1st overtime period to give the Lions a 31-28 lead, but Edmonton quarterback Tom Muecke completed a pass to Henry “Gizmo” Williams for 41 yards and then connected with Jim Sandusky for a 34-yard touchdown with 23 seconds remaining. Sean Fleming converted, and the teams exchanged safety touches in the 2nd overtime period. The Lions had the ball at the Edmonton 1-yard line as the game ended, but quarterback Mike Johnson threw 2 incomplete passes into the Edmonton end zone. The Lions were leading 28-21 and appeared to have the game in hand as the 4th quarter ran down. Thousands of children, allowed to come down to field level for a post-game autograph session, began wandering on to the field during the final seconds of regulation time. The Lions were forced to punt, and Mr. Williams returned the punt 71 yards for a touchdown with just 4 seconds remaining, and Mr. Fleming’s convert tied the score. The Eskimos led 20-3 late in the 2nd quarter on touchdown passes from Mr. Muecke to Craig Ellis and Kasey Dunn and 2 converts and 2 field goals by Mr. Fleming. B.C. struck back with 2 touchdowns in the last minute and 10 seconds of the 2nd quarter on a 13-yard pass from Mr. Johnson to Mike Trevathan and a 78-yard punt return by Willis Jacox. Mr. Passaglia punted for a single and Lorne King rushed 1 yard for a B.C. touchdown in the 3rd quarter. A single by Mr. Fleming made the score 25-21 in favour of the Lions after 3 quarters. Mr. Passaglia kicked a 40-yard field goal midway through the 4th quarter to give B.C. a 28-21 lead. Michael Soles of the Eskimos led all rushers with 116 yards on 16 carries. B.C.’s Ray Alexander led all receivers with 121 yards on 5 receptions. Mr. Johnson completed 21 of 40 passes for 311 yards, while Mr. Muecke was 11 for 29 for 216 yards. The loss before 22,200 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver was the eighth straight for the Lions, and was the last game for Bob O’Billovich as their head coach.



CIAU
AUAA
Final
Mount Allison 10 @ St. Mary’s 32

OQIFC
Dunsmore Cup
Queen’s 32 @ Bishop’s 6

Brad Elberg returned the 2nd-half kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to help the Golden Gaels beat the Gaiters at Coulter Field in Lennoxville, Quebec.



OUAA
Yates Cup @ Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Guelph 45 Western Ontario 10

Wally Gabler threw 5 touchdown passes to lead the Gryphons over the Mustangs.

CWUAA
Hardy Cup
Calgary 26 @ British Columbia 24 (OT)

Bruce Parsons kicked 6 field goals in as many attempts, including 3 in overtime, as the Dinosaurs upset the Thunderbirds at Thunderbird Stadium. Mr. Parsons’ final field goal, from 24 yards, provided the winning margin with 1:46 remaining in the 2nd 10-minute overtime half, and was set up by a 45-yard pass from Jason Assen to James Buchanan.