December 1, 2012

150 years ago
1862

Politics and government
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered his State of the Union address, promoting a moderate position on the emancipation of slaves.

130 years ago
1882

Born on this date
Ed Reulbach. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Reulbach pitched for four major league teams from 1905-1917, with his best years coming with the Chicago Cubs, with whom he played from 1905-1913. Mr. Reulbach led the National League in winning percentage in three straight seasons from 1906-1908, compiling records of 19-4, 17-4, and 24-7, respectively. He was part of the rotation that helped the Cubs win the National League pennant in each of those seasons, and he won 1 game in each of the 1906 and 1907 World Series. The Cubs won the World Series in 1907 and 1908. Mr. Reulbach pitched for the Brooklyn Robins in 1913-1914, won 21 games with the Newark Pepper in the Federal League in 1915, and pitched for the Boston Braves in 1916-1917, finishing with a record of 182-106, a percentage of .632, with an earned run average of 2.28 in 399 games, batting .147 with 1 home run and 53 runs batted in in 401 games. He died on July 17, 1961 at the age of 78.

125 years ago
1887

Literature
Sherlock Holmes appeared for the first time in A. Conan Doyle's short novel A Study in Scarlet, published in the 1887 edition of the British publication Beeton's Christmas Annual.

120 years ago
1892

Literature
The December 1892 issue of The Strand Magazine contained the short story The Adventure of Silver Blaze by A. Conan Doyle, first in a series that was published in book form in 1894 as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

100 years ago
1912

Born on this date
Billy Raimondi. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Raimondi, one of four brothers who played in the Pacific Coast League, was a catcher who played in 2,334 games in 22 seasons in the minor leagues (1931-1953), hitting just 12 home runs and driving in at least 380 runs. He spent his last 20 seasons in the PCL with the Oakland Oaks (1933-1935, 1937-1949); Sacramento Solons (1949-1950); and Los Angeles Angels (1951-1953). Mr. Raimondi attended the Cincinnati Reds' training camp in 1936, but injured his right arm, and missed the entire season; he declined several opportunities to go to the major leagues in subsequent seasons, as he didn't want to uproot his family. Mr. Raimondi managed the Oaks (1945) and the Magic Valley Cowboys (1956) of the Class C Pioneer League, compiling a record of 159-156, and worked as a scout for the Chicago Cubs (1956-1958). He was inducted into the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame in 1951, and died on October 18, 2010 at the age of 97.

70 years ago
1942

Society
The British government of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, in the Beveridge Report, unveiled plans for a welfare state to be implemented after the end of World War II.

50 years ago
1962

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy: Pregherò--Adriano Celentano (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Lovesick Blues--Frank Ifield (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Big Girls Don't Cry--The 4 Seasons (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Big Girls Don't Cry--The 4 Seasons (4th week at #1)
2 Return to Sender--Elvis Presley
3 Bobby's Girl--Marcie Blane
4 Limbo Rock--Chubby Checker
5 All Alone Am I--Brenda Lee
6 Don't Hang Up--The Orlons
7 The Lonely Bull--The Tijuana Brass
8 Telstar--The Tornados
9 He's a Rebel--The Crystals
10 Ride!--Dee Dee Sharp

Singles entering the chart were Two Lovers by Mary Wells (#71); Everybody Loves a Lover by the Shirelles (#79); I May Not Live to See Tomorrow by Brian Hyland (#84); Don't Go Near the Eskimos by Ben Colder (#87); The Night has a Thousand Eyes by Bobby Vee (#93); Ten Little Indians by the Beach Boys (#94); The Ballad of Jed Clampett by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (#96); The Love of a Boy by Timi Yuro (#97); Strange I Know by the Marvelettes (#98); Some Kinda Fun by Chris Montez (#99); Road Hog by John D. Loudermilk (#100); Let Me Go the Right Way by the Supremes (also #100); and Twilight Time by Andy Williams (also #100). The Ballad of Jed Clampett was the theme song from the television comedy series The Beverly Hillbillies.

Football
CFL
Grey Cup @ CNE Stadium, Toronto
Winnipeg 28 Hamilton 27 (game suspended with 9:29 remaining in the 4th
quarter)

With visibility reduced to 40 yards because of fog, referee Paul Dojack halted play. After waiting for 20 minutes, CFL Commissioner Sydney Halter suspended the game, with the remainder to be played the next day. What the 32,655 fans at CNE Stadium tried to see was a game in which all but 1 point resulted from touchdowns and converts. Hamilton led 6-0 after the 1st quarter on a 74-yard touchdown rush by Garney Henley; Don Sutherin missed the convert. Winnipeg quarterback Kenny Ploen rushed 41 yards on the last play of the 1st quarter, setting up a touchdown run by halfback Leo Lewis to open the 2nd quarter. Gerry James converted to give the Blue Bombers a 7-6 lead. Mr. Lewis then passed 15 yards to fullback Charlie Shepard for a touchdown; Mr. James converted, and Winnipeg led 14-6. The Tiger-Cats came back with a 1-yard touchdown rush by Bobby Kuntz. Mr. Sutherin missed the convert again, and the Blue Bombers led 14-12. The Tiger-Cats recovered a Blue Bomber fumble, and Mr. Henley rushed 18 yards for his second touchdown. Mr. Sutherin finally made a convert, and Hamilton led 19-14. Hal Ledyard came in to replace Mr. Ploen at quarterback with the Blue Bombers when Mr. Ploen went into the Winnipeg defensive backfield. From the Hamilton 36-yard line, Mr. Ledyard completed a pass to Farrell Funston at the 30; he lateralled to Mr. Lewis, who ran the remaining 30 yards for the touchdown. Mr. James converted, and the Blue Bombers led 21-19 at halftime. In the 3rd quarter, Hamilton quarterback Joe Zuger completed a pass to Mr. Henley for 53 ayrds, and then another to Dave Viti for 36 and a touchdown. Mr. Sutherin converted to give the Tiger-Cats a 26-21 lead. Mr. Lewis was stopped at the Hamilton 4-yard line, but Mr. Shepard rushed for the touchdown on the next play. Mr. James converted to put Winnipeg back in front 28-26. Mr. Sutherin then missed a 30-yard field goal, but scored a single point to make the score 28-27 after 3 quarters. The Blue Bombers were in possession of the ball when play was suspended.

U.S. college
Kings Point 9 Pennsylvania Military College 8

The game was played indoors at Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where a regulation football field, including grass, had been laid.

40 years ago
1972

Died on this date
Antonio Segni, 81. Italian politician. A member of the Christian Democratic party, Mr. Segni was Prime Minister of Italy from 1955-1957 and 1959-1960, and President of Italy from 1962-1964.

Diplomacy
India released 540 Pakistani prisoners of war, four days after Pakistan had released 617 Indian prisoners of the war between the countries a year earlier.

25 years ago
1987

Died on this date
George “Punch” Imlach, 69. Canadian hockey coach and executive. As coach and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1958-1969, Mr. Imlach led the team to Stanley Cup championships in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1967. He became the first coach and general manager of the Buffalo Sabres when they joined the National Hockey League in 1970, stepping down as coach in January 1972 after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Imlach remained with the Sabres as their general manager through the 1977-78 season. He rejoined the Maple Leafs as general manager from 1979-1981, but the organization and the sport had changed, and Mr. Imlach was unsuccessful in his attempts to restore the Maple Leafs to the success that they had achieved in the 1960s.

Hockey
NHL
Minnesota 3 Toronto 2 (OT)

10 years ago
2002

Died on this date
Erik Schultz, 50. Canadian musician. Mr. Schultz was an internationally renowned trumpeter, specializing in Baroque music, who toured with organist Jan Overduin. In 1993 Mr. Schultz and his father created the IBS record label to record the music of Canadian artists who were beginning their careers.

Football
NFL
Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons set a league single-game rushing record for quarterbacks with 173 yards, including a 46-yard run for the winning touchdown as the Falcons beat the Minnesota Vikings 30-24 in overtime. The previous record of 150 yards had been set by Tobin Rote of the Green Bay Packers in 1951.