December 2, 2012

120 years ago
1892

Died on this date
Jay Gould, 56. U.S. financier. In the early 1880s, Mr. Gould controlled 1/9 of the length of rail in the United States, and held controlling interest in 15% of the country's railroad tracks. He also controlled the Western Union telegraph company and the elevated railways in New York City. Mr. Gould died of tuberculosis.

Crime
Lizzie Borden was indicted in Fall River, Massachusetts for the August 4 murders of her parents.

90 years ago
1922

Football
CRU
Grey Cup @ Richardson Stadium, Kingston
Queen’s University 13 Edmonton 1

Charlie Mundell and Dave Harding rushed for touchdowns as the Tricolor scored all their points in the 2nd half as they beat the Elks before 4,700 fans. The Elks led 1-0 at halftime on a punt single by Jack Fraser in the 2nd quarter, but Queen's took a 2-1 lead in the 3rd quarter on 2 punt singles by Pep Leadley. Late in the quarter, Edmonton's Scotty Brown fumbled a punt on his own 30-yard line; Fred Veale recovered for Queen's and returned it 10 yards. Several plays later, Mr. Mundell rushed 5 yards for the game's first touchdown, and Mr. Leadley converted to give the Tricolor an 8-1 lead. George Day of the Elks then fumbled the ensuing kickoff on the last play of the quarter, and Queen's recovered. Early in the 4th quarter, Mr. Harding rushed 10 yards for a touchdown. The convert was unsuccessful, and there was no further scoring. The Elks were upset that no one from Queen's had met their train when they had arrived at midnight, and they refused to attend the post-game banquet on the grounds that they should have received a formal invitation rather than the off-hand information they had received. The Elks were also bitter about the officiating, arguing that Queen's had been permitted to get away with interference in the 2nd half that was beyond that permitted by the rules. It was the last Grey Cup appearance by an Edmonton team for 30 years, and the last game they played as the Elks; they resumed using the name Eskimos in 1923. It was the first Grey Cup to be broadcast on radio, albeit through the means of a studio re-creation of the plays as they were obtained by telegraph from the stadium.

70 years ago
1942

Energy
Physicist Enrico Fermi directed and controlled the first nuclear chain reaction at the University of Chicago.

60 years ago
1952

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: A Time of Innocence, starring Thomas Mitchell and Pat Hitchcock



50 years ago
1962

Diplomacy
U.S. Senator Mike Mansfield (Democrat--Montana) returned from a trip to Vietnam--having gone at the request of U.S. President John F. Kennedy--and said that U.S. aid to South Vietnam had accomplished nothing.

Football
CFL
Grey Cup @ CNE Stadium, Toronto
Winnipeg 28 Hamilton 27 (completion of suspended game from December 1)

The Grey Cup had been suspended because of fog with 9 minutes and 29 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter, with the Blue Bombers in possession of the ball and leading 28-27. In Sunday's play, the Tiger-Cats controlled the game, but were unable to get close enough to get the tying point. Hamilton quarterback Joe Zuger continued to punt, but was unable to run downfield. Winnipeg punt returner Ron Latourelle was successful in goading Hamilton players into no yards penalties by feinting picking up the ball, backing out of the area, and then coming back in to pick up the ball; such a move is now illegal, but it wasn't in 1962. On the last play, Mr. Zuger attempted to punt for the tying point, but Winnipeg's Kenny Ploen caught the ball at his own 1-yard line, and the Tiger-Cats were penalized for no yards. A number of the Tiger-Cats thought they had received the worst of the officiating, drawing 135 yards in penalties to just 35 for the Blue Bombers. Winnipeg halfback Leo Lewis rushed 10 times for 41 yards, caught 7 passes for 77 yards, and threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Shepard, and was named the game's Most Valuable Player. Had the Tiger-Cats won, the honour probably would have gone to Garney Henley, who rushed 4 times for 99 yards (including touchdowns of 74 and 18 yards) and caught 5 passes for 118 yards. Ernie Pitts led the Blue Bombers with 91 yards on 4 receptions. Hal Ledyard, who shared the Winnipeg quarterbacking duties with Mr. Ploen, had one of the best games of his career, completing 14 of 19 passes. Mr. Ploen completed just 5 of 11 passes, but rushed 3 times for 41 yards. Mr. Zuger completed just 8 of 23 passes, while Frank Cosentino, who took over the Hamilton quarterbacking on Sunday, was 4 for 7. Mr. Shepard had sprained his ankle on Saturday, and was unable to play on Sunday in what turned out to be his last game. In addition to his touchdown reception, he rushed 4 yards for a touchdown on his last play. It was also the last game for Hamilton middle guard Vince Scott, who had begun his career in the All-America Football Conference before joining the Hamilton Wildcats in 1949. Hamilton offensive end Paul Dekker, who had joined the team in 1954 after a year with the Washington Redskins, also played his last game, catching 1 pass for 10 yards. The Tiger-Cats were missing 2 players on Sunday because of injuries suffered on Saturday: lineman Ron Ray had injured a knee, and flanker Tommy Grant had suffered four cracked ribs when hit by Winnipeg defensive back Dick Thornton. About 15,000 fans attended the action on Sunday at CNE Stadium.

40 years ago
1972

Hit parade
Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Popcorn--Hot Butter (4th week at #1)
2 Burning Love--Elvis Presley
3 Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me--Mac Davis
4 Boppin' the Blues--Blackfeather
5 Garden Party--Rick Nelson & the Stone Canyon Band
6 Rock Me Baby--Johnny Farnham
7 Breaking Up is Hard to Do--The Partridge Family
8 You Wear it Well--Rod Stewart
9 Too Young--Donny Osmond
10 Sugar Me--Lynsey De Paul

Singles entering the chart were Four and Twenty Hours by Nana Mouskouri (#34); Midnight Rider by Joe Cocker (#36); There are Too Many Saviours on My Cross by Richard Harris (#38); Midnight Bus by Johnny Chester (#39); and Children of the Revolution by T. Rex (#40).

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Papa was a Rollin' Stone--The Temptations

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I'd Love You to Want Me--Lobo
2 If You Don't Know Me by Now--Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
3 Papa was a Rollin' Stone--The Temptations
4 I Am Woman--Helen Reddy
5 You Ought to Be with Me--Al Green
6 Summer Breeze--Seals and Crofts
7 I'll Be Around--The Spinners
8 I Can See Clearly Now--Johnny Nash
9 Clair--Gilbert O'Sullivan
10 Me and Mrs. Jones--Billy Paul

Singles entering the chart were Let Us Love by Bill Withers (#72); Rocky Mountain High by John Denver (#74); You're So Vain by Carly Simon (#77); Woman to Woman by Joe Cocker and the Chris Stainton Band (#80); Trouble in My Home by Joe Simon (#88); I'm Sorry by Joey Heatherton (#94); Knock Knock Who's There by Mary Hopkin (#95); I Miss You Baby by Millie Jackson (#97); and Feel the Need in Me by the Detroit Emeralds (#99). Knock Knock Who's There had reached #4 in the U.K. in the spring of 1970, but hadn't been released in North America until 1972.

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 I Can See Clearly Now--Johnny Nash (2nd week at #1)
2 I Am Woman--Helen Reddy
3 Listen to the Music--The Doobie Brothers
4 I'd Love You to Want Me--Lobo
5 Sunny Days--Lighthouse
6 I'll Be Around--The Spinners
7 Summer Breeze--Seals and Crofts
8 Witchy Woman--Eagles
9 Running Back to Saskatoon--The Guess Who
10 Nights in White Satin--The Moody Blues

Singles entering the chart were You Are What I Am by Gordon Lightfoot (#72); Uncle Dad and Auntie Mom by Cliff Edwards (#78); Love the Poor Boy by Andy Kim (#92); You're a Lady by Peter Skellern (#96); Come and Join Us by Dublin Corporation (#98); Johnny Lightning by the Stampeders (#99); and Been to Canaan by Carole King (#100). You Are What I Am was the B-side of That Same Old Obsession, which had entered the chart the previous week at #85. The two songs were now listed together at #72.

Calgary’s Top 10
1 Ben--Michael Jackson (2nd week at #1)
2 Something's Wrong with Me--Austin Roberts
3 I'd Love You to Want Me--Lobo
4 Last Song--Edward Bear
5 I Am Woman--Helen Reddy
6 I'll Be Around--The Spinners
7 Julia Get Up--Rich Dodson
8 It Never Rains in Southern California--Albert Hammond
9 I Believe in Music--Gallery
10 I Can See Clearly Now--Johnny Nash
Pick hit of the week: I'm Stone in Love with You--The Stylistics

30 years ago
1982

Died on this date
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, 77. Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1955-1956. Mr. Ali, a member of the Muslim League, held various cabinet posts, including Finance Secretary (1946-1948) and Minister of Finance (1951-1955) before being appointed Prime Minister in August 1955 upon the dismissal of Mohammad Ali Bogra. Mr. Ali oversaw the promulgation of the first set of the Constitution, but was forced to resign in September 1956 after losing a non-confidence vote in Parliament. He died of cardiac arrest.

Marty Feldman, 48. U.K. actor, writer, and director. A comic personality who was instantly recognizable because of his bulging eyes, Mr. Feldman was known for his appearances in the movies Young Frankenstein (1974); Silent Movie (1976); and The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977). He died of a heart attack in his hotel room in Mexico City during the filming of Yellowbeard (1983).

Medicine
Retired dentist Barney Clark, 61, received an artificial heart designed by Dr. Robert Jarvik in an operation performed at the University of Utah by Dr. William DeVries. Dr. Clark lived for 112 days, dying on March 23, 1983.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Oh Mama--Lili & Susie (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Donn Eisele, 57. U.S. astronaut. Mr. Eisele joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's astronaut corps in 1963. He was the command module pilot on Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, which orbited Earth from October 11-22, 1968. Mr. Eisele had the dubious distinctions of being the first astronaut to get divorced and the first astronaut to get fired. He was told to leave the space program at the end of 1969, and eventually moved into private business. Mr. Eisele died of a heart attack in Tokyo, where he was to attend the opening of a new space camp.

20 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): House of Love--East 17 (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Wonder Years, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Test

10 years ago
2002

Transportation
Toyota delivered its first two "market-ready" hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles to the University of California at Irvine and the University of California at Davis.