November 21, 2012

90 years ago
1922

Politics and government
Rebecca Felton of Georgia was sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first woman to sit in the U.S. upper house. Mrs. Felton, a Democrat, had been appointed by Governor Thomas Hardwick and held the position for just one day, being replaced by Walter George, who had won a special election.

70 years ago
1942

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): White Christmas--Bing Crosby (4th week at #1)

Football
CRU
Ottawa Senior City Football League
Final
Uplands RCAF 9 Rough Riders 0

Tony Golab starred against his former team as the Flyers blanked the Rough Riders at Lansdowne Park to end their three-year reign as Eastern champions.

ORFU
Toronto Balmy Beach (7-3) 11 Toronto Oakwood Indians (3-7) 6
Hamilton (6-4) 3 @ HMCS York (5-4-1) 0
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes (8-1-1) 26 @ Kitchener-Waterloo (0-10) 0

Dave Ferris recovered a fumbled punt for a touchdown with less than 2 minutes remaining in the game to break a 6-6 tie and give Balmy Beach their win over the Indians in the first game of a doubleheader at Varsity Stadium, winning the right to play the Hurriacanes in the league final. Sammy Sward's 50-yard punt was fumbled by Mickey McDonald of the Indians; Balmy Beach's Leo Deadey dribbled the ball downfield, and Bob Reid dribbled it into the Indians' end zone, where Mr. Ferris fell on it for the touchdown. Balmy Beach's other points came on a field goal by Mr. Reid and 3 singles by Mr. Sward. Annis Stukus kicked 33- and 38-yard field goals for the Indians. His second field goal tied the game in the 4th quarter, and came after teammate Bob Henry had fielded one of Mr. Sward's punts on his own 2-yard line, returned it 5 yards, and lateralled to Doug Pyzer, who had gone another 60 yards to the Balmy Beach 43. Mr. Ferris went to hospital after the game, where he was operated on for stomach ulcers.

Al Lenard's 23-yard field goal in the 3rd quarter gave the Wildcats their win over HMCS York in the second game of the doubleheader at Varsity Stadium.

Eddie Thompson scored 3 touchdowns and 3 converts to lead the Hurricanes over the Panthers in Kitchener. RCAF middle wing Mike Ozarko suffered a season-ending knee injury.

60 years ago
1952

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Here in My Heart--Al Martino (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
Tales of Tomorrow, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Quiet Lady, starring John Conte and Una O'Connor

50 years ago
1962

Died on this date
Frank Amyot, 57. Canadian canoeist. Mr. Amyot won the gold medal in the men's 1,000-metre single blade event at the 1936 Summer Olympic games in Berlin.

Hockey
U.S.S.R. 2 @ Windsor Bulldogs 9 (Exhibition)

Linemates Tommy Walker, Bobby Brown, and Irwin Gross each scored 2 goals as the Bulldogs of the Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League whipped the Soviet national team before a capacity crowd of 3,653 at Windsor Arena in the first game of a nine-game tour of Canada for the Soviet team. Real Chevrefils also scored twice for the Bulldogs, with Lou Bendo scoring the other Windsor goal. Eduard Ivanov and Vacheslav Starshinov scored for the Soviets. The Bulldogs were coached by former NHL star Harry Watson.

Football
CFL
Western Finals
Calgary 11 @ Winnipeg 19 (Best-of-three series tied 1-1)

Kenny Ploen and Leo Lewis each rushed for 5-yard touchdowns with a 31-mile-per-hour wind behind them in the 4th quarter as the Blue Bombers came back from a 10-0 deficit to defeat the Stampeders before 12,000 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. The Stampeders had the advantage of the wind in the 1st quarter and several scoring opportunities, but managed only a 4-0 lead on 2 singles off missed field goals by Larry Robinson, a punt single by Jim Furlong, and a quick kick single by Harvey Wylie. Jim Dillard rushed 3 yards for a touchdown to give the Stampeders a 10-0 lead early in the 2nd quarter, but the convert attempt was unsuccessful. Gerry James kicked 2 field goals and Jack Delveaux punted for a single to make the score 10-7 at halftime. Mr. Robinson missed another field goal in the 3rd quarter, getting a single point to make the score 11-7 after 3 quarters. Winnipeg fullback Charlie Shepard led all rushers with 78 yards on 12 carries.



40 years ago
1972

War
Syrian and Israeli forces clashed in an eight-hour air and ground battle in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The most severe fighting in two years was in retaliation for Arab commando attacks from Syria on Israeli settlements in the area.

Diplomacy
American and Soviet diplomats opened the second round of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) in Geneva.

Law
The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the convictions of five of the “Chicago 7” defendants who had been convicted of illegally crossing state lines to incite riots in the 1969-1970 trial following protest demonstrations during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The court held that the five—David Dellinger, Rennie
Davis, Tom Hayden, Abbie Hoffman, and Jerry Rubin—could be retried by the government, but that their constitutional rights may have been violated at the trial, and criticized the “deprecatory and often antagonistic attitude” of trial judge Julius Hoffman, who had since retired from the bench. Two other defendants had been acquitted.

Boxing
Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali (40-1) retained his North American title when he scored a knockout of world light heavyweight champion Bob Foster (49-6) 40 seconds into the 8th round at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel in Stateline, Nevada. Mr. Foster was knocked down 4 times in the 5th round and twice in the 7th before being knocked down for the count. Mr. Foster, however, succeeded in opening a cut on Mr. Ali’s cheek, the first cut inflicted on him in his professional career.



30 years ago
1982

Died on this date
Lee Patrick, 80. U.S. actress. Miss Patrick was a character actress whose movies included The Maltese Falcon (1941); Now, Voyager (1942); Mildred Pierce (1945); The Snake Pit (1948); Vertigo (1958); and Auntie Mame (1958). She made many appearances on television in the 1950s and '60s, and died the day before her 81st birthday.

Football
CFL
East Final
Ottawa 7 @ Toronto 44

West Final
Winnipeg 21 @ Edmonton 24

Condredge Holloway completed 20 of 33 passes for 387 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Argonauts over the Rough Riders at Exhibition Stadium to advance to the Grey Cup for the first time in 11 years. The 1st quarter was played in a fog, during which the Argonauts put the game away early. Mr. Holloway connected with Terry Greer for a 53-yard touchdown; Toronto defensive back Jo Jo Heath tackled Ottawa punter Gerry Organ in his own end zone for a safety touch; Dean Dorsey kicked a 27-yard field goal; and Mr. Holloway completed a 62-yard touchdown pass to Paul Pearson on the last play of the quarter, giving the Argonauts a 19-0 lead after Mr. Dorsey’s second convert. They added 10 points late in the 2nd quarter on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Mr. Holloway to Mr. Greer, a convert by Mr. Dorsey, and a 17-yard field goal by Mr. Dorsey. The Rough Riders’ only scoring came with 32 seconds remaining in the 3rd quarter on an 8-yard touchdown rush by Skip Walker, converted by Mr. Organ. Mr. Dorsey added a single early in the 4th quarter, and then Mr. Heath returned an interception 57 yards for a touchdown and backup Toronto quarterback Joe Barnes threw a 73-yard touchdown pass to rookie Geoff Townsend, both converted by Mr. Dorsey. Mr. Greer led all receivers with 9 catches for 186 yards, while Mr. Walker led all rushers with 87 yards on 19 carries.



Jim Germany’s 3-yard touchdown run with 7:38 remaining in regulation time provided the winning margin as the Eskimos held on to defeat the Blue Bombers before 51,111 fans—including this blogger—on a very cold Sunday afternoon at Commonwealth Stadium to win their 9th Western title in the previous 10 years. The drive that produced the winning touchdown was aided by a 15-yard roughing-the-passer penalty against Winnipeg defensive tackle John Helton four plays before the touchdown. The Blue Bombers had their chances in the last half of the 4th quarter, but Trevor Kennerd, who had already missed 1 of 2 field goal attempts, missed twice more, with both kicks going for single points. On Mr. Kennerd’s last attempt, the Eskimos were almost caught napping: Edmonton kick returner Larry Highbaugh stood in the end zone watching the ball as the clock ran down, and Mr. Kennerd, rushing into the end zone, almost beat him to recover the ball for what would have been a Blue Bomber touchdown with 2:23 remaining in regulation time. The Eskimos opened the scoring with a 48-yard field goal by Dave Cutler in the 1st quarter. The Blue Bombers scored on a 13-yard pass from Dieter Brock to Rick House, converted by Mr. Kennerd, and led 7-3 after 1 quarter. Mr. Kennerd scored a single on a missed field goal to make it 8-3, but Edmonton struck back with 2 touchdowns in a 3 minute-7 second span, when Warren Moon threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to Brian Kelly and then a 58-yard completion to Mr. Kelly, which was immediately followed by a 2-yard rush by Neil Lumsden for a touchdown. Mr. Cutler’s second convert gave the Eskimos a 17-8 lead, which was cut to 17-9 when Bob Cameron punted for a 53-yard single with 1:20 remaining until halftime. Mr. Kennerd kicked a 34-yard field goal for the only scoring of the 3rd quarter to reduce the Edmonton lead to 17-12. William Miller rushed 3 yards for a touchdown, and Mr. Kennerd’s convert gave Winnipeg a 19-17 lead less than 5 minutes before Mr. Germany’s touchdown. Mr. Kelly finished with 147 yards on 5 receptions, while teammate Brian Fryer, playing perhaps his best CFL game, caught 7 for 127. James Murphy, playing just his second CFL game, led the Blue Bombers with 8 receptions for 122 yards, and returned 2 kickoffs for 75 yards. Mr. Moon led all rushers with 5 carries for 43 yards, and completed 18 of 31 passes for 343 yards. Mr. Brock completed 23 of 44 passes for 309 yards. It was the final game in the 14-year Hall of Fame CFL career for Mr. Helton, and the final game for Ray Jauch after 5 seasons as head coach of the Blue Bombers. The Blue Bombers, particularly defensive backs Vince Phason, Paul Bennett, and Charles Williams, expressed bitterness about the officiating in the game. Edmonton sportswriters Cam Cole, Ray Turchansky, and Terry Jones were briefly barred from the dressing room after the game by several Eskimo players who had been upset about the coverage the team had received earlier in the season.



25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy: Faith--George Michael (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): La Bamba--Los Lobos (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Faith--George Michael

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Faith--George Michael (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): China in Your Hand--T'Pau

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): China in Your Hand--T'Pau

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): China in Your Hand--T'Pau (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Mony Mony (Live)--Billy Idol

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Mony Mony (Live)--Billy Idol
2 (I've Had) The Time of My Life--Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
3 I Think We're Alone Now--Tiffany
4 Heaven is a Place on Earth--Belinda Carlisle
5 Brilliant Disguise--Bruce Springsteen
6 Breakout--Swing Out Sister
7 Should've Known Better--Richard Marx
8 Bad--Michael Jackson
9 Causing a Commotion--Madonna
10 Little Lies--Fleetwood Mac

Singles entering the chart were The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson (#44); I Want to Be Your Man by Roger (#83); Can't Stay Away from You by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine (#87); I Can't Help It by Bananarama (#89); and I Found Someone by Cher (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Mony Mony (Live)--Billy Idol (4th week at #1)
2 I Think We're Alone Now--Tiffany
3 Causing a Commotion--Madonna
4 Heaven is a Place on Earth--Belinda Carlisle
5 (I've Had) The Time of My Life--Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
6 Try--Blue Rodeo
7 Bad--Michael Jackson
8 Here I Go Again--Whitesnake
9 It's a Sin--Pet Shop Boys
10 Brilliant Disguise--Bruce Springsteen

Singles entering the chart were When a Man Loves a Woman by Luba (#85); The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson (#89); Black and Blue by Haywire (#93); There's the Girl by Heart (#94); That's What Love is All About by Michael Bolton (#96); and Angel by Errol Starr (#97).

Died on this date
Jim Folsom, 79. U.S. politician. "Big Jim" Folsom was Governor of Alabama from 1947-1951 and 1955-1959. He was one of the first southern governors to support integration and civil rights for Negro Americans.

Horse racing
1986 Kentucky Derby winner Ferdinand nosed out 1987 Kentucky Derby winner Alysheba to win the Breeders' Cup Classic at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California. It was the first duel between Kentucky Derby winners since 1979. Ferdinand was ridden by 57-year-old Bill Shoemaker.

Football
CIAU
Vanier Cup @ Varsity Stadium, Toronto
McGill 47 British Columbia 11

Michael Soles rushed 25 times for 203 yards and touchdowns of 9 and 48 yards as the Redmen won their first Vanier Cup, upsetting the previously unbeaten Thunderbirds before 14,326 fans—including this blogger—on a sunny but cold Saturday afternoon. McGill running back Gerry Ifill carried 11 times for 64 yards and touchdowns of 1 and 13 yards and also caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Bryan Fuller. Linebacker Wayne McCrae scored the other McGill touchdown on a 67-yard interception return in the 4th quarter. Chuck Petitpas was 5 for 6 on convert attempts and added 2 field goals. Mike Marasco rushed 1 yard for the only UBC touchdown midway through the 4th quarter and then rushed for a 2-point convert. Mike Bellefontaine’s 27-yard field goal gave the Thunderbirds a 3-0 lead after the 1st quarter before the Redmen erupted for 40 straight points—17 in the 2nd quarter, 7 in the 3rd, and 16 in the 4th before Mr. Marasco broke the string. McGill amassed 344 yards rushing as Mr. Fuller passed just 8 times, completing 3 for 46 yards. UBC quarterback Jordan Gagner, winner of the Hec Crighton Trophy as the most outstanding player in Canadian university football for 1987—and the worst player ever to win the award—completed 20 of 44 passes for 228 yards. Mr. Marasco rushed 18 times for 103 yards and caught 5 passes for 39. Mr. Bellefontaine led all receivers with 4 catches for 89 yards. The Thunderbirds entered the game as 21-point favourites, but their loss was—and remains—the most lopsided in Vanier Cup history. Amazingly, McGill didn’t score until Mr. Fuller’s touchdown pass to Mr. Ifill at the 7:23 mark of the 2nd quarter. Mr. Soles won the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy as the game’s Most Valuable Player and was named the outstanding offensive player, while McGill defensive back Floyd Salazar was named the outstanding defensive player. Veteran broadcaster Norm Marshall called the radio play-by-play on CKO. It was the first national championship for McGill since 1960, and the only national championship for veteran head coach Charlie Baillie. It was so cold that when the UBC cheerleaders were nice enough to pose for a photo for me, I couldn’t take the picture because the shutter on my camera was frozen.

20 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): End of the Road--Boyz II Men

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Kurisumas ukyaroru no koroni ha--Junichi Inagaki

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Don't You Want Me--Felix

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Because the Night--Co.Ro featuring Tarlisa (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Heading for a fall--Vaya con Dios (6th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Dur dur d'être bébé!--Jordy (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): End of the Road--Boyz II Men

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Would I Lie to You?--Charles & Eddie

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): How Do You Talk to an Angel--The Heights (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)

1 How Do You Talk to an Angel--The Heights
2 End of the Road--Boyz II Men
3 I'd Die Without You--PM Dawn
4 Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough--Patty Smyth with Don Henley
5 Free Your Mind--En Vogue
6 Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap!
7 If I Ever Fall in Love--Shai
8 What About Your Friends--TLC
9 Jump Around--House of Pain
10 Layla--Eric Clapton

Singles entering the chart included I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston (#47); When She Cries by Restless Heart (#81); Love Shoulda Brought You Home by Toni Braxton (#84); and Washed Away by Tom Cochrane (#94). I Will Always Love You was from the movie The Bodyguard (1992).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Song Instead of a Kiss--Alannah Myles
2 Walking on Broken Glass--Annie Lennox
3 Would I Lie to You?--Charles & Eddie
4 Layla--Eric Clapton
5 Do You Believe in Us--Jon Secada
6 How Do You Talk to an Angel--The Heights
7 Washed Away--Tom Cochrane
8 I Will Be Here for You--Michael W. Smith
9 Digging in the Dirt--Peter Gabriel
10 Drive--R.E.M.

Singles entering the chart included Faithful by Go West (#40); Steam by Peter Gabriel (#80); I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston (#83); In the Still of the Night by Boyz II Men (#86); No Ordinary Love by Sade (#88); I Don't Care by Shakespear's Sister (#92); This Could Be the One by Bad Company (#93); Heal the World by Michael Jackson (#95); and War of Man by Neil Young (#98).

Football
CIAU
Vanier Cup @ SkyDome, Toronto
Queen’s 31 St. Mary’s 0

Brad Elberg rushed 23 times for 136 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Golden Gaels posted the first shutout in Vanier Cup history before 28,645 fans. Mr. Elberg ran 1 yard for his first TD in the 1st quarter, 23 yards for his next score with 4 seconds remaining in the 2nd quarter, and 1 yard for his last touchdown in the 3rd quarter. Quarterback Tim Pendergast threw a 78-yard pass to Brian Alford in the 2nd quarter. Jamie Galloway converted all 4 touchdowns and added a 22-yard field goal in the 4th quarter. Mr. Pendergast completed 7 of 14 passes for 209 yards, while St. Mary’s quarterback David Sykes was 13 for 30 for just 93 yards and 2 interceptions. Mr. Elberg won the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy as the game’s Most Valuable Player. It was the first Vanier Cup win for Queen’s since 1978.



10 years ago
2002

Died on this date
Harry Watson, 79. Canadian hockey player. Mr. Watson played left wing with the Brooklyn Americans (1941-42); Detroit Red Wings (1942-43; 1945-46); Toronto Maple Leafs (1946-54); and Chicago Black Hawks (1954-57), scoring 236 goals and 207 assists in 809 games. He played for Stanley Cup championship teams in 1943; 1947-1949 (scoring the Stanley Cup-winning goal in 1949); and 1951. His best years were with the Maple Leafs, when he played on a line with Syl Apps and Bill Ezinicki. Mr. Watson concluded his playing career with the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League in 1957-58. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1994.

Defense
At a meeting in Prague, governments of the 19 nations in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization formally invited Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Slovenia to join the alliance. The representatives of the 19 governments also united in condemning Iraq, but Germany remained opposed to war with Iraq.

Terrorism
11 Israelis were killed in a suicide bombing on a bus in Jerusalem.

Indonesian police arrested Imam Samudra, the suspected mastermind behind the bombings in Bali in October 2002. He confessed to his involvement in the attacks.

U.S. officials announced that Abd al-Rahim al Nashiri, said to be a principal planner of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Africa, had been captured.

Crime
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police laid 33 charges against four individuals, the Armour Pharmaceutical Company, and the Canadian Red Cross Society in connection with the tainted blood scandal of the 1980s, in which thousands of people had been infected with HIV and Hepatitis C through receiving tainted blood and tainted blood products.