November 22, 2012

170 years ago
1842

Environment
Mount Saint Helens, in what is now the state of Washington, erupted; fallout from ash reached as far as 48 miles away.

100 years ago
1912

Football
CRU
ORFU
The Hamilton Alerts were suspended from the Ontario Rugby Football Union, effective the end of the season. The Alerts had been ordered to play in Toronto on November 23 after Toronto Rugby & Athletic Association's protest of their November 16 9-7 loss to the Alerts had been upheld. The Alerts decided to send a team of "scrubs" to Toronto, while using their regular players in a game against the Tigers of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union for the city championship of Hamilton.

70 years ago
1942

War
A Soviet Red Army counteroffensive trapped German soldiers in Stalingrad.

60 years ago
1952

Hit Parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart--Vera Lynn; Eddy Howard

#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): It's in the Book (Parts 1 and 2)--Johnny Standley (Best Seller--1st week at #1); You Belong to Me--Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and his Orchestra (Disc Jockey--9th week at #1); I Went to Your Wedding--Patti Page (Juke Box--7th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Went to Your Wedding--Patti Page (5th week at #1)
2 You Belong to Me--Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and his Orchestra
--Patti Page
3 The Glow-Worm--The Mills Brothers
4 It's in the Book (Parts 1 and 2)--Johnny Standley
5 Trying--The Hill Toppers
6 Jambalaya--Jo Stafford
7 Why Don't You Believe Me--Joni James
8 Wish You Were Here--Eddie Fisher
9 Takes Two to Tango--Pearl Bailey
10 Meet Mister Callaghan--Les Paul

Singles entering the chart were Gee, But I'm Lonesome by Johnnie Ray (#37); The Cherries by Doris Day (#39); and Keep it a Secret, with versions by Jo Stafford and June Hutton (#40).

Football
CRU
IRFU
Finals
Hamilton 7 @ Toronto 12 (Toronto won total points series 45-40)

The 2-game total points series was tied 33-33 at the end of regulation time of game 2 on November 19. Because there were no lights at Varsity Stadium, it was too dark to play overtime, and it was decided that a third game would be played at Varsity Stadium, with the location decided by a coin toss. Toronto quarterback Nobby Wirkowski completed a 61-yard pass to Rod Smylie for the winning touchdown with less than 5 minutes remainining in regulation time as the Argonauts overcame a 7-0 deficit before a sellout crowd of 27,242. Hamilton took a 1-0 lead in the first quarter on a punt single by Cam Fraser; they made it 7-0 shortly after when Quincy Armstrong intercepted a pass by Mr. Wirkowski at the Toronto 25-yard line and Bernie Custis rushed for a touchdown on the next play, converted by Tip Logan. The Argonauts hit the scoreboard in the 2nd quarter when Mr. Wirkowski connected with Al Bruno for a 14-yard touchdown. Red Ettinger's convert was blocked, and Hamilton led 7-5 at halftime. The Argonauts scored the only point of the 3rd quarter on a punt single by Joe Krol. Mr. Smylie's touchdown, converted by Mr. Ettinger, was the only scoring of the 4th quarter. The Tiger-Cats moved to the Toronto 17-yard line in the final minute, but quarterback Bill Mackrides threw 3 incomplete passes. Mr. Wirkowski completed 17 of 34 passes for 227 yards, with Mr. Bruno catching 11 for 144 yards. Mr. Mackrides completed just 10 of 34 passes for 150 yards in what turned out to be his last game in Canada.



50 years ago
1962

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Lovesick Blues--Frank Ifield (3rd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Day of Reckoning, starring Barry Sullivan, Louis Hayward, Dee Hartford, Claude Akins, and Hugh Marlowe

Hockey
NHL
New York (7-10-2) 7 @ Boston (1-10-5) 1
Montreal (7-6-4) 3 @ Detroit (10-4-3) 0
Toronto (9-8-1) 0 @ Chicago (9-5-5) 1

Earl Ingarfield scored 2 goals and an assist, Larry Cahan scored his first 2 goals of the season, and Jim Neilson scored his first NHL goal as the Rangers routed the Bruins, extending Boston's winless streak to 15 games. Many of the 12,338 fans at Boston Garden were so upset at their team's performance that they littered the ice with debris in the 3rd period, forcing a 10-minute delay. Don McKenney scored with 1:55 remaining in the game to ruin Gump Worsley's bid for a shutout.

Jacques Plante stopped 24 shots for his first shutout of the season as the Canadiens blanked the Red Wings before 14,983 fans at Olympia Stadium. Phil Goyette, Boom Boom Geoffrion, and Dickie Moore scored the Montreal goals.

Pierre Pilote scored the only goal of the game in the 2nd period as Glenn Hall made 27 saves for his second shutout of the season in winning the goaltending duel over Don Simmons in a fight-filled game before 14,891 fans at Chicago Stadium.

OHA Junior A
St. Catherines (3-5-3) 3 @ Peterborough (6-2-2) 5
Guelph (3-9-0) 4 @ Hamilton (5-8-1) 7

Ron Naud scored 2 goals and Danny Grant was among the goal scorers as the TPT Petes defeated the Black Hawks before 1,896 fans in Peterborough.

Paul Henderson scored 3 goals, Bob Thomas 2, and Bryan Campbell and Pit Martin 1 each as the Red Wings beat the Royals at the Hamilton Forum. Mr. Henderson scored all of his goals in the 2nd period. Bob Plager scored one of the Guelph goals and later attempted to get at several fans who had been taunting him.

Football
NFL
Green Bay (10-1) 14 @ Detroit (9-2) 26

The Lions took a 23-0 halftime lead and held Green Bay fullback Jim Taylor to -3 yards rushing in the 1st half and threw quarterback Bart Starr for almost 100 yards in losses as they beat the Packers before a Tiger Stadium-record crowd of 59,598 on Thanksgiving Day. Detroit quarterback Milt Plum threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Gail Cogdill in the 1st quarter and a 27-yard TD pass to Mr. Cogdill 58 seconds into the 2nd quarter. Just 21 seconds later, Mr. Starr fumbled when hit by Detroit defensive tackle Roger Brown, and linemate Sam Williams returned the ball 6 yards for a touchdown. Wayne Walker kicked his third straight extra point to make the score 21-0. Mr. Starr was sacked for a safety touch just five plays later. Mr. Plum kicked a 47-yard field goal into the wind in the 3rd quarter to make the score 26-0. The Packers finally scored in the 4th quarter when linebaker Bill Quinlan intercepted a pass from Mr. Plum and returned it 4 yards for a touchdown, and Mr. Taylor rushed 4 yards for a TD. Jerry Kramer converted both Packer touchdowns. It was Green Bay's first loss--including pre-season--since the 13th game of the 1961 season.

NCAA
Texas A&M 3 @ Texas (9-0-1) 13

The Longhorns clinched a berth in the Cotton Bowl with their win over the Aggies.

40 years ago
1972

War
The United States lost its first B-52 of the Vietnam War when an eight-engine bomber was downed by a North Vietnameses missile.

30 years ago
1982

Politics and government
Yuri Andropov, the new successor to the recently-deceased Leonid Brezhnev as leader of the Soviet Union, addressed the central committee of the Communist Party and declared his support for the policy of détente with the West, and also called for domestic economic reform.

Defense
U.S. President Ronald Reagan announced that 100 MX missiles—which he named the Peacekeeper—would be deployed in a concentrated “dense pack” basing system at Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming at an initial cost of $26.4 billion. Mr. Reagan said, in a televised address, that the deployment was essential because the U.S.S.R. held an advantage over the U.S.A. in nuclear weaponry. The dense-pack concept assumed that many incoming Soviet missiles would destroy each other in the small air space above the MX silos. Mr. Reagan’s proposal was expected to meet with much opposition in
Congress.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Beds are Burning--Midnight Oil (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France: La Bamba--Los Lobos (6th week at #1)

Football
CFL
East Final
Toronto 19 @ Winnipeg 3

West Final
Edmonton 31 @ British Columbia 7

The Argonauts limited the Blue Bombers to a Trevor Kennerd field goal in the 2nd quarter as they advanced to the Grey Cup before a sellout crowd of 32,946 in the last game at Winnipeg Stadium to be played on real grass. Winnipeg quarterback and CFL Most Outstanding Player finalist Tom Clements played the last game of his 12-year Canadian Football Hall of Fame career, completing 21 of 35 passes for 203 yards, but allowed 3 interceptions. The Argonaut defense also recovered 2 Winnipeg fumbles. After Mr. Kennerd gave Winnipeg a 3-0 lead, Toronto quarterback Gilbert Renfroe rushed 1 yard for a touchdown to give the Argonauts the lead at 6:18 of the 2nd quarter. Lance Chomyc converted, and Hank Ilesic added a 73-yard punt single to give Toronto a 7-3 halftime lead. Mr. Chomyc’s single on a missed field goal was he only scoring of the 3rd quarter. Mr. Chomyc kicked a 39-yard field goal 39 seconds into the 4th quarter to make the score 12-3, and the Argonauts put the game away on a 1-yard touchdown rush by Tony Johns, converted by Mr. Chomyc with 3:42 remaining. Winnipeg fullback Willard Reaves, the CFL’s rushing leader, carried 12 times for 72 yards in his final CFL game, while Gill Fenerty led the Argonauts with 65 yards on 13 carries. Darrell Smith of the Argonauts led all receivers with 6 catches for 128 yards. Winnipeg tight end Nick Arakgi, playing the final game of a 9-year CFL career, led the Blue Bombers with 5 receptions for 57 yards. Mr. Renfroe completed 18 of 35 passes for 246 yards and an interception.



Edmonton quarterback Matt Dunigan completed just 5 of 13 passes in the 1st half, but 2 went for touchdowns and another set up a touchdown as the Eskimos took a 21-7 halftime led and coasted to victory over the Lions before 44,385 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. Mr. Dunigan connected with Brian Kelly for a 32-yard touchdown to open the scoring at 5:28 of the 1st quarter. After Lui Passaglia got the Lions on the scoreboard with a 17-yard field goal, Mr. Dunigan connected with Stephen Jones for a 57-yard gain to the B.C. 2-yard line, and Milson Jones rushed for a TD from there. Jerry Kauric’s second convert of the game gave the Eskimos a 14-3 lead after the 1st quarter. Mr. Passaglia kicked a field goal and a single on a missed field goal in the 2nd quarter to reduce the deficit to 14-7, but Mr. Dunigan hit Mr. Jones with an 80-yard touchdown pass with 59 seconds remaining until halftime. Mr. Kauric added a field goal in the 3rd quarter and Milson Jones rushed 2 yards for his second TD of the game in the 4th quarter. Stephen Jones led all receivers with 177 yards on 5 receptions, while Mr. Kelly caught 4 for 71. Mr. Dunigan completed 13 of 26 passes for 287 yards and an interception. Damon Allen relieved him late in the game, but didn’t throw a pass. Roy Dewalt, playing his last game in a B.C. uniform, completed 14 of 25 passes for just 116 yards. Condredge Holloway, playing the last game of a 13-year Hall of Fame career, relieved Mr. Dewalt in the 4th quarter and completed 9 of 16 passes for 110 yards. Anthony Parker, who led the Lions with 8 carries for 40 yards, threw 1 pass, which was intercepted. Other Lions whose careers ended with this game included guards Tim Burnham and Dan Hurley and defensive backs Melvin Byrd and Nelson Martin.



20 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): End of the Road--Boyz II Men (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Birthday Song--Power Pack (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Don't You Want Me--Felix (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Sterling Holloway, 87. U.S. actor. Mr. Holloway was a character actor who made many appearances in movies and television programs, but was best known as the voice of Winnie the Pooh in the Walt Disney cartoons.

Politics and government
The government of Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was returned to power in a coalition that took 44 of 80 congressional seats.

Football
CFL
East Final
Hamilton 11 @ Winnipeg 59

West Final
Edmonton 22 @ Calgary 23

Michael Richardson rushed 33 times for 227 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Blue Bombers routed the Tiger-Cats before 27,033 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Warren Hudson and Matt Pearce also rushed for Winnipeg touchdowns, and Matt Dunigan threw a touchdown pass to Gerald Alphin. Troy Westwood converted all 6 TDs and added 5 field goals and 2 singles. The only Hamilton touchdown was scored by Ken Evraire on a 28-yard pass from Damon Allen on the last play of the 1st quarter. The Blue Bombers led 14-10 after 1 quarter and 37-10 at halftime. Winnipeg outrushed Hamilton 293 yards to 64, and amassed 490 yards in net offense to 209 for the Tiger-Cats. For Mr. Allen, who completed 10 of 20 passes for 134 yards and 3 interceptions while rushing 4 times for 35 yards, it was his last game in a Hamilton uniform. He was relieved by Don McPherson, who completed just 1 of 6 passes for 11 yards and an interception. The Blue Bombers’ defense limited the Tiger-Cats to 10 first downs.



Doug Flutie rushed 3 yards for a touchdown, leaving one of his shoes on the field behind him, with 19 seconds remaining in regulation time, and Mark McLoughlin’s convert gave the Stampeders a thrilling win over the Eskimos before 28,100 fans—including this blogger—at McMahon Stadium. The Eskimos, who had overcome a 12-1 2nd-quarter deficit to take a 22-13 lead in the 4th quarter, appeared to have sealed the victory when linebacker Larry Wruck made an interception off Mr. Flutie at the Edmonton 50-yard line with 2:48 left. The Edmonton offense under quarterback Tracy Ham, who was playing with an ankle injury, couldn’t get enough first downs to run out the clock, and the Calgary offense took possession at their own 33-yard line with 1:17 remaining, and Mr. Flutie showed why he was the greatest CFL player of his era. The key play of the drive was a 39-yard pass from Mr. Flutie to Allen Pitts. The Eskimos led 1-0 after the 1st quarter on a punt single by Glenn Harper, but the Stampeders came back with a 32-yard field goal by Mr. McLoughlin, a 10-yard touchdown run by Mr. Flutie, converted by Mr. McLoughlin, and a safety touch that Mr. Harper chose to concede after Edmonton slotback Craig Ellis had taken an unnecessary roughness penalty to put the team in bad field position. The Eskimos quickly turned the game around when they kicked off after the safety touch; the kick was short and hung in the air, and defensive end Jed Roberts recovered for the Eskimos on the Calgary 49. Mr. Ham drove the team from there and connected with Henry “Gizmo” Williams for a 10-yard touchdown with 1:48 remaining until halftime. Sean Fleming converted to make it 12-8, but Calgary punter Tony Martino kicked a single 22 seconds later to give his team a 13-8 halftime lead. Mr. Ham rushed 5 yards for the only touchdown of the 3rd quarter, and Michael Soles rushed 7 yards for a TD with 9:38 remaining in regulation time. Mr. McLoughlin’s 35-yard field goal with 6:08 left reduced the Eskimos’ lead to 23-22. The Eskimos rushed for 198 yards in the game, led by Mr. Soles, who carried 18 times for 107 yards. Mr. Flutie led the Stampeders with 13 carries for 94 yards, while completing 13 of 27 passes for 185 yards. Mr. Ham completed just 7 of 15 passes for 101 yards and an interception. Mr. Pitts led all receivers with 91 yards on 5 receptions, while Jim Sandusky led the Eskimos with 4 catches for 72 yards. It was the last game in an Edmonton uniform for a number of players, including Mr. Ham, Mr. Ellis, and defensive back Enis Jackson. For Mr. Ellis, it was the second and last time in his 10-year CFL career that he didn’t catch a pass; his only other game without a reception was his first CFL game, with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1982.

10 years ago
2002

World events
Organizers of the Miss World beauty competition decided to move the event from Lagos to London after rioting by Muslims opposed to the pageant had claimed 215 lives in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna. The rioters had been particularly inflamed by an article published November 14 in a Lagos newspaper speculating that the prophet Muhammad “would probably have chosen a wife” from among the contestants.”

Football
CIS
Vanier Cup @ SkyDome, Toronto
St. Mary’s 33 Saskatchewan 21

Steve Panella completed 18 of 26 passes for 299 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the Huskies over the Huskies before 17,179 fans. It was the second straight national championship for St. Mary’s, who had defeated Manitoba in 2001. St. Mary’s jumped to a quick 14-0 lead in the 1st quarter on a 43-yard touchdown pass from Mr. Panella to Dean Jones and a 2-yard touchdown rush by backup quarterback Bill Robinson, both converted by Dave Stala. Saskatchewan quarterback Sheldon Ball connected with Chad Rempel for a 10-yard touchdown, converted by Brett Czarnota, with 50 seconds remaining in the quarter to make the score 14-7. St. Mary’s linebacker Jeff Moodie sacked Mr. Ball in the Saskatchewan end zone for a safety touch 3:09 into the 2nd quarter to give St. Mary’s a 16-7 lead, but Saskatchewan responded just 1 minute and 39 seconds later. Linebacker Lyndon Rush blocked a punt by Mr. Stala and returned the ball 50 yards, but fumbled when hit by Mr. Stala, and the ball went into the St. Mary’s end zone, where Saskatchewan defensive back Brett Lambden recovered for a touchdown. Mr. Czarnota’s convert made the score 16-14. Saskatchewan took a 21-16 lead on a 3-yard touchdown rush by David Stevens, converted by Mr. Czarnota with just 1:01 remaining until halftime, but St. Mary’s struck back with a 31-yard touchdown pass from Mr. Panella to Mr. Stala with 4 seconds left. Mr. Stala converted to give St. Mary’s a 23-21 halftime lead. Saskatchewan mounted an 80-yard drive early in the 3rd quarter, but on first-down-and goal-to-go from the St. Mary’s 5-yard line, Mr. Ball’s pass was intercepted on the goal line by linebacker Joe Bonaventura. There was no scoring in the 3rd quarter; Mr. Stala kicked a 27-yard field goal with 9:44 remaining in the 4th quarter to give St. Mary’s a 26-21 lead, and Gabe Harvey rushed 2 yards for a touchdown, converted by Mr. Stala, with 2:44 left to seal the victory. Mr. Panella won the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy as the game’s Most Valubale Player, while Mr. Bonaventura was named the outstanding defensive player. Mr. Jones rushed 16 times for 105 yards; Mr. Stevens led Saskatchewan with 75 yards on 11 carries. Jason Currie of St. Mary’s led all receivers with 7 catches for 99 yards, while Mr. Stala caught 5 for 92.