November 23, 2012

125 years ago
1887

Born on this date
Boris Karloff. U.K. actor. Born William Henry Pratt in London, Mr. Karloff moved to Canada as a young man to work on the railway, beginning his career as a stage actor in Kamloops, British Columbia before moving on to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He eventually made his way to Hollywood, appeared as an extra in a number of movies, and achieved stardom with his performance as the monster in Frankenstein (1931). Mr. Karloff remained one of the most popular actors in horror movies until his death on February 2, 1969 at the age of 81.

110 years ago
1902

Died on this date
Walter Reed, 51. U.S. physician. Major Dr. Reed joined the U.S. Army Medical Corps in 1875 after serving with the New York Board of Health. In 1896, he confirmed that yellow fever wasn't caused by drinking contaminated water, and in 1901 confirmed the belief of Cuban epidemiologist Carlos Finlay that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes. Dr. Reed suffered a ruptured appendix and died from the resulting peritonitis. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C. is named in his honour.

100 years ago
1912

Football
ORFU
(Toronto) Parkdale Canoe Club (0-4) defaulted to Toronto Rugby & Athletic
Association (2-1)

Hamilton (3-1) 7 @ Toronto Rugby & Athletic Association (3-1) 39

This was a replay of the November 16 game. Hamilton had won 9-7, but Toronto had protested the game, believing that the referee had erroneously denied them a touchdown. Their protest was upheld on November 19, and the game was ordered to be replayed. The Alerts refused to send their regular team to Toronto for the replay, sending a team of "scrubs" instead, while the regulars played the Tigers of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union for the city championship. Toronto R&AA scored 21 points in the 2nd quarter and rolled up a 30-6 halftime lead as they coasted to victory over the juniors in the second game of a doubleheader at Varsity Stadium.

IRFU-Canadian university (Exhibition)
Toronto Argonauts (IRFU) 22 University of Toronto 16

Smirle Lawson ran 80 yards for a touchdown and made another rush for 50 yards as the Argonauts took a 21-11 halftime lead and coasted to victory over the Blue and White in the first game of a doubleheader at Varsity Stadium. Mac Murray also scored a touchdown for the Argonauts.

Hamilton city championship
Tigers (IRFU) 12 Alerts (ORFU) 8

Mr. Wilson of the Tigers scored the game's only touchdown as they beat the Alerts before 6,000 fans at the Cricket Grounds. Mr. Leckie kicked a field goal early in the 1st quarter to give the Alerts an early 3-1 lead.

U.S. college
Carlisle Indian School 30 @ Springfield Training School 24

Jim Thorpe scored all of Carlisle's points on 4 touchdowns, 3 converts, and a field goal as Carlisle won at Springfield, Massachusetts.

80 years ago
1932

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Richard Gordon and Leigh Lovell, on NBC
Tonight’s episode: The Sign of the Four, Part 3

40 years ago
1972

Died on this date
Marie Wilson, 56. U.S. actress. Miss Wilson appeared in such movies as My Friend Irma (1949) and Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962).

War
Secret peace talks between U.S. representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Le Duc Tho resumed in Paris, but deadlocked almost immediately.

30 years ago
1982

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Puttin' on the Ritz--Taco (5th week at #1)

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that the consumer price index had risen 0.5% in October, continuing its moderate trend.

Died on this date
Roy Acuff, 89. U.S. musician. Mr. Acuff, known as the "King of Country Music," was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1962, becoming the first living member. He founded Acuff-Rose Music, the first Nashville-based country music publishing company.

25 years ago
1987

Died on this date
Alton Adams, 98. U.S. musician and journalist. Chief Petty Officer Adams, a native of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, formed the Adams Juvenile Band in 1910, and the band joined the United States Navy in 1917, becoming the first Negroes to receive official musical appointments in the Navy in more than 100 years, with CPO Adams becoming the Navy's first Negro bandmaster. He led the band until his retirement in 1933, adding his own compositions to the band's repertoire. A fire at his home in St. Thomas late in 1932 killed his daughter Hazel and destroyed all but about a dozen of his scores. CPO Adams was called back into service with the Navy during World War II, and he led the band until his permanent retirement from the Navy in 1945. He oped a later home in St. Thomas as a guest home, and served as president of the Virgin Islands Hotel Association for many years. CPO Adams was also a reporter with Associated Press and Associated Negro Press for many years after his return to St.Thomas. His compositions included Virgin Islands March (1919); The Governor's Own (1921); and The Spirit of the U.S.N. (1924), the first of which was adopted as the Virgin Islands territorial anthem in 1982.