April 14, 2013

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Laura O'Leary!

120 years ago
1893

Born on this date
Ben Tincup. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Tincup, a member of the Cherokee Nation, played with the Philadelphia Phillies (1914-1915, 1918) and Chicago Cubs (1928), compiling a record of 8-11 with an earned run average of 3.10 in 48 games. He played 24 seasons in the minor leagues from 1912-1942, winning at least 250 games and losing at least 195. Mr. Tincup played 13 seasons (1919-1931) with the Louisville Colonels of the AA American Association. He was an umpire in the American Association (1933); manager in the minor leagues (1937-1938); coach with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1940); scout with the Boston Braves (1946-1948), Pittsburgh Pirates (1949-1953), and Philadelphia Phillies (1956-1958); and a coach with the New York Yankees (1960-1961). Mr. Tincup died on July 5, 1980 at the age of 87.

60 years ago
1953

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Kiss Me Again, Stranger, starring Maria Riva, Richard Waring, Esther Mitchell, and Denis Green



Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Montreal 7 @ Boston 3 (Montreal led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Rocket Richard scored 3 goals to lead the Canadiens to victory over the Bruins at Boston Garden. Gerry McNeil easily won the goaltending duel over Gordon "Red" Henry.

50 years ago
1963

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Los Angeles 114 @ Boston 117 (Boston led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Hockey
Stanley Cup
Finals
Toronto 2 @ Detroit 3 (Toronto led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Alex Faulkner scored the tying and winning goals as the Red Wings edged the Maple Leafs at Olympia Stadium. It was the third straight Sunday on which Mr. Faulkner had scored the winning goal.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
1 single in the U.K.: Get Down--Gilbert O'Sullivan (2nd week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 You're So Vain--Carly Simon (6th week at #1)
2 Crocodile Rock--Elton John
3 I'd Love You to Want Me--Lobo
4 Dueling Banjos--Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell
5 Funny Face--Donna Fargo
6 Killing Me Softly with His Song--Roberta Flack
7 Separate Ways--Elvis Presley
8 Top of the World--Carpenters
9 Your Mama Don't Dance--The Bootleg Family
10 I Am Woman--Helen Reddy

Singles entering the chart were Everything is Out of Season by Johnny Farnham (#27); Leader of the Pack by the Shangri-Las (#39); and Tweedle Dee by Little Jimmy Osmond (#40). Leader of the Pack had reached #1 in the U.S.A. in 1964.

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia--Vicki Lawrence (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)--Four Tops
2 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia--Vicki Lawrence
3 Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)--Gladys Knight and the Pips
4 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
5 Sing--Carpenters
6 Danny's Song--Anne Murray
7 Little Willy--The Sweet
8 The Cisco Kid--War
9 Call Me (Come Back Home)--Al Green
10 Break Up to Make Up--The Stylistics

Singles entering the chart were My Love by Paul McCartney & Wings (#68); Steamroller Blues by Elvis Presley (#69); Close Your Eyes by Edward Bear (#80); Right Place Wrong Time by Dr. John (#87); Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation by the Dells (#88); The First Cut is the Deepest by Keith Hampshire (#95); Without You in My Life by Tyrone Davis (#97); Am I Black Enough for You by Billy Paul (#99); and Only Love by Bill Quateman (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Killing Me Softly with His Song--Roberta Flack (3rd week at #1)
2 The Cover of "Rolling Stone"--Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
3 Daddy's Home--Jermaine Jackson
4 Sing--Carpenters
5 Control of Me--Les Emmerson
6 Touch of Magic--James Leroy
7 Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)--Deodato
8 You Don't Know What Love Is--Susan Jacks
9 A Good Song--Valdy
10 Dead Skunk--Loudon Wainwright III

Singles entering the chart were Drinking Wine Spo-Dee O'Dee by Jerry Lee Lewis (#77); Daniel by Elton John (#87); No More Mr. Nice Guy by Alice Cooper (#89); Teddy Bear Song by Barbara Fairchild (#92); Everything's Been Changed by the 5th Dimension (#93); If We Try by Don McLean (#94); Thank You by Abraham's Children (#95); Masterpiece by the Temptations (#96); Step by Step by Joe Simon (#97); Swingin' Shepherd Blues by Moe Koffman (#98); How Can I Be Sure by Frank Mills (#99); and Wash My Troubles Away by Side Effect (#100). Everything's Been Changed was from the movie Lost Horizon (1973). An earlier version of The Swingin' Shepherd Blues had been a hit by the Moe Koffman Quartette in 1958.

Calgary’s Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia--Vicki Lawrence (2nd week at #1)
2 Little Willy--The Sweet
3 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
4 The Cover of "Rolling Stone"--Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
5 You Don't Know What Love Is--Susan Jacks
6 Dead Skunk--Loudon Wainwright III
7 Walk on the Wild Side--Lou Reed
8 The Cisco Kid--War
9 Wildflower--Skylark
10 Stir it Up--Johnny Nash
Pick hit of the week: Orly--The Guess Who

Terrorism
Several hours after Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat was quoted in Lebanese newspapers as threatening "big vengeance" against U.S. collaboration in Israeli raids on April 10 on PLO guerrilla bases in Beirut, fire swept through the American-owned Trans-Arabian oil facility near Saida, Lebanon, 10 miles south of Beirut. The Lebanese Revolutionary Guard, a previously inknown group, claimed to have struck the blow "against American support for Israel." However, guards at the plant claimed that the attackers had appeared to be Palestinians.

Disasters
At least 12 people were killed when an earthquake struck Costa Rica.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
Philadelphia 5 @ Montreal 4 (OT) (Philadelphia led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Rick MacLeish scored 2:56 into overtime as the Flyers upset the Canadiens at the Montreal Forum.

WHA
Avco World Trophy
East Division Semi-Finals
Ottawa 4 @ New England 5 (OT) (New England won best-of-seven series 4-1)

Mike Byers scored 3:47 into overtime to give the Whalers their win over the Nationals at Boston Arena. It was the Ottawa Nationals' last game under that name; after playing their home playoff games in Toronto, they moved to Toronto for 1973-74 to become the Toros.

Baseball
The San Francisco Giants traded third baseman Alan Gallagher to the Caifornia Angels for utility infielder Bruce Miller. Mr. Gallagher, who had been with the Giants since 1970, was batting .222 (2 for 9) in 5 games with 1 tun batted in in 5 games with San Francisco in 1973. Mr. Miller had played 1 game with the Salt Lake City Angels of the AAA Pacific Coast League at the time of the trade, and was transferred to the PCL's Phoenix Giants.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed outfielder Jim Fairey, who had been released by the Montreal Expos on March 27 after playing with them from 1969-1972. Mr. Fairey had begun his major league career with the Dodgers in 1968, but was then claimed by the Expos in the expansion draft on October 14, 1968.

Tim Foli hit a 2-run home run and Ron Fairly followed with a solo homer as the Montreal Expos erupted for 5 runs in the 8th inning to post a come-from-behind 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates before 21,198 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal. Ernie McAnally started on the mound for the Expos, but relief pitcher Tom Walker (1-0) was credited with the win. It was the first Expos Baseball telecast of the season on CBC, with Dave Van Horne beginning his fourth season as play-by-play broadcaster, and Duke Snider joining him in his first season as colour commentator. The game also had the distinction of being the first baseball game ever televised live to the Northwest Territories, and the first ever seen there in colour.

Johnny Bench's solo home run with 1 out in the 4th inning provided the necessary scoring for the Cincinnati Reds as they shut out the San Francisco Giants 3-0 before 21,247 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Roger Nelson (1-0) allowed 7 hits in winning the pitchers' duel over Jim Barr (0-1), but after retiring the first two batters in the 9th inning, allowed singles by Tito Fuentes and Chris Speier, and was relieved by Clay Carroll. Mr. Carroll walked Willie McCovey to load the bases, but Ed Goodson grounded out to Mr. Carroll to end the game.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 9th inning, Willie Crawford doubled and scored when Joe Ferguson followed with a single, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves before 18,354 fans at Dodger Stadium. Claude Osteen (1-0) pitched a 3-hit complete game to win the pitchers' duel over Carl Morton (0-1), who allowed 6 hits while going the distance.

Paul Splittorff (2-0) pitched a 2-hitter to outduel Wilbur Wood (1-2), who allowed 3 hits in a complete game, as the Kansas City Royals shut out the Chicago White Sox 3-0 before 11,996 fans at White Sox Park.

Bert Campaneris singled to lead off the game and Reggie Jackson hit a home run with 2 out to provide the necessary scoring for the Oakland Athletics as they edged the Minnesota Twins 2-1 before 10,711 fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota. The Twins also scored in the 1st inning, when Larry Hisle led off with a triple and Rod Carew followed with a sacrifice fly. Ken Holtzman (1-1) pitched a 4-hitter, while walking 5 batters, to outduel Bert Blyleven (1-2), who allowed 8 hits in a complete game, walking none and striking out 8. Jerry Terrell made his major league debut with the Twins, playing the last 2 innings at third base, with no fielding chances or plate appearances.

30 years ago
1983

Died on this date
Norbert Pearlroth, 89. Austrian-born U.S. researcher. Mr. Pearlroth, a graduate of Krakow University in Poland, moved to the United States in 1920. In 1923 he heard from a friend that Robert Ripley was looking for a linguist to comb foreign newspapers for his Believe it or Not! newspaper feature. Mr. Pearlroth knew 11 languages, and was hired by Mr. Ripley as his research director. Mr. Pearlroth usually worked ten hours a day, six days a week in the New York Public Library's Main Reading Room. The library estimated that Pearlroth examined some 7,000 books every year, meaning that he researched in more than 350,000 books during decades of work on Believe It or Not!. He would work at his office in the morning, answering some of the 3,000 letters that arrived from readers all over the world. He would then spend his afternoons and evenings at the library. Mr. Pearlroth served as Ripley's Believe it or Not!'s research director from 1923-1975. King Features Syndicate replaced him, even though he'd never missed a deadline (the syndicate, which took over editing of the feature after Mr. Ripley's death in 1949, required him to submit exactly 24 items per week).

World events
U.S. President Ronald Reagan denied that the United States was trying to overthrow the Sandanista government of Nicaragua, but was "simply trying to interdict the supply lines" to leftist guerrillas in El Salvador.

Defense
The United States Senate voted 57-42 to confirm President Ronald Reagan's nominee, Kenneth Adelman, as director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
Minnesota 2 @ Chicago 5 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 1-0)
Calgary 3 @ Edmonton 6 (Edmonton led best-of-seven series 1-0)

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Together Forever--Rick Astley (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): On kesäyö/Viimeinen laulu--Topi Sorsakoski & J. Karjalainen (2nd week at #1)

Politics and government
According to an article in The New York Times, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sought and won a vote of confidence from the Politburo after facing an apparent challenge from Yegor Ligachev, the second-ranking member of the Kremlin hierarchy. Mr. Ligachev had reportedly praised a newspaper article a month earlier that had rejected Mr. Gorbachev’s reforms.

Diplomacy
In Geneva, Switzerland, Pakistan and Afghanistan signed agreements providing for the withdrawal of Soviet troops, the establishment of a non-aligned Afghan state, and repatriation of millions of Afghan refugees, most of them living in Pakistan. The United States and Soviet Union agreed to refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of Afghanistan and Pakistan. However, the agreement did not include a cease-fire, and leaders of the Afghan resistance said they fight on to overthrow the Soviet-backed government. In a separate understanding, the United States and U.S.S.R. reserved the right to supply arms to their Afghan allies if the other side continued to do so. The Soviet withdrawal was to take place between May 15, 1988 and February 15, 1989.

Defense
The U.S. frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts hit an underwater mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will, the protection of Kuwaiti-owned oil tankers from Iranian attacks. Ten sailors were injured, and the frigate was towed to Dubai for repairs.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the deficit in merchandise trade had increased from $12.44 billion in January to $13.83 billion in February.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Prince of Wales Conference
Division Semi-Finals
Montreal 2 @ Hartford 1 (Montreal won best-of-seven series 4-2)
Boston 5 @ Buffalo 2 (Boston won best-of-seven series 4-2)
New York Islanders 5 @ New Jersey 6 (New Jersey won best-of-seven series 4-2)
Washington 7 @ Philadelphia 2 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

Clarence S. Campbell Conference
Division Semi-Finals
Detroit 5 @ Toronto 3 (Detroit won best-of-seven series 4-2)

The Devils, leading 6-1 with 12 1/2 minutes remaining in the 3rd period, withstood a 4-goal rally to eliminate the Islanders at Brendan Byrne Arena.

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): No Limit--2 Unlimited (8th week at #1)

Society
A new study found that 1% of men were homosexual, as opposed to the 10% figure reported by Alfred Kinsey in 1948.

10 years ago
2003

War
U.S. Marines captured Tikrit, the hometown of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and U.S. officials declared the principal fighting to be over. U.S. Marines and Iraqi police began joint security patrols in Baghdad. U.S. Lieutenant General Jay Garner (retired), head of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance, arrived in Baghdad to lead reconstruction and transition efforts. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said that the United States would consider "measures of a diplomatic, economic, or other nature" to deal with Syria. U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said that some Iraqi leaders had been allowed to enter Syria, and warned Syria not to harbour them. Syria denied having weapons of mass destruction and said it would not allow WMDs or Iraqi leaders into Syria from Iraq.

Politics and government
The Liberal Party, led by Jean Charest, won 76 of 125 National Assembly seats in the Quebec provincial election to topple the Parti Quebecois government after nine years in power.