October 1, 2013

460 years ago
1553

Britannica
Queen Mary I was crowned at Westminster.

425 years ago
1588

Died on this date
Edward James, 31 (?); Ralph Crockett. English Roman Catholic priests and martyrs. Messrs. James and Crockett were hanged the day after being convicted of violating a 1584 act of Parliament prohibiting Roman Catholic priests from coming into the realm of England. The two, with three other priests, had been ordained abroad and had been captured aboard ship upon re-entry into England on April 19, 1586, and then had spent more than two years imprisoned without trial. They were beatified by Pope Pius XI in 1929.

Asiatica
Shah Abbas I of Persia was crowned.

170 years ago
1843

Journalism
The tabloid The News of the World began publication in London.

160 years ago
1853

Journalism
The Toronto Globe published its first issue as a daily newspaper.

120 years ago
1893

Literature
The first part of The Adventure of the Naval Treaty by A. Conan Doyle, eleventh in a series of short stories published in book form in 1894 as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, was published in the October 1893 issue of The Strand Magazine.

Born on this date
Cliff Friend. U.S. songwriter. Mr. Friend worked in Tin Pan Alley, and co-wrote songs such as Lovesick Blues and The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down. He died on June 27, 1974 at the age of 80.

110 years ago
1903

Baseball
World Series
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 @ Boston Americans 3 (Pittsburgh led best-of-nine series 1-0)

The Pirates scored 4 runs--3 unearned--in the top of the 1st inning and coasted to victory over the Americans before 16,242 fans at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in the first modern World Series game ever played. Deacon Phillippe, who recorded 10 strikeouts, won the pitching matchup with Cy Young. Jimmy Sebring of the Pirates hit the first World Series home run, a solo blast in the 7th inning.

100 years ago
1913

Died on this date
Eugene O'Keefe, 85. Irish-born Canadian brewer. Mr. O'Keefe purchased Victoria Brewery in Toronto in 1861 and incorporated it as O'Keefe Brewery Company of Toronto Limited in 1891.

90 years ago
1923

Boxing
Georges Carpentier (86-13-5) retained his European Heavyweight title by knocking out Joe Beckett (48-12-1) just 15 seconds into the 1st round at the Olympia in London. It was the second time Mr. Carpentier had successfully defended his title against Mr. Beckett; four years earlier, he had knocked out Mr. Beckett in just 1 minute 10 seconds. The rematch was Mr. Beckett's last fight.



75 years ago
1938

World events
Germany annexed the area of Czechoslovakia known as Sudetenland, which was mainly populated by ethnic Germans. The action took place the day after the leaders of Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain had signed an agreement in Munich allowing German dictator Adolf Hitler to seize the Sudetenland, hoping that it would satisfy Mr. Hitler's territorial ambitions.

Football
CRU
IRFU-ORFU
Exhibition
Sarnia 19 @ Hamilton Tigers 1

IRFU-Canadian university
Exhibition
Ottawa 15 @ Queen's University 1

ORFU-Canadian university
Exhibition
University of Toronto 10 Toronto Balmy Beach 6

WIFU-U.S. college
Exhibition
North Dakota State University 6 @ Winnipeg 16
North Dakota State Teachers College 0 @ Calgary 38

WIFU-Canadian university
Exhibition
University of Alberta 0 @ Edmonton 35

Canadian university-Canadian intermediate
Exhibition
University of Western Ontario 15 Dundas 5
McGill University 36 Royal Military College 5
Regina Dales 13 @ University of Saskatchewan 5

The NDSU-Winnipeg and NDSTC-Calgary games were played entirely under U.S. rules.

Harold Sutton scored 2 touchdowns and a convert and Bob Fritz scored 2 touchdowns as the Eskimos routed the Polar Bears at Clarke Stadium. Eddie O'Brien and Ernie Stevens scored the other Edmonton TDs. Vince Yatchek kicked 2 converts, and Mr. Fritz passed to Gordon Gelhaye for another convert. Mr. Pike rouged an Alberta player for the Eskimos' other point.

70 years ago
1943

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Speckled Band

War
Allied soldiers captured Naples.

60 years ago
1953

Baseball
World Series
Brooklyn Dodgers 2 @ New York Yankees 4 (New York led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Mickey Mantle's home run off Preacher Roe in the bottom of the 8th inning broke a 2-2 tie before 66,786 fans at Yankee Stadium. Billy Martin also homered for the Yankees. Winning pitcher Ed Lopat and Mr. Roe, who gave up just 5 hits, pitched completed games.

50 years ago
1963

On television tonight
The Fugitive, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Other Side of the Mountain, with guest stars Sandy Dennis and Frank Sutton

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Can the Can--Suzi Quatro

#1 single in France: Tout donné, tout repris--Mike Brant (5th week at #1)

At the movies
Between Friends, directed by Donald Shebib, and starring Michael Parks, Bonnie Bedelia, Chuck Shamata, Henry Beckman, and Hugh Webster, opened in theatres in Canada.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in France: Flashdance...What a Feeling--Irene Cara

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Red Red Wine--UB40

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Karma Chameleon--Culture Club

#1 single in the U.K.: Karma Chameleon--Culture Club (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Total Eclipse of the Heart--Bonnie Tyler

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 The Safety Dance--Men Without Hats
2 Total Eclipse of the Heart--Bonnie Tyler
3 Tell Her About It--Billy Joel
4 Puttin' on the Ritz--Taco
5 (She’s) Sexy + 17--Stray Cats
6 Every Breath You Take--The Police
7 Making Love Out of Nothing at All--Air Supply
8 Maniac--Michael Sembello
9 King of Pain--The Police
10 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)--Eurythmics

Singles entering the chart were Automatic Man by Michael Sembello (#67); Send Her My Love by Journey (#76); Ain't Nobody by Rufus and Chaka Khan (#80); Take Another Picture by Quarterflash (#84); Major Tom (Coming Home) by Peter Schilling (#85); The Monkey Time by the Tubes (#86); Tender is the Night by Jackson Browne (#87); My Town by the Michael Stanley Band (#88); Don't Try to Stop It by Roman Holliday (#89); and Masquerade by Berlin (#90).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Maniac--Michael Sembello (2nd week at #1)
2 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)--Eurythmics
3 Total Eclipse of the Heart--Bonnie Tyler
4 (She’s) Sexy + 17--Stray Cats
5 I'll Tumble 4 Ya--Culture Club
6 Tell Her About It--Billy Joel
7 She Works Hard for the Money--Donna Summer
8 Never Said I Loved You--Payola$ with Carole Pope
9 Rock 'N' Roll is King--Electric Light Orchestra
10 Every Breath You Take--The Police

Singles entering the chart were Suddenly Last Summer by the Motels (#44); Queen of the Broken Hearts by Loverboy (#45); Long Hot Summer (It Don't Matter What I Do) by the Style Council (#47); I.O.U. by Freeez (#49); and Don't Forget to Dance by the Kinks (#50).

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (8-4) 34 @ Hamilton (4-8) 19
Ottawa (5-6) 24 @ Saskatchewan (3-9) 23

The game before 19,266 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium marked the first game between the Blue Bombers and Tiger-Cats since the September 21 trade that sent quarterback Dieter Brock from Winnipeg to Hamilton and quarterback Tom Clements from Hamilton to Winnipeg. Mr. Clements led the Blue Bombers to victory, but suffered a broken collarbone that put him on the injured list for the rest of the regular season. He was injured while completing a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Boyd with 11 seconds remaining in the 1st half, just 45 seconds after Mr. Brock had rushed 2 yards for a Hamilton touchdown. Rookie Nickie Hall played the 2nd half for Winnipeg and threw a 27-yard TD pass to James Murphy and handed off to Willard Reaves for a 10-yard touchdown in the 4th quarter. Mr. Brock completed a 29-yard pass to Scott Collie for the other Hamilton touchdown early in the 3rd quarter. Mr. Clements completed 12 of 19 passes for 172 yards, while Mr. Hall was 4 for 13 for 71 yards. Mr. Brock wsa 19 for 33 for 189 yards, while backup Jeff Tedord was 3 for 8 for 24 yards. Mr. Reaves led all rushers with 23 carries for 130 yards. It was the last game for Bud Riley as head coach of the Tiger-Cats; he was fired several days later and replaced by Al Bruno.

The Roughriders blew a 22-0 2nd-quarter lead and lost to the Rough Riders before 24,563 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Homer Jordan, making his first start as a CFl quarterback, threw touchdoan passes to Chris DeFrance and Dwight Edwards, and Tim Kearse returned a punt 68 yards for a TD to give Saskatchewan the lead, but Gerry Organ kicked a 31-yard field goal on the last play of the 1st half to get Ottawa on the scoreboard. Skip Walker rushed 2 yards for the first Ottawa touchdown in the 3rd quarter, and J.C. Watts completed a 3-yard pass to Dave Newman for the next Rough Rider TD on the last play of the quarter. Mr. Newman's touchdown was set up by a 75-yard punt return by Mariet Ford. Mr. Watts rushed 8 yards for the touchdown that gave Ottawa the lead early in the 4th quarter. Saskatchewan kicker Dave Ridgway missed all 3 of his field goal attempts, the last coming fromm 35 yards with 1:12 remaining. The kick, from 35 yards, would have given the Roughriders the lead, but went for a single point. Mr. Walker became the first player in 1983 to gain over 1,000 yards rushing for the season.

CIAU
Calgary 27 @ Alberta 24

Greg Vavra's touchdown pass to Randy Guy late in the game enabled the Dinosaurs to escape with a victory over the Golden Bears at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton. Alberta kicker Glenn Godfrey missed 5 of 6 field goal attempts. This blogger had the pleasure of meeting veteran broadcaster Ken Newans of CFCN radio in Calgary, who was in town to call the CFL game between the Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders the next day. Several members of the Eskimos were also at the game.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Gimme Five 2--Jovanotti (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Stop--Sam Brown (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): The Only Way is Up--Yazz and the Plastic Population

#1 single in France (SNEP): Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me Reason)--Elsa and Glenn Medeiros (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Desire--U2 (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother--The Hollies (2nd week at #1)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother had originally reached #3 in the U.K. in the fall of 1969.

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Don't Worry Be Happy--Bobby McFerrin (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Don't Worry Be Happy--Bobby McFerrin
2 Sweet Child o' Mine--Guns 'N' Roses
3 Love Bites--Def Leppard
4 I'll Always Love You--Taylor Dayne
5 If it Isn't Love--New Edition
6 One Good Woman--Peter Cetera
7 Red Red Wine--UB40
8 Don't Be Cruel--Cheap Trick
9 Simply Irresistible--Robert Palmer
10 Perfect World--Huey Lewis and the News

Singles entering the chart were Desire by U2 (#53); Walk on Water by Eddie Money (#77); Downtown Life by Daryl Hall John Oates (#84); Don't Be Afraid of the Dark by the Robert Cray Band (#86); Way Out by J.J. Fad (#87); Cars with the Boom by L'Trimm (#88); Finish What Ya Started by Van Halen (#89); Not Just Another Girl by Ivan Neville (#90); and Tell That Girl to Shut Up by Transvision Vamp (#91).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 It Would Take a Strong Man--Rick Astley
2 Monkey--George Michael
3 Sweet Child o' Mine--Guns 'N' Roses
4 Perfect World--Huey Lewis and the News
5 One Good Woman--Peter Cetera
6 Forever Young--Rod Stewart
7 True Love--Glenn Frey
8 Don't You Know--Steve Winwood
9 Don't Be Cruel--Cheap Trick
10 Simply Irresistible--Robert Palmer

Singles entering the chart were Desire by U2 (#49); Into the Night by Big Bang (#73); What's on Your Mind by Information Society (#77); Bad Medicine by Bon Jovi (#79); Powerful Stuff by the Fabulous Thunderbirds (#82); Rave On by John Cougar Mellencamp (#86); Early in the Morning by Robert Palmer (#92); It's Over Now by Honeymoon Suite (#94); Dance Little Sister by Terence Trent D'Arby (#96); and Age of Reason by John Farnham (#99). Powerful Stuff and Rave On were both from the movie Cocktail (1988).

Politics and government
The Supreme Soviet confirmed Mikhail Gorbachev as President of the U.S.S.R. Yegor Ligachev, regarded as a hardline critic of Mr. Gorbachev, was relieved of his position as party ideologist and was put in charge of overseeing agriculture policy. The Supreme Soviet named Vadim Medvedev to replace Mr. Ligachev in the ideology and propaganada portfolios. President Andrei Gromyko, 79, was retired, ostensibly for reasons of health. Aleksandr Yakovlev, an ally of Mr. Gorbachev, replaced Anatoly Dobrynin as Foreign Minister. Viktor Chebrikov, an ally of Mr. Ligachev, was replaced as head of the secret police force KGB by Vladimir Kryuchkov. Mr. Gorbachev, elected unanimously by the 1,500 members of the Supreme Soviet, said that the people were not satisfied with the way that the government and party bodies were functioning.

Olympics
Carolyn Waldo and Michelle Cameron of Canada won the gold medal in synchronized swimming in Seoul. Miss Waldo, who had won the solo competition four days earlier, became the first Canadian woman to win two gold medals in a single summer Olympic games.

Lennox Lewis of Canada defeated Riddick Bowe of the United States to win the gold medal in the super heavyweight boxing final, becoming the first Canadian boxer to win a gold medal since 1932.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (6-7) 24 @ Hamilton (7-6) 23

Matt Dunigan's 43-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Parker, converted by Lui Passaglia, with 1:21 remaining in regulation time, gave the Lions their win over the Tiger-Cats before 14,207 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium.



CIAU
Alberta 15 @ Calgary 21

Bob Torrance threw 3 touchdown passes in the 2nd quarter for the Dinosaurs as they held on to defeat the Golden Bears at McMahon Stadium. Brian Forrest caught a 33-yard pass from Jeff Steinberg in the 1st quarter to open the scoring for Alberta, and Tom Houg scored the other Golden Bear touchdown in the 3rd quarter on a short rush.

20 years ago
1993

Died on this date
Polly Klaas, 12. U.S. murder victim. Miss Klaas was abducted from her home in Petaluma, California during a slumber party and strangled by Richard Allan Davis.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (9-5) 50 @ Saskatchewan (8-6) 28

Mike Trevathan caught 2 touchdown passes from Danny Barrett and Jon Volpe rushed for 2 TDs as the Lions beat the Roughriders before 22,103 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Andre Francis scored the other B.C. touchdown on a 71-yard interception return in the 4th quarter. Lui Passaglia added 5 converts and 5 field goals. Bruce Boyko scored the only offensive touchdown for Saskatchewan on a 28-yard pass from Kent Austin in the 1st quarter. Albert Brown returned a missed field goal 108 yards for a TD in the 2nd quarter and Carlton Lance returned an interception for the Roughriders' other TD later in the 2nd quarter.

10 years ago
2003

World events
The Israeli government approved the expansion of its security barrier into parts of the Palestinian-controlled West Bank to protect Jewish settlements.

Health
The first of three reportes on the 2002-2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Canada was released, urging that a federal centre for disease control be established, and that $700 million in new funding be made available for the next public health emergency.

Television
Conservative U.S. political commentator and radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh resigned as a commentator on ESPN telecasts of National Football League games after being criticized for saying that Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback Donovan McNabb, a Negro, "got a lot of credit...he didn't deserve" because of his race.