October 11, 2013

875 years ago
1138

Disasters
A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria.

275 years ago
1738

Born on this date
Arthur Phillip, 75. U.K. military officer and politician. Mr. Phillip, an admiral in the Royal Navy, was the first Governor of the penal colony of New South Wales from 1788-1795. He died on August 31, 1814 at the age of 75.

150 years ago
1863

Born on this date
Louis Cyr. Canadian strongman. Born Cyprien-Noé Cyr in Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Quebec, Mr. Cyr performed feats that earned him a reputation as the world's strongest man, and maybe the strongest man who ever lived. His accomplishments included lifting a 534-pound weight with one finger; lifting 18 men on a platform, totalling 4,337 pounds; and resisting the pull of four draught horses (two in each hand). Mr. Cyr died of Bright's disease on November 10, 1912 at the age of 49.

125 years ago
1888

Football
ORFU
Ottawa Rough Riders (0-1) 0 @ Ottawa College (1-0) 39

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Joe Simon. U.S. author and illustrator. Mr. Simon created or co-created many comic book characters in the 1930s and '40s. He and partner Jack Kirby created Captain America in 1940; they also created romance comics, and were pioneers in horror comics. Mr. Simon founded the satirical magazine Sick in 1960 and edited it for almost a decade. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1999, and died on December 14, 2011 at the age of 98.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Hamilton (0-1) 10 @ Ottawa (1-0) 11
Montreal (0-1) 11 @ Toronto (1-0) 23

ORFU
Toronto Rugby & Athletic Association (1-0) 21 (Toronto) Parkdale Canoe Club (0-1) 7

Canadian university
Queen's (0-1) 2 @ McGill (1-0) 49
Toronto (0-1) 14 @ Royal Military College (1-0) 15

MRU
Winnipeg Tigers 9 Winnipeg Rowing Club 3

ARU
Edmonton (2-1) 36 University of Alberta (0-3) 0

Mr. Graham scored 2 touchdowns for the Eskimos, with Messrs. Conway, Bailey, Kimball, and Cullen scoring the others at Diamond Park. Leo Cullen scored the game's most exciting touchdown on a 100-yard rush in the 4th quarter.

Baseball
World Series
Philadelphia Athletics 3 @ New York Giants 1 (Philadelphia won best-of-seven series 4-1)

Eddie Plank pitched a 2-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Christy Mathewson and Frank Baker batted in a run in the 1st inning and another in the 3rd as the Athletics won their second straight World Series championship.

90 years ago
1923

Baseball
World Series
New York Yankees 4 @ New York Giants 2 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Aaron Ward hit a solo home run in the top of the 2nd inning and Babe Ruth hit solo homers in each of the 4th and 5th innings as the Yankees evened the series before a Polo Grounds record crowd of 40,402. Irish Meusel hit a solo home run for the Giants in the 5th. Herb Pennock gave up 9 hits in pitching a complete game to win the pitching matchup over Hugh McQuillan, who gave up 5 hits and 3 runs--all earned--in 3 2/3 innings before being relieved by Jack Bentley, who pitched the remaining 5 1/3 innings.

70 years ago
1943

War
Yugoslavian partisans reported that they were within 23 miles of Belgrade and were in the suburbs of the Croatian capital of Zagreb. Australian Prime Minister John Curtin revealed that the Allied flier beheaded by Japanese forces in New Guinea was an Australian. Mr. Curtin said that such atrocities were being examined "with a view of full retribution against responsible persons." The deceased was later revealed to be Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Bill Newton, 23, who was still listed as missing when he was awarded the Victoria Cross, but who had in fact been executed on March 29, 1943.

Diplomacy
Venezuelan President Isaias Medina Angarita accepted an invitation from U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to visit the United States.

Society
U.S. President Roosevelt sent a message to Congress asking for "prompt repeal" of the Chinese Exclusion Act "as important in the cause of winning the war and of establishing a secure peace."

Communications
The U.S. Office of Censorship lifted restrictions on publication and broadcasting of weather forecasts because of improved defense and other "war conditions."

Football
CRU
WCASRFL
Regina (1-3) 0 @ Winnipeg United Services (1-2) 12

Hymie Marder and Paul Gates scored touchdowns, both converted by Lee Sherman, as United Services blanked the All-Services Roughriders at Osborne Stadium.

Baseball
World Series
New York Yankees 2 @ St. Louis Cardinals 0 (New York won best-of-seven series 4-1)

The Cardinals amassed 10 hits against New York pitcher Spud Chandler but left 11 runners on base and hit into a double play, and Mr. Chandler picked up his second win of the series, winning the pitchers' duel over Mort Cooper before 33,872 fans at Sportsman's Park. The Yankees scored their runs with 2 out in the top of the 5th inning when left fielder Charlie Keller and catcher Bill Dickey followed with a 2-run home run.





60 years ago
1953

Football
CRU
IRFU
Ottawa (4-5) 18 @ Montreal (5-4) 26

ORFU
Sarnia (4-4) 10 @ Toronto (5-2) 14

Dick Gregory's 83-yard touchdown run provided Balmy Beach with the winning margin over the Imperials at Maple Leaf Stadium.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Kiss Me Quick--Brendan Bowyer (6th week at #1)

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 Sugar Shack--Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
2 Three Rows Over--Bobby Curtola
3 Blue Bayou--Roy Orbison
4 Bossa Nova Baby--Elvis Presley
5 Blue Velvet--Bobby Vinton
6 Martian Hop--The Ran-dells
7 Blue Guitar--Richard Chamberlain
8 Then He Kissed Me--The Crystals
9 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right--Peter, Paul and Mary
10 Little Deuce Coupe--The Beach Boys

Bossa Nova Baby was from the movie Fun in Acapulco (1963).

On television tonight
Twilight Zone, hosted by Rod Serling, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, starring William Shatner, Christine White, and Nick Cravat

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Terror at Northfield, starring Dick York and Jacqueline Scott

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): The Ballroom Blitz--The Sweet (3rd week at #1)

Scandal
Testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Government Activities, General Services Administration head Arthur Sampson conceded that the GSA had made mistakes in spending $10.2 million of federal money on President Richard Nixon's private homes in San Clemente, California and Key Biscayne, Florida. However, Mr. Sampson told the committee that the work had been insignificant.

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Baltimore 0 @ Oakland 3 (Oakland won best-of-five series 3-2)

Catfish Hunter (2-0) pitched a 5-hitter and an unearned run in the bottom of the 3rd inning held up as the winning run as the Athletics shut out the Orioles before 24,265 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, clinching their second straight American League pennant. Doyle Alexander (0-1) took the loss.



30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Moonlight Shadow--Mike Oldfield (4th week at #1)

War
U.S.-backed rebels in Nicaragua attacked the port of Corinto, resulting in the destruction of large quantities of fuel.

Baseball
World Series
Philadelphia Phillies 2 @ Baltimore Orioles 1 (Philadelphia led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Solo home runs by Joe Morgan in the top of the 6th inning and Garry Maddox in the 8th off starting pitcher Scott McGregor offset a 1st-inning homer by Jim Dwyer as John Denny pitched 7 2/3 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Mr. McGregor before 52,204 fans at Memorial Stadium. Al Holland retired all 4 batters to face him to pick up the save in relief of Mr. Denny.

25 years ago
1988

Died on this date
Bonita Granville, 65. U.S. actress. Miss Granville was nominated for an Academy Award for her supporting performance in These Three (1936); her other movies included Now, Voyager (1942); Hitler's Children (1943); and four films in which she played Nancy Drew. She died of lung cancer.

Politics and government
Pope John Paul II addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, but was interrupted by Rev. Ian Paisley, MEP from Northern Ireland, who shouted, "I renounce you as Christ's enemy and antichrist, with all your false doctrine..." Mr. Paisley was physically attacked and ejected from the House, despite the fact that according to the rules of the Parliament, he had every right to protest as he did and Lord Plumb, President of the European Parliament, had no right to silence him.



Baseball
National League Championship Series
New York 5 @ Los Angeles 1 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

David Cone pitched a 5-hit complete game victory and Kevin McReynolds drove in 3 runs with a sacrifice fly in the 1st inning and a 2-run home run in the 5th as the Mets evened the Series before 55,885 fans at Dodger Stadium.



20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): What's Up?--4 Non Blondes (8th week at #1)

Football
CFL
Toronto (3-11) 20 @ Hamilton (6-9) 28

The Tiger-Cats scored touchdowns in the 2nd quarter on a 10-yard pass from Lee Saltz to Lonzell Hill and a 1-yard rush by Paul Bushey, and cornerback Gary Wilkerson returned an interception 20 yards for a touchdown in the last minute to preserve their victory over the Argonauts before 18,425 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Paul Osbaldiston added 3 converts, 2 field goals, and a single to complete the Hamilton scoring. Manny Hazard scored the Argonauts' only touchdown on a 48-yard pass from Reggie Slack in the 3rd quarter. Lance Chomyc converted and added 4 field goals, while Hank Ilesic punted for a single.

Baseball
National League Championship Series
Philadelphia 4 @ Atlanta 3 (10 innings) (Philadelphia led best-of-seven series 3-2)

The Braves trailed 3-0 and rallied for 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to tie the score, but Lenny Dykstra hit a solo home run in the top of the 10th to put the Phillies ahead again, and Larry Andersen retired the Braves in order in the bottom of the inning to preserve the win before 52,032 fans at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.



10 years ago
2003

Football
CFL
Montreal (12-4) 24 @ British Columbia (10-6) 28

CIS
Concordia 26 @ Montréal 15



Calgary 22 @ Alberta (4-2) 39

Baseball
American League Championship Series
New York 4 @ Boston 3 (New York led best-of-seven series 2-1)

The Red Sox scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning against New York starting pitcher Roger Clemens, but the Yankees came back with a run in each of the 2nd and 3rd innings and 2 in the 4th against Boston pitcher Pedro Martinez and held on for the victory before 34,209 fans at Fenway Park. The game was interrupted for 13 minutes by a brawl in the bottom of the 4th inning when Boston's Manny Ramirez objected to an inside pitch and started toward Mr. Clemens, and the benches emptied. New York bench coach Don Zimmer, 72, charged toward Mr. Martinez and the Boston ace grabbed him and threw him to the ground. Another fight occurred in the 9th inning when New York relief pitcher Jeff Nelson scuffled with a groundskeeper in the bullpen. New York shortstop Derek Jeter hit the game's only home run; Mariano Rivera earned the save for the Yankees.

National League Championship Series
Chicago 8 @ Florida 3 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Aramis Ramirez hit a grand slam home run in the top of the 1st inning off Dontrelle Willis and the Cubs coasted to victory before 65,829 fans at Pro Player Stadium in Miami. Matt Clement started on the mound for Chicago and pitched 7 2/3 innings to earn the win.