October 12, 2013

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Nancy Fullerton!

1,375 years ago
638

Died on this date
Honorius I. Roman Catholic Pope, 625-638. Honorius I succeeded Boniface V. He sided with the monothelitists in saying that Jesus Christ had one energy and one will rather than both human and divine energies and wills, resulting in his anathematization 40 years after his death. Honorius I was succeeded on the papal throne by Severinus.

300 years ago
1713

Born on this date
Johann Ludwig Krebs. German musician and composer. Mr. Krebs played various instruments, but specialized in the organ, studying with Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote works for organ as well as chamber and choral works, but his Baroque compositions were unfashionable in his time. Mr. Krebs died on January 1, 1780 at the age of 66.

175 years ago
1838

Born on this date
George Thorn, Jr. Australian politician. Mr. Thorn had a career in state politics in Queensland spanning more than 35 years, and was Premier of Queensland from June 1876-March 1877. He died of heart failure on January 15, 1905 at the age of 66.

90 years ago
1923

Baseball
World Series
New York Giants 1 @ New York Yankees 0 (Giants led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Casey Stengel's second home run of the series, a blast into the right field bleachers with 1 out in the top of the 7th inning, provided all the scoring before 62,430 fans at Yankee Stadium. Art Nehf pitched a 6-hit shutout, while losing pitcher Sad Sam Jones allowed just 4 hits in 8 innings. Bullet Joe Bush pitched the 9th inning for the Yankees.

70 years ago
1943

War
The governments of the United Kingdom and Portugal announced the implementation of a 570-year-old treaty between the countries to give the United Nations the use of bases in Portugal's Azores for the duration of World War II.

Business
U.S. Interior Secretary Harold Ickes announced that all government-operated coal mines had been returned to private owners.

60 years ago
1953

Football
CRU
IRFU
Toronto (4-5) 30 @ Hamilton (5-4) 12

WIFU
Winnipeg (6-7) 13 @ Saskatchewan (6-7) 14
Calgary (3-10) 6 @ Edmonton (11-2) 22

ORFU
Kitchener-Waterloo (6-2) 6 @ Sarnia (5-4) 22

Uly Curtis scored 2 touchdowns as the Argonauts defeated the Tiger-Cats at Civic Stadium. Al Bruno, Hal Faverty, and Joe Scudero scored the other Toronto TDs, and Bob Shaw added 4 converts. Lou Kusserow scored a Hamilton touchdown.

Frank Filchock completed a touchdown pass to Harry Lampman and the Roughriders scored 2 safety touches as they edged the Blue Bombers before 15,565 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Quarterback Geoff Crain scored the Winnipeg touchdown, and the Blue Bombers scored 4 points late in the game when the Roughriders conceded 2 safety touches in order to retain possession of the ball.

Rollie Miles rushed for a touchdown and Steve Mendryk and Tom Stolhandske caught touchdown passes as the Eskimos beat the Stampeders before 15,500 fans at Clarke Stadium. Mr. Mendryk's touchdown came on a 44-yard pass from halfback Billy Vessels, while Mr. Stolhandske scored on a pass from quarterback Claude Arnold. Edmonton defensive back Ray Willsey made 2 interceptions and relieved Mr. Arnold at quarterback in the 4th quarter.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): No Trespassing/Not Responsible--Helen Shapiro (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: C'est ma Fête--Richard Anthony (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Se mi vuoi lasciare--Michele (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Vom Stadtpark die Laternen--Gitte and Rex Gildo

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Do You Love Me--Brian Poole and the Tremeloes (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Sugar Shack--Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Be My Baby--The Ronettes
2 Sugar Shack--Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
3 Blue Velvet--Bobby Vinton
4 Sally, Go 'Round the Roses--The Jaynetts
5 Cry Baby--Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters
6 Busted--Ray Charles
7 My Boyfriend's Back--The Angels
8 Donna the Prima Donna--Dion Di Muci
9 Surfer Girl--The Beach Boys
10 A Walkin' Miracle--The Essex

Singles entering the chart were Walking the Dog by Rufus Thomas (#72); Bossa Nova Baby by Elvis Presley (#78); First Day Back at School by Paul and Paula (#79); Your Teenage Dreams by Johnny Mathis (#80); A Story Untold by the Emotions (#92); Night Life by Rusty Draper (#95); Your Other Love by Connie Francis (#96); Two Sides (To Every Story) by Etta James (#97); Don't Wait Too Long by Tony Bennett (#98); Unchained Melody by Vito and the Salutations (#99); and Toys in the Attic by Joe Sherman and his Orchestra (#100). Your Teenage Dreams was the B-side (or maybe the A-side) of Come Back, which charted at #71. Toys in the Attic was a version of the title theme from the movie. Listed with the version by Joe Sherman and his Orchestra, although not officially charting, were versions by Jack Jones and Dennis Regor. The version by Jack Jones was the B-side (or maybe the A-side) of Wives and Lovers.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (2-10) 10 @ Ottawa (7-4) 34
Saskatchewan (6-6-1) 6 @ British Columbia (10-3) 26

Russ Jackson completed touchdown passes of 15 and 68 yards to Ernie White and 33 yards to Whit Tucker and rushed 5 yards for a touchdown of his own to lead the Rough Riders over the Eskimos before 15,682 fans at Lansdowne Park. Joe Hernandez scored the only Edmonton touchdown with 1:05 remaining in the game, but the Rough Riders quickly came back, and backup quarterback Bob O'Billovich rushed 8 yards for the final Ottawa TD with 1 second remaining. Edmonton quarterbacks Lynn Amedee (4) and Don Getty (1) combined to throw 5 interceptions, and the Eskimos also lost a fumble. The loss eliminated the Eskimos from playoff contention for the second straight season.

Neal Beaumont set a CFL record--that still stands--for the longest interception return, going 120 yards for a touchdown to open the scoring late in the 1st quarter, as the Lions beat the Roughriders before 30,079 fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver on a rainy Saturday night. Mr. Beaumont's interception came on a pass from Saskatchewan quarterback Frank Tripucka. Mr. Beaumont also punted for 2 singles, while Peter Kempf converted Mr. Beaumont's TD and kicked a field goal to give the Lions a 12-0 lead in the 3rd quarter. Mr. Kempf then had a field goal attempt blocked, and Dick Cohee returned the ball 93 yards for the Roughriders' only points, setting a CFL record for the longest fumble return. Joe Kapp passed to Sonny Homer and handed off to Nub Beamer for B.C. touchdowns in the 4th quarter. The Lions outrushed the Roughriders 278 yards to 70. Mr. Kapp completed 7 of 12 passes for 116 yards and 2 interceptions, while Mr. Tripucka was 7 for 15 for 91 yards and 2 interceptions.

Canadian university
Saskatchewan (0-3) 23 @ Alberta (3-0) 47

Ken Nielsen and Clarence Kachman each scored 2 touchdowns for the Golden Bears as they defeeated the Huskies at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton. Alberta took a 21-0 halftime lead, but Saskatchewan rallied for 16 points in the first half of the 3rd quarter before the Golden Bears scored 26 straight points to put the game away.

Canadian university-U.S. university
Exhibition
Willamette 0 @ British Columbia (1-2) 19

Linebacker and fullback Ray Wickland recovered 3 opposition fumbles, made an interception, and rushed for a touchdown to lead the Thunderbirds to their shutout of the Bearcats at Varsity Stadium in Vancouver. Bob Sweet rushed for the other touchdown.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Delta Dawn--Helen Reddy (6th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Der Kleine Prinz--Bernd Clüver (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Radio & Records)
1 Angie--Rolling Stones
2 Half-Breed--Cher
3 Ramblin' Man--Allman Brothers Band
4 That Lady (Part 1)--The Isley Brothers
5 Paper Roses--Marie Osmond
6 Let's Get It On--Marvin Gaye
7 All I Know--Garfunkel
8 Keep on Truckin' (Part 1)--Eddie Kendricks
9 Higher Ground--Stevie Wonder
10 We're an American Band--Grand Funk

The only single entering the chart was Summer (The First Time) by Bobby Goldsboro (#20).

Disasters
At least seven people had been killed and thousands left homeless after two days of heavy rains and flooding in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa.

30 years ago
1983

Scandal
Kakuei Tanaka, Prime Minister of Japan from 1972-1974, was convicted of bribery. The three-judge Tokyo District Court panel found that Mr. Tanaka had accepted $2.1 million to arrange purchase of Lockheed aircraft by a Japanese airline. Mr. Tanaka was fined a sum equivalent to that which he had accepted and was sentenced to four years in prison. His appeals were expected to take many more years, on top of the seven years that had passed since his indictment in 1976. Four of his co-defendants were also convicted. Mr. Tanaka remained one of the most powerful leaders within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

Diplomacy
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, now heading a 12-member commission on Central America, met in El Salvador with Salvadoran President Alvaro Magana and said afterward that it was imperative that principles of democracy and human rights be "preserved and extended" in the country.

The Lebanese government formally invited leaders of the nation's warring factions to meet October 20 in the national reconciliation conference that had been agreed to as part of the September 26 cease-fire.

Baseball
World Series
Philadelphia Phillies 1 @ Baltimore Orioles 4 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

The Phillies opened the scoring in the 4th inning but the Orioles responded with 3 runs in the 5th and another in the 7th before 52,132 fans in the last World Series game ever played at Memorial Stadium. Mike Boddicker pitched a 6-hit complete game to get the victory, striking out 6, walking none, and driving in the Orioles' third run in the 5th inning with a sacrifice fly. Charlie Hudson started on the mound for Philadelphia and took the loss, giving up 3 runs--all earned--in 4 1/3 innings.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Hand in Hand--Koreana (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Steven Tynan, 22; Damian Eyre, 20. Australian police officers. Constables Tynan and Eyre were gunned down in an ambush while examining a vehicle which had been reported abandoned. Four men were charged wih the murders of the policemen, but were acquitted, while two other suspects were shot and killed by police in other incidents before they could be tried. The murders of the constables was though to be payback by criminal gangs for an unusually high number of criminal suspects being shot by police.

Agriculture
U.S.S.R. President Mikhail Gorbachev said that the nation's farmers should be freed from the state-run system of collective agriculture and that agriculture should follow the path of privately-leased farms. Such experiments were already being conducted.

Baseball
National League Championship Series
New York 0 @ Los Angeles 6 (Los Angeles won best-of-seven series 4-3)

Orel Hershiser pitched a 5-hit shutout and the Dodgers scored a run in the 1st inning and 5 in the second as they won the National League pennant before 55,693 fans at Dodger Stadium.



20 years ago
1993

Died on this date
Leon Ames, 91. U.S. actor. Mr. Ames, born Harry Waycoff, had a career spanning more than 50 years, and was known for playing father figures in movies such as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) and Little Women (1949). He played the district attorney in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Toronto 6 @ Chicago 3 (Toronto won best-of-seven series 4-2)

Devon White hit a solo home run and Paul Molitor hit a 2-run triple as the Blue Jays scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning to expand their lead, and held on to defeat the White Sox before 45,527 fans at Comiskey Park, winning their second straight American League pennant.



10 years ago
2003

War
Maoist rebels in Nepal stormed a police training centre and killed 12 policemen in western Nepal as part of an escalating campaign following the breakdown in August of a seven-month peace process.

Protest
Bolivian President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada called in the military to stem the rising tide of anti-government protests in La Paz. The demonstrators were opposed to government plans for exporting natural gas and called for Mr. Lozada's resignation.

Baseball
American League Championship Series
New York @ Boston (postponed, rain) (New York led best-of-seven series 2-1)

National League Championship Series
Chicago 0 @ Florida 4 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 3-2)

Josh Beckett pitched a 2-hitter and recorded 11 strikeouts as the Marlins staved off elimination before 65,279 fans at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens. Mike Lowell opened the scoring with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 5th inning off Chicago starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano, who pitched 5 inning and was charged with the loss. Ivan Rodriguez homered in the 7th and Jeff Conine hit a home run in the 8th.