October 14, 2013

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Waneta Cardinal!

125 years ago
1888

Movies
Louis Le Prince filmed the first motion picture: Roundhay Garden Scene.



120 years ago
1893

Born on this date
Lillian Gish. U.S. actress. Miss Gish began appearing in motion pictures in 1912, and was one of the biggest stars of the silent movie era. Her films included The Birth of a Nation (1915); Intolerance (1916); Hearts of the World (1918); Broken Blossoms (1919); Way Down East (1920); Orphans of the Storm (1921); The Scarlet Letter (1926); The Wind (1928); Duel in the Sun (1946); The Night of the Hunter (1955); and The Whales of August (1987). She died on February 27, 1993 at the age of 99.

Football
ORFU
Round 1
Toronto 12 @ Ottawa Rough Riders 14 (Toronto won 2-game total points series 44-15)
Queen's College 34 @ Ottawa College 3 (Queen's won 2-game total points series 47-26)
Royal Military College 10 @ Osgoode Hall 30 (Osgoode Hall won 2-game total points series 69-21)
Trinity College 0 @ Hamilton 10 (first game of 2-game total points series)
Bye: University of Toronto

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Hugh Casey. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Casey was a relief pitcher with the Chicago Cubs (1935); Brooklyn Dodgers (1939-1942, 1946-1948); Pittsburgh Pirates (1949); and New York Yankees (1949), compiling a record of 75-42 with an earned run average of 3.45 and 55 saves in 343 regular season games and 2-2 with a 1.72 ERA and 1 save in 9 World Series games. He led the National League in saves in 1942 (13) and 1947 (18). Mr. Casey was a heavy drinker, and was the subject of a paternity suit, whose claims he vehemently denied. He shot himself in the neck while talking with his estranged wife on the telephone from a hotel room in Atlanta on July 3, 1951 at the age of 37. Mr. Casey was a friend of author Ernest Hemingway, and they used to put on boxing gloves for sparring sessions against each other. Mr. Hemingway shot himself on July 2, 1961, the day before the 10th anniversary of Mr. Casey's suicide.

90 years ago
1923

Baseball
World Series
New York Giants 1 @ New York Yankees 8 (Yankees led best-of-seven series 3-2)

The Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning and added 4 in the second to take a 7-1 lead as they coasted to victory before 62,817 fans at Yankee Stadium. Bob Meusel's 2-run triple was the big hit in the 1st inning, while Joe Dugan's 3-run inside-the-park home run was the highlight of the 2nd inning for the Yankees. Bullet Joe Bush pitched a 3-hit complete game victory. Jack Bentley started on the mound for the Giants but lasted just 1 1/3 innings, giving up 5 hits, 2 bases on balls, and 7 runs--6 earned.

80 years ago
1933

Football
IRFU
Hamilton (0-2) 7 @ Montreal (2-0) 11
Toronto (0-2) 8 @ Ottawa (2-0) 15

75 years ago
1938

Defense
The prototype of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter plane made its first flight, in Buffalo, New York.

70 years ago
1943

War
King George VI approved the Canada Medal, the first distinctly Canadian decoration, on the recommendation of the Canadian cabinet; the medal was never awarded. After two days of fighting, Allied troops forced the main German defense line on the Volturno River and established bridgeheads on the north bank. U.S.S.R. units stormed and captured Zaporozhie, Ukraine, killing 3,000 Germans. The American Eighth Air Force lost 60 of 291 B-17 Flying Fortress during the Second Raid on Schweinfurt. The First Canadian Brigade pushed north to Potenza, Italy and occupied Campobasso, turning it into a Canada Town recreation centre. Allied planes raided airports and shipping at Cape Hoskins, Gasmata, and Cape Gloucester in New Britain.

Protest
Prisoners at the Sobibór extermination camp in Poland revolted against their German captors, killing 11 SS officers, including Rudolf Beckmann, 33; Johann Niemann, 30; and Siegfried Graetschus, 27.

Asiatica
The Second Philippine Republic, a puppet of the Empire of Japan, was inaugurated with Jose P. Laurel as its president.

Economics and finance
The U.S. House of Representatives Banking and Currency Committee voted to bar food subsidies after December 31, 1943.

Labour
The American Federation of Labor re-elected William Green as its president at the closing convention session in Boston.

60 years ago
1953

On the radio
I Was a Communist for the FBI, starring Dana Andrews
Tonight's episode: No Visitors

This was the final episode of the series.

Died on this date
Kyuichi Tokuda, 59. Japanese politician. Mr. Tokuda joined the Japanese Communist Party in 1922, and was imprisoned from 1928-1945 for violating the Peace Preservation Law. He was elected chairman of the Japanese Communist Party in 1945, and was elected to the Japanese House of Representatives in 1946. Mr. Tokuda was purged from politics under the Allied occupation of Japan in the early 1950s, and was exiled to China, where he died.

Politics and government
William Hawrelak, first elected in 1951, was re-elected mayor of Edmonton by acclamation.

Football
Canadian intermediate
In the Vancouver Cubs' intrasquad game, the Cubs defeated the Cats 9-0 at Queen's Park in New Westminster. The Cubs were playing as an intermediate team before joining the Western Interprovincial Football Union as the British Columbia Lions in 1954.

50 years ago
1963

On television tonight
The Outer Limits, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Sixth Finger, starring David McCallum, Edward Mulhare, and Jill Haworth

Music
CJCA disc jockey Barry Boyd emceed a show at the Jasper Place Sports Centre in Jasper Place, Alberta featuring the Fireballs, who were currently topping Edmonton and U.S. singles charts as the accompanying performers to Jimmy Gilmer on Sugar Shack.

Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas were at Abbey Road studios in London to record the songs I'll Keep You Satisfied and I Know. I'll Keep You Satisfied was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. They also recorded I'm in Love, another song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, but the recording was abandoned after 32 takes.

Olympics
South Africa, fighting to remain in the Olympic games, denied that the country's apartheid policy of racial separation was discriminating against Negro athletes, and said, in a report submitted by South African Olympic Committee President Frank Braun to the International Olympic Committee, that South Africa's Negro athletes were not of Olympic calibre.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (2-11) 17 @ Hamilton (7-4) 28
Winnipeg (6-8) 8 @ Calgary (8-4-1) 14

Bernie Faloney threw touchdown passes to Tommy Grant and Garney Henley in the 4th quarter as the Tiger-Cats overcame a 17-15 deficit to defeat the Eskimos before 23,643 fans at Civic Stadium. Dick Easterly scored the other Hamilton touchdown in the 2nd quarter on a pass from Joe Zuger. Don Sutherin, playing his first game after missing a month because of torn stomach muscles, kicked a convert, 2 field goals, and 2 singles, and Joe Zuger punted 65 yards for a single. Jim Thomas rushed 1 yard for the first Edmonton touchdown in the 2nd quarter, and Gene Raesz scored the Eskimos' other touchdown with 6 seconds remaining in the 1st half. Bill Mitchell converted both and kicked a 28-yard field goal in the 4th quarter to give the Eskimos a short-lived lead.

Eagle Day completed 15 of 22 passes for 174 yards and threw a touchdown pass to Bobby Taylor as the Stampeders defeated the defending Grey Cup champion Blue Bombers before 22,000 fans at McMahon Stadium. Earl Lunsford rushed for the other Calgary touchdown, and Larry Robinson added 2 converts. George Fleming kicked 2 field goals and a single for the Blue Bombers, and Jack Delveaux punted for the other Winnipeg point. The Stampeders outrushed the Blue Bombers 208 yards to 42. Winnipeg quarterbacks Kenny Ploen and Hal Ledyard completed 9 of 21 passes for 171 yards.

40 years ago
1973

Politics and government
Thai Premier Thanom Kittikachorn resigned in the wake of bloody clashes between student protesters and federal troops. King Rama IX almost immediately replaced the outgoing premier with Sanya Dharmasakti, the dean of Thammasat University, the centre of protest against Mr. Thanom's military-dominated government. The new premier promised to introduce a new constitution within six months and to hold general elections.

Scandal
U.S. House of Representatives Government Acivities Commission Chairman Jack Brooks (Democrat-Texas) stated that the investigation into General Services Administration's expenditure of $10.2 million in federal money on U.S. President Richard Nixon's private homes in San Clemente, California and Key Biscayne, Florida had raised "serious questions of propriety" and that the record indicated that money ostensibly spent to provide security at the President's residences had added to the opulence of the homes without serving any discernible security functions.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (6-6) 16 @ Toronto (6-4-2) 11
Saskatchewan (8-5) 17 @ Winnipeg (4-8-1) 18
Ottawa (7-5) 32 @ Calgary (5-8) 8

Ian Sunter kicked 4 field goals and a single as the Tiger-Cats defeated the Argonauts before 33,135 fans at CNE Stadium. Hamilton punter Alec Lockington punted for a single late in the 1st quarter, and the Tiger-Cats added a safety touch late in the 3rd quarter when Toronto punter Zenon Andrusyshyn was tackled in his own end zone. Toronto quarterback Joe Theismann scored the game's only touchdown on a 1-yard rush with 11:09 remaining in the game. The Hamilton defense limited the Toronto offense to 7 first downs and 113 yards net offense.

Walt McKee's 18-yard field goal with 47 seconds remaining in the game gave the Blue Bombers their win over the Roughriders at Winnipeg Stadium, keeping Winnipeg's playoff hopes alive. Mr. McKee kicked 3 field goals, a convert, and a single. Winnipeg fullback Jim Calip rushed 1 yard for his only CFL touchdown in the 1st quarter. George Reed rushed for both Saskatchewan touchdowns, and Jack Abendschan added 2 converts and a field goal.

Jim Evenson rushed for two 1-yard touchdowns and former Calgary quarterback Jerry Keeling, in his first game against his old team, threw a touchdown pass to Hugh Oldham as the Rough Riders routed the Stampeders at McMahon Stadium. Mr. Oldham's touchdown came on a 29-yard pass with 1:14 remaining in the 2nd quarter, and Gerry Organ's convert gave Ottawa a 25-1 halftime lead. Dick Wesolowski rushed 1 yard for the only Calgary touchdown in the 4th quarter, and Ottawa defensive back Rod Woodward scored the final touchdown on a 62-yard interception return with 3:06 left in the game. The first Ottawa touchdown came just after the Stampeders appeared to be on their way for a touchdown, but fumbled just outside the Ottawa goal line, and Ottawa defensive end Jim Piaskoski returned the fumble 87 yards. The loss was the fourth straight for the Stampeders--all against Eastern teams--and they had been outscored 114-18 in the last 3 of those games. It turned out to be the last game for Jim Duncan as Calgary's head coach; he was replaced the next day by assistant coach Jim Wood, while Mr. Duncan, who had led the team to the Grey Cup championship two years earlier, was reassigned to scouting duties.

Baseball
World Series
New York Mets 10 @ Oakland Athletics 7 (12 innings) (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

The Mets scored 4 runs--the last 3 unearned--in the top of the 12th inning and held on for the victory before 49,151 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in a game that lasted 4 hours and 13 minutes, the most time-comsuming game in World Series history to date. With the score tied 6-6 after 11 innings, New York center fielder Willie Mays made the last hit of his 22-year major league career, singling in John Milner to give the Mets a 7-6 lead. Two errors by Oakland second baseman Mike Andrews, who had entered the game as a pinch hitter in the 8th inning, led to 3 unearned runs. The Athletics rallied in the bottom of the inning when Reggie Jackson led off with a triple, Gene Tenace drew a base on balls, and Jesus Alou singled home Mr. Jackson. Ray Fosse then hit into a force play at second base and Mr. Andrews walked, but pinch hitter Vic Davalillo popped out and shortstop Bert Campaneris grounded out to end the game. New York starting pitcher Jerry Koosman gave up 6 hits and 3 runs--all earned--in 2 1/3 innings. Tug McGraw, the Mets' fourth pitcher in the game, gave up 4 runs--all earned--in 6 innings of relief, but was the winning pitcher, with George Stone getting the save. Mr. McGraw also singled on a bunt and scored the Mets' second run in the 12th inning. Vida Blue started for Oakland, allowing 4 runs--all earned--in 5 1/3 innings. Rollie Fingers, the fifth of six Oakland pitchers, pitched 2 2/3 innings and was charged with the loss. The following day, Athletics' owner Charlie Finley coerced Mr. Andrews into signing a document stating that he had a shoulder injury necessitating his transfer to the disabled list. Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn refused to allow the move and ordered Mr. Andrews to the Athletics' active roster. The incident turned Mr. Andrews into a folk hero, especially to anyone who'd ever been humiliated by his boss.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Puttin' on the Ritz--Taco (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Sunshine Reggae--Laid Back (6th week at #1)

Music
Diana Ross performed at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton.

War
Nicaragua announced that rebels had attacked the major port of Puerto Sandino.

Politics and government
Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos announced that a new commission of five people recommended by parliament and "various sectors of society" would be appointed to investigate the August 21 assassination of political opposition leader Benigno Aquino. The first commission had resigned en masse four days earlier because of concerns about their impartiality.

Labour
The executive board of the Eastern Airlines flight attendants' union recommended rejection of the contract agreed to on October 12 that avoided a strike. The airline, attendants, and other uniuons had agreed to an independent audit to determine if reductions in wages would be required to help prevent Eastern Airlines from filing for bankruptcy.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board announced that industrial output had risen 1.5% in September.

Baseball
World Series
Baltimore Orioles 3 @ Philadelphia Phillies 2 (Baltimore led best-of-seven series 2-1)

The Orioles overcame a 2-0 deficit with a run in the 6th inning and 2 in the 7th before 65,792 fans at Veterans Stadium. Solo home runs by Gary Matthews in the 2nd inning and Joe Morgan in the 3rd off Baltimore starting pitcher Mike Flanagan gave the Phillies the lead. The Orioles got on the scoreboard with a solo home run by Dan Ford. They scored 2 runs inthe 7th when Rick Dempsey doubled with 2 out, advanced to third base on a wild pitch, and scored on a single by pinch hitter Benny Ayala, who advanced to second on a single by John Shelby. Mr. Ford then hit a ground ball to Philadelphia shortstop Ivan De Jesus, who made an error that allowed Mr. Ayala to score. Mr. Flanagan was relieved by veteran Jim Palmer, who pitched the 5th and 6th innings and was credited with the win. Sammy Stewart then followed with 2 scoreless innings, and Tippy Martinez retired the Phillies in order in the 9th to get the save. For Mr. Palmer, the win was his last in the major leagues. He had won a game in each of the World Series of 1966 and 1970, thus becoming the first pitcher to record a win in World Series competition in three decades. Mr. Carlton gave up just 5 hits and recorded 7 strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings, but he became the losing pitcher as a result of the unearned run. Philadelphia manager Paul Owens decided not to put veteran first baseman Pete Rose, who had batted 1 for 8 in the first 2 games, in the starting lineup, marking the first time in Mr. Rose's career that he had not started a post-season game. He came to bat as a pinch hitter to lead off the 9th inning and struck out against Mr. Martinez.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Hand in Hand--Koreana (3rd week at #1)

At the movies
Another Woman, written and directed by Woody Allen, and starring Gena Rowlands, Mia Farrow, and others, opened in theatres.

Died on this date
Vic Raschi, 69. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Raschi pitched with the New York Yankees (1946-1953), St. Louis Cardinals (1954-1955), and Kansas City Athletics (1955), compiling a record of 132-66. He was one of the mainstays of the Yankees' pitching staff as they won five straight World Series from 1949-1953, winning 21 games in each season from 1949-1951. Mr. Raschi led the American League in winning percentage in 1950 (21-8, .724) games started in 1949 (37) and 1951 (34), and strikeouts in 1951 (164). He was 5-3 in World Series competition, with 2 of his wins occurring in 1952.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that prices charged by producers for finished goods had risen 0.4% in September.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (1-14) 7 @ Toronto (11-4) 49

Jeff Boyd, Ed Berry, Kevin Cummings and Ryan Hanson scored touchdowns for the Argonauts, while Lance Chomyc added 4 converts and tied a team record with 7 field goals in the rout of the Rough Riders before 21,713 fans at Exhibition Stadium.

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Relax--Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Politics and government
With the Canadian federal election 11 days away, the governing Progressive Conservatives released a television ad that many saw as mocking Liberal Party leader Jean Chrétien's facial paralysis.



Protest
44 environmentalists were jailed for protests at Clayoquot Sound in British Columbia in defiance of court injunctions banning such activities.

10 years ago
2003

Terrorism
A bomb outside the Turkish embassy in Baghdad killed the bomber and one bystander.

Defense
Pakistan conducted its third nuclear-capable missile test in less than two weeks, launching a medium-range missile capable of hitting many targets inside India.

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

Karim Garcia singled in 2 runs as part of a 3-run 2nd inning as the Yankees won before 34,619 fans at Fenway Park. David Wells gave up just 4 hits in 7 innings to get the win, with Mariano Rivera pitching the final 2 innings to get the save. Derek Lowe gave up 4 runs--all earned--in 7 1/3 innings to take the loss. Manny Ramirez hit the game's only home run, leading off the 4th inning for the Red Sox.

National League Championship Series
Florida 8 @ Chicago 3 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

The Cubs scored a run in each of the 1st, 6th, and 7th innings to take a 3-0 lead before 39,577 fans at Wrigley Field and were just 5 outs away from advancing to the World Series for the first time in 58 years, when Juan Pierre doubled and Luis Castillo hit a foul fly ball to left field. As Chicago left fielder Moises Alou reached for the ball, a brain-dead Cubs fan named Steve Bartman reached out and deflected the ball, preventing Mr. Alou from having an opportunity to make the putout. Mr. Castillo then drew a bases on balls and the Marlins erupted for 8 runs. The last 5 runs were unearned as the result of an error by Chicago shortstop Alex Gonzalez, who closed his glove too soon on a ground ball that could have produced a double play. Chad Fox, who entered the game with 2 out in the 7th inning and gave up 2 hits before retiring the last batter, was credited with the win. Mark Prior pitched 7 1/3 innings and gave up 5 runs--3 earned--and was charged with the loss.