October 22, 2013

130 years ago
1883

Died on this date
Thomas Mayne Reid, 65. U.K.-born author. Mr. Reid, a native of Ireland who spent much of his life in the United States, wrote numerous adventure novels set in exotic locales.

Opera
The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opened with a performance of Faust by Charles Gounod.

125 years ago
1888

Baseball
World Series
New York Giants 12 St. Louis Browns 5 @ Philadelphia (8 innings) (New York led best-of-ten series 5-1)

The Giants trailed 3-0 after 1 inning and 4-1 after 5 innings, but scored 3 runs in each of the 6th and 7th innings and 5 in the top of the 8th to defeat the Browns before 3,281 fans at Philadelphia Baseball Grounds in a game called after 8 innings because of darkness. Mickey Welch gave up 3 hits in pitching a complete game for his first win of the series, while losing pitcher Elton Chamberlain gave up 13 hits in pitching a complete game while absorbing his second loss of the series. The Browns made 7 errors and the Giants 5. It was the last World Series game ever played at a neutral site.

100 years ago
1913

Baseball
The New York Giants and Chicago White Sox continued their post-season exhibition tour, with the White Sox winning 7-2 in Ottumwa, Iowa.

90 years ago
1923

Baseball
Little World Series
Kansas City Blues (AA) 9 @ Baltimore Orioles (IL) 10 (Kansas City led best-of-nine series 4-3)

Lena Styles' bloop single just past second base scored Dick Porter with the bases loaded and 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Orioles their win over the Blues at Municipal Stadium. Kansas City scored 5 runs in the top of the 9th to tie the score and drive Baltimore pitcher Lefty Grove from the mound; he was relieved by Tommy Thomas, who allowed 1 hit before retiring the side, and was credited as the winning pitcher.

80 years ago
1933

Boxing
Primo Carnera (77-6) retained his world heavyweight title with a 15-round unanimous decision over Paulino Uzcudun (50-15-2) at Piazza di Siena in Rome. The crowd of 70,000 included Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. On the undercard, Harold Mays (31-13), who had lost a 4-round decision to Mr. Carnera in a non-title bout on August 11, ended his professional career by knocking out Raul Bianchi (18-10) in the 1st round.



75 years ago
1938

Football
CRU
IRFU
Ottawa (2-1) 6 @ Toronto (3-0) 10
Montreal (0-3) 3 @ Hamilton (1-2) 17

WIFU
Regina (4-4) 6 @ Winnipeg (6-2) 19
Calgary (6-2) 4 @ Edmonton (0-8) 0

ORFU
Toronto (1-2) 3 @ Montreal (2-0-1) 4
Sarnia (1-1-1) 2 @ Peterborough (1-2) 3

Fritz Hanson scored 3 touchdowns to lead the Blue Bombers over the Roughriders at Osborne Stadium.

The Bronks scored a single in each quarter as they shut out the Eskimos at Clarke Stadium. The Bronks finished first in the Western Interprovincial Football Union on the basis of points for and against in the game between Calgary and Winnipeg.

Canadian university
Queens (0-3) 5 @ McGill (3-0) 17
Toronto (1-2) 2 @ Western Ontario (2-1) 3

WCIRU
Saskatchewan (1-2) 1 @ British Columbia (3-0) 2

Ralph Henderson punted for a single in the 1st quarter and Mr. Roberts rouged Bud Weaver in the 3rd quarter to break a 1-1 tie as the Thunderbirds edged the Huskies at Athletic Park in Vancouver to clinch the Hardy Cup championship. The Huskies scored their point in the 2nd quarter when UBC's Tommy Williams was rouged.

75 years ago
1943

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on MBS

War
HMCS Portage was commissioned at Esquimalt, British Columbia. The U.S. Navy announced that three 45,000-ton aircraft carriers, 12,000 tons larger than any previously built, were to be contracted. A German U-boat landed at Martin Bay on the coast of Labrador, 25 miles south of Cape Chidley, to set up an automatic weather station; it transmitted data to the German Navy for three months before shutting down, and wasn't discovered until July 1981. In the second firestorm raid on Germany, the U.K. Royal Air Force conducted an air raid on the town of Kassel, killing 10,000 and rendering 150,000 homeless. Soviet forces gained 3-6 miles, cutting the Denpropetrovsk-Krivoi Rog railway, and reached Iskrovka, 18 miles north of Krivoi Rog. Allied troops and air assaults broke the Japanese effort to reach the coast north of Finschhafen, New Guinea.

Diplomacy
The American-Swedish News Exchange reported that Nobel prizes would not be awarded again in 1943.

Protest
Detroit Negroes Charles Lyon and Leon Tipton were convicted as the principal inciters of the race riots that had begun in Detroit on June 20.

Law
U.S. Justice Department official Edward Ennis announced that the ban on issuance of writs of habeas corpus for persons held by the military in Hawaii must stand.

Society
The first Pan-Am Demographic Congress ended its session in Mexico City and announced the establishment of a permanent committee to study immigration problems.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Treasury announced that it would cease coining the new zinc-steel pennies, which when new were confused with dimes. The U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee voted to abolish the 5% Victory Tax, substituting a 3% tax on low incomes now reached only through the Victory Tax, and to raise the normal income levy from 6%-10%.

Labour
The U.S.National Association of Broadcasters issued a statement condemning the American Federation of Musicians offer to permit recordings on payment of fees to the union.

Disasters
The Indian government announced that 8,667 people in Calcutta had died of starvation since August 1.

50 years ago
1963

On television tonight
The Fugitive, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Decision in the Ring, with guest stars James Edwards, Ruby Dee, and James Dunn

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Can the Can--Suzi Quatro (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France: Angélique--Christian Vidal (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Pablo Casals, 96. Spanish musician. Mr. Casals, a native of Catalonia, played several instruments, but became famous as one of the greatest cellists in history. His performing career spanned more than 70 years, and his recording career spanned half a century.

Scandal
Two days after firing special prosecutor Archibald Cox, acting U.S. Attorney General Robert Bork formally appointed Henry Petersen, head of the U.S. Justice Department's Criminal Division, to take over the investigation of the June 1972 break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. and the subsequent cover-up. Mr. Petersen would proceed with the evidence and staff already assembled. Democratic party leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives agreed that an inquiry into whether cause for the impeachment of President Richard Nixon existed should be begun in the Juidiciary Committee.

Football
NFL
Oakland (3-2-1) 23 @ Denver (2-3-1) 23

Jim Turner's 35-yard field goal with 3 seconds remaining in the game gave the Broncos their tie against the Raiders at Mile High Stadium in the first Monday night game to be played in Denver.



30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in France: Flashdance...What a Feeling--Irene Cara (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Karma Chameleon--Culture Club

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Karma Chameleon--Culture Club (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Karma Chameleon--Culture Club (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Total Eclipse of the Heart--Bonnie Tyler (4th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Total Eclipse of the Heart--Bonnie Tyler (3rd week at #1)
2 Making Love Out of Nothing at All--Air Supply
3 Islands in the Stream--Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton
4 True--Spandau Ballet
5 King of Pain--The Police
6 The Safety Dance--Men Without Hats
7 All Night Long (All Night)--Lionel Richie
8 (She’s) Sexy + 17--Stray Cats
9 One Thing Leads to Another--The Fixx
10 Tell Her About It--Billy Joel

Singles entering the chart were Why Me? by Irene Cara (#59); Church of the Poison Mind by Culture Club (#62); The Way He Makes Me Feel by Barbra Streisand (#76); In a Big Country by Big Country (#83); Lady, Lady, Lady by Joe "Bean" Esposito (#85); Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More) by Cliff Richard (#86); Time Will Reveal by DeBarge (#88); Caught in the Game by Survivor (#89); and Favorite Waste of Time by Bette Midler (#95). The Way He Makes Me Feel was from the movie Yentl (1983).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 One Thing Leads to Another--The Fixx
2 King of Pain--The Police
3 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)--Eurythmics
4 True--Spandau Ballet
5 Making Love Out of Nothing at All--Air Supply
6 Maniac--Michael Sembello
7 Modern Love--David Bowie
8 (She’s) Sexy + 17--Stray Cats
9 Rise Up--The Parachute Club
10 Tell Her About It--Billy Joel

Singles entering the chart were Say Say Say by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson (#42); Crumblin' Down by John Cougar Mellencamp (#47); Delirious by Prince (#49); and All I Need by Toronto (#50).

Protest
An estimated 1 million people demonstrated in Great Britain against the presence of cruise missiles, while a similar demonstration in West Germany attracted a crowd of 500,000.

Football
CFL
Calgary (7-7) 8 @ Montreal (4-10) 27
Hamilton (5-9) 16 @ British Columbia (10-4) 41

Harry Skipper made 3 interceptions and returned one 36 yards for a touchdown early in the 2nd quarter as the Concordes beat the Stampeders before 27,573 fans at Olympic Stadium. Denny Ferdinand rushed 18 times for 88 yards and Lester Brown added to the Montreal total with 78 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. Montreal quarterback Johnny Evans completed 16 of 22 passes for 198 yards and a touchdown to Ron Robinson. Calgary quarterback Bernard Quarles, who rushed 5 times for 43 yards, including a 2-yard run for the Stampeders' only touchdown in the 3rd quarter, completed 15 of 30 passes for 219 yards and 4 interceptions.



B.C. defensive backs Andre Jones and Kerry Parker returned fumbles 67 and 36 yards, respectively, for touchdowns in the 2nd quarter and Ray Strong rushed for 2 touchdowns in the 2nd half as the Lions clinched first place in the Western Division for the first time in 19 years. 43,513 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver saw the Lions limit the Tiger-Cats to just 5 first downs. Defensive back Felix Wright scored the only Hamilton touchdown on a 62-yard interception return with 9 seconds remaining in the 1st half.



25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Desire--U2

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): The Only Way is Up--Yazz and the Plastic Population (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Teardrops--Womack & Womack

#1 single in France (SNEP): Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me Reason)--Elsa and Glenn Medeiros (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Orinoco Flow--Enya

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): One Moment in Time--Whitney Houston (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): A Groovy Kind of Love--Phil Collins

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 A Groovy Kind of Love--Phil Collins
2 Red Red Wine--UB40
3 What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)--Information Society
4 Wild, Wild West--Escape Club
5 Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?--Steve Winwood
6 Kokomo--The Beach Boys
7 Don't Be Cruel--Bobby Brown
8 Don't Be Cruel--Cheap Trick
9 Love Bites--Def Leppard
10 Bad Medicine--Bon Jovi

Singles entering the chart were Welcome to the Jungle by Guns 'N' Roses (#48); Till I Loved You by Barbra Streisand and Don Johnson (#55); Early in the Morning by Robert Palmer (#66); I Remember Holding You by Boys Club (#76); Handle with Care by the Traveling Wilburys (#80); Put This Love to the Test by Jon Astley (#85); Silhouette by Kenny G (#87); (It's Just) The Way that You Love Me by Paula Abdul (#89); The Way You Love Me by Karyn White (#90); and Boy, I've Been Told by Sa-Fire (#91).

Died on this date
Cynthia Freeman, 73. U.S. authoress. Miss Freeman, whose real name was Bea Feinberg, specialized in novels about multi-generational Jewish families, with a female protagonist. Her best-known novel was No Time for Tears (1981). Miss Freeman died of cancer.

Politics and government
Lubicon First Nation Chief Bernard Ominayak and Alberta Premier Don Getty agreed on setting aside 205 square kilometres for a Cree band reserve in northern Alberta.

Football
CFL
Calgary (5-11) 3 @ Ottawa (2-14) 19

The Rough Riders defeated the Stampeders before a Lansdowne Park crowd announced at 16,237 for their only win at home all year, in a snowstorm that was steady enough that fans were building snowmen in the stands. At the end of the game, Ottawa quarterback Roy Dewalt led his teammates into the stands to thank the fans for their support. It was the second and last win for Ottawa head coach Bob Weber.



Baseball
Nippon Series
Seibu Lions 5 @ Chunichi Dragons 1 (Seibu led best-of-seven series 1-0)

20 years ago
1993

Died on this date
Merian Frederick. U.S. medical patient. Ms. Frederick, who had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, was assisted in committing suicide by "Dr." Jack Kevorkian.

Innes Ireland, 63. U.K. auto racing driver. Mr. Ireland entered 53 Formula One races from 1959-1966, with his only win coming in the U.S. Grand Prix in 1961. He died of cancer.

Politics and government
The final Reform Party rally in Edmonton prior to the October 25 Canadian federal election took place at the Universiade Pavilion, featuring party leader Preston Manning.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (10-6) 19 @ Ottawa (3-13) 17

Sean Fleming's fifth field goal of the game, a 23-yard kick with 50 seconds remaining in regulation time, provided the winning margin as the Eskimos edged the Rough Riders before 19,580 fans at Frank Clair Stadium. Ottawa kicker Paul McCallum kicked 3 field goals, and had a chance to tie the game with a 33-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds, but the kick went wide for a single point. Mr. Fleming also scored 2 singles, and the Edmonton defense sacked Ottawa quarterback Tom Burgess for a safety touch. The Rough Riders scored the game's only touchdown on a 57-yard pass from Mr. Burgess to Walter Stanley in the 2nd quarter. It was the first CFL game--and the only one in an Edmonton uniform--for linebacker Mike Kerr.

10 years ago
2003

War
The government of Sudan committed to signing a peace deal with rebels from the country's non-Muslim south to end a civil war that had been fought for nearly 50 years and had killed more than 1.5 million people.

Terrorism
The report of the August 19, 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad placed most of the blame on the UN's own security system, which it called "dysfunctional."

Society
After five referenda in 30 years, the town of Steinbach, Manitoba, whose population was largely composed of Mennonites, voted to allow alcohol to be served in local restaurants.

Baseball
World Series
New York Yankees 3 @ Florida Marlins 4 (12 innings) (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

Alex Gonzalez led off the bottom of the 12th inning with a home run off relief pitcher Jeff Weaver to give the Marlins their win over the Yankees before 65,934 fans at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens. The Marlins scored 3 runs, including 2 on a home run by Miguel Cabrara, in the 1st inning off New York ace Roger Clemens. The Yankees scored a run in the 2nd inning, but the game was scoreless after that until the top of the 9th, when pinch hitter Ruben Sierra, with a full count, fouled off two pitches and then tripled home 2 runs off Florida reliever Ugueth Urbina to tie the game. New York loaded the bases against Florida reliever Chad Fox with 1 out, but Braden Looper relieved Mr. Fox and got the last 2 outs without a run being scored. Mr. Looper pitched 1 2/3 innings to get the win over Mr. Weaver, who had entered the game at the beginning of the 11th.