October 24, 2013

125 years ago
1888

Baseball
World Series
New York Giants 5 @ St. Louis Browns 7 (8 innings) (New York led best-of-ten series 5-2)

The Browns scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to take the lead, after which the game was called because of darkness. Silver King pitched a complete game for his first win of the series after 3 losses, while Ed Crane pitched a complete game in suffering his first loss of the series. Attendance at Sportsman's Park was 4,624.

100 years ago
1913

Baseball
The New York Giants and Chicago White Sox continued their post-season exhibition tour, with the White Sox winning 8-5 in Blue Rapids, Kansas.

90 years ago
1923

Baseball
Little World Series
Kansas City Blues (AA) 5 @ Baltimore Orioles (IL) 9 (Best-of-nine series tied 4-4)

Jack Ogden pitched a complete game victory for the Orioles as they evened the series before just 373 fans at Municipal Stadium on a cold and damp day. Roy Wilkinson started on the mound for Kansas City and got himself in trouble with bases on balls before being relieved by Herb Thormahlen, with John Saladna finishing the game. Glenn Wright and Bunny Brief hit home runs for the Blues.

70 years ago
1943

Died on this date
Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, 31. Canadian poet and artist. Mr. Garneau, a native of Montreal, was a successful painter in the 1930s. He had just one book of poetry published in his lifetime: Regards et jeux dans l'espace (1937). Mr. Garneau, who had a rheumatic heart problem, died of an apparent heart attack while canoeing alone. Collections of his poems were published after his death and translated into English and earned Mr. Garneau the reputation of being Quebec's first truly modern poet.

Len Siffleet, 27. Australian soldier. Sergeant Siffleet was on an Australian Army reconnaissance mission in Papua New Guinea when he and his two companions were captured by partisans and handed over to Japanese forces. They were tortured and beheaded; the photograph of the blindfolded Sgt. Siffleet kneeling just before his beheading was discovered by American troops on the body of a dead Japanese officer in April 1944, and was shown around the world.

War
Soviet forces in Ukraine enlarged their bridgehead on the west bank of the Dnieper River south of Rechitsa. Allied forces took Sparanise on the west flank of the German defense line in Italy.

Politics and government
The executive committee of the American Jewish Committee voted to quit the American Jewish Conference because of the Conference's emphasis on the establishment of a Jewish commonwealth in Palestine.

Baseball
The Washington Nationals signed manager Ossie Bluege for two more years; in his first season as maanger, Mr. Bluege had led the Nationals to a record of 84-69 in 1943, second in the American League, 13 1/2 games behind the New York Yankees.

60 years ago
1953

Hit Parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): I'm Walking Behind You--Frank Sinatra; Eddie Fisher (3rd week at #1)

#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): St. George and the Dragonet--Stan Freberg (Best seller--3rd week at #1; Disc Jockey--1st week at #1); You, You, You--The Ames Brothers (Jukebox--1st week at #1)

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 St. George and the Dragonet--Stan Freberg
2 Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)--Les Paul and Mary Ford
3 You, You, You--The Ames Brothers
4 Ebb Tide--Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra
5 Eh, Cumpari--Julius LaRosa
6 Rags to Riches--Tony Bennett
7 Crying in the Chapel--June Valli
--Darrell Glenn
--Rex Allen
--The Orioles
8 Oh!--Pee Wee Hunt and his Orchestra
9 Dragnet--Ray Anthony and his Orchestra
10 The Story of Three Loves--Jerry Murad

Singles entering the chart were Love Walked In by the Hilltoppers (#23); Swamp Fire by Kay Starr (#28); Lover, Come Back to Me! by Nat "King" Cole and Billy May and his Orchestra (#41); and Time by Sarah Vaughan (#43). Love Walked In was the B-side (or maybe the A-side) of To Be Alone, which charted at #33.

Football
IRFU
Hamilton (6-5) 5 @ Toronto (5-6) 17

WIFU
Winnipeg (8-8) 17 @ Edmonton (12-4) 8

Normie Kwong scored the Eskimos' only touchdown. Edmonton halfback Billy Vessels suffered a back injury when he was hit by a Winnipeg defender, prompting accusations from some people that the Blue Bombers were deliberately trying to injure him.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Do You Love Me--Brian Poole and the Tremeloes (3rd week at #1)

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (7-6-2) 32 @ Montreal (6-7) 20

Hugh Campbell, Ray Purdin, Dick Cohee, Ron Lancaster, and George Reed each scored a touchdown as the Roughriders defeated the Alouettes before 18,509 fans at Molson Stadium to clinch the third and final playoff spot in the Western Football Conference and eliminate the defending Grey Cup champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers from playoff contention for the first time since 1949.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: Angie--Rolling Stones

Law
The Canadian House of Commons voted to continue a partial ban on capital punishment for another five years, except for murders of policemen or prison guards.

U.S. President Richard Nixon vetoed a bill limiting presidential power to commit U.S. armed forces without Congressional approval. The bill had been passed 75-20 by the Senate on October 10--sufficient to override a veto--and by the House of Representatives on October 12, but with 74 absentees, and three votes short of the two-thirds needed to override a veto. The legislation required the President to report to Congress within 48 hours after commitment of armed forces to foreign combat. The commitment would be terminated within 60 days unless Congress approved the action, with a possible extension of the 60-day limit if the President certified to Congress that additional time was needed for the withdrawal of forces. Mr. Nixon asserted that the bill imposed "unconstitutional and dangerous restrictions" on presidential authority.

Politics and government
The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee decided to proceed "full steam ahead" with an inquiry into the impeachment of President Richard Nixon.

Disasters
At least 9 people were killed and 40 injured when heavy fog abetted by smoke from a nearby smoldering fire caused a series of collisions involving 65 vehicles on the New Jersey Turnpike.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Karma Chameleon--Culture Club

Crime
The trial of civil servant Dennis Nilsen, charged with six murders and two attempted murders, began in London.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Desire--U2

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Domino Dancing--Pet Shop Boys

Politics and government
The leaders of Canada's three major political parties--Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (Progressive Conservative), John Turner (Liberal), and Ed Broadbent (New Democratic Party) took part in the French-language debate during the federal election campaign.

Disasters
More than 300 people died when a ferry sank near Marippi Island in the Philippines.

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)--Meat Loaf (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): What's Up?--4 Non Blondes (11th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: What's Up?--4 Non Blondes (11th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)--Meat Loaf (2nd week at #1)

Football
CFL
British Columbia (10-6) 36 @ Hamilton (6-11) 19

Danny Barrett completed 2 touchdown passes to Darren Flutie and another to Mike Trevathan as the Lions beat the Tiger-Cats before 11,574 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Sean Millington scored the final B.C. touchdown on a 60-yard rush in the 4th quarter. Cornell Burbage and Lee Knight caught touchdown passes for the Tiger-Cats.

Baseball
Nippon Series
Yakult Swallows 5 @ Seibu Lions 2 (Yakult led best-of-seven series 2-0)

10 years ago
2003

Diplomacy
At a conference in Madrid, a number of countries, as well as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, collectively pledged $13 billion over the next five years for the reconstruction of Iraq. The United States had been seeking pledges of $30 billion.

Aviation
The last three Concordes landed at Heathrow Airport in London, ending 27 years of supersonic travel.

Football
CFL
Calgary (5-13) 12 @ Toronto (9-9) 13

The Stampeders' loss to the Argonauts at SkyDome was the last game for Jim Barker as Calgary's head coach.