May 15, 2014

140 years ago
1874

Football
U.S.-Canadian university
Exhibition
McGill 0 @ Harvard 0

The day after Harvard had defeated McGill 3-0 playing under "Boston rules," the teams played to a tie at Jarvis Field in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This game was played under Canadian rules, with 13 men per side.

120 years ago
1894

Society
The Nova Scotia provincial legislature voted in favour of prohibition of alcoholic beverages.

Horse racing
Chant, with Frank Goodale up, won the 20th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:41. Pearl Song placed second and Sigurd finished third in the five-horse field. Mr. Goodale was killed a few days later when a horse he was riding stumbled and fell in a race.

100 years ago
1914

Born on this date
Walter "Turk" Broda. Canadian hockey player. Mr. Broda was a goaltender with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1936-1943 and 1945-1952. He played on 5 Stanley Cup championship teams and won the Vezina Trophy in 1941 and 1948. Mr. Broda was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1967. He died on October 17, 1972 at the age of 58.

Norrie Paramor. U.K. composer, arranger, and conductor. Mr. Paramor was perhaps best known for producing and arranging the recordings of Cliff Richard and the Shadows in the 1960s. He died on September 9, 1979 at the age of 65.

Angus MacLean. Canadian politician. Mr. MacLean, a Progressive Conservative, was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1951-1976, serving as Minister of Fisheries in the government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker from 1957-1963. He eventually turned to provincial politics, and served as Premier of Prince Edward Island from 1979-1981. Mr. MacLean died on February 15, 2000 at the age of 85.

70 years ago
1944

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Missing Bloodstains

Died on this date
Sergius, 77. Russian Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus', 1943-1944. Sergius, born Ivan Nikolayevich Stragorodsky, was consecrated a bishop in 1901 and became a member of the Russian Holy Synod in 1917. He was briefly imprisoned by the Bolsheviks in the 1920s, and in 1927 issued his Declaration where he professed absolute loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union and to its government's interests. Sergius was elected Patriarch on September 8, 1943, and enthroned four days later. He died after a period of declining health, and was succeeded by Alexy I.

Diplomacy
U.S. Ambassadors John Winant and Averell Harriman arrived in Washington from London and Moscow, respectively, for consultations with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the State Department.

Politics and government
The French Committee of National Liberation repudiated all agreements made by the regime of Prime Minister François Darlan, and recommended changing its name to the Provisional Government of the French Republic.

The Colombian Senate rejected the resignation of President Alfonso Pumarejo Lopez, offered after strikes had been called in oder to force him from office.

The U.S. Senate voted to repeal cloture in debate on the House of Representatives bill to repeal poll taxes in federal elections in eight Southern states, and then voted to delay action on the bill.

Law
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a state may assess personal property taxes on the entire fleet of airplanes operated by an airline having its "home port" within that state.

Baseball
Clyde Shoun pitched a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds as they edged the Boston Braves 1-0 before 1,014 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Chuck Aleno's second and last major league home run in the 5th inning accounted for the game's only run. Losing pitcher Jim Tobin allowed 5 hits in a complete game.

The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 5 runs in the 2nd inning but still lost 8-7 to the New York Giants before 1,699 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

The St. Louis Cardinals scored 9 runs in the 1st inning en route to an 11-6 win over the Philadelphia Blue Jays before 1,173 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

Luis Olmo singled twice in a 7-run 6th inning to help the Brooklyn Dodgers rout the Chicago Cubs 14-3 before 3,081 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Hank Miklos, the fourth and last Chicago pitcher, allowed 3 hits and 2 runs--earned--with 2 bases on balls and no strikeouts in 2 innings in his second and last major league game.

Frankie Hayes hit a grand slam with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Philadelphia Athletics a 6-2 win over the Detroit Tigers before 5,921 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.

Pinch hitter Hillis Layne singled home Mike Guerra with 1 out in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Washington Nationals a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Indians at Griffith Stadium in Washington.

60 years ago
1954

Hit Parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Oh My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)--Eddie Fisher (2nd week at #1)

#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Wanted--Perry Como (Best Seller--5th week at #1; Disc Jockey--3rd week at #1; Jukebox--2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Wanted--Perry Como (6th week at #1)
2 I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You)--The Four Knights
3 Young at Heart--Frank Sinatra
4 Make Love to Me--Jo Stafford
5 Here--Tony Martin
6 Cross Over the Bridge--Patti Page
7 A Girl, A Girl (Zoom-Ba Di Alli Nella)--Eddie Fisher
8 Answer Me, My Love--Nat "King" Cole
9 Little Things Mean a Lot--Kitty Kallen
10 Secret Love--Doris Day

Singles entering the chart were Three Coins in the Fountain (#18)/Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine) (#21) by the Four Aces; Please Driver (Once Around The Park Again) by Tony Bennett (#22); Hernando's Hideaway, with versions by Archie Bleyer; and Johnnie Ray (#25); and Twelfth Street Rag by Liberace (#33). Three Coins in the Fountain was the title song of the movie, and went on to win the 1954 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Please Driver (Once Around The Park Again) was the other side of Until Yesterday (Non E La Pioggia), which charted at #36. Hernando's Hideaway was from the musical The Pajama Game. Twelfth Street Rag was the B-side of Beer Barrel Polka, which charted at #32.

Britannica
Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, and Princess Anne arrived back in London aboard the royal yacht Britannia to conclude their six-month tour of the Commonwealth.

50 years ago
1964

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): A World Without Love--Peter and Gordon (2nd week at #1)

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 All My Loving--The Beatles (10th week at #1)
2 Bits and Pieces--The Dave Clark Five
3 Viva Las Vegas--Elvis Presley
4 Do You Love Me--The Dave Clark Five
5 Little Children--Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas
6 Kiss Me Quick--Elvis Presley
7 You're Not a Goody Goody--Bobby Curtola
8 Twist and Shout--The Beatles
9 Can't Buy Me Love--The Beatles
10 Don't Let the Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man)--The Serendipity Singers
Pick hit of the week: Viva Las Vegas--Elvis Presley
New this week: Bad to Me--Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas
I'm Not Free--Dale & Grace
Tell Me Why--Bobby Vinton
Maybe Baby--Buddy Holly
Milord--Bobby Darin
Pink Panther Theme--Henry Mancini and his Orchestra

On television tonight
Twilight Zone, hosted by Rod Serling, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Brain Center at Whipple's, starring Richard Deacon, Paul Newlan, and Ted De Corsia

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Who Needs an Enemy?, starring Steven Hill, Joanna Moore, and Richard Anderson

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: Waterloo--ABBA (4th week at #1)

Terrorism
18-21 schoolchildren were killed and 71 injured when Israeli troops stormed the school in Maa'alot where the children were being held hostage by Palestinian guerrillas. Three of the terrorists were killed in the raid.

Hockey
WHA
Avco World Trophy
Finals
Houston 6 @ Chicago 1 (Houston led best-of-seven series 2-0)

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Street Dance--Break Machine

Died on this date
Francis Schaeffer, 72. U.S. theologian. Mr. Schaeffer, a Presbyterian pastor, was perhaps the most influential evangelical author and scholar of the second half of the 20th century. See my post here.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
New York Islanders 2 @ Edmonton 7 (Edmonton led best-of-seven series 2-1)

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Like a Prayer--Madonna (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): She Drives Me Crazy--Fine Young Cannibals

Austria's top 10 (Ö3)
1 Looking for Freedom--David Hasselhoff
2 The Look--Roxette
3 Like a Prayer--Madonna
4 She Drives Me Crazy--Fine Young Cannibals
5 Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart--Marc Almond featuring Gene Pitney
6 The Way to Your Heart--Soulsister
7 Das Phantom der Oper--Alexander Goebel & Luzia Nistler
8 You Got It--Roy Orbison
9 Nur ein Lied--Thomas Forstner
10 Eternal Flame--Bangles

Singles entering the chart were Nur ein Lied; Eternal Flame; Iko Iko by the Belle Stars (#14); Celebrate the World by Womack & Womack (#15); The Living Years by Mike + the Mechanics (#19); and Everything Counts by Depeche Mode (#27).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 Like a Prayer--Madonna (2nd week at #1)
2 Second Chance--Thirty Eight Special
3 The Look--Roxette
4 Heaven Help Me--Deon Estus (with George Michael)
5 I'll Be There for You--Bon Jovi
6 Forever Your Girl--Paula Abdul
7 Girl You Know it's True--Milli Vanilli
8 Diamond Mine--Blue Rodeo
9 She Drives Me Crazy--Fine Young Cannibals
10 Funky Cold Medina--Tone Loc

Singles entering the chart were Beautiful White by The Pursuit of Happiness (#74); (Between A) Rock and a Hard Place by Cutting Crew (#77); The Doctor by the Doobie Brothers (#82); Precious Stone by the Fixx (#85); Closer to Fine by Indigo Girls (#87); I Want it All by Queen (#90); The Best Years of Our Lives by Neil Diamond (#95); A Little Lovin' by Chantal (#97); and Sister Madly by Crowded House (#99).

Died on this date
Johnny Green, 80. U.S. songwriter and composer. Mr. Green wrote jazz standard songs such as Body and Soul and Out of Nowhere, and won Academy Awards for his scores for Easter Parade (1948); An American in Paris (1951); West Side Story (1961); and Oliver! (1968). He won another Oscar as the producer of Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953), which was named Best Live Action Short Subject, One-Reel.

Personal
This blogger began a job as librarian with the University of Alberta's School of Native Studies.

Baseball
The Toronto Blue Jays, off to a dismal 12-24 start, fired manager Jimy Williams and replaced him with Cito Gaston.

Devon White led off the bottom of the 11th inning with a single, stole second and third bases, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Wally Joyner to give the California Angels a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees before 25,959 fans at Anaheim Stadium.

First baseman Kent Hrbek hit his 7th home run of the season, but later dislocated his left shoulder diving for a ball as his Twins lost 4-3 to the Kansas City Royals before 18,404 fans at Hubet H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.

The San Diego Padres scored 2 runs in the top of the 11th inning to break a 4-4 tie and held on to defeat the Montreal Expos 6-5 before 12,110 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. The Expos scored a run in the bottom of the 11th and had runners on first and second bases with 1 out, but Tim Raines flied out to right field and Rex Hudler struck out to end the game.

Pinch hitter Mariano Duncan singled home 2 runs with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning to break a 1-1 tie as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 3-1 before 34,622 fans at Shea Stadium in New York.

Will Clark hit a 2-run home run in the top of the 12th to break a 0-0 tie, but Bob Dernier hit a 3-run inside-the-park homer with 2 out in the bottom of the inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants before 15,703 fans at Veterans Stadium in St. Louis.

The Cincinnati Reds scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning and 3 in the 9th to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 before 16,030 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. The game ended when Herm Winningham singled home pinch runners Skeeter Barnes and Danny Jackson.

20 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: The Sign--Ace of Base (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Without You--Mariah Carey (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Without You--Mariah Carey (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Come On You Reds--Manchester United F.C.

Died on this date
Gilbert Roland, 88. Mexican-born U.S. actor. Mr. Roland, born Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso, appeared in movies and television programs--often cast as a Latin lover-- in a career lasting about 60 years. His best-known movies included We Were Strangers (1949); Bullfighter and the Lady (1951); and The Bad and the Beautiful (1952).

10 years ago
2004

Horse racing
Smarty Jones, with Stewart Elliott aboard, won his second straight Triple Crown race, taking the 129th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore in a time of 1:55.59. Rock Hard Ten placed second and Eddington third.