October 17, 2014

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Dave Cutler!

150 years ago
1864

Born on this date
Elinor Glyn. U.K. author. Mrs. Glyn, born Elinor Sutherland, was known for writing risqué romantic fiction, and for coining the term "It" to refer to romantic and sexual appeal. She became famous in England for her novels and then moved to Hollywood in 1920 and wrote screenplays for movies starring actresses such as Clara Bow and Gloria Swanson. Mrs. Glyn died on September 23, 1943 at the age of 78.

100 years ago
1914

Born on this date
Jerry Siegel. U.S. author. Mr. Siegel co-created, with Joe Shuster, the cartoon character Superman, first published in 1938. Mr. Siegel died on January 28, 1996 at the age of 81.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Ottawa (0-2) 11 @ Montreal (2-0) 21
Toronto (1-1) 7 @ Hamilton (1-1) 5

ORFU
Hamilton (2-0) 9 @ Ottawa (0-1) 2

Canadian university
Queen's (0-1) 14 @ Toronto (1-1) 21

MRFU
Winnipeg Tigers (2-2) 8 Winnipeg Rowing Club (2-2) 4

SRFU
Regina (4-0) 13 @ Moose Jaw (0-4) 6
University of Saskatchewan 14 Saskatoon 5

The game in Saskatoon ended in the 3rd quarter when the Saskatoon city club protested against the officiating by quitting and leaving the field.

70 years ago
1944

War
Remaining German forces in the city of Aachen were mopped up by U.S. forces as attacks outside the city ceased. Soviet troops pushed to within 2 miles of the southern Czech border by taking Visau-Bistra in Transylvania. The 3rd U.S. Fleet, in its ninth day of activities in the western Pacific Ocean, sank 7 more Japanese ships and destroyed 19 planes in an attack on Luzon, Philippines.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt said that the Dumbarton Oaks security proposals could serve to safeguard peace in their time.

Politics and government
The Argentine government banned Nazi and Fascist propaganda in the country.

Economics and finance
The U.S. War Production Board and National Housing Agency announced the removal of certain restrictions on home design and construction that would make possible the building of houses to prewar standards.

Oil
The Iranian government turned down a Soviet request for the immediate granting of a concession for exploitation of oil in northern Iran.

60 years ago
1954

On television today
Television came to Edmonton when CFRN began broadcasting at 3 P.M. with a half-hour Introduction to CFRN-TV, followed by regular programming:

3:30--Burns and Allen
4:00--Gruen Playhouse
4:30--WIFU Football
6:30--My Favorite Husband
7:00--Small Fry Frolics
7:30--Enchanted Music
7:45--News
8:00--Toast of the Town
9:00--Four Star Playhouse
10:00--TBA
10:30--Newsmagazine
11:00--News
11:15--Channel 3 Playhouse

The station wasn't hooked up to any network, so all non-local programming was kinescoped and flown to Edmonton by air express. The football game would likely have been the B.C. @ Edmonton or Calgary @ Saskatchewan game from the previous night. Toast of the Town was renamed The Ed Sullivan Show a year later.

Football
CRU
ORFU
Sarnia (6-4) 3 @ Toronto (1-9) 16

Only 900 fans showed up to see Balmy Beach defeat the Imperials.

50 years ago
1964

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Pretty Woman--Roy Orbison (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: Le Pénitencier--Johnny Hallyday

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): In ginocchio da te--Gianni Morandi (14th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Das kommt vom Rudern, das kommt vom Segeln--Peter Lauch & Die Regenpfeifer (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Oh, Pretty Woman--Roy Orbison (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Do Wah Diddy Diddy--Manfred Mann

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Do Wah Diddy Diddy--Manfred Mann
2 Oh, Pretty Woman--Roy Orbison
3 We'll Sing in the Sunshine--Gale Garnett
4 Dancing in the Street--Martha and the Vandellas
5 Last Kiss--J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers
6 Remember (Walking in the Sand)--The Shangri-Las
7 When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)--The Beach Boys
8 A Summer Song--Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde
9 Chug-A-Lug--Roger Miller
10 Baby Love--The Supremes

Singles entering the chart were Time is on My Side by the Rolling Stones (#70); Ask Me by Elvis Presley (#78); Hey Now by Lesley Gore (#80); Opportunity by the Jewels (#92); Something You Got by the Ramsey Lewis Trio (#93); Up Above My Head (I Hear Music In The Air) by Al Hirt (#94); Scratchy by Travis Wammack (#95); Wait for Me by Rita Pavone (#97); The Dartell Stomp by the Mustangs (#98); Listen Lonely Girl by Johnny Mathis (#99); and My Adorable One by Joe Simon (#100). Ask Me was the B-side of Ain't That Loving You Baby, charting at #53.

On television tonight
The Outer Limits, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Demon with a Glass Hand, starring Robert Culp, Arline Martel, and Abraham Sofaer

Olympics
Fred Hansen of the United States won the gold medal in the pole vault at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, defeating Wolfgang Reinhardt of West Germany with an Olympic record of 16 feet 83/4 inches. Mr. Hansen used one of the new slingshot fiberglass Sky Poles that had recently transformed vaulting.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (8-3-1) 34 @ Ottawa (7-4-1) 16
Saskatchewan (8-6) 0 @ Calgary (10-4) 42
British Columbia (9-1-3) 24 @ Edmonton (3-10) 14

Bernie Faloney threw touchdown passes of 37 and 66 yards to Tommy Grant for touchdowns and rushed for touchdowns of 3 and 5 yards as the Tiger-Cats beat the Rough Riders before 23,121 fans at Laonsdowne Park.

The Stampeders amassed 296 yards passing and 210 yards rushing as they routed the Roughriders before 20,000 fans at McMahon Stadium. Bobby Taylor caught touchdown passes of 18, 35, and 16 yards; Lovell Coleman rushed for 2 touchdowns; and quarterback Eagle Day rushed for another TD. The Roughriders were without starting quarterback Ron Lancaster, out with injury.

Willie Fleming rushed 10 times for 186 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Lions beat the Eskimos before 12,000 fans at Clarke Stadium. Mr. Fleming rushed 47 yards for his first touchdown and then tied the league record with a 109-yard touchdown rush. He also had a pass reception that gained 59 yards. Jim Thomas and Bill Tobin scored Edmonton touchdowns.

Canadian university
Toronto 24 @ Queen's 45
Alberta at Calgary 8 @ Alberta at Edmonton (3-0) 43

The Golden Gaels accomplished the unusual feat of scoring 7 touchdowns, but no converts, in their win over the Varsity Blues at Richardson Stadium in Kingston. Jim Young managed to kick a field goal for Queen's. Freshman halfback Bayne Norrie was among those who scored touchdowns for Queen's.

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Annie's Song--John Denver

Defense
The United States Congress passed compromise legislation which would continue military aid to Turkey until December 10. U.S. President Gerald, who had twice before vetoed similar legislation to cut off aid to Turkey, reluctantly agreed to accept the legislation, an appropriations bill with provisions dealing with aid to Turkey. Under the provisions, military aid to Turkey would be cut off after December 10, 1974 and resumed only when the president certified that Turkey was in compliance with U.S. foreign aid laws barring offensive use of American weapons and that "substantial progress' had been made toward a settlement of the dispute between Turkey and Greece over Cyprus. The president could also continue or restore aid if he found it would "further negotiations for a peaceful solution of the Cyprus conflict."

Scandal
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud charges against nine former officers, directors, and employees of Franklin National Bank and its parent corporation, Franklin National Corporation. The bank had collapsed on October 8 in the largest bank failure in American history to date.

Baseball
World Series
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 @ Oakland Athletics 3 (Oakland won best-of-seven series 4-1)

Joe Rudi hit the first pitch of the 7th inning for a home run to break a 2-2 tie as the Athletics defeated the Dodgers before 49,347 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum and became the third team in major league history (after the New York Yankees of 1936-1939 and 1949-1953) to win three straight World Series. The Dodgers, who had trailed 2-0, scored 2 runs in the top of the 6th inning and put 2 runners on base with 2 out in the 7th inning, but Blue Moon Odom relieved starting pitcher Vida Blue and retired Dave Lopes on a force out to end the threat. During the 7th inning stretch, debris was thrown on the field, leading to a lengthy delay. Mike Marshall, who had relieved starter Don Sutton on the mound for Los Angeles in the 6th inning, neglected to take any warmup pitches while waiting for play to resume, which came back to haunt him. In the top of the 8th, Bill Buckner led off with a single, and when Oakland center fielder Bill North let the ball get by him for an error, Mr. Buckner decided to try to reach third base. Right fielder Reggie Jackson threw to second baseman Dick Green, who relayed to third baseman Sal Bando, who tagged Mr. Buckner for the first out of the inning. The Dodgers never threatened again as Rollie Fingers pitched 2 innings to get his second straight save, while Mr. Odom, who faced just one batter, was credited with the win. It was the last major league game for Mr. Green, who batted 0 for 13 in the Series but exhibited such brilliant defense at second base that he was almost voted the Series' most valuable player. Mr. Fingers won the award.





Nippon Series
Lotte Orions 8 @ Chunichi Dragons 5 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

The Dragons led 5-1 after 5 innings, but the Orions rallied for 2 runs in the 6th inning, 4 in the 8th, and 1 in the 9th to win the game before 24,798 fans at Nagoya Stadium.

30 years ago
1984

Oil
The United Kingdom announced that it would reduce the price of its North Sea oil by $1.35 per barrel.

25 years ago
1989

Disasters
As the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants were preparing to take the field for the third game of the World Series at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, the area, 75 miles north of the epicentre, was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale. Over 60 were killed and 3,000 injured, but the carnage could have been much worse. In addition to the more than 50,000 at Candlestick Park, hundreds of thousands more were watching the World Series on television, reducing the number of people who normally would have been out in traffic at that hour.



Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the U.S. merchandise trade deficit had risen to $10.77 billion in August. The gap, the largest in eight months, was attributed to the stronger U.S. dollar, which had made imports cheaper and exports more expensive.

Baseball
World Series
Oakland Athletics @ San Francisco Giants (postponed, earthquake) (Oakland led best-of-seven series 2-0)



20 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Cotton Eye Joe--Rednex (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Eins, Zwei, Polizei--Mo-Do (4th week at #1)

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 All I Wanna Do--Sheryl Crow (2nd week at #1)
2 I'll Make Love to You--Boyz II Men
3 Jane--Barenaked Ladies
4 Lucky One--Amy Grant
5 Could I Be Your Girl--Jann Arden
6 Circle of Life--Elton John
7 What's the Frequency, Kenneth--R.E.M.
8 Right Beside You--Sophie B. Hawkins
9 Healing Hands--Alan Frew
10 Endless Love--Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey

Singles entering the chart were Gallows Pole by PagePlant (#80); Motherless Child by Eric Clapton (#81); Newborn Friend by Seal (#88); C'est la Vie by Bob Seger (#91); God Shuffled His Feet by Crash Test Dummies (#93); Fireworks by Roxette (#95); Coming Down by the Cult (#96); About a Girl by Nirvana (#97); December 1963 (Oh What a Night) by the Four Seasons (#98); and Lucas with the Lid Off by Lucas (#99). December 1963 (Oh What a Night) was a remix of the original 1976 hit.

Died on this date
Dmitry Kholodov, 27. Russian journalist. Mr. Kholodov, a reporter with the newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets, was assassinated with a booby-trapped briefcase while investigating corruption in the armed forces.

Diplomacy
A draft treaty between Israel and Jordan was approved in Amman.

Football
NFL
Kansas City (4-2) 31 @ Denver (1-5) 28

Kansas City quarterback Joe Montana marched the Chiefs 75 yards in 81 seconds for the winning points against the Broncos at Mile High Stadium.



10 years ago
2004

Football
CFL
British Columbia (11-5) 32 @ Montreal (12-4) 29



Edmonton (8-9) 16 @ Saskatchewan (9-8) 40

Corey Holmes rushed 10 times for 64 yards and a touchdown, caught 7 passes for 99 yards, and returned a punt 66 yards for a touchdown as the Roughriders routed the Eskimos before 30,087 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Saskatchewan, down 1-0 after the 1st quarter, took advantage of the wind and outscored Edmonton 31-0 in the 2nd quarter. Saskatchewan quarterback Henry Burris rushed 34 yards for a touchdown and completed TD passes to Travis Moore and Jason French. The Eskimos trailed 40-2 until Jason Maas passed 45 yards to Ed Hervey for a touchdown and rushed 1 yard for a touchdown of his own in the final 3½ minutes of the game.

Baseball
National League Championship Series
St. Louis 5 @ Houston 6 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

American League Championship Series
New York 4 @ Boston 6 (12 innings) (New York led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Carlos Beltran's home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 7th inning broke a 5-5 tie and held up as the winning run as the Astros edged the Cardinals before 42,760 fans at Minute Maid Park. Lance Berkman doubled in 2 runs and hit a solo home run for the Astros as they rallied from a 4-1 deficit after 2 1/2 innings.

Manny Ramirez singled to lead off the bottom of the 12th inning and David Ortiz followed with a home run off Paul Quantrill as the Red Sox averted elimination by the Yankees before 34,826 fans at Fenway Park. New York held leads of 2-0 and 4-3, but Boston scored the tying run in the 9th when Kevin Millar led off with a single and pinch runner Dave Roberts promptly stole second base and scored on a single by Bill Mueller.