August 14, 2017

200 years ago
1817

Born on this date
Alexander H. Bailey. U.S. politician. Mr. Bailey was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1849 and the New York State Senate from 1862-1865, and then represented New York's 21st District in the United States House of Representatives from 1867-1871. He was a judge of the Oneida County Court from 1871 until his death on April 20, 1874 at the age of 56.

175 years ago
1842

War
The Second Seminole War ended, with the Seminoles forced to move from Florida to Oklahoma.

150 years ago
1867

Born on this date
Cupid Childs. U.S. baseball player. Clarence Childs was a second baseman with the Phialdelphia Quakers (1888); Syracuse Stars (1890); Cleveland Spiders (1891-1898); St. Louis Perfectos (1899); and Chicago Orphans (1900-1901), batting .306 with 20 home runs and 743 runs batted in in 1,457 games. He led the National League with 136 runs in 1892, and was near the top in bases on balls nearly every year, amassing a career total of 991. Mr. Childs drank himself to death at the age of 45 on November 8, 1912 at the age of 45.

John Galsworthy. U.K. author. Mr. Galsworthy was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his distinguished art of narration, which takes its highest form in The Forsyte Saga," a trilogy of novels published from 1906-1921. He died of a brain tumour on January 31, 1933 at the age of 65.

140 years ago
1877

Environment
The North-West Territorial Council passed an ordinance "For the Protection of the Buffalo" in an attempt to slow the destruction of the herds. It became unlawful to drive the buffalo into ravines or pits where they could be easily killed, or to hunt or kill buffalo for amusement, or solely to secure their tongues and pelts; The ordinance closed the season on female buffalo, extending from November 15 until August 14 each year.

100 years ago
1917

War
China declared war on Germany and Austria during World War I.

80 years ago
1937

War
Air-to-air combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War began when six Japanese bombers were shot down by Chinese fighters while raiding Chinese air bases.

Politics and government
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King set up the Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations--popularly known as the Rowell-Sirois Commission--to examine amendment of the British North America Act and relations of the federal and provincial governments.

Baseball
The Philadelphia Athletics scored 4 runs in the 2nd inning and 3 in the 3rd as they defeated the New York Yankees 12-6 before 12,500 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Bud Thomas pitched an 8-hit complete game victory to improve his 1937 record to 3-11, and helped his cause with a 3-run home run in the 2nd inning. Philadelphia second baseman Rusty Peters batted 4 for 5 with a double and 4 runs.

The Detroit Tigers routed the St. Louis Browns 16-1 and 20-7 in a doubleheader sweep at Navin Field in Detroit. Eldon Auker, the winning pitcher in the first game, helped his own cause by hitting 2 home runs and batting in 5 runs. The Tigers hit 6 homers in the second game, with Charlie Gehringer batting 5 for 5 with 2 home runs, a double, 3 runs, and 6 runs batted in.

Pinch hitter Frankie Pytlak tripled home Odell Hale with 1 out in the bottom of the 7th inning to break a 3-3 tie as the Cleveland Indians edged the Chicago White Sox 4-3 at League Park in Cleveland. Johnny Allen allowed 6 hits and 3 earned runs in 7 innings to improve his record for the season to 5-0.

Jim Turner pitched a 3-hitter to improve his 1937 record to 12-8 and scored the game's final run as the Boston Bees shut out the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-0 before 2,426 fans at National League Park in Boston.

Alex Kampouris, Ival Goodman, and Ernie Lombardi hit home runs to help the Cincinnati Reds defeat the Chicago Cubs 10-5 before 10,607 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Al Hollingsworth pitched a 10-hit complete game victory and hit 3 singles.

Paul Waner singled home pinch runner Pie Traynor to climax a 5-run 9th-inning comeback as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Pinch hitter Don Padgett singled to lead off the bottom of the 9th and stole second base, but Pittsburgh relief pitcher Jim Tobin retired the next 3 batters to end the game. For Mr. Traynor, it was the 1,941st and last game of his 17-year Hall of Fame major league career.

70 years ago
1947

On the radio
Mystery in the Air, starring Peter Lorre, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Lodger

Asiatica
Pakistan gained her independence from the British Empire and joined the Commonwealth of Nations.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Lola--Los Brincos

On television tonight
Coronet Blue, starring Frank Converse, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Six Months to Mars

Radio
The U.K. Marine Broadcasting Offences Act declared participation in offshore pirate radio illegal.

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Boogie Nights--Heat Wave (2nd week at #1)

Golf
In the first major tournament played under a new sudden-death rule, Lanny Wadkins sank a six-foot putt for par on the third playoff hole at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California to defeat Gene Littler and win the PGA Championship. Mr. Littler had led after each of the first three rounds, but shot a 4-over-par 76 in the final round, while Mr. Wadkins shot a 2-under 70 to tie Mr. Littler at 6-under-par 282. First prize money was $45,000.

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): It's a Sin--Pet Shop Boys (5th week at #1)

Diplomacy
Philip Habib resigned as U.S. President Ronald Reagan’s special envoy to Central America, apparently unhappy at having had no major role in developing U.S. initiatives in the region.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that prices charged by producers for finished goods had risen 0.2% in July.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (5-2) 14 @ Hamilton (3-3) 26

Tom Porras completed touchdown passes of 69 yards to Steve Stapler and 55 yards to Tony Champion in the 1st quarter to lead the Tiger-Cats past the Blue Bombers before 18,503 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Winnipeg quarteback Tom Clements completed touchdown passes of 56 yards to Perry Tuttle in the 3rd quarter and 61 yards to James Murphy in the 4th quarter.

Baseball
The Boston Red Sox scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning as they defeated the Texas Rangers 9-3 in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader before 33,840 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. The Rangers scored 5 runs in the 2nd as they won the second game 9-4.

Brook Jacoby hit a pair of solo home runs to help the Cleveland Indians edge the New York Yankees 6-5 before 35,201 fans at Yankee Stadium.

Mark McGwire set a major league record for rookies with his 39th home run of the season, off Don Sutton in the 6th inning, to help the Oakland Athletics defeat the California Angels 7-6 in 12 innings before 36,616 fans at Anaheim Stadium. The Athletics scored the winning run when Tony Bernazard doubled with 2 out and scored on a single by Mike Davis.

Shane Mack drove in 5 runs with a home run, triple, and sacrifice fly, and Randy Ready added 4 RBIs with a double and 2 singles to help the San Diego Padres defeat the Cincinnati Reds 15-8 before 32,080 fans at Jack Murphy-San Diego Stadium. Nick Esasky hit a 3-run homer to give the Reds a 3-0 lead in the top of the 2nd inning, but the Padres scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 2nd, 4 in the 3rd, and 5 in the 4th to take an 11-2 lead.

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): It's My Life--Dr. Alban (3rd week at #1)

John Sirica, 88. U.S. judge. Known as "Maximum John" because of his harsh sentences, Mr. Sirica was Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He became famous for presiding over the trials of many of those accused in the break-in of the Democratic National Committee offices in the Watergate office complex in Washington. Mr. Sirica was named Time magazine's Man of the Year for 1973.

Tony Williams, 64. U.S. singer. Mr. Williams was the lead singer of the Platters from 1953-1960, when they were one of the most popular groups in North America. Their hit singles included Only You; The Great Pretender; My Prayer; Twilight Time; and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.

Baseball
Lonnie Smith had 5 hits and drove in 6 runs as the Atlanta Braves routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 15-0 before 38,595 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Tom Glavine pitched his 5th shutout of the season to improve his record to 18-3.

John Olerud hit a 3-run home run and Candy Maldonado followed with a homer as the Toronto Blue Jays scored 7 runs in the 3rd inning on their way to a 9-5 win over the Cleveland Indians before 41,686 fans at Cleveland Stadium.

The Chicago White Sox scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 2-2 tie and defeat the New York Yankees 6-2 before 40,001 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The Yankees loaded the bases with 1 out in the 9th, but Roberto Hernandez struck out Bernie Williams and retired Roberto Kelly on a popup to end the game.

Jim Gantner led off the bottom of the 13th inning with a home run to give the Milwaukee Brewers an 8-7 win over the Boston Red Sox in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader before 25,598 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee. The Red Sox scored 2 runs after the first 2 batters made outs in the top of the 12th and retired the first 2 batters in the bottom of the inning, but the Brewers rallied with 3 straight hits to tie the game. Robin Yount singled home Kevin Seitzer with 2 out in the bottom of the 1st in the second game, and it held up for a 1-0 Milwaukee win to complete the sweep as Cal Eldred allowed 3 hits in 8 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Greg Harris.

The Detroit Tigers scored 7 runs in the top of the 1st inning and held on to defeat the Texas Rangers 9-6 before 38,696 fans at Arlington Stadium. Texas left fielder Juan Gonzalez hit 2 solo home runs, a double, and a single, driving in 4 runs.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): I'll Be Missing You--Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Mato--Apulanta (6th week at #1)

Terrorism
An unrepentant Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death for the April 19, 1995 bombing at the Frederick P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (6-2) 14 @ Toronto (6-2) 38
Calgary (4-4) 35 @ Winnipeg (1-7) 24

The Argonauts scored the last 24 points of their win over the Eskimos at SkyDome after starting Edmonton quarterback Danny McManus left the game with a shoulder injury in the 2nd quarter. Mr. McManus completed 12 of 21 passes for 169 yards and touchdowns of 47 yards to Don Blair and 8 yards to Shannon Myers, who was playing his first CFL game.



10 years ago
2007

Terrorism
At least 500 people were killed and over 1,500 injured in four suicide bomb attacks on Yazidi communities in Kahtaniya, Iraq.