November 16, 2017

180 years ago
1837

War
A rebel force of 150 led by Bonaventure Viger and Dr. Timothée Kimber ambushed an 18-man troop of the Montréal Volunteer Cavalry led by Lieutenant Ermatinger and Constable Malo on the Chambly Road at Longueuil, Lower Canada, returning from St-Jean, Lower Canada, where they had arrested Patriote leaders Notaire Pierre Desmarais and Dr. Joseph Davignon. Shots were fired and there were several wounded on both sides, including Mr. Viger, who was hit in the leg; John Molson, Jr. took several bullets in his cap, but was unharmed. The Patriotes liberated prisoners Desmarais and Davignon in this, the first military action in the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837. Governor Lord Gosford issued warrants for the arrest of 26 Patriote leaders on charges of high treason; Louis-Joseph Papineau and Wolfred Nelson were among those named. Only five leaders were captured.

160 years ago
1857

War
The six-month Siege of Lucknow, India ended with the arrival of British relief forces and the evacuation of defenders and civilians from the Residency. 24 Victoria Crosses were awarded as the result of the siege.

110 years ago
1907

Americana
Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory were combined to form Oklahoma, which was admitted to the Union as the 46th state.

Transportation
Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania, sister ship of RMS Lusitania, set sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York City.

Football
IRFU
Hamilton (4-2) 15 @ Toronto (1-5) 7

Messrs. Marriott and Wigle scored touchdowns for the Tigers as they took a 13-1 halftime lead and held on to defeat the Argonauts at University Field. Mr. Grant scored the Toronto touchdown in the 3rd quarter.

Canadian university
McGill (2-4) 9 @ Ottawa (4-1-1) 12
Toronto (3-3) 3 @ Queen's (2-3-1) 4

Mr. Harrington scored a touchdown and Ottawa College added a convert, 4 singles, and a safety touch as they defeated McGill before 4,000 fans at Lansdowne Park to clinch the intercollegiate championship in what was said to be one of the greatest games of Canadian football yet played. Mr. Lea scored the McGill touchdown, with McGill also scoring a convert, safety touch, and single.

Mr. Pennock kicked 4 singles to outduel Mr. Kennedy, who kicked 3, as Queen's College edged the University of Toronto in Kingston in a game that was greatly affected by a strong wind.

90 years ago
1927

Died on this date
Tiger Flowers, 32. U.S. boxer. Theodore Flowers began boxing professionally in 1918; he won the world middleweight title with a 15-round decision over Harry Greb on February 26, 1926, and retained the title with a 15-round split decision over Mr. Greb six months later. Mr. Flowers lost the title to Mickey Walker in a 10-round decision on December 3, 1926, but many thought he had won the fight. Mr. Flowers fought as a light heavyweight after losing the middleweight title; he had a 10-round draw against Maxie Rosenbloom on November 9 and scored a 4-round technical knockout of Leo Gates on November 12, but died of complications from surgery to remove a growth from above his right eye. Mr. Flowers compiled a professional record of 136 wins, 15 losses, 8 draws, and 2 no contests.

Football
WCRFU
Finals
Regina 13 @ University of British Columbia 1 (Regina led best-of-three series 1-0)

Mr. Sandstrom, the quarterback, rushed 1 yard for a touchdown in the 2nd quarter as the Roughriders defeated UBC before 14,800 fans at Athletic Park in Vancouver. Mr. Grassick rushed 1 yard for the other Regina touchdown in the 3rd quarter. Mr. Shields punted for the UBC point in the 4th quarter.

75 years ago
1942

War
British forces and U.S. armoured columns continued to move toward Tunis unopposed. U.K. forces in Libya took Martuba, 15 miles southeast of Derna. U.S. and Australian troops linked up at the Kumusi River and were moving in to attack the Japanese base at Buna.

70 years ago
1947

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring John Stanley and Alfred Shirley, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Well-Staged Murder

Politics and government
The Polish Peasant Party, the government's last opposition, was reorganized under Joseph Niecko and other officials opposed to former party leader Stefan Mikolajczyk.

Labour
Striking Argentine metal workers voted to return to work after the government "strongly suggested" that employers grant a 36% wage increase.

The Congress of Industrial Organizations Amalgamated Clothing Workers and the Clothing Manufacturers Association signed a pact in New York giving 150,000 men's clothing workers a 12 1/2c hourly wage increase.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Around the World--Bing Crosby; Nat "King" Cole (4th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Siebenmal in der Woche--Vico Torriani

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): That'll Be the Day--The Crickets (4th week at #1)

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Jailhouse Rock--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)
2 Wake Up Little Susie--The Everly Brothers
3 Silhouettes--The Rays
4 Chances Are--Johnny Mathis
5 You Send Me--Sam Cooke
6 April Love--Pat Boone
7 Be-Bop Baby--Ricky Nelson
8 My Special Angel--Bobby Helms
9 Melodie d'Amour (Melody of Love)--The Ames Brothers
10 Fascination--Jane Morgan

Singles entering the chart were versions of Raunchy by Ernie Freeman, and Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra (#25, charting with the version by Bill Justis and his Orchestra); The Joker (That’s What They Call Me), with versions by Billy Myles, and the Hilltoppers (#45); Oh, Boy! by the Crickets (#48); The Story of My Life by Marty Robbins (#49); I Never Felt More Like Falling in Love by Tony Bennett (#59); and Love Bug Crawl by Jimmy Edwards (#60).

Canada's top 8 (150 Listening Posts Coast-to-Coast)
1 Jailhouse Rock--Elvis Presley
2 Wake Up Little Susie--The Everly Brothers
3 Chances Are--Johnny Mathis
4 April Love--Pat Boone
5 Silhouettes--The Rays
6 You Send Me--Sam Cooke
7 Be-Bop Baby--Ricky Nelson
8 Melodie d'Amour (Melody of Love)--The Ames Brothers

Diplomacy
Turkish and Italian leaders began talks in Ankara aimed at establishing "systematic political consultation" between the two countries as the southernmost members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Politics and government
Soviet bloc and Western European Communist leaders began talks in Moscow on coordination of policy.

Football
IRFU
Finals
Hamilton 17 @ Montreal 10 (First game of 2-game total points series)

WIFU
Finals
Edmonton 7 @ Winnipeg 19 (Winnipeg led best-of-three series 1-0)

ORFU
Finals
Kitchener-Waterloo 17 @ London 16 (Kitchener-Waterloo won best-of-three series 2-0)

Gerry McDougall rushed 34 yards for a touchdown and Steve Oneschuk kicked a convert and 3 field goals to help the Tiger-Cats defeat the Alouettes before 19,609 fans at Molson Stadium. Hal Patterson scored the Montreal touchdown on a 10-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry in the 3rd quarter; Bill Bewley converted, and kicked a field goal in the 1st quarter. Hamilton linebacker Cookie Gilchrist was ejected in the 1st quarter for slugging Mr. Etcheverry at the end of a play. Late in the game, Mr. Etcheverry punted into the Hamilton end zone, but officials refused to award Montreal a point after youths ran off with the ball. At the end of the game, about 200 youths attacked field judge Norm Maxwell and several Hamilton players as they attempted to leave the field.

The Blue Bombers came back from a 7-0 deficit to upset the Eskimos before 13,849 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Edmonton opened the scoring in the 2nd quarter on a touchdown by Johnny Bright, converted by Joe Mobra. Gerry James returned the kickoff for a touchdown; the deficit remained 7-6 when Kenny Ploen missed the convert attempt. Charlie Shepard punted twice for singles to give the Blue Bombers an 8-7 halftime lead. In the 2nd half, Mr. Ploen completed a 72-yard pass to Dennis Mendyk and converted. Gerry James scored a single on a missed field goal attempt and then kicked a field goal to close the scoring.

Mike Norcia scored 16 points on 2 touchdowns, a convert, and a field goal, and Bob Celeri added a single as the Dutchmen edged the Lords before 6,500 fans at Labatt Park to win their fourth straight--and last--Ontario Rugby Football Union championship. Ron King and Max Kitzelman scored London touchdowns, with Don Wright adding a convert and a field goal.

NCAA
Notre Dame 7 @ Oklahoma 0

Dick Lynch rushed 3 yards for a touchdown and Monty Stickles converted to climax an 80-yard drive late in the game to give the Fighting Irish the win, ending the Sooners' 47-game winning streak, 48-game unbeaten streak, and 123-game scoring streak. Notre Dame fullback Nick Pietrosante rushed for 169 yards.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Love You Tokyo--Los Primos

On television tonight
Dragnet 1968, starring Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Missing Realtor



At the movies
Valley of the Dolls, starring Barbara Parkins, Sharon Tate, Patty Duke, and Susan Hayward, received its premiere screening in Genoa.



Disasters
Aeroflot Flight 2230, an Ilyushin II-18, crashed shortly after takeoff from Sverdlovsk en route to Tashkent, killing all 107 people aboard.

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): The Name of the Game--ABBA (2nd week at #1)

At the movies
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, written and directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, and Melinda Dillon, opened in theatres in limited release.

Diplomacy
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat visited Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, but was unsuccessful in an attempt to persuade Mr. Assad to support his efforts to discuss procedural difficulties in reconvening talks in Geneva on peace in the Middle East.

Hockey
NHL
Washington 2 @ Toronto 5

WCHL
Regina 7 Calgary 5

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Electric Blue--Icehouse

Died on this date
Jim Brewer, 49. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Brewer was a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1960-1963); Los Angeles Dodgers (1964-1975); and California Angels (1975-1976), compiling a record of 69-65, with 132 saves. He died of injuries from an automobile accident the day before his 50th birthday.

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): It Will Make Me Crazy--Felix (2nd week at #1)

Archaeology
The Hoxne Hoard of late Roman silver and gold coins was discovered in Hoxne, Suffolk, England.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Barbie Girl--Aqua

#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?--N-Trance featuring Rod Stewart

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (9th week at #1)

Died on this date
Captain Mikey, 62. U.S. disc jockey and radio programming director. Captain Mikey, born Marion Elbridge Herrington, was a disc jockey and programming director at various radio stations, mainly in California. He was best known for his work with the San Jose stations KLIV (1966-1969) and KOME (1977-1982) and the Los Angeles station KMET (1972-1974). Mr. Herrington inspired the fictional characters Jeff Dugan in the movie FM (1978) and Andy Travis in the television comedy series WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982). He died of leukemia.

World events
The People's Republic of China released pro-democracy dissident Wei Jingsheng from jail for medical reasons after nearly 18 years of incarceration, and deported him to the United States.

Football
CFL
Grey Cup @ Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Toronto 47 Saskatchewan 23

Toronto Argonauts' quarterback Doug Flutie, playing the last game of his 8-year Canadian Football League career, completed 30 of 38 passes for 352 yards and 3 touchdowns, and rushed 5 times for 35 yards and a touchdown to lead the Argonauts over the Roughriders before 60,431 fans--including this blogger--to win their second straight Grey Cup championship. Mr. Flutie was named the game's Most Valuable Player, while Paul Masotti led Toronto receivers with 102 yards on 6 receptions, and was named the game's Most Valuable Canadian Player. Toronto running back Robert Drummond rushed 16 times for 128 yards and caught 6 passes for 59 yards and a touchdown. The Argonauts led 20-9 at halftime, and put the game away when Adrion Smith returned the 2nd-half kickoff a Grey Cup-record 95 yards for a touchdown. Derrell "Mookie" Mitchell and Mike "Pinball" Clemons caught Mr. Flutie's other TD passes. Saskatchewan quarterback Reggie Slack completed 22 of 37 passes for 268 yards and a touchdown to Mike Saunders, and rushed 1 yard for the game's final touchdown with 1:18 remaining in the game. Shawn Daniels rushed 3 yards for the first Saskatchewan TD with 41 seconds remaining in the 1st half. The biggest play for the Roughriders was the game's opening kickoff, which Shannon Baker returned 74 yards, leading to a field goal by Paul McCallum to open the scoring. Among the players whose careers ended with this game was Toronto receiver Norm Casola, who caught 1 pass for 13 yards; he died of cancer less than a year later at the age of 29.



10 years ago
2007

Died on this date
Grethe Kausland, 60. Norwegian singer and actress. Mrs. Kausland, born Grethe Nilsen, had several hit records as "Lille Grethe," and appeared in several films as a child. She later performed with the show group Dizzie Tunes and appeared in several television series. Mrs. Kausland died of lung cancer.