November 7, 2017

525 years ago
1492

Space
The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, struck the Earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France.

180 years ago
1837

Died on this date
Elijah Lovejoy, 34. U.S. journalist. Mr. Lovejoy was editor of the St. Louis Observer, and was known for his anti-slavery editorials. A drunken mob attempted to set fire to the warehouse where a new printing press was being stored, and when Mr. Lovejoy ran out to push away a would-be arsonist, he was fatally shot, two days before his 35th birthday.

150 years ago
1867

Born on this date
Marie Curie. Polish-born French physicist and chemist. Born Maria Sklodowska, Madame Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only woman to win in two fields. Marie, her husband Pierre Curie, and Henri Becquerel were awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel." Madame Curie won the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "in recognition of her services to the advancement of chemistry by the discovery of the elements radium and polonium, by the isolation of radium and the study of the nature and compounds of this remarkable element." She died on July 4, 1934 at the age of 66 of aplastic anemia believed to have been contracted from her long-term exposure to radiation.

Politics and government
Governor General Lord Monck read the Speech from the Throne in the first session of the new Parliament of Canada.

Anti-Confederation Party leader William Annand took office as Premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Hiram Blanchard.

Disasters
200 people were killed when a hurricane struck Puerto Rico.

A tornado struck Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.

110 years ago
1907

Died on this date
Jesús García Corona, 25. Mexican railroad worker. Mr. García was a brakeman who saved the entire town of Nacozari, Sonora by driving a burning train full of dynamite in reverse downhill at full steam for 3.7 miles (6 kilometres) away before it exploded, killing him, six days before his 26th birthday. The town was renamed Nazocari de García in his honour.

Economics and finance
Test tokens were struck for the first issue of Canadian coins at the Ottawa branch of the Royal Canadian Mint.

100 years ago
1917

Born on this date
Dmitry Polyansky. U.S.S.R. politician. Mr. Polyansky was Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Premier) of Russia from 1958-1962, and First Deputy Premier of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from 1965-1973. He died on October 8, 2001, 30 days before his 84th birthday.

War
The Third Battle of Gaza ended as British forces captured Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.

World events
Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace in Moscow, and forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky. The date on the Julian Calendar, which was still used by Russia, was October 25, so the revolution was known there as the October Revolution.

90 years ago
1927

Football
CRU
ORFU
Toronto Balmy Beach (5-0) 9 @ University of Toronto II (2-3) 4

Yip Foster's 35-yard touchdown rush in the 4th quarter broke a 4-4 tie and gave Balmy Beach their win over the "Orfuns."

Montreal city championship
Montreal Winged Wheelers 0 @ McGill University 8

Mr. Tremain punted for 8 singles--3 in the 1st quarter, 2 in the 2nd, 1 in the 3rd, and 2 in the 4th--as McGill shut out the Winged Wheelers at Molson Stadium to win the first Sir Arthur Currie Memorial Trophy, presented in memory of football players who had been killed in World War I.

75 years ago
1942

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): White Christmas--Bing Crosby (2nd week at #1)

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Johnny Rivers!
The performer of such hits as Memphis (1964); Secret Agent Man (1966); Poor Side of Town (1966); Summer Rain (1967); Muddy River (1969); Rockin' Pneumonia-Boogie Woogie Flu (1972); and Swayin' to the Music (1977) was born in New York City, but grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

War
British forces in Egypt pushed retreating German Afrika Korps forces well west of Mutruh, taking a reported 20,000 Axis prisoners.

Politics and government
U.S. Representative Joseph W. Martin (Republican--Massachusetts) announced that he would resign as Republican National Committee chairman at a December 7 meeting of the committee in St. Louis.

Journalism
Argentine Interior Minister Miguel Culaciati forbade newspapers to refer to activities of the Chamber of Deputies committee investigating anti-Argentine activities.

Football
CRU
Ottawa Senior City Football League
Uplands RCAF (3-1) 22 Civil Service (0-3) 8

Tony Golab, playing his first game for Uplands, scored a touchdown and a convert for the Flyers before 1,000 fans at Lansdowne Park. Thain Simon, Buddy Hellyer, and Hart Findlay also scored RCAF touchdowns. Al Leach scored the Civil Service TD on the last play of the game after a 35-yard run by Norman Kuntz.

ORFU
HMCS York (5-2-1) 19 Toronto Oakwood Indians (2-6) 3
Hamilton (4-4) 10 @ Toronto RCAF Hurricanes (7-0-1) 17
Toronto Balmy Beach (5-3) 20 @ Kitchener-Waterloo (0-8) 1

Hugh Cuddie scored 2 touchdowns--one on a forward pass reception and the other after taking a lateral--and Ivan Edwards returned a fumble for a touchdown as HMCS York defeated the Indians before 7,000 fans in the first game of a doubleheader at Varsity Stadium.

Jack Parry threw a touchdown pass to Jack Buckmaster and Bill Stukus threw another to Don Crowe as the Hurricanes defeated the Wildcats in the second game of a doubleheader at Varsity Stadium. Al Lenard scored a touchdown, convert, and field goal for the Wildcats, but it was Hamilton's Joe Krol who was the game's outstanding player.

Mr. Jakubowski, Ken West, and Mr. Deadey scored touchdowns for Balmy Beach in their win over the Panthers in Kitchener.

WIRFU
Final
Regina Navy 6 @ Winnipeg RCAF-Bombers 13

Andy Branigan scored a touchdown and convert and Ches McCance added 2 field goals as the Winnipeg team, which combined players from the RCAF Flyers and the Bombers, plus three members of the University of Manitoba Bisons, defeated the Regina Navy club at Osborne Stadium. Claude Warwick scored the Navy touchdown, which was converted by John Millovona.

70 years ago
1947

At the movies
Body and Soul, starring John Garfield and Lilli Palmer, opened in theatres in several cities.



Politics and government
Communist Party leader Ana Pauker succeeded National Liberal George Tatarescu as Romanian Foreign Minister after Mr. Tatarescu lost a vote of confidence in parliament.

Labour
A U.S. federal court in New Orleans ruled that equally qualified Negro and white teachers must receive the same pay.

Business
A U.S. federal district court in Delaware dismissed a Justice Department complaint that the purchase of Consolidated Steel Corporation by the United States Steel subsidiary Columbia Steel Company violated antitrust laws.

Basketball
PBLA
New Orleans (3-3) 65 @ Chicago (5-0) 97
Louisville (2-3) 60 Omaha (0-4) 48 @ Chicago
St. Paul (4-2) 47 @ Kansas City (1-3) 52
Birmingham (3-2) 51 @ Chattanooga (2-2) 53

Football
CRU
ORFU
Semi-Finals
Toronto Indians 0 @ Hamilton 14

The Wildcats stopped the Indians on three downs from the Hamilton 1-yard line in the 1st quarter and three downs from inside the 5-yard line in the 2nd quarter as they shut out the Indians at Civic Stadium. After the second defensive stand, Hamilton quarterback Mel Lawson completed a 99-yard touchdown pass to Doug Toms to open the scoring, and threw a 63-yard TD pass to Ross Hemingway in the 3rd quarter. Bill Murmylyk converted the first touchdown, while Tony Labarbera converted the second and added a single. Gord Miller added a single for the other point. It was the last game for the Indians as a separate club, because of financial losses; in 1948 they merged with Toronto Balmy Beach and played as the Toronto Beaches Indians.

60 years ago
1957

Died on this date
Roy Worters, 57. Canadian hockey goaltender. Mr. Worters played with the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets of the United States Amateur Hockey Association (1923-25), leading them to championships in both seasons. He played in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1925-28); New York Americans (1928-37); and one game with the Montreal Canadiens (1930), compiling a record of 171-229-83 with a goals against average of 2.27 and 66 shutouts in 484 regular season games, and 3-6-2 with a 2.09 GAA and 3 shutouts in 11 playoff games. Mr. Worters won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player in his first season with the Americans, when he was 16-12-10 with a 1.15 GAA and 13 shutouts, becoming the first goalie to record shutouts in each of his first 2 games with a new team. He won the Vezina Trophy for leading to the Americans to the league's fewest goals allowed in 1930-31, and was named a Second Team All-Star in 1931-32 and 1933-34; had there been All-Star teams prior to the 1930-31 season, he undoubtedly would have been selected. Mr. Worters was at 5' 3", the shortest player in NHL history, and never had the luxury of playing with good teams, or his statistics would have been much better. He retired after a hernia operation in 1937, and died of throat cancer, 19 days after his 57th birthday. Mr. Worters was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969.

Charlie Caldwell, 56. U.S. baseball pitcher and baseball, basketball, and football coach. Mr. Caldwell played with the New York Yankees (1925), posting a 0-0 record with an earned run average of 16.88 in 3 games. He coached baseball at Williams College (1931-1944) and Princeton University (1945-1946), compiling a record of 118-96. Mr. Caldwell coached basketball at Williams College (1929-39), compiling a record of 78-66. He played back at center at Princeton (1922-1924)--helping the Tigers win the national championship in his first season--and was an assistant at Princeton (1925-1927) before serving as head coach at Williams (1928-1944) and Princeton (1945-1956), compiling a record of 145-67-9. He led the Tigers to consecutive 9-0 records in 1950 and 1951 and an 8-1 record in 1952. Mr. Caldwell was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1961.

Defense
Deterrence & Survival in the Nuclear Age--better known as the Gaither Report--was presented to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The report of the Security Resources Panel of the President's Science Advisory Committee, chaired by Horace Rowan Gaither, called for more American missiles and fallout shelters.

The annual Soviet military review in Moscow displayed a variety of new weapons, including a 70-foot single-stage missile and rocket equipment suitable for tactical warfare.

Politics and government
U.S. President Eisenhower delivered a nationally-broadcast address, in which he conceded that "the Soviets are quite likely ahead in some missile areas and are obviously ahead of us in satellite development," and announced the appointment of Massachusetts Institute of Technology President James Killian to the new office of "Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology."

U.S. President Eisenhower appointed a six-member Civil Rights Commission, to be headed by retired Supreme Court Justice Stanley Reed.

Transportation
British Columbia Premier W. A. C. Bennett opened the $4-million West Arm Bridge at Nelson.

50 years ago
1967

On television tonight
The Invaders, starring Roy Thinnes, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Summit Meeting: Part II

Died on this date
John Nance Garner, 98. 32nd Vice President of the United States, 1933-1941. "Cactus Jack," a Democrat, represented Texas' 15th District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1903-1933, serving as House Minority Leader from 1929-1931 and Speaker from 1931-1933. He was elected Vice President as Franklin D. Roosevelt's running mate in 1932, and re-elected in 1936. Mr. Garner opposed some of Mr. Roosevelt's policies, including his plan to pack the Supreme Court in 1937, and unsuccessfully opposed Mr. Roosevelt for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1940. Mr. Garner retired from politics upon leaving the vice presidency; he died 15 days before his 99th birthday.

Television
U.S President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Space
The United States launched the lunar landing probe Surveyor 6 from Cape Kennedy, Florida.

Diplomacy
The United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously to adopt a declaration that "calls on governments, organizations, and individuals to work toward obtaining equal rights for women in employment, politics, education, and cultural life."

Politics and government
Carl Stokes, a Democrat was elected Mayor of Cleveland, becoming the first Negro to be elected mayor of a major American city. He took 50.5% of the vote to defeat Republican candidate Seth Taft, grandson of former U.S. President William Howard Taft. Mr. Stokes took office on January 1, 1968.

Law
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that under the British North America Act, offshore mineral rights on the west coast belonged to the government of Canada and not British Columbia.

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): I Just Want to Be Your Everything--Andy Gibb (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Wanted (Shimei Tehai)--Pink Lady (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Rockollection--Laurent Voulzy (5th week at #1)

On the radio
The fifth station of the Canadian all-news network CKO began broadcasting in Calgary at 103.1 FM. It was the network's first station west of Ontario.

Canadiana
Catherine Swing, representing Toronto, was named Miss Canada 1978 at the annual pageant in Toronto, which was televised by CTV. Andrea Leslie Eng was first runner-up.

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy: Bad--Michael Jackson (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): La Bamba--Los Lobos (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Never Gonna Give You Up--Rick Astley (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Pump Up The Volume--M|A|R|R|S

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): You Win Again--Bee Gees (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Faith--George Michael

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): You Win Again--Bee Gees (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I Think We're Alone Now--Tiffany

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Think We're Alone Now--Tiffany
2 Bad--Michael Jackson
3 Mony Mony (Live)--Billy Idol
4 Causing a Commotion--Madonna
5 Brilliant Disguise--Bruce Springsteen
6 Casanova--Levert
7 Breakout--Swing Out Sister
8 (I've Had) The Time of My Life--Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
9 Little Lies--Fleetwood Mac
10 Let Me Be the One--Expose

Singles entering the chart were There's the Girl by Heart (#74); Power of Love by Laura Branigan (#78); Candle in the Wind by Elton John (#79); (Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance by Shanice Wilson (#82); I Live for Your Love by Natalie Cole (#83); Kick the Wall by Jimmy Davis and Junction (#86); Guaranteed for Life by Millions Like Us (#87); Reservations for Two by Dionne and Kashif (#88); True Faith by New Order (#89); and Hungry Eyes by Eric Carmen (#90). (I've Had) The Time of My Life and Hungry Eyes were both from the movie Dirty Dancing (1987).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Mony Mony (Live)--Billy Idol (2nd week at #1)
2 Causing a Commotion--Madonna
3 Here I Go Again--Whitesnake
4 Paper in Fire--John Cougar Mellencamp
5 Bad--Michael Jackson
6 I Heard a Rumour--Bananarama
7 Lost in Emotion--Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
8 Only in My Dreams-Debbie Gibson
9 La Bamba--Los Lobos
10 Try--Blue Rodeo

Singles entering the chart were So Emotional by Whitney Houston (#79); Cherry Bomb by John Cougar Mellencamp (#90); Is This Love by Whitesnake (#93); I Won't Forget You by Poison (#95); Let the Light (Shine on Me) by Triumph (#96); and Believe in Me by Paul Janz (#97).

World events
Moroccan Prime Minister General Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali instigated a coup that overthrew President Habib Bourguiba, 83. Gen. Ben Ali said that the coup took place because of Mr. Bourguiba’s “senility and lingering illness…he has become totally incapable of undertaking the duties of the presidency.” Mr. Bourguiba had demanded the immediate trial and execution of a number of Islamic fundamentalists, which leading officials feared would create civil and religious conflict. Gen. Ben Ali became the new president and appointed a cabinet. Hedi Baccouche became the new premier.

Law
Douglas Ginsburg, a judge with the U.S. Court of Appeals with the District of Columbia, withdrew as a candidate for the U.S. Supreme Court amid ethical concerns and after revelations that he had smoked marijuana on “a few occasions” while he had been a student at Harvard University.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (11-7) 39 @ Ottawa (3-15) 21

Milson Jones made 2 short touchdown runs in the 1st half and Damon Allen completed touchdown passes of 18 and 65 yards to Brian Kelly in the 3rd quarter as the Eskimos defeated the Rough Riders before 15,107 fans—including this blogger—at Lansdowne Park. Ottawa quarterback Joe Paopao completed an 18-yard touchdown pass to Rick Wolkensperg and handed off to Cedric Minter for a 1-yard TD run, both in the 2nd quarter. Mr. Minter’s touchdown gave the Rough Riders a 17-14 lead with 2:33 remaining in the 1st half. Mr. Kauric scored a single on a missed field goal 58 seconds later, and then kicked a 50-yard field goal with 45 seconds remaining and a 40-yard FG on the last play to give the Eskimos a 21-17 halftime lead. The Eskimos amassed 200 yards rushing—led by Mr. Allen’s 75 yards on 5 carries—and 301 yards passing. It was the last CFL regular season game for a number of Rough Riders, including Mr. Wolkensperg, Mr. Minter, and Ken Clark, who punted 74 yards for a single as he ended a 14-year professional career. It was also the last game for Edmonton defensive end Tom Tuinei. Also ending his career was John Badham, who was in his fourth season of calling play-by-play for Rough Riders’ games on CFRA after many years in Toronto and one season as the voice of the British Columbia Lions.

CIAU
AUAA
Final
St. Mary’s 30 Acadia 23

Rookie quarterback Chris Flynn rushed for 224 yards—including a 23-yard touchdown in the 3rd quarter—and passed for 194 to lead the Huskies over the Axemen.

OQIFC
Final
McGill 32 @ Bishop’s 16

Michael Soles rushed for 140 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Redmen upset the Gaiters in Lennoxville, Quebec.

OUAA
Yates Cup
Guelph 15 @ Wilfrid Laurier 28

Luc Gerritsen caught a 43-yard touchdown pass from Rod Philp early in the 4th quarter and scored another TD later in the quarter as the Golden Hawks defeated the Gryphons before more than 6,000 fans in Waterloo.

WIFL
Hardy Cup
Alberta 8 @ British Columbia 26

Jordan Gagner completed 20 passes for 305 yards and a touchdown to Mike Bellefontaine as the Thunderbirds beat the Golden Bears at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver to win the Western title for the second straight year. Mr. Bellefontaine caught 11 passes for 186 yards and added 3 field goals and a single while converting his own touchdown and a 2-yard touchdown rush by Matt Pearce. Alberta’s only touchdown came with 10 seconds remaining in the 1st half when Neil Ferguson intercepted a pass by Mr. Gagne and returned it 60 yards to set up a 21-yard touchdown pass from Darren Brezden to Dave Bolstad. Steve Kasowski, who had punted 54 yards for a single in the 1st quarter, converted to reduce UBC’s lead to 15-8 at halftime. Mr. Brezden completed just 5 of 16 passes for 67 yards in his final game as a Golden Bear.

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Achy Breaky Heart--Billy Ray Cyrus (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Hare tara īne--Dreams Come True

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Erotica--Madonna (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Because the Night--Co.Ro featuring Tarlisa

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Heading for a Fall--Vaya con Dios (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Dur dur d'être bébé!--Jordy (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Sweat (A La La La La Long)--Inner Circle (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): End of the Road--Boyz II Men (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): End of the Road--Boyz II Men (13th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 End of the Road--Boyz II Men (8th week at #1)
2 Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough--Patty Smyth with Don Henley
3 I'd Die Without You--PM Dawn
4 Erotica--Madonna
5 How Do You Talk to an Angel--The Heights
6 Free Your Mind--En Vogue
7 When I Look Into Your Eyes--Firehouse
8 Jump Around--House of Pain
9 Real Love--Mary J. Blige
10 Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap!

Singles entering the chart were Drive by R.E.M. (#76); The Last Song by Elton John (#82); I Wish the Phone Would Ring by Expose (#84); Sad But True by Metallica (#85); Always Tomorrow by Gloria Estefan (#90); I'm Still Waiting by Jodeci (#93); and Groovin' in the Midnight by Maxi Priest (#96).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Layla--Eric Clapton
2 Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough--Patty Smyth with Don Henley
3 Walking on Broken Glass--Annie Lennox
4 Song Instead of a Kiss--Alannah Myles
5 Am I the Same Girl--Swing Out Sister
6 Would I Lie to You?--Charles & Eddie
7 Washed Away--Tom Cochrane
8 Digging in the Dirt--Peter Gabriel
9 End of the Road--Boyz II Men
10 Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad--Def Leppard

Singles entering the chart were Love Can Move Mountains by Celine Dion (#61); Good Enough by Bobby Brown (#70); Cruel Little Number by the Jeff Healey Band (#72); Feels Like Heaven by Peter Cetera with Chaka Khan (#77); Always Tomorrow by Gloria Estefan (#82); I Love You Period by Dan Baird (#86); Goin' Back Again by Sass Jordan (#87); Shuffle it All by Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds (#93); and Yesterdays by Guns N' Roses (#94).

Died on this date
Alexander Dubcek, 70. Czechoslovakian politician. Mr. Dubcek was First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in 1968-1969, and led the liberalization known as the Prague Spring. The invasion of Soviet tanks in August 1968 led to the end of the Prague Spring, and Mr. Dubcek was forced to resign as First Secretary in April 1969. A year later he was expelled from the Communist Party and lost his seat in parliament. Mr. Dubcek died 20 days before his 71st birthday.

Jack Kelly, 65. U.S. actor. Mr. Kelly was best known for playing Bart Maverick in the television Western series Maverick (1957-1962). His movies included the propaganda short Red Nightmare (1962). Mr. Kelly served as Mayor of Huntington Beach, California from 1983-1986. He died of a stroke, more than six months after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Kelly was the brother of actress Nancy Kelly.

Canadiana
Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn inaugurated the National Arts Centre Award to honour an outstanding contribution to Canadian culture by any individual performer or group in the previous year. The first winner was filmmaker Norman Jewison.

Politics and government
John Ostashek was sworn in as Government Leader of the Yukon Territory, replacing Tony Penikett. Mr. Ostahek's Yukon Party had taken 7 seats in the Legislative Assembly in the October 19 territorial election, to 6 for Mr. Penikett's New Democratic Party, 1 Liberal, and 3 independents.

An Angus Reid Southam poll said that the majority of Canadians wanted unity; only 38% in Québec wanted separation from Canada, while most wanted a five-year moratorium on talks. The poll was taken a week after the October 26 national referendum on the Charlottetown constitutional accord.

Hockey
NHL
Pittsburgh 2 @ Toronto 4

Football
CFL
Edmonton (10-8) 37 @ British Columbia (3-15) 33 (OT)

Lui Passaglia kicked a 33-yard field goal with 44 seconds remaining in the 1st overtime period to give the Lions a 31-28 lead, but Edmonton quarterback Tom Muecke completed a pass to Henry “Gizmo” Williams for 41 yards and then connected with Jim Sandusky for a 34-yard touchdown with 23 seconds remaining. Sean Fleming converted, and the teams exchanged safety touches in the 2nd overtime period. The Lions had the ball at the Edmonton 1-yard line as the game ended, but quarterback Mike Johnson threw 2 incomplete passes into the Edmonton end zone. The Lions were leading 28-21 and appeared to have the game in hand as the 4th quarter ran down. Thousands of children, allowed to come down to field level for a post-game autograph session, began wandering on to the field during the final seconds of regulation time. The Lions were forced to punt, and Mr. Williams returned the punt 71 yards for a touchdown with just 4 seconds remaining, and Mr. Fleming’s convert tied the score. The Eskimos led 20-3 late in the 2nd quarter on touchdown passes from Mr. Muecke to Craig Ellis and Kasey Dunn and 2 converts and 2 field goals by Mr. Fleming. B.C. struck back with 2 touchdowns in the last minute and 10 seconds of the 2nd quarter on a 13-yard pass from Mr. Johnson to Mike Trevathan and a 78-yard punt return by Willis Jacox. Mr. Passaglia punted for a single and Lorne King rushed 1 yard for a B.C. touchdown in the 3rd quarter. A single by Mr. Fleming made the score 25-21 in favour of the Lions after 3 quarters. Mr. Passaglia kicked a 40-yard field goal midway through the 4th quarter to give B.C. a 28-21 lead. Michael Soles of the Eskimos led all rushers with 116 yards on 16 carries. B.C.’s Ray Alexander led all receivers with 121 yards on 5 receptions. Mr. Johnson completed 21 of 40 passes for 311 yards, while Mr. Muecke was 11 for 29 for 216 yards. The loss before 22,200 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver was the eighth straight for the Lions, and was the last game for Bob O’Billovich as their head coach.



CIAU
AUAA
Final
Mount Allison 10 @ St. Mary’s 32

OQIFC
Dunsmore Cup
Queen’s 32 @ Bishop’s 6

Brad Elberg returned the 2nd-half kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to help the Golden Gaels beat the Gaiters at Coulter Field in Lennoxville, Quebec.



OUAA
Yates Cup @ Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Guelph 45 Western Ontario 10

Wally Gabler threw 5 touchdown passes to lead the Gryphons over the Mustangs.

CWUAA
Hardy Cup
Calgary 26 @ British Columbia 24 (OT)

Bruce Parsons kicked 6 field goals in as many attempts, including 3 in overtime, as the Dinosaurs upset the Thunderbirds at Thunderbird Stadium. Mr. Parsons’ final field goal, from 24 yards, provided the winning margin with 1:46 remaining in the 2nd 10-minute overtime half, and was set up by a 45-yard pass from Jason Assen to James Buchanan.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Barbie Girl--Aqua

#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (7th week at #1)

At the movies
Eve's Bayou, co-produced by Samuel L. Jackson and starring Mr. Jackson and Lynn Whitfield, opened in theatres.



10 years ago
2007

Politics and government
The centre-right Saskatchewan Party, led by Brad Wall, unseated the New Democratic Party government of Premier Lorne Calvert in the Saskatchewan provincial election, ending 16 years of NDP rule. The Saskatchewan Party captured 38 of 58 seats in the Legislative Assembly, an increase of 10 from the most recent election in 2003. The NDP won 20 seats--a decline of 10--and the Liberals, led by David Karwacki, again failed to win a seat.

The British Columbia Legislature voted 63-4 in favour of the Tsawwassen First Nation treaty, Canada's first urban land claims treaty.

Crime
18-year-old student Pekka-Eric Auvinen opened fire with a semi-automatic pistol and killed eight people and wounded one at Jokela High School in Tuusula, Finland before fatally shooting himself. 12 others suffered sprained ankles or were injured by flying glass in attempting to flee the attack.

Economics and finance
The Canadian dollar closed at US$1.10, the highest level since 1950.