September 5, 2019

180 years ago
1839

War
The United Kingdom declared war on the Qing Dynasty of China.

120 years ago
1899

Born on this date
Humphrey Cobb. U.S. author and screenwriter. Mr. Cobb, born in Italy to American parents, served with the Canadian Army in World War I before returning to the United States and writing propaganda for the U.S. Office of War Information and the Young & Rubicam advertising agency. He was best known for the novel Paths of Glory (1935) and the screenplay for San Quentin (1937). Mr. Cobb died on April 25, 1944 at the age of 44.

Helen Creighton. Canadian folklorist. Miss Creighton, a native of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, collected over 4,000 folk songs and ghost stories in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in a career that began in the late 1920s and spanned several decades. She died on December 12, 1989 at the age of 90.

110 years ago
1909

Born on this date
Hans Carste. German composer and conductor. Mr. Carste was a pianist who wrote music for stage and screen. He joined the Nazi Party in 1933, and began conducting an orchestra in 1937, after Jewish bandleader Ludwig Rüth emigrated to South Africa. Mr. Carste was drafted into the Wehrmacht in 1942 and sent to the eastern front, where he was wounded and captured. He was released by Soviet authorities in 1948, and resumed his career in West Germany. Mr. Carste died on May 11, 1971 at the age of 61.

100 years ago
1919

Born on this date
Elisabeth Volkenrath. Polish-born German war criminal. Mrs. Volkenrath was hanged at the jail in Hamelin on December 13, 1945 at the age of 26 for crimes committed at Ravensbrück, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps during World War II.

Ray Goolsby. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Goolsby was an outfielder with the Washington Nationals (1946), batting 0 for 4 with 1 base on balls in 3 games. He played at least 4 seasons in the minor leagues from 1939-1941 and 1946. Mr. Goolsby died on November 13, 1999 at the age of 80.

Tom Jordan. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Jordan was a catcher with the Chicago White Sox (1944, 1946); Cleveland Indians (1946); and St. Louis Browns (1948), batting .240 with 1 home run and 6 runs batted in in 39 games. He played at least 1,749 games in at least 17 seasons in the minor leagues from 1938-1956. Mr. Jordan died on August 25, 2019, just 10 days before his 100th birthday; he was the last living former major league player to have been born in the 1910s.

Baseball
The Boston Red Sox pulled off a triple play and banged out 25 hits in downing the Philadelphia Athletics 15-7 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Babe Ruth batted 5 for 6, including his 25th home run of the season‚ tying the major league record set by Buck Freeman of the Washington Senators in 1899. Boston leadoff hitter Harry Hooper was 4 for 5. Charlie High had an unsuccessful at bat as a pinch hitter in the 7th inning in his major league debut with the Athletics.

Eddie Cicotte pitched a 6-hitter to improve his 1919 record to 28-7 and batted 2 for 3 with a run to lead the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians 9-1 before 25,000 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Ed Klepfer, the third and last Cleveland pitcher, allowed 3 hits and 3 runs--2 earned--in 2 innings, walking 1 batter and striking out none, in the 98th and last game of his 6-year major league career.

Austin McHenry singled home Cliff Heathcote in the bottom of the 8th inning for the game's only run as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 at Robison Field in St. Louis. Bill Doak (11-14) pitched a 5-hitter, outduelling Jimmy Ring (10-6), who pitched a 7-hitter.

80 years ago
1939

War
The United States proclaimed its neutrality in World War II.

75 years ago
1944

War
The U.S.S.R. notified Belgium at 7 P.M. that a state of war existed between the countries because Bulgaria had failed to sever relations with Germany.

Economics and finance
Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg united to form the customs union Benelux.

The U.S. War Production Board released plans for shifting production from war to civilian output upon the defeat of Germany in World War II.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the U.S. Army to seize and operate two plants of the Cleveland Graphite Bronze Company that had been closed by strikes.

Disasters
An earthquake was felt through the eastern seaboard of the United States and caused minor damage in the U.S. but caused about $1 million in damage in Cornwall, Ontario.

70 years ago
1949

On the radio
Murder By Experts, hosted and narrated by John Dickson Carr, on MBS
Today’s episode: Return Trip

Died on this date
Guy Viskniskki, 73. U.S. journalist. Mr. Viskniskki was the founder and first editor of the U.S. Army newspaper The Stars and Stripes during World War I.

Bill Odom. U.S. aviator. Mr. Odom and Milton Reynolds, flying the Reynolds "Bombshell," flew around the world in 1947 in 78 hours 12 minutes, shaving 12 hours off Howard Hughes' 1938 record. He was competing for the Thompson Trophy in the National Air Races in Cleveland, flying an F-51 Mustang owned by aviatrix Jackie Cochran, when he crashed into a house in suburban Berea, Ohio, killing not only himself but the house's residents, Jeanne Laird, 24, and her son Craig.

J.F. Percival, 56. Canadian bureaucrat. John Francis Percival was deputy treasurer of Alberta from 1933 until his death.

Aviation
Cook Cleland, flying a Vought Corsair at an average speed of 397 miles per hour, won the Thompson Trophy in Cleveland's three-day National Air Races. First prize money was $19,100.

Defense
Admiral Richard Conolly, U.S. naval commander in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, met Spanish dictator Generalissimo Francisco Franco during the first official post-World War II visit by U.S. warships to Spain.

More than 110,000 troops launched the biggest U.S. peace maneuvers in West Germany as two "armies," consisting of equal numbers of ground, air, and naval forces, began the 10-day Operation Harvest.

Politics and government
The Council of Europe's Consultative Assembly in Strasbourg passed a resolution favouring a European union with limited power over member countries.

A leftist Continental Congress for Peace, organized by Mexican labour leader Vicente Lombardo Toledano, opened in Mexico City with 1,000 delegates attending from Western Hemisphere nations.

U.S. President Harry Truman opened the campaign season for the 1950 congressional elections with speeches in Pittsburgh and Des Moines, promoting the labour and farm portions of his Fair Deal program.

American Veterans of World War II completed a three-day meeting in Des Moines after passing resolutions against a Pacific defense pact and a national health insurance system and in favour of federal bonuses for World War II veterans.

Crime
Six prematurely-born infants, preserved in a glass jar, were unearthed behind a house in west Toronto by workman Patrick Stane, digging in the back of his brother's newly-purchased home. Police said an alcoholic preservative in the jar had leaked out, and that the bodies had been buried several months earlier. About an hour later, a seventh body, wrapped in brown paper, was found by a boy behind a signboard on a nearby street.

A series of raids and seizures by Vancouver, British Columbia police foiled an attempt to flood the city with an estimated $2 million in counterfeit bills. Two men were arrested and more than $2,500 in bogus bills recovered, most of it at the Pacific National Exhibition and Exhibition Park racetrack.

Labour
A gun battle in Milan between police and workers demonstrating against layoffs caused three deaths.

American Federation of Labor President William Green, speaking in San Diego, praised the Congress of Industrial Organization's efforts "to purge itself of Communist leadership," and predicted the "eventual unification" of the U.S. labour movement.

Tennis
Pancho Gonzales and Margaret Osborne du Pont won the men's and women's singles titles, respectively, at the U.S. Championships in Forest Hills, New York.

Horse racing
Coaltown won the Washington Park handicap in Chicago for his 12th win in 13 races in 1949. Hi stablemate Armed placed second, with the filly Lithe finishing third.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Toronto (2-0) 36 @ Hamilton (0-2) 18

WIFU
Winnipeg (1-1) 0 @ Saskatchewan (1-1) 20
Calgary (1-0) 20 @ Edmonton (0-1) 6

ORFU
Windsor (1-1) 9 @ Sarnia (2-0) 13

Joe Krol scored 11 points on a field goal, 5 converts, and 3 singles to help the Argonauts beat the Wildcats at Civic Stadium. Mr. Krol quick-kicked 75 yards for a single on the game's first play from scrimmage.

Sammy Pierce's touchdown run in the 1st quarter was the winning score as the Roughriders shut out the Blue Bombers before 7,000 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Del Wardien and Dean Bandiera scored touchdowns in the 4th quarter, with Pat Santucci adding 3 converts and a single on a wide field goal attempt. Mr. Wardien's touchdown was set up by Ken Charlton's 65-yard interception return.

Keith Spaith completed 8 of 14 passes, including touchdowns of 27 yards to Paul Rowe in the 1st quarter and 72 yards to Woody Strode in the 3rd quarter to lead the defending Grey Cup champion Stampeders before 11,123 fans at Clarke Stadium in the Eskimos' first game since re-entering the Western Interprovincial Football Union, 10 years after disbanding. Normie Kwong rushed 10 yards for the other Calgary touchdown in the 2nd quarter. Andy Marefos scored the Eskimos’ touchdown on a 1-yard rush in the 2nd quarter, but he missed the convert. The touchdown was set up when Bill Radovich blocked a punt by Mr. Spaith on the Calgary 1-yard line. Chuck Fenenboch added a single in the 4th quarter for the other Edmonton point.

AAFC
Cleveland (0-0-1) 28 @ Buffalo (0-1-1) 28



Baseball
The New York Yankees moved 1½ games ahead of the Boston Red Sox in the American League when they swept a doubleheader from the Philadelphia Athletics. 32,844 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia saw the Yankees win 13-4 and 5-2; the second game was called after 7 innings because of darkness. In the first game, Joe DiMaggio led the Yankees with 5 runs batted in, 4 of them coming on a grand slam off Lou Brissie. Vic Raschi won the first game to improve his 1949 record to 18-9, while Tommy Byrne won the second game to improve to 13-7.

Bobby Doerr hit a solo home run in the 4th inning and singled home 2 runs in a 3-run 5th to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Washington Nationals 5-2 in the first game of a doubleheader before 35,808 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Mr. Doerr scored 4 runs, Vern Stephens drove in 4 runs, and Al Zarilla had 4 hits to help the Red Sox win the second game 12-2 to complete the sweep. Mel Parnell (21-7) and Walt Masterson (5-7) were the respective winning pitchers.

Larry Doby hit a home run in each game to help the Cleveland Indians sweep a doubleheader from the Chicago White Sox 5-3 and 6-4 before 41,475 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, enabling the third-place Indians to remain 4½ games behind the Yankees. Catfish Metkovich hit 2 homers for the Indians in the second game. Al Benton (8-4) and Bob Lemon (18-9) were the respective winning pitchers.

Fred Hutchinson (14-5) pitched a 4-hitter and Art Houtteman (14-7) followed with a 6-hitter, winning the pitchers' duels over Al Papai (4-8) and Bill Kennedy (4-9), respectively, as the Detroit Tigers swept a doubleheader from the St. Louis Browns 4-0 and 2-1 before 34,017 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.

The Philadelphia Phillies scored 4 runs in the top of the 9th inning to overcome a 7-5 deficit and defeat the New York Giants 9-7 in the first game of a doubleheader before 16,577 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Russ Meyer (11-8) pitched a 7-hitter to win the pitcher's duel over Dave Koslo (8-11) as the Phillies won the second game 4-2 to complete the sweep.

Carl Erskine (5-1) and Preacher Roe (12-4) were the respective winning pitchers as the Brooklyn Dodgers swept a doubleheader from the Boston Braves 7-2 and 12-2 before 33,123 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, moving within 1½ games of the National League-leading St. Louis Cardinals.

The Cincinnati Reds scored 4 runs in the top of the 7th inning to break a 3-3 tie and defeat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 in the first game of a doubleheader before 28,553 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago, with Herm Wehmeier (10-8) pitching an 8-hit complete game victory. The Cubs scored 2 runs in the 1st inning and 4 in the 3rd as they won the second game 7-2, with Johnny Schmitz (10-9) pitching a 9-hit complete game victory.

Enos Slaughter drove in 5 runs with a 2-run triple and a 3-run home run to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader before 32,214 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, with Red Munger (13-5) pitching an 8-hit complete game victory. Stan Rojek doubled homs Ed Fitz Gerald with 2 out in the top of the 10th inning to break a 4-4 tie as the Pirates won the second game 5-4. Dino Restelli attempted to score from first base on Mr. Rojek's hit, but was thrown out at home plate to end the inning. Mr. Slaughter singled to lead off the bottom of the 10th, but was stranded at second base.

60 years ago
1959

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): The Battle of New Orleans--Johnny Horton (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Arrivederci--Don Marino Barreto Jr. (7th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Am Tag, als der Regen kam--Dalida (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Only Sixteen--Craig Douglas (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 The Three Bells--The Browns (2nd week at #1)
2 Sea of Love--Phil Phillips with the Twilights
3 Sleep Walk--Santo & Johnny
4 I'm Gonna Get Married--Lloyd Price
5 There Goes My Baby--The Drifters
6 What'd I Say (Part I)--Ray Charles and his Orchestra
7 Baby Talk--Jan & Dean
8 Broken-Hearted Melody--Sarah Vaughan
9 I Want to Walk You Home--Fats Domino
10 Lavender-Blue--Sammy Turner

Singles entering the chart were Put Your Head on My Shoulder (#60)/Don't Ever Leave Me (#96) by Paul Anka; Just Ask Your Heart (#73)/Two Fools (#78) by Frankie Avalon; Teen Beat by Sandy Nelson (#75); If You Don't Want My Lovin' by Carl Dobkins, Jr. (#81); Love Potion No. 9 by the Clovers (#84); Chapel of Dreams by the Dubs (#87); Boogie Bear by Boyd Bennett (#90); The Battle of Kookamonga by Homer and Jethro (#91); You by Darlene McCrea (#92); Breaking Up is Hard to Do by Jivin' Gene and the Jokers (#95); Just to Be with You by the Passions (#98); Where by the Platters (#99); and Poco-Loco by Gene and Eunice (#100).

Calgary’s Top 10
1 The Three Bells--The Browns
2 Sea of Love--Phil Phillips with the Twilights
3 Sleep Walk--Santo & Johnny
4 Lavender-Blue--Sammy Turner
5 I’m Gonna Get Married--Lloyd Price
6 There Goes My Baby--The Drifters
7 A Big Hunk o’ Love--Elvis Presley
8 What’d I Say--Ray Charles and his Orchestra
9 My Heart is an Open Book--Carl Dobkins, Jr.
10 Red River Rock--Johnny and the Hurricanes

War
A state of emergency was declared throughout Laos following renewed Pathet Lao attacks on posts in northern Laos and the reported encirclement of Samneua by guerrilla columns.

Education
The U.S. Office of Education issued a report on Soviet education, concluding that the U.S.S.R. was spending "from 10 to 15% of its total national income...into education of all types."

Communications
The U.K.'s first trunk dialling system from a public call-box was inaugurated in Bristol.

Economics and finance
France and Tunisia signed a commercial agreement in Paris providing for continued Tunisian membership in the franc zone and maintaining current Franco-Tunisian trade at $180 million annually.

Football
CFL
IRFU
Montreal (3-1) 22 @ Ottawa (0-4) 7

WIFU
Winnipeg (5-2) 16 @ Edmonton (2-3) 8

ORFU
London (3-1) 32 @ Kitchener-Waterloo (1-3) 25

Montreal running back Veryl Switzer scored 3 touchdowns to lead the Alouettes to victory in front of 16,698 fans at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa. Bill Bewley converted all 3, and Sam Etcheverry, who completed 19 of 26 passes for 221 yards, punted for a single. Russ Jackson started at quarterback for the Rough Riders, and threw 32 yards to Bob Simpson for their only touchdown, converted by Mack Yoho. Mr. Jackson completed 4 of 6 passes, and Frank Tripucka, who played the fourth quarter, completed 6 of 12; the combined passing yardage for Ottawa was 192.

The Blue Bombers scored 2 touchdowns in the last 3 minutes and 10 seconds of the game to defeat the Eskimos before 17,143 disappointed fans at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton. The Eskimos were leading 8-3 when Winnipeg quarterback Jim Van Pelt drove the Blue Bombers down the field and completed a 9-yard touchdown pass to rookie halfback Carver Shannon to give Winnipeg a 9-8 lead (Mr. Van Pelt’s convert attempt was unsuccessful. With 20 seconds remaining, Edmonton’s Homer Floyd fumbled a Charlie Shepard punt, and Ron Latourelle returned it for a touchdown, converted by Mr. Van Pelt. Jackie Parker was still missing from the Eskimo lineup because of injury, and it showed. Johnny Bright scored the lone Edmonton touchdown.

Don Beattie scored 2 touchdowns for the Lords, with Al Bruno, Ron King, and Earl Kaiser scoring the other London majors. Jim Greer and Larry Aldrich each scored a convert. The Dutchmen got touchdowns from Mike Norcia, Terry Meyer, Lee Williams, and Jim Copeland. Mr. Norcia added a convert.

Baseball
Jim Lemon doubled home a run in the 1st inning and hit a 2-run home run and a grand slam in a 10-run 3rd inning to lead the Washington Senators to a 14-2 rout of the Boston Red Sox before 4,283 fans at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Camilo Pascual (14-10) pithced a 5-hit complete game victory, and batted 2 for 5 with a run batted in.

Marv Throneberry singled home Bobby Shantz to tie the score, and pinch hitter Elston Howard singled home Mr. Throneberry to win the game as the New York Yankees scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 before 17,009 fans at Yankee Stadium.

After Kent Hadley's 2-run home run--his second homer of the game--had given the Kansas City Athletics a 4-3 lead in the top of the 8th inning, Ted Lepcio hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 8th, enabling the Detroit Tigers to win 5-4 before 7,612 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.

Tito Francona, Dick Brown, and Woodie Held hit home runs for the Cleveland Indians as they withstood a 3-run 9th-inning rally and defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-5 before 26,920 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago to move within 5½ games of the American League-leading White Sox. Al Smith hit a 2-run homer and pinch hitter Johnny Romano added a solo homer for the White Sox in the bottom of the 9th. Joe Stanka, the third and last Chicago pitcher, allowed Mr. Held's homer leading off the 8th; it was the only hit and run he allowed in 2 innings, with 1 strikeout in his second and last major league game. Cal McLish (17-7) allowed 7 hits and 2 earned run in 5+ innings to get the win over Bob Shaw (14-6).

Bob Skinner singled home Bill Virdon from second base with 1 out in the top of the 9th inning to break a 6-6 tie as the Pittsburgh Pirates came back from a 3-0- deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 before 5,993 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia.

Jay Hook (5-3) pitched a 4-hitter and singled home the last run of a 4-run 3rd inning for the Cincinnati Reds as they beat the Milwaukee Braves 5-1 before 7,359 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, leaving the Braves third-place Braves 4½ games behind the National League-leading San Francisco Giants, and a game ahead of the Pirates.

Willie Mays, Eddie Bressoud, and Willie McCovey hit solo home runs for the San Francisco Giants as they edged the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 before 20,829 fans at Seals Stadium in San Francisco. Hal Smith hit a solo homer for the Cardinals and singled home Gino Cimoli in the 6th inning to tie the game 2-2 before Mr. McCovey homered in the bottom of the inning. Johnny Antonelli (19-7) pitched a 9-hit complete game to win the pitchers' duel over Vinegar Bend Mizell (12-9), who allowed just 5 hits in a complete game.

50 years ago
1969

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)--Zager & Evans

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Saved by the Bell--Robin Gibb

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Sugar, Sugar--The Archies
2 Which Way You Goin' Billy?--The Poppy Family
3 Commotion/Green River--Creedence Clearwater Revival
4 Honky Tonk Women--The Rolling Stones
5 A Boy Named Sue--Johnny Cash
6 Simple Song of Freedom--Tim Hardin
7 My Cherie Amour--Stevie Wonder
8 Little Woman--Bobby Sherman
9 Easy to Be Hard--Three Dog Night
10 What Does it Take (To Win Your Love)--Jr. Walker & the All Stars

Singles entering the chart were Don't it Make You Want to Go Home by Joe South and the Believers (#24); Máh-Ná-Mah-Ná (#26); Make Believe by Wind (#27); Love's Been Good to Me by Frank Sinatra (#28); and MacArthur Park by Waylon Jennings and the Kimberlys (#29).

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 Sugar, Sugar--The Archies (2nd week at #1)
2 Honky Tonk Women--The Rolling Stones
3 Give Peace a Chance--Plastic Ono Band
4 A Boy Named Sue--Johnny Cash
5 Get Together--The Youngbloods
6 That's the Way God Planned It--Billy Preston
7 True Grit--Glen Campbell
8 Lay Lady Lay--Bob Dylan
9 In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)--Zager and Evans
10 I'm Free--The Who

Died on this date
Harry O'Neill, 72. Canadian baseball pitcher. Mr. O'Neill, a native of Ridgetown, Ontario, played with the Philadelphia Athletics (1922-1923), posting a 0-0 record with an earned run average of 1.80 in 4 games. He played at least 7 seasons in the minor leagues from 1922-1928, and was playing manager of the Salt Lake City Bees (1927) and Boise Senators (1928) of the Class C Utah-Idaho League.

Mitchell Ayres, 59. U.S. bandleader and composer. Mr. Ayres, born Mitchell Agress, led an orchestra that backed Perry Como on his television show and recordings. He was musical conductor for the television variety program The Hollywood Palace from 1964 until his death. Among Mr. Ayres’ best-known recordings was Number 7 Theme, the theme from a television commercial for Number 7 cigarettes that was released as a single in 1964. Mr. Ayres was killed when he and a female companion were run over while crossing a street in Las Vegas.

Josh White, 55. U.S. musician. Mr. White was a blues and folk singer who reached the peak of his popularity and influence in the 1940s. His trademark songs included John Henry and One Meatball.

War
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces began attacking the U.S. Marine jail at Da Nang.

Abominations
U.S. Army Lieutenant William Calley was charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the March 16,1968 massacre of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai.

Baseball
Steve Blass hit his only major league home run--a 3-run shot--and added 3 singles while pitching the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-2 win over the fading Chicago Cubs before 10,411 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs had just 4 hits, all of them by Billy Williams, who hit 2 home runs and 2 doubles. Mr. Blass pitched a 4-hitter to improve his 1969 record to 14-8, while Chicago starter Ken Holtzman took the loss, falling to 16-9.

The New York Mets scored 3 runs in the 2nd inning and Jerry Grote added a 2-run home run in the 8th as they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader before 40,450 fans at Shea Stadium in New York, with Tom Seaver (20-7) pitching a 5-hitter to win the matchup with Grant Jackson (12-14), who allowed 4 hits and no earned runs in 7 innings. Rick Wise (12-11) pitched an 8-hitter to win over Jim McAndrew (6-6) as the Phillies won the second game 4-2, leaving the Mets 4½ games behind the National League East Division-leading Cubs.



The Atlanta Braves scored 4 runs in the 3rd inning, 3 in the 6th, and 4 in the 8th as they overcame a 2-0 deficit to rout the Cincinnati Reds 11-2 before 12,847 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Tony Perez's 2-run home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 1st inning was the only hit off Phil Niekro (19-12), while Jim Merritt (16-6) allowed 7 hits and 7 runs--all earned--in 5+ innings.

Mike Shannon led off the bottom of the 8th inning with a base on balls and came around to score when first baseman Ron Fairly made an error on Julian Javier's sacrifice bunt, scoring the only run of the game as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Montreal Expos 1-0 before 21,920 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, with Nelson Briles (14-12) pitching a 3-hitter to outduel Howie Reed (6-5), who allowed 5 hits and no earned runs. Leron Lee made his major league debut with St. Louis, playing right field and batting 0 for 3 and making 1 putout.

Doug Rader singled with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning and Denis Menke followed with a home run to give the Houston Astros a 2-0 win over the San Francisco Giants before 20,162 fans at the Astrodome. Larry Dierker (18-10) pitched a 4-hitter to outduel Gaylord Perry (16-12), who allowed 6 hits.

Darold Knowles walked Rico Petrocelli with the bases loaded and 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to force Syd O'Brien home with the winning run as the Boston Red Sox came back from a 7-0 deficit to defeat the Washington Senators 9-8 before 25,976 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Toby Harrah made his major league debut with the Senators, entering the game as a pinch runner for Ken McMullen at first base in the top of the 9th and scoring the tying run on a single by Eddie Brinkman.

Jose Cardenal singled home Steve Hargan with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader before 9,205 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Sam McDowell (16-12) pitched a 9-hitter to outduel Mel Stottlemyre (18-12), who allowed 10 hits in a complete game. Frank Fernandez's solo home run with 2 out in the top of the 7th proved to be the winning run as the Yankees won the second game 2-0, with Fritz Peterson (15-13) pitching a 2-hitter to win over Dick Ellsworth (6-7), who pitched a 10-hit complete game.

40 years ago
1979

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): We Don't Talk Anymore--Cliff Richard

War
Just five days before the beginning of a conference to attempt to solve the Zimbabwe Rhodesia conflict, Zimbabwe Rhodesian forces under the Salisbury government began attacking Mozambican troops and Patriotic Front guerrilla bases deep in the neighbouring country.

Diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance warned the U.S.S.R. that the newly discovered Soviet combat brigade of 2,000-3,000 men in Cuba was "a matter of serious" concern to the United States that affected the overall relations between the two countries.

In his final diplomatic assignment as a United States government official, Andrew Young headed a U.S. trade mission to Africa, which began its 16-day mission today. He was accompanied by 24 businessmen to a continent from which the United States imported $18 billion worth of goods annually, while exporting only $6 billion worth.

Egypt and Israel agreed to joint patrols in the Sinai to monitor compliance with the Middle East peace agreement after the withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping force.

Baseball
With 2 out and nobody on base in the top of the 9th inning, Dave Cash singled, Andre Dawson drew a base on balls, and Tommy Hutton singled home Mr. Cash to break a 3-3 tie as the Montreal Expos edged the Chicago Cubs 4-3 before 9,659 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

An errant pickoff throw to first base by Darold Knowles with 2 out in the top of the 11th allowed Omar Moreno and Dave Parker to score, breaking a 5-5 tie, as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 before 23,059 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis and remained 2 games ahead of the Expos in the National League East Division pennant race.

Ray Knight and George Foster hit home runs to help the Cincinnati Reds defeat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 before 20,867 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati.

John D'Acquisto walked opposing relief pitcher Joe Sambito to lead off the bottom of the 10th inning, and with 2 out and Mr. Sambito on second base, intentionally walked Terry Puhl and unintentionally walked Jeff Leonard and Enos Cabell to force Mr. Sambito home, giving the Houston Astros a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres before 12,592 fans at the Astrodome, keeping the Astros ½ game ahead of the Reds in the National League West Division pennant race.

The Detroit Tigers scored 6 runs in the top of the 9th inning to break a 3-3 tie as they beat the Cleveland Indians 9-3 before 5,172 fans at Cleveland Stadium.

Julio Cruz led off the bottom of the 1st inning with a single, stole second base, and scored on a 2-out single by Willie Horton with the game's only run as the Seattle Mariners edged the Texas Rangers 1-0 before 5,112 fans at the Kingdome in Seattle. Rob Dressler and Byron McLaughlin combined on a 4-hitter, with Mr. Dressler improving his 1979 record to 1-2, winning over Ferguson Jenkins, who allowed 3 hits and 1 earned run in 7 2/3 innings, falling to 13-12.

Dwayne Murphy's 3-run home run was the big blow of a 5-run 6th inning as the Oakland Athletics broke a 1-1 tie and beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 before 1,772 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Matt Keough (1-14) pitched a 5-hitter to end a personal 18-decision losing streak, extending through his last 4 decisions of 1978, one short of the American League record.

25 years ago
1989

Diplomacy
The United States closed its embassy in Beirut as 1,000 people blockaded the embassy compound and demanded that the U.S. recognize the government of General Michel Aoun, leader of the Christian regime in Lebanon.

Society
U.S. President George Bush delivered a televised address in which he announced a broad plan to combat drug use and trafficking. The plan called for outlays of $7.9 billion in the 1990 fiscal year, but only $716 million of this represented new spending. The money would be spent on law enforcement, treatment of addicts, education and prevention, and assistance to other countries trying to stop internal drug production. Many Democrats criticized the plan as neither bold enough nor sufficiently well-financed.

Labour
The 40,000-member Quebec Federation of Nurses (FIIQ) began an illegal strike.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (0-9) 32 @ British Columbia (4-5) 49

Matt Dunigan completed 26 of 37 passes for 413 yards and 4 touchdowns and rushed 8 times for 38 yards and a touchdown to lead the Lions over the Rough Riders before 31,069 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. Ottawa starting quarterback Tony Kimbrough completed just 2 of 11 passes, and was replaced by Damon Allen, who completed 22 of 37 for 333 yards and 3 touchdowns.

25 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): I Swear--All-4-One (7th week at #1)

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Stay (I Missed You)--Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
2 Can You Feel the Love Tonight--Elton John
3 Prayer for the Dying--Seal
4 Love is Strong--Rolling Stones
5 Black Hole Sun--Soundgarden
6 You Better Wait--Steve Perry
7 Sun's Gonna Rise--Sass Jordan
8 The Way She Loves Me--Richard Marx
9 Could I Be Your Girl--Jann Arden
10 All I Wanna Do--Sheryl Crow

Singles entering the chart were When Can I See You by Babyface (#75); Tore Down by Eric Clapton (#79); Living in Danger by Ace of Base (#84); Betcha by Golly Wow by Aaron Neville (#86); Whipped by Jon Secada (#89); Dreamer's Road by Freddy Curci (#93); and Allison Road by Gin Blossoms (#94).

Died on this date
Ike Williams, 71. U.S. boxer. Mr. Williams compiled a record of 126-24-4 in a professional career from 1940-1955, and was National Boxing Association world lightweight champion from 1945-1951. He claimed to have been blackballed from boxing for wanting to manage himself, and testified before the United States Congress in 1961 regarding the more unsavoury aspects of boxing, including the influence of organized crime and offers of bribes to throw fights.

John Newman, 47. Austrian-born Australian politician. Mr. Newman, born Johann Grauenig, moved to Australia with his family at the age of 4. A member of the Labour Party, represented Cabramatta in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1986 until he was shot to death outside his home in what has been described as Australia's first political assassination. Local nightclub owner and political opponent Phuong Ngo was convicted of Mr. Newman's murder in 2001.

Football
CFL
Toronto (4-5) 31 @ Hamilton (2-7) 19
Edmonton (6-3) 15 @ Calgary (8-1) 48

Mike Kerrigan threw touchdown passes to Tommy Kane, Mike "Pinball" Clemons, and Paul Masotti, and Wayne Lammle added 3 field goals as the Argonauts defeated the Tiger-Cats before 20,687 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. The only Hamilton touchdown came on a 32-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach to Kelvin Means with 4:43 left in the game. Paul Osbaldiston kicked 3 field goals for the Tiger-Cats.

Doug Flutie threw touchdown passes to Allen Pitts and Travis Moore and rushed for a touchdown of his own as the Stampeders routed the Eskimos before 37,317 fans at McMahon Stadium. Tony Stewart rushed for 2 Calgary touchdowns and backup quarterback Steve Taylor also rushed for a Calgary TD. The only Edmonton touchdown came on a 19-yard pass from backup quarterback Rickey Foggie to Eddie Brown in the last minute of play.



NFL
Los Angeles Raiders (0-1) 14 @ San Francisco (1-0) 44

Jerry Rice caught 3 touchdown passes as the 49ers routed the Raiders at Candlestick Park. His last touchdown, on a pass from Steve Young late in the 4th quarter, was the 127th of Rice's career, breaking Jim Brown's NFL record (see video).

20 years ago
1999

Died on this date
Allen Funt, 84. U.S. radio and television producer. Mr. Funt created the radio program Candid Microphone in 1946, which became better known when it made the move to television as Candid Camera. The program ran on television from the late 1940s into the 1980s. Mr. Funt 11 days before his 85th birthday.

Bryce Mackasey, 78. Canadian politician. Mr. Mackasey, a native of Quebec City and a Liberal, represented the Quebec ridings of Verdun (1962-1976) and Lincoln (1980-1984), and held numerous cabinet positions, including Postmaster General; Labour; and Manpower and Immigration. He represented the Montreal riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in the Quebec National Assembly from 1976-1978. Mr. Mackasey was appointed as Canada's Ambassador to Portugal by Prime Minister John Turner in 1984, but the appointment was cancelled after the Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney took office three months later. Mr. Mackasey died 11 days after his 78th birthday.

Alan Clark, 71. U.K. historian and politician. Mr. Clark, the son of art historian Kenneth Clark, wrote several books on military history, the best-known of which was The Donkeys: A History of the British Expeditionary Force in 1915 (1961). A Conservative, he represented Plymouth Sutton (1974-1992) and Kensington and Chelsea (1997-1999) in the House of Commons, serving as Minister of State for Trade (1986-1989) and Minister for Defence Procurement (1989-1992) in the governments of Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major. Mr. Clark kept a diary from 1955 until his death from a brain tumour, and his diaries were published in three volumes from 1993-2002. The first volume is regarded as a definitive account of the downfall of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Diplomacy
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signed yet another Middle East peace agreement. The leaders agreed to further Israeli withdrawals from the West Bank that would leave 40% of the area in full or partial Palestinian control by January 2000. The Palestinians in effect promised not to declare independence unilaterally, while the Israelis agreed not to allow more settlements on the West Bank or Gaza Strip. More Palestinian prisoners would be released, but not any prisoner who had killed an Israeli. The leaders set a September 2000 deadline for a final peace agreement.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (2-7) 17 @ Saskatchewan (3-6) 42

Curtis Mayfield scored 3 touchdowns in less than 6 minutes in the 3rd quarter to lead the Roughriders to the win before a crowd of 29,249 at Taylor Field in Regina. Mr. Mayfield’s first score came on a 68-yard punt return at 4:55. He than scored on a 23-yard pass from quarterback Reggie Slack at 8:43. Mr. Mayfield then returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown at 10:21. Mr. Slack completed 13 of 19 passes for 164 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Mike Saunders rushed 27 times for 162 yards. Saskatchewan receiver Don Narcisse, in his 13th season with the team, made his 900th career reception. The Blue Bombers’ biggest play was an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown by Joseph Rogers in the 4th quarter.

Baseball
The Cincinnati Reds, who had hit 9 home runs the day before, hit 5 homers in defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 9-7 before 18,839 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. The homers gave the Reds a total of 14 in 2 games, a major league record. The Phillies trailed 9-1 after 7 innings, but scored a run in the 8th and 5 in the 9th before Alex Arias popped out to shortstop to end the game.

The Atlanta Braves were leading the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 before 44,549 fans at Turner Field in Atlanta with 2 out and nobody on base, and John Rocker struck out pinch hitter Kelly Stinnett, but Atlanta catcher Eddie Perez didn't catch the third strike, and threw wildly to first base, allowing Mr. Stinnett to reach safely. The Diamondbacks then rallied for 3 unearned runs and won 7-5. Chipper Jones hit 2 solo home runs for Atlanta and stole 2 bases.

The St. Louis Cardinals scored 4 runs in the top of the 10th inning to break a 9-9 tie as they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 13-9 before 45,611 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee. The second St. Louis run of the 10th, scored by Craig Paquette, was the result of "defensive indifference," which presumably mean that the catcher or pitcher forgot how many outs there were, or thought the ball was dead when it wasn't.

The Cleveland Indians scored 7 runs in the 5th inning to overcome a 7-5 deficit as they defeated the Baltimore Orioles 15-7 before 44,214 fans at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Jim Brower, the third of four Cleveland pitchers, allowed 2 hits and no runs in 4 1/3 innings, walking 1 batter, striking out 4, and getting the win in his major league debut.

10 years ago
2009

Died on this date
Charlie Waller, 87. U.S. football coach. Mr. Waller was an offensive assistant coach with three universities from 1951-1965 before joining the San Diego Chargers in a similar capacity in 1966. When Sid Gillman stepped down as head coach because of ill health with 4 games remaining in the 1969 season, Mr. Waller succeeded him, leading the Chargers to a 4-0 record to finish the season, and a 5-6-3 record in 1970. He returned to his assistant coaching position when Mr. Gillman resumed his head coaching duties in 1971, and later served as an assistant coach with the Washington Redskins (1972-1977); Los Angeles Rams (1978-1980); and three United States Football League teams (1983-1985).