September 16, 2008

Born on this date
Happy birthday, Cheryl Eli!

120 years ago
1888

Born on this date
Frans Eemil Sillanpää. Finnish author. Mr. Sillanpää was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1939 "for his deep understanding of his country's peasantry and the exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way of life and their relationship with Nature." His best-known novel was Nuorena nukkunut (The Maid Silja/Fallen Asleep While Young) (1931). Mr. Sillanpää died on June 3, 1964 at the age of 75.

W. O. Bentley. U.K. engineer. Walter Owen Bentley raced cars and motorcycles in his youth, and designed aircraft and automobile engines, but was best known for the automotive firm Bentley Motors Limited, which he founded in 1919. He sold the firm to Rolls-Royce Limited in 1931, and was later employed as a designer for Lagonda, Aston Martin, and Armstrong Siddeley. Mr. Bentley died on August 13, 1971 at the age of 82.

100 years ago
1908

Business
General Motors was formed in Flint, Michigan by William Durant.

90 years ago
1918

Exploration
Vilhjalmur Stefansson returned to Vancouver, British Columbia from his Canadian Arctic Expedition, begun in 1913.

80 years ago
1928

Died on this date
Walk Miller. U.S. boxing manager. Mr. Miller was shot to death and had his skull fractured at his health camp near Eddyville, New York.

75 years ago
1933

Died on this date
George Gore, 76. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Gore, nicknamed "Piano Legs," was an outfielder for 14 seasons in the major leagues, 13 of which were spent in the National League with the Chicago White Stockings (1879-1886); New York Giants (1887-1889, 1891-1892) and the St. Louis Browns (1892). He played with the New York Giants of the Players League in 1890. Mr. Gore batted .301 with 46 home runs and 618 runs batted in in 1,310 games. He led the NL in 1880 with a batting average of .360 and a slugging average of .463, and led the league in runs in 1881 and 1882. He made 368 errors in his major league career, 346 in the National League--records that still stand. As was the case with many other players of his time, Mr. Gore's career and life were undone by drink and women.

70 years ago
1948

War
An Arab-Jewish artillery duel broke out in Jerusalem after several days of intermittent small arms and mortar exchange. United Nations mediator Folke Bernadotte left Rhodes for Jerusalem in an attempt to preserve the city's cease-fire.

The U.S. Army's Judge Advocate General's Department reduced the life prison sentence for war crimes of Ilse Koch, wife of a Buchenwald concentration camp commandant, to four years, because of a lack of proof of atrocities committed during World War II. The ruling prompted widespread protest in Germany and the United States.

Labour
The U.S. Army hired longshoremen to load military vessels during the current West Coast dock strike, bringing charges of strikebreaking from the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union.

Disasters
79 seamen were rescued from three foundering vessels in a North Atlantic hurricane.

60 years ago
1958

On television tonight
Colgate Theatre, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Fountain of Youth, starring Dan Tobin, Rick Jason, and Joi Lansing

This was written and directed by Orson Welles, and was a pilot for a proposed anthology series that was never made. It won the Peabody Award for 1958.



Diplomacy
Lebanese Foreign Minister Charles Malik was elected president of the United Nations General Assembly as it opened its 13th annual session in New York.

Jamaican Chief Minister Norman Manley, concluding a 10-day visit to the United Kingdom, said that he would advise West Indians not to emigrate to Britain unless there were greater job opportunities.

Defense
Official sources in Rabat disclosed that the United States had agreed in principle to withdraw her forces from five Moroccan bases, but wanted to delay the evacuation for at least seven years.

Economics and finance
Bolivian President Hernan Siles Zuazo said that emergency help was needed to prevent the economic collapse of his country, charging that the dumping of Soviet tin had deprived Bolivia of most of its dollar income.

40 years ago
1968

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): The Sounds of Silence--Simon & Garfunkel (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Delilah--Tom Jones (15th week at #1)

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 1,2,3, Red Light--1910 Fruitgum Company
2 You Keep Me Hangin' On--The Vanilla Fudge
3 Harper Valley P.T.A.--Jeannie C. Riley
4 Light My Fire--Jose Feliciano
5 Hush--Deep Purple
6 Born to Be Wild--Steppenwolf
7 I've Gotta Get a Message to You--The Bee Gees
8 Magic Bus--The Who
9 The Fool on the Hill--Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
10 Baby, Come Back--The Equals

Singles entering the chart were Street Fighting Man by the Rolling Stones (#60); Bang-Shang-A-Lang by the Archies (#62); Per-So-Nal-Ly by Bobby Paris (#69); All Along the Watchtower by the Jimi Hendrix Experience (#72); Over You by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (#78); I Met Her in Church by the Box Tops (#79); Down on Me by Big Brother and the Holding Company (#81); Tomboy by Ronnie Dove (#83); Fly Me to the Moon by Bobby Womack (#84); Visions of Vanessa by the Witness, Inc. (#85); You Got the Love by Professor Morrison's Lollipop (#86); Listen Here by Eddie Harris (#87); Girl from the North Country by Tom Northcott (#90); Didn't Know the Time by the Staccatos (#93); Down Here on the Ground by Lou Rawls (#94); Ice in the Sun by the Status Quo (#95); Alfie by Eivets Rednow (#96); Don't Change Your Love by the Five Stairsteps and Cubie (#97); The Mule by the James Boys (#98); Fool for You by the Impressions (#99); and Since You've Been Gone by Ramsey Lewis (#100).

On television tonight
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Peter Cushing and Nigel Stock, on BBC 1
Tonight's episode: The Dancing Men

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, on NBC

Former U.S. Vice President and current Republican Party U.S. presidential candidate Richard Nixon made the most famous cameo appearance in the history of the program.



Died on this date
Henry Bostick, 73. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Bostick, born Henry Lipschitz, played 2 games at third base with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1915, batting 0 for 7 with 1 bases on balls and 2 runs batted in, making 2 assists in the field. He played 95 game with the Topeka Jayhawks of the Class A Western League that year, batting .224 with no home runs.

War
Nigerian forces claimed the Biafran city of Owerri in what the army described as its "final offensive" against the secessionist state.

Communications
A two-tier postal service, with different rates for first class and second class, went into effect in the United Kingdom.

Labour
Joe Cronin, President of Major League Baseball's American League, fired umpires Al Salerno and Bill Valentine, effective immediately. Mr. Cronin claimed the two were poor umpires, but they claimed that they were being fired for trying to form a union of AL umpires, who were more poorly paid than their counterparts in the National League. Mr. Salerno had been at second base, and Mr. Valentine at third base for the previous day's game in Cleveland between the Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles. Mr. Salerno worked in 1,110 games in the American League from 1961-1968, while Mr. Valentine worked in 947 games from 1963-1968. Former major league pitcher Bill Kunkel and current basketball referee Jake O'Donnell were called up from the minor leagues to replace them.

Disasters
28 soldiers were killed when their truck plunged over a cliff into the Kali River in northern Uttar Pradesh, India.

Boxing
Buster Mathis (27-1) won a 10-round unanimous decision over Dick Wipperman (32-14-1) in a heavyweight bout at County Stadium in Milwaukee.

Football
CIAU
Pre-season
Alberta (2-0) 32 @ Waterloo 12

Dan McCaffery returned an interception 42 yards to set up a field goal while playing defensive back in the 1st half, and then rushed for 2 touchdowns while playing quarterback in the 2nd half to help the Golden Bears beat the Warriors before 8,500 fans at Waterloo Stadium. Ludwig Daubner rushed 9 times for 82 yards, including a 1-yard run for a touchdown to open he scoring. After Dave Benbow's 10-yard field goal made the score 10-0 in the 2nd quarter, Hart Cantelon returned a punt 86 yards for a touchdown, and Mr. McCaffery rushed for a 2-point convert to give Alberta an 18-0 halftime lead. The Warriors scored 2 unconverted touchdowns late in the game. Unlimited blocking on punt returns and the 2-point converts were new practices adopted in Canadian university football in 1968.

30 years ago
1978

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Tu--Umberto Tozzi (12th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: You're the One that I Want--John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: Three Times a Lady--Commodores (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Three Times a Lady--Commodores (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Boogie Oogie Oogie--A Taste of Honey (2nd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 You're the Greatest Lover--Luv' (3rd week at #1)
2 Follow Me--Amanda Lear
3 You're the One that I Want--John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
4 The Eve of the War--Jeff Wayne
5 Lay Love on You--Luisa Fernandez
6 Grease--Frankie Valli
7 Three Times a Lady--Commodores
8 I'm Gonna Love You Too--Blondie
9 Rasputin/Painter Man--Boney M.
10 Dancing in the City--Marshall, Hain

Singles entering the chart were Summer Night City by ABBA (#17); Don't Look Back by Boston (#19); Hopelessly Devoted to You by Olivia Newton-John (#21); Dreadlock Holiday by 10cc (#29); and It's Raining by the Darts (#38).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Boogie Oogie Oogie--A Taste of Honey
2 Kiss You All Over--Exile
3 Three Times a Lady--Commodores
4 Hopelessly Devoted to You--Olivia Newton-John
5 An Everlasting Love--Andy Gibb
6 Hot Blooded--Foreigner
7 Grease--Frankie Valli
8 Summer Nights--John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
9 Don't Look Back--Boston
10 Fool (If You Think it's Over)--Chris Rea

Singles entering the chart were Straight On by Heart (#78); Sharing the Night Together by Dr. Hook (#81); Change of Heart by Eric Carmen (#86); One Nation Under a Groove (Part 1) by Funkadelic (#89); and Got to Have Loving by Don Ray (#90).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Three Times a Lady--Commodores (4th week at #1)
2 Grease--Frankie Valli
3 Hot Blooded--Foreigner
4 An Everlasting Love--Andy Gibb
5 Hopelessly Devoted to You--Olivia Newton-John
6 Boogie Oogie Oogie--A Taste of Honey
7 You Needed Me--Anne Murray
8 Hot Child in the City--Nick Gilder
9 Miss You--The Rolling Stones
10 Love Will Find a Way--Pablo Cruise

Singles entering the chart were Badlands by Bruce Springsteen (#90); Blame it on the Boogie by Mick Jackson (#95); Themes from the Wizard of Oz by Meco (#96); Lights by Journey (#97); Ease on Down the Road by Diana Ross and Michael Jackson (#99); and Peggy Sue by the Beach Boys (#100).

War
The Nicaraguan National Guard announced that it had retaken the city of Leon from Sandanista Liberation Front guerrillas.

Disasters
An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck Iran, killing as many as 15,000 people. Almost all the buildings in the town of Tabas, southeast of Tehran, crumbled to rubble in 90 seconds, burying alive 70% of the town's 12,000 people.

Football
CFL
Toronto (3-7) 14 @ Winnipeg (6-4) 19

The Blue Bombers held on to defeat the Argonauts at Winnipeg Stadium. The loss was the sixth in a row for the Argonauts, who dropped to 3-7 on the season. It was the first game as head coach of the Argonauts for Bud Riley, who had replaced the fired Leo Cahill six days earlier. Mr. Riley had been head coach of the Blue Bombers for four seasons before being fired after the 1977 season.

CIAU
Mount Allison (1-0) 13 St. Francis Xavier (0-1) 8
Acadia (1-0) 42 New Brunswick (0-1) 0
St. Mary's (1-0) 23 Prince Edward Island (0-1) 14
McGill (2-0) 53 Concordia (0-2) 0
Quebec @ Trois Rivieres (0-2) 7 @ Queen's (1-0) 46
York (1-1) 17 McMaster (0-2) 16
Waterloo (1-1) 34 Guelph (0-2) 7
Western Ontario (2-0) 28 Windsor (1-1) 21
Bishop's (1-1) 24 Ottawa (1-1) 16
Manitoba (0-3) 3 @ British Columbia (2-1) 59

25 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Life Begins at Forty--Dave and the Dynamos (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Sunshine Reggae--Laid Back (2nd week at #1)

War
U.S. naval vessels off the coast of Lebanon began to bombard anti-government positions inside Syrian-controlled territory, an attack in support of Lebanese forces.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (6-4) 19 @ Calgary (5-4) 14

Willard Reaves rushed 3 yards for a touchdown just 1:53 into the game and Trevor Kennerd converted and added 4 field goals as the Blue Bombers defeated the Stampeders before 26,198 fans at McMahon Stadium. The touchdown was set up when Paul Bennett intercepted a pass by Calgary quarterback Bernard Quarles and returned it 58 yards to the Calgary 11-yard line. Norman Gibbs and Nickie Hall shared the quartebacking for the Blue Bombers; it was the only starting assignment of Mr. Gibbs' CFL career. Mr. Gibbs completed just 3 of 10 passes for 38 passes, while Mr. Hall completed just 6 of 17 passes for 116 yards. Safety Darrell Moir scored the Stampeders' only touchdown on a 29-yard interception return in the 2nd quarter.



20 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Girl You Know It's True--Milli Vanilli (5th week at #1)

Died on this date
Bob Trice, 62. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Trice played with the Philadelphia and Kansas City Athletics (1953-1955), becoming the first Negro player in the team's history. He compiled a record of 9-9 with an earned run average of 5.80 in 26 games, batting .288 with a home run and 6 runs batted in in 27 games. Mr. Trice played in the Negro National League before being signed by the Athletics. He was 16-3 with the St. Hyacinthe Athletics of the Class C Provincial League in 1952, and 21-10 with the Ottawa Athletics of the AAA International League in 1953. Mr. Trice played with the Mexico City Reds of the Mexican League after his major league career ended.

Politics and government
Noting that 1988 Democratic Party U.S. presidential nominee Michael Dukakis had been photographed riding in a tank, U.S. Vice-President and Republican Party presidential candidate George Bush commented that Mr. Dukakis "cannot fool" voters by "knocking American defense for 10 years and then riding around in a tank for 10 minutes."

Olympics
The Games of the XXIV Olympiad officially opened in Seoul, South Korea.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (7-4) 36 @ British Columbia (5-6) 32



Baseball
Tom Browning pitched a perfect game for the Cincinnati Reds as they edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 before 16,591 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. It was the first perfect game in the major leagues since Mike Witt of the California Angels threw one against the Texas Rangers on September 30, 1984. Losing pitcher Tim Belcher pitched a 3-hit complete game. The only run scored with 2 out in the bottom of the 6th inning when Barry Larkin doubled, Chris Sabo hit an infield single, and Mr. Larkin scored on an error by Los Angeles third baseman Jeff Hamilton.



Gregg Jefferies singled home Keith Miller with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the New York Mets a 4-3 win over the Montreal Expos before 43,331 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. Mr. Miller had led off the inning as a pinch hitter by reaching first base on an error by Montreal shortstop Luis Rivera.

The San Francisco Giants scored all their runs in the 6th inning as they defeated the Houston Astros 5-4 before 14,344 fans at the Astrodome.

Jose DeLeon and Todd Worrell combined to pitch a 6-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals as they shut out the Chicago Cubs 3-0 before 15,771 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Kelly Gruber doubled home Pat Borders with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Indians before 30,276 fans at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. Cleveland center fielder Joe Carter batted 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, a triple, and a run batted in.

The Boston Red Sox scored 2 runs in the 2nd inning and 5 in the 5th as they beat the New York Yankees 7-4 before 35,226 fans at Fenway Park in Boston.

Luis Salazar, whose 2 errors had contributed to a go-ahead run by the Baltimore Orioles in the top pf the 9th inning, led off the bottom of the 9th with a single and then had to endure an 18-minute rain delay before Fred Lynn came to bat and hit a 2-run home run to give the Detroit Tigers an 8-7 win over the Orioles before 21,001 fans at Tiger Stadium.

Mark Gubicza pitched a 2-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Bob Welch as the Kansas City Royals blanked the Oakland Athletics 3-0 before 33,881 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Mr. Welch allowed just 4 hits in pitching a complete game, but they included a 2-run double by Kevin Seitzer in the 8th inning to open the scoring, and a home run by Danny Tartabull in the 9th.

10 years ago
1998

Hockey
New members of the International Hockey Hall of Fame were announced: players Michel Goulet, Peter Stastny, and Roy Conacher; builder Monsignor Athol Murray; and media members Howie Meeker and Yvon Pedneault.

September 15, 2008

1,340 years ago
668

Died on this date
Constans II, 37. Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, 641-668. Constans II, the son of Constantine III, ruled with his half-brother Heraklonas before becoming sole Emperor. He attempted to solve church disputes through compromise, and had mixed success in military matters. Constans II was assassinated in his bath by his chamberlain in Syracuse.

125 years ago
1883

Died on this date
Joseph Plateau, 81. Belgian physicist and mathematician. Dr. Plateau was best known for his 1832 invention of the Phenakistoscope, the first device to give the illusion of a moving image. He taught at the University of Ghent for many years, and died 29 days before his 82nd birthday.

120 years ago
1888

Born on this date
Antonio Ascari. Italian auto racing driver. Mr. Ascari began driving in top-level races in 1919. He won at Cremona in 1924, and won the Italian Grand Prix shortly thereafter. Mr. Ascari won the Belgian Grand Prix in 1925, but was killed in a crash in the Italian Grand Prix on July 26, 1925 at the age of 36. His son Alberto also became a Grand Prix driver, also dying in a crash at the age of 36.

100 years ago
1908

Born on this date
Kid Sheik. U.S. musician. Kid Sheik, whose real name was George Colar, was a jazz trumpeter from New Orleans who was a longtime performer with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. He died on November 7, 1996 at the age of 88.

Penny Singleton. U.S. actress. Miss Singleton, born Dorothy McNulty, played Blondie Bumstead in 26 movies from 1938-1950 and in a radio comedy series from 1939-1950. She also provided the voice for Jane Jetson in the animated television series The Jetsons (1962-1963, 1985-1987). Miss Singleton died on November 12, 2003 at the age of 95.

Politics and government
Charles Pelletier was installed as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, serving until his death on April 29, 1911.

90 years ago
1918

War
Serbian, French, and Greek troops broke through the Bulgarian defenses at Dobro Pole on the Macedonian Front.

80 years ago
1928

Crime
A ransom of 20,000 pesos was paid, resulting in the release of American silver mine manager E.J. Bumstead, who had been kidnapped near Ixtlan, Mexico on August 28.

Disasters
16 people drowned when the steamship Manasso sank in a storm in Georgian Bay in Lake Huron.

70 years ago
1938

Died on this date
Thomas Wolfe, 37. U.S. author. Mr. Wolfe was known for his novels Look Homeward, Angel (1929); Of Time and the River (1935); and You Can't Go Home Again (1940). He died of pneumonia that developed into tuberculosis.

Boxing
World light heavyweight champion John Henry Lewis (99-10-5) won a 10-round majority decision over Jimmy Adamick (52-3-2) in a heavyweight bout at Convention Hall in Philadelphia.

Hockey
NHL
The Montreal Maroons sold Stew Evans, Cy Wentworth, Jimmy Ward, Bob Gracie, Herbie Cain, and Des Smith to the Montreal Canadiens, and the forward line of Baldy Northcott, Earl Robinson, and Russ Blinco to the Chicago Black Hawks. The Maroons had won the Stanley Cup as recently as 1935, but were now on the verge of folding.

Football
WIFU-U.S. college
Exhibition
Concordia College 7 @ Regina 14

2,500 fans at Park de Young saw the Roughriders defeat the Cobbers, who were from Moorhead, Minnesota, in a game played entirely under American rules.

60 years ago
1948

War
The Indian Army captured the towns of Jalna, Latur, Mominabad, Surriapet, and Narkatpalli as part of Operation Polo.

Diplomacy
Following a three-day conference in Paris, the U.S.A., U.K., U.S.S.R., and France referred their dispute over the disposition of former Italian colonies to the United Nations.

Defense
A North American F-86 Sabre, piloted by U.S. Air Force Major Richard L. Johnson, set the world aircraft speed record at 671 miles per hour (1,080 kilometres per hour).

Religion
The U.S. National Council of Cathoic Women concluded a five-day convention in New Orleans after urging the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling against religious education in the public schools, and denouncing the Kinsey sex report as an "insult" to Americans.

Business
The U.S. Justice Department filed an antitrust suit against the Armour, Swift, Dudahy, and Wilson meat packing firms, accusing them of suppressing competition in their business, and demanding that they be split into 14 separate companies.

Football
IRFU
Montreal (1-3) 12 @ Hamilton (1-3) 13

50 years ago
1958

Hit parade
#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)--Domenico Modugno (Best Seller--4th week at #1; Hot 100--4th week at #1)

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 Bird Dog--The Everly Brothers (3rd week at #1)
2 It's All in the Game--Tommy Edwards
3 Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)--Domenico Modugno
4 Susie Darlin'--Robin Luke
5 It's Only Make Believe--Conway Twitty
6 Little Star--The Elegants
7 King Creole (EP)--Elvis Presley
8 My True Love--Jack Scott
9 The Wizard/Are You Really Mine--Jimmie Rodgers
10 Stupid Cupid--Connie Francis

Singles entering the chart were The Secret by Gordon MacRae (#48); Ten Commandments of Love by Harvey and the Moonglows (#51); Pussycat/No One But You by the Ames Brothers (#55); My Life by Chuck Willis (#56); Many a Time by Steve Lawrence (#57); I Wish by the Platters (#58); Hey Stella by the Crew Cuts (#59); and Up Until Now by Johnnie Ray (#60).

Died on this date
George "Snuffy" Stirnweiss, 39. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Stirnweiss was a second baseman with the New York Yankees (1943-1950); St. Louis Browns (1950); and Cleveland Indians (1951-1952), batting .268 with 29 home runs and 281 runs batted in in 1,028 games. His best years were 1944, when he batted .319--leading the American League in triples (16) and tying for the AL lead in runs (125); hits (205); and stolen bases (55), and 1945, when he led the AL in batting (.309); slugging (.476); runs (107); and hits (195) and tied for the lead in triples (22) and stolen bases (33). Mr. Stirnweiss was a member of World Series championship teams in 1943, 1947, and 1949. He worked in the banking sector after his playing days, and suffered a heart attack in 1957. Mr. Stirnweiss was one of the 48 passengers killed in the wreck of Central Railroad of New Jersey Train #3314.

World events
French Information Minister Jacques Soustelle narrowly escaped assassination when three Algerian terrorists shot at him in his car near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Canadiana
Cécile Langlois, 24, gave birth to a son in Montreal, becoming the first of the Dionne quintuplets to become a mother.

Law
In a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, the Justice Department contended that the offshore boundaries of the five states bordering the Gulf of Mexico should be limited to three miles from their coast lines.

Economics and finance
The Commonwealth Economic Conference was held in Montréal.

Disasters
48 passengers were killed when three cars of Train #3314 of the Central Railroad of New Jersey drove through signals and fell through an open drawbridge into Newark Bay near Bayonne, New Jersey.

Boxing
George Chuvalo (15-2-1) knocked James J. Parker (30-7-4) down 3 times and finally out at 2:00 of the 1st round before 12,500 fans at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto to win the Canadian heavyweight title, which had been vacant since the retirement of Earl Walls three years earlier. It was Mr. Parker's last fight.

Football
CFL
WIFU
Calgary (4-3) 7 @ Saskatchewan (4-2) 30
Winnipeg (6-2) 19 @ British Columbia (0-8) 8

Frank Tripucka threw touchdown passes to Jack Hill, Mike Hagler, and Ken Carpenter to lead the Roughriders over the Stampeders before 13,012 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Mr. Carpenter intercepted a Cotton Davidson pass in the 4th quarter and returned it 72 yards for another TD, all of which were converted by Mr. Hill. Harvey Wylie rushed 7 yards for the Calgary touchdown in the 4th quarter, converted by Doug Brown.

John Varone and Charlie Shepard rushed for touchdowns to help the Blue Bombers beat the Lions before 20,453 fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. Winnipeg quarterback Jim Van Pelt completed 10 of 13 passes for 188 yards and kicked a convert and 2 field goals. The Lions opened the scoring in the 1st quarter on a 55-yard touchdown pass from George Herring to Jerry Janes, converted by Ted Hunt. Mr. Herring punted for a single in the 4th quarter.

40 years ago
1968

Disasters
Three earthquakes rocked Jahrum, Iran, injuring dozens of people and trapping them in their homes.

One person was killed and 48 injured in a HemisFair monorail train crash in San Antonio.

Golf
Arnold Palmer won the Kemper Open in Sutton, Massachusetts with a total score of 276. First prize money was $30,000.

Football
CFL
Toronto (4-3) 23 @ Montreal (3-3) 8
Winnipeg (1-7) 3 @ Saskatchewan (6-2-1) 31

Bill Symons rushed for 138 yards and 2 touchdowns to help the Argonauts defeat the Alouettes before 27,214 fans at Autostade. Toronto quarterback Wally Gabler completed 16 of 25 passes for 237 yards, with Bobby Taylor catching 6 of his passes for 80 yards.

Jason Franci caught 2 touchdown passes, and Alan Ford and George Reed added touchdowns for the Roughriders as they routed the Blue Bombers before 16,136 fans at Taylor Field in Regina.

30 years ago
1978

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Rivers of Babylon--Boney M. (10th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): You're the One that I Want--John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): You're the One that I Want--John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

Died on this date
Willy Messerschmitt, 80. German engineer. Mr. Messerschmitt was best known for designing the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the Luftwaffe's leading fighter plane during World War II. He spent two years in prison after the war for using slave labour and collaborating with the Nazis.

Robert Cliche, 57. Canadian politician and judge. Mr. Cliche, a native of Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec, led the Quebec New Democratic Party in the mid-1960s, and ran unsuccessfully as an NDP candidate in the federal elections of 1965 and 1968. He was appointed a judge of the Provincial Court of Quebec in 1972, and from 1974-1975 chaired the Royal Commission investigating the exercise of trade-union freedom in Quebec's construction industry. Mr. Cliche died in Quebec City.

Bruce Montgomery, aka Edmund Crispin, 56. U.K. composer and author. Mr. Montgomery used his real name when he composed music, mainly consisting of church music and film scores. He wrote scores for many British comedy films in the 1940s and '50s, including the early movies in the Carry On series. Mr. Montgomery used the pseudonym Edmund Crispin when he wrote a series of crime novels and short stories in the 1940s and '50s featuring the detective Gervase Fen. Mr. Montgomery wrote little fiction and music after the 1950s; he was a heavy drinker, which led to his death, 17 days before his 57th birthday.

Jean-Luc Lafrenière, 11. Canadian accident victim. Master Lafrenière became the first school patrol officer in Canada to die in the line of duty when he was killed by a car in Ottawa.

War
Nicaraguan troops began rocket attacks against Sandanista Liberation Front strongholds in Leon, the country's second-largest city.

Terrorism
Astrid Proll, one of the most wanted members of the West German Baader-Meinhof gang, was detained in London.

Scandal
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Joseph Stabile was indicted in New York for lying to a grand jury in Brooklyn about a bribe he allegedly received from a member of the Mafia. He was charged with having lied about $10,000 he had received from John Caputo, reputedly a member of the Luchese family of the Mafia, to have gambling charges against him dismissed.

Oil
Syncrude Canada officially opened its 50,000-barrels-per-day Mildred Lake plan at Fort McMurray, Alberta, after five years of construction; it was then the world's largest oilsands production facility.

Labour
International Nickel Company workers in Sudbury, Ontario started a long and bitter strike (locally referred to as the Sudbury Strike of 1978); the strike ended on June 7, 1979 and had a catastrophic effect on the city's economy, but also spurred new economic development efforts.

Boxing
Muhammad Ali (56-3) became the first man to win the world heavyweight title on three separate occasions when he took the World Boxing Association title with a 15-round unanimous decision before 63,350 fans at Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans over Leon Spinks (7-1-1), who had taken the title from him on a split decision exactly seven months earlier. It turned out to be the last win of Mr. Ali's career.



Football
CIAU
Alberta (1-1) 7 @ Calgary (3-0) 30

Darrell Moir rushed for a touchdown and passed 18 yards to Grant Newell for another, while Harry Kruger returned a punt 46 yards for a TD to help the Dinosaurs beat the Golden Bears at McMahon Stadium. The only Alberta score came with 9 seconds remaining in the 1st half on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Dan McDermid to Marco Cyncar, converted by Mr. Cyncar.

25 years ago
1983

Hit parade
Canada's Top 30 (Weekly Music Magazine)
1 Human Nature--Michael Jackson
2 Human Touch--Rick Springfield
3 She Works Hard for the Money--Donna Summer
4 Tell Her About It--Billy Joel
5 Take Me to Heart--Quarterflash
6 Maniac--Michael Sembello
7 I'll Tumble 4 Ya--Culture Club
8 Don't Cry--Asia
9 (Keep Feeling) Fascination--The Human League
10 King of Pain--The Police
11 (She's) Sexy + 17--Stray Cats
12 China Girl--David Bowie
13 Rock and Roll is King--Electric Light Orchestra
14 Video Kids--Prototype
15 Making Love Out of Nothing at All--Air Supply
16 Through the Years--Tim Finn
17 Far from Over--Frank Stallone
18 Lawyers in Love--Jackson Browne
19 I Don't Wanna Dance--Eddy Grant
20 Kiss the Bride--Elton John
21 Promises, Promises--Naked Eyes
22 Islands in the Stream--Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton
23 I Never Said I Loved You--Payola$ with Carole Pope
24 Queen of the Broken Hearts--Loverboy
25 True--Spandau Ballet
26 1999--Prince
27 This Time--Bryan Adams
28 What am I Gonna Do?--Rod Stewart
29 Sitting at the Wheel--The Moody Blues
30 Big Log--Robert Plant

Politics and government
Menachem Begin formally resigned as Prime Minister of Israel and was replaced by Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir.

Diplomacy
Governors Mario Cuomo of New York and Thomas Kean of New Jersey barred Soviet delegates to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly from landing at John F. Kennedy or Newark airports, and suggested that military bases would be better equipped to provide security for the diplomats, who might expect to encounter hostility from the public. The moves were in raction to the September 1 downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 over Soviet air space, with the losss of all 269 aboard.

War
Democratic Party members of the United States Senate, meeting in caucus under the leadership of Robert Byrd (West Virginia), voted 29-0 in favour of forcing President Ronald Reagan to seek authority under the War Powers Resolution to keep U.S. troops in Lebanon. The resolution required the president to withdraw troops within 60 days of hostilities unless Congress gave specific authority for them to remain--and even then, only if there was an immediate threat to the United States.

Defense
Two days after the United States House of Representatives had voted its approval, the U.S. Senate approved a $187.5-billion defense authorization bill that included funds for the MX missile, the B-1 bomber, and for the first time in 14 years, production of chemical warfare weapons.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the U.S. balance of payments stood at a record $9.71 billion in the second quarter of 1983, and Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldridge predicted that the total for 1983 would also be a record.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Im Nin'alu--Ofra Haza

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): The Loco-Motion--Kylie Minogue (4th week at #1)

Edmonton's Top 10 (CKRA)
1 Make Me Lose Control--Eric Carmen
2 Don't Worry Be Happy--Bobby McFerrin
3 Perfect World--Huey Lewis and the News
4 Monkey--George Michael
5 I'll Always Love You--Taylor Dayne
6 Fast Car--Tracy Chapman
7 Better Be Home Soon--Crowded House
8 If it Isn't Love--New Edition
9 Nobody's Fool--Kenny Loggins
10 It Would Take a Miracle--Rick Astley

At the movies
Buster, directed by David Green, and starring Phil Collins and Julie Walters, received its premiere screening in the United Kingdom.





10 years ago
1998

Died on this date
Louis Rasminsky, 90. Canadian economist. Mr. Rasminsky, a native of Montreal, joined the Bank of Canada in 1940, and served as Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961-1973. He was Canada's executive director at the International Monetary Fund from 1946-1962, and was also executive director at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 1950-1962.

September 14, 2008

370 years ago
1638

Died on this date
John Harvard, 30. English-born U.S. clergyman. Mr. Harvard was a dissenting minister in England who emigrated in 1837 with his wife to Charlestown, Massachusetts, where he became a teaching elder and assistant preacher at the First Church. He died of tuberculosis and left his library and estate to a local college, which was renamed Harvard College in his honour.

250 years ago
1758

War
A British force of 800 men commanded by Major James Grant was defeated by French and native troops led by Captain François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery in the Battle of Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania.

200 years ago
1808

War
Russian forces commanded by General Nikolay Mikhailovich Kamensky defeated Swedish forces under General Carl Johan Adlercreutz in the Battle of Oravais in Finland as part of the Finnish War.

80 years ago
1928

Diplomacy
King Gustav V of Sweden welcomed and dined King Alfonso XIII of Spain in Stockholm.

Disasters
A tornado struck Rockford, Illinois and tore down a furniture factory, killing 14 people and injuring many. Other factories and many homes were damaged.

70 years ago
1938

Abominations
The German United League of Ontario held a rally in Kitchener, with proceedings taking place entirely in German. The Union Jack was displayed at the front of the hall, flanked by two Nazi flags.

Religion
Members of the Russian Molokan Church held services in their new building in San Francisco. The distinctive preaching and singing was recorded by folklorist Sidney Robertson Cowell and the recordings are now in the collection of the Library of Congress.

Football
WIFU
The Edmonton Eskimos staged a 30-minute intrasquad game at Clarke Stadium, with the "Regulars" defeating the "Yannigans" 10-5. Several players didn't make it to the stadium for the start of the game, but were able to play in the 2nd half.

60 years ago
1948

At the movies
Johnny Belinda, directed by Jean Negulesco, and starring Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, and Agnes Moorehead, opened in theatres.

Politics and government
East Bengal Premier Kwaja Nazimuddin was appointed acting Governor-General of Pakistan, following the death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Gerald Ford defeated incumbent Representative Bartel Jonkman in the Michigan Republican Party primary.

Technology
The British Association for the Advancement of Science ended its annual convention in Brighton after hearing a report on a diffraction microscope with which viruses and molecules could be seen.

50 years ago
1958

Space
The first two German post-World War II rockets, sounding rockets designed by Ernst Mohr, were launched near Cuxhaven, West Germany, and reached an altitude of 50 kilometres.

Politics and government
West coast sources reported that pamphlets attacking United Auto Workers of America President Walter Reuther were being circulated in California to aid the gubernatorial campaign of Republican party candidate and U.S. Senator William Knowland, and that Sen. Knowland's wife had endorsed the pamphlets.

Economics and finance
The United Kingdom promised Jordan $2.8 million in financial aid by March 1959.

Boxing
Ingemar Johansson (21-0) knocked Eddie Machen (24-1-1) down 3 times and finally out at 2:16 of the 1st round of a heavyweight bout before a Swedish record crowd at Nya Ullevi in Gothenburg.



Football
CFL
IRFU
Toronto (1-4) 21 @ Montreal (2-3) 24
Hamilton (5-0) 24 Ottawa (2-3) 18 @ Philadelphia

Bill Bewley converted touchdowns by Red O'Quinn, Sam Etcheverry, and Pat Abbruzzi, and kicked a field goal that proved to be the difference as the Alouettes edged the Argonauts at Molson Stadium. C.R. Roberts rushed for 2 touchdowns as the Argonauts took a 14-0 lead in the 1st quarter and Dave Mann scored a Toronto TD in the 4th, all converted by Vic Kristopaitis, who missed 2 field goal attempts. The Montreal defense stopped the Toronto offense on three consecutive plays from the Montreal 1-yard line late in the game to preserve the victory.

In the first Canadian Football League regular season game played outside Canada, Bernie Faloney connected with Tommy Grant for a 69-yard touchdown in the 4th quarter to give the Tiger-Cats their victory over the Rough Riders before 15,110 fans at Municipal Stadium in a game that was played in Philadelphia as a charity fund-raiser. Gerry McDougall and Ron Howell scored the other Hamilton touchdowns, with Norb Hecker kicking 2 converts and Cam Fraser, who set a league record for a single game with 785 yards punting, adding 4 singles. Tom Dimitroff and Milt Graham scored Ottawa touchdowns, and Mack Yoho kicked 2 field goals.



40 years ago
1968

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Help Yourself--Tom Jones

#1 single in France: Rain and Tears--Aphrodite's Child (14th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Azzurro--Adriano Celentano (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Help Yourself--Tom Jones (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Hey Jude--The Beatles

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): I've Gotta Get a Message to You--The Bee Gees

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): People Got to Be Free--The Rascals (5th week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Hey Jude--The Beatles
2 Rain and Tears--Aphrodite's Child
3 I've Gotta Get a Message to You--The Bee Gees
4 Dong-Dong-Di-Ki-Di-Gi-Dong--Golden Earrings
5 Ich Bau' Dir Ein Schloss--Heintje
6 Times were When--The Cats
7 Fire--The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
8 Lady Willpower--Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
9 Do it Again--The Beach Boys
10 Alouette--Gilles Dreu

Singles entering the chart were Hey Jude; Those were the Days, with versions by Mary Hopkin, and Sandie Shaw; Lovely Loretta by the Buffoons (#31); Soul Limbo by Booker T. and the M.G.'s (#33); and On the Road Again by Canned Heat (#34).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Harper Valley P.T.A.--Jeannie C. Riley
2 People Got to Be Free--The Rascals
3 Born to Be Wild--Steppenwolf
4 Light My Fire--Jose Feliciano
5 1,2,3, Red Light--1910 Fruitgum Company
6 Hush--Deep Purple
7 You Keep Me Hangin' On--The Vanilla Fudge
8 Do it Again--The Beach Boys
9 You're All I Need to Get By--Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
10 The House that Jack Built--Aretha Franklin

Singles entering the chart were Hey Jude (#38)/Revolution (#69) by the Beatles; Over You by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (#71); I Met Her in Church by the Box Tops (#80); Alfie by Eivets Rednow (#83); All Along the Watchtower by the Jimi Hendrix Experience (#87); Bang-Shang-A-Lang by the Archies (#88); Ice in the Sun by the Status Quo (#89); Tomboy by Ronnie Dove (#90); You Got the Love by Professor Morrison's Lollipop (#94); Per-So-Nal-Ly by Bobby Paris (#95); The Biplane, Ever More by the Irish Rovers (#98); and Cinnamon by Derek (#99). Eivets Rednow was Stevie Wonder, spelling his name backwards.

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 1,2,3, Red Light--1910 Fruitgum Company
2 Do it Again--The Beach Boys
3 Sunshine of Your Love--Cream
4 Hello, I Love You--The Doors
5 I've Gotta Get a Message to You--The Bee Gees
6 On the Road Again--Canned Heat
7 Happy Lovin' Time--The Privilege
8 Magic Bus--The Who
9 Pictures of Matchstick Men--The Status Quo
10 And Suddenly--The Cherry People
Pick hit of the week: Revolution--The Beatles

Died on this date
Hans Lobert, 86. U.S. baseball player, coach, and manager. Mr. Lobert was a shortstop and third baseman with the Pittsburgh Pirate (1903); Chicago Cubs (1905); Cincinnati Reds (1906-1910); Philadelphia Phillies (1910-1914); and New York Giants (1915-1917), batting .274 with 32 home runs, 482 runs batted in, and 316 stolen bases in 1,317 games. He was considered one of the fastest players of his time, winning a 100-yard dash against teammate Jim Thorpe in 1913, and once racing a horse around the basepaths (and winning). Mr. Lobert coached with the Giants in 1928 and with the Phillies from 1934-1941, managing them for the last 2 games of the 1938 season and all of 1942, compiling a record of 42-111 and leading the 1942 Phillies to the worst record of any major league team of the 1940s. He coached with the Reds in 1943-1944.

Music
The rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears played a concert for 40 overseas officials of the United States Information Agency in Washington as part of the USIA's program to acquaint its overseas staff with cultural developments in the homeland.

Space
The U.S.S.R. launched the lunar probe Zond 5 from Baikounur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Abominations
Czechoslovakia's Communist government restored censorship and other restrictions demanded by the U.S.S.R.

Boxing
Jimmy Ellis (27-5) retained his World Boxing Association world heavyweight title with a 15-round decision over former world champion Floyd Patterson (46-7-1) at Råsunda Fotbollsstadion in Stockholm.



Football
CFL
Ottawa (4-2-1) 22 @ British Columbia (2-5-1) 22

Ted Gerela tied the league single-game record with 5 field goals, including one from 52 yards and another from 49 yards with 1 minute 14 seconds remaining in the game to give the Lions their tie with Rough Riders before 25,352 fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. The only B.C. touchdown was scored on a 1-yard rush by quarterback Jackie Parker; it was his 88th and last career CFL touchdown, giving him 750 career points, then the league record.

CIAU
Pre-season
Alberta (1-0) 34 @ McMaster (0-1) 3

Ludwig Daubner rushed for touchdowns of 18 and 3 yards, and Hart Cantelon gained 124 yards rushing and 26 yards receiving to help the defending Vanier Cup champion Golden Bears rout the Marauders before 4,500 fans in Hamilton in a rematch of the previous year's Canadian College Bowl finalists. Alberta quarterback Terry Lampert rushed for a touchdown and passed 71 yards to Ron Finch for another. Bill Jenner rushed 29 yards for the final Alberta touchdown. Dave Benbow converted 4 of the 5 Golden Bear TDs. Alec Lockington kicked a 37-yard field goal for McMaster.

Baseball
Willie Horton singled home Mickey Stanley with 1 out to climax a 2-run 9th-inning rally to give the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 win over the Athletics before 33,688 fans at Tiger Stadium, making Denny McLain the first major league pitcher since 1934 and the first in the American League since 1931 to win 30 games in a season. Mr. McLain gave up only 6 hits, but 2 of them were home runs by Reggie Jackson. Al Kaline pinch hit for Mr. McLain to lead off the bottom of the 9th, and drew a base on balls to begin the winning rally.



Al Downing pitched a 6-hitter, and singled and scored a run, as the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 4-1 before 4,143 fans at District of Columbia Stadium. Roy White helped the New York cause with a 2-run home run in the 4th inning. It was the only major league game for Washington starting and losing pitcher Gerry Schoen, who allowed 6 hits and 3 runs--all earned--in 3 2/3 innings, with 1 base on balls and 1 strikeout, and was 0 for 1 at bat.

A throwing error by second baseman Sandy Alomar in an attempt to complete a double play allowed Aurelio Rodriguez to score the winning run with 2 out in the top of the 10th inning as the California Angels edged the Chicago White Sox 5-4 before 6,474 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The White Sox had runners on first and third bases with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th, but Luis Aparicio flied out to center field and pinch hitter Walt Williams grounded out to second base to end the game.

Larry Jackson pitched a 4-hitter and Bill White drove in 2 runs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs before 2,251 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. Mr. Jackson's win was his 13th of the season and the 194th and last of his 13-year major league career.

The San Francisco Giants scored 3 runs in each of the 4th, 5th, and 6th innings as they beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-1 before 7,187 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Willie Mays led the Giant attack with 2 home runs, a single, 2 runs, and 4 runs batted in, while Bobby Bonds added a 3-run homer. Bobby Bolin pitched a 5-hit complete game victory.

Don Sutton pitched a 6-hitter and Tom Haller drove in 2 runs with a pair of doubles as the Los Angeles Dodgers shut out the Atlanta Braves 3-0 before 9,148 fans at Dodger Stadium. Losing pitcher Milt Pappas was ejected in the 3rd inning by first base umpire Frank Secory when he argued that Mr. Haller's second double--which scored Willie Davis to make the score 3-0--was foul.

Bob Veale pitched an 8-hitter, with 10 strikeouts, and Roberto Clemente drove in 3 runs with a pair of home runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the New York Mets 6-0 before 15,676 fans at Shea Stadium in New York.

Nelson Briles pitched an 8-hitter and his teammates hit 2 doubles and 3 triples as the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the Houston Astros 8-0 before 16,324 fans at the Astrodome.

30 years ago
1978

Politics and government
After just 17 days in power, the Portuguese government of Prime Minister Alfredo Nobre da Costa was defeated by an ad hoc coalition of Socialists and Centre Democrats.

20 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Superstitious--Europe (6th week at #1)

Weather
Hurricane Gilbert hit Cancun, on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, with winds of 179 miles per hour.

10 years ago
1998

Died on this date
Yang Shangkun, 91. 4th President of China, 1988-1993. Mr. Yang joined the Chinese Communist Party in the mid-1920s, and held various positions after the Communists came to power in 1949. He was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party from 1956-1966, but was purged just before the Cultural Revolution, and was imprisoned until being recalled after Deng Xiaoping came to power in 1978. Mr. Yang was forced to retire as President as a result of his opposition to the political rise of Jiang Zemin.

Business
Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.

Labour
Air Canada pilots voted 83% to end their 13-day strike, with a 9% salary increase over 2 years. The strike cost the airline an estimated $200 million.

September 13, 2008

1,470 years ago
533

War
Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeated Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum near Carthage in North Africa.

220 years ago
1788

Politics and government
The Philadelphia Convention of the Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election and declared New York City the temporary national capital.

160 years ago
1848

Medicine
An explosion drove an iron rod through the head of U.S. railroad foreman Phineas Gage, making him an important early case of personality change after brain injury.

125 years ago
1883

Baseball
Hugh "One Arm" Daily pitched a no-hitter for the Cleveland Blues as they edged the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 at Recreation Park in Philadelphia.

80 years ago
1928

Diplomacy
The United States recognized the new Albanian monarchy, with King Zog I as head of state.

75 years ago
1933

Abominations
Elizabeth McCombs became the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament.

60 years ago
1948

On the radio
The Casebook of Gregory Hood, starring Elliott Lewis, on MBS

On television tonight
John Facenda anchored his first newscast on WCAU, the CBS affiliate in Philadelphia.

Literature
Mohandas Gandhi's autobiography, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, was published by Public Affairs Press.

War
Indian forces invaded Hyderabad after Mir Osman Ali Khan, the Nizam of Hyderabad, refused them permission to enter as a "peace-keeping force."

Politics and government
Speaking before the American Association for the Advancement of Science, U.S. President Harry Truman endorsed the protest of eight atomic scientists against House of Representatives Un-American Activities Committee spy hearings, which he claimed promoted "the public airing of unfounded rumours, gossip, and vilification."

U.S. Representative Margaret Chase Smith (Republican) of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate by a record majority of 92,850 votes, becoming the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress and the first Republican woman to win a full Senate term.

Boxing
Ezzard Charles (58-5-1) won a 10-round unanimous decision over Jimmy Bivins (66-13-1) in a heavyweight bout at Griffith Stadium in Washington. It was the fourth fight between the two, with Mr. Charles winning the last three.



Football
CRU
WIFU
Winnipeg (2-4) 0 @ Calgary (5-0) 18

Paul Rowe, Woody Strode, and Mr. Kliewer scored touchdowns for the Stampeders as they shut out the Blue Bombers at Mewata Stadium. Fred Wilmot kicked 2 converts and Pete Thodos added the other.

Baseball
Pinch hitter Joe Schultz singled home Paul Lehner in the top of the 9th inning to break a 2-2 tie as the St. Louis Browns edged the Cleveland Indians 3-2 before 7,008 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. The Browns trailed 2-0 after 7 innings, but scored 2 runs in the 8th to tie the score. Don Black started on the mound for Cleveland and pitched 2 scoreless innings, but suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while at bat in the bottom of the 2nd inning. He had fouled off a pitch into the upper deck of the stadium, and then collapsed holding onto his neck. He was able to walk to the dugout under his own power, but had lost consciousness by the time an ambulance arrived. Mr. Black was taken to St. Vincent Charity Hospital and was conscious for a time, but lapsed into a coma. His doctor noted that he was likely to make a full recovery, though he was "through with baseball for this year and possibly for good." After a few days in critical condition, Mr. Black began to recover, and his condition was reported to have improved greatly.

The Brooklyn Dodgers scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning and 4 in the 7th to overcome a 3-0 deficit and defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-4 before 22,182 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

The New York Giants scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning as they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 before 33,372 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Monty Kennedy pitched a 9-hit complete game victory.

50 years ago
1958

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): The Purple People Eater--Sheb Wooley (6th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Sail Along Silvery Moon--Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra (10th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): When--The Kalin Twins

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): When--The Kalin Twins (3rd week at #1)

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)--Domenico Modugno (4th week at #1)
--Dean Martin
2 Little Star--The Elegants
3 Bird Dog--The Everly Brothers
4 Patricia--Perez Prado and his Orchestra
5 Just a Dream--Jimmy Clanton and the Rockets
6 It's All in the Game--Tommy Edwards
7 My True Love--Jack Scott
8 Everybody Loves a Lover--Doris Day
9 Rock-in Robin--Bobby Day
10 Born Too Late--The Poni-Tails

Singles entering the chart were Firefly by Tony Bennett (#63); Promise Me, Love by Andy Williams (#65); The End by Earl Grant (#66); The Day the Rains Came, with versions by Jane Morgan; and Raymond Lefevre and his Orchestra (#69); Treasure of Your Love by Eileen Rodgers (#72); We Have Love by Jackie Wilson (#76); It's Only Make Believe by Conway Twitty (#79); Still as the Night by Sanford Clark (#80); Win Your Love for Me by Same Cooke (#82); Break-Up by Jerry Lee Lewis (#85); I Wish by the Platters (#86); Up Until Now by Johnnie Ray (#87); My Life by Chuck Willis (#88); Roses of Rio by the Four Aces (#89); Trickle, Trickle by the Videos (#90); Hey, Stella! (Who Zat Down Your Cellar?) by the Crew-Cuts (#92); Ten Commandments of Love by Harvey and the Moonglows (#93); Strange are the Ways of Love by Gogi Grant (#95); Old MacDonald by the Chargers (#96); This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' by Ruth Brown (#97); You're Looking at Me by Johnny Nash (#98); You're a Sweetheart by Little Willie John (#99): and I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire by Somethin' Smith and the Redheads (#100). Strange are the Ways of Love was a version of the song from the movie The Young Land (1959).

Died on this date
Don Tait, 53. U.S. golf club designer. Mr. Tait worked with Spalding and made golf clubs for U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He died in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Football
CFL
WIFU
Winnipeg (5-2) 20 @ Calgary (4-2) 7
British Columbia (0-7) 7 @ Edmonton (4-3) 13

ORFU
Sarnia (4-0) 33 @ Kitchener-Waterloo (2-2) 21
Detroit (0-3) 14 @ London (1-2) 27

Gordie Rowland returned an interception for the first touchdown and Jim Van Pelt, who had relieved injured Kenny Ploen early in the game, rushed for a TD on the second-last play of the game and added 2 converts and 2 field goals to help the Blue Bombers beat the Stampeders before 15,700 fans at Mewata Stadium. Chuck Holloway scored the Calgary touchdown on a 27-yard pass from Maury Duncan in the 2nd quarter.

With 2 1/2 inches of rain on the field and a 45-mile-per-hour wind, the Eskimos and Lions combined for 13 fumbles as the Eskimos won before just 7,000 fans in the worst weather in recent memory. The Eskimos fumbled 7 times and lost 4, while the Lions fumbled 6 times and lost 2. B.C. fullback Ed Vereb opened the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown rush in the 1st quarter, converted by Ted Hunt. Normie Kwong scored the only Edmonton touchdown on a 2-yard rush in the 2nd quarter. Joe Mobra converted and added a field goal and 2 singles on missed field goals, and Bill Walker punted for a single late in the game. The Eskimos produced only 173 yards in total offense, largely because of the weather.

J.B. Smith scored 2 touchdowns to help the Golden Bears defeat the Dutchmen at Kitchener Stadium. Dick Dixon and George Tait scored the other Sarnia TDs, with Gino Cappelletti adding 3 converts and 2 field goals. Bernie Custis scored 2 touchdowns for the Dutchmen, with Dave West scoring the other, all converted by Mike Norcia.

Jim Greer scored 2 touchdowns for the Lords as they beat the Raiders at Labatt Park. Charlie Evans and Ross Buckle scored the other London TDs, with Del Thachuk adding 2 converts and Jim Thompson scoring a single. Dick Booker and Dick Mosely scored Detroit touchdowns, both converted by Ed Bagdon.

40 years ago
1968

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Indian Lake--The Cowsills (2nd week at #1)

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Harper Valley P.T.A.--Ricki Page (2nd week at #1)
--Jeannie C. Riley
2 Hey Jude/Revolution--The Beatles
3 On the Road Again--Canned Heat
4 Morning Dew--Lulu
5 Hush--Deep Purple
6 You Keep Me Hangin' On--The Vanilla Fudge
7 Fire--Arthur Brown
8 People Got to Be Free--The Rascals
9 I've Gotta Get a Message to You--The Bee Gees
10 And Suddenly--The Cherry People

Singles entering the chart were 1,2,3, Red Light by the 1910 Fruitgum Company (#24); My Special Angel by the Vogues (#27); I by Mother Tucker's Yellow Duck (#28); Brown Eyed Woman by Bill Medley (#29); and Suzie Q (Part One) by Creedence Clearwater Revival (#30).

Edmonton's top 10 (CJCA)
1 Revolution/Hey Jude--The Beatles
2 Harper Valley P.T.A.--Jeannie C. Riley
3 Born to Be Wild--Steppenwolf
4 Sunshine of Your Love--Cream
5 Do it Again--The Beach Boys
6 Tell Someone You Love Them--Dino, Desi and Billy
7 People Got to Be Free--The Rascals
8 Hello, I Love You--The Doors
9 I've Gotta Get a Message to You--The Bee Gees
10 1,2,3, Red Light--1910 Fruitgum Company

Tell Someone You Love Them was written by Billy Hinsche (the Billy of the group). His sister Annie married Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys, and Billy later served for many years as a Beach Boys' sideman.

Died on this date
Wayne Larkin, 29. Canadian hockey player. Mr. Larkin, a native of Winnipeg, played left wing, and was the captain of the Winnipeg Braves when they won the Memorial Cup in 1959. He concluded that season with the Winnipeg Warriors of the Western Hockey League, and played with six other teams in the WHL, International Hockey League, and American Hockey League from 1959-68. His career included four seasons with the Cleveland Barons of the AHL (1960-62, 1963-65), and he helped the Barons win the Calder Cup in 1964. Mr. Larkin played with the AHL's Buffalo Bisons, then a farm team of the New York Rangers, from 1966-68, and was invited to the Rangers' training camp in 1968. During a practice early in camp, the players were standing on the ice after a drill when Mr. Larkin collapsed with a fatal heart attack.

30 years ago
1978

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Three Times a Lady--Commodores (4th week at #1)

Scandal
A U.S. House of Representatives ethics committee charged Rep. Joshua Eilberg (Democrat--Pennsylvania) with breaking House rules and federal law in connection with fees of over $100,000 paid to him for his help in getting a $14.5-million grant for a Philadelphia hospital in 1975.

25 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Flashdance...What a Feeling--Irene Cara (6th week at #1)

War
The U.S. administration of President Ronald Reagan announced that onshore U.S. Marines in Lebanon could call for U.S. naval artillery and air strikes either to protect themselves or to aid the Lebanese army if it was protecting U.S. personnel.

20 years ago
1988

Archaeology
Discovery of a 1,500-year-old burial site 420 miles northwest of Lima, Peru was announced and described as the most significant of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. The site contained the remains of a high-ranking warrior-priest of the Moche people and of several of his wives and servants. The Moche were a great civilization that pre-dated the Inca. Dr. Christopher Donnan of the University of California said that the discovery ranked in importance with that of King Tutankhamen's tomb in Egypt.

Diplomacy
In a reversal of policy, the U.S. administration of President Ronald Reagan said that the United States would make an overdue payment of $44 million in dues to the United Nations, with an additional $144 million in dues to be paid October 1.

Weather
Hurricane Gilbert hit the Cayman Islands with winds of 130 miles per hour. It was the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere until Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure).

10 years ago
1998

Died on this date
George Wallace, 79. U.S. politician. Mr. Wallace was a Democrat for most of his career, and served three terms as Governor of Alabama (1963-1967, 1973-1979, 1983-1987). During his first term as Governor, he became internationally know for his defense of racial segregation, particularly in schools. Mr. Wallace ran for the Democratic party nomination for President of the United States three times, but ran his most successful presidential campaign as the nominee of the American Independent Party in 1968, winning five Southern states and 46 electoral votes. In 1972, Mr. Wallace was shot by Arthur Bremer while campaigning for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, and was permanently paralyzed from the waist down. In the late 1970s, he claimed to have become a Christian, and repudiated and apologized for his previous racial views and actions. He died after years of declining health, 19 days after his 79th birthday.

Television
Frasier won a record fifth consecutive Emmy Award for best comedy series.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (9-2) 30 @ Montreal (8-3) 9
Saskatchewan (3-8) 35 @ Winnipeg (1-10) 36

Danny McManus passed for a touchdown and rushed for another as the Tier-Cats beat the Alouettes before 18,262 fans at Molson Stadium.

Rookie backup quarterback Troy Kopp relieved starter T.J. Rubley and led the Blue Bombers to 4 unanswered touchdowns in the 4th quarter to upset the Roughriders before 23,726 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Mr. Kopp threw 5 yards to Dimitrious Stanley with 21 seconds remaining in regulation time for the tying touchdown, and Troy Westwood kicked the winning convert.

Baseball
Mark Grace hit a solo home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Chicago Cubs an 11-10 win over the Milwaukee Brewers before 40,846 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Chicago right fielder Sammy Sosa hit his 61st and 62nd homers of the season, the latter beginning a 2-run 9th-inning rally to tie the score.

Sean Casey broke up Andy Benes' bid for a no-hitter with a single with 1 out in the 9th inning, but Mr. Benes and the Arizona Diamondbacks shut out the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 before 17,741 fans at Cinergy Field in Cincinnati.

Willie Blair allowed 3 hits in 7 1/3 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Miguel Batista as the New York Mets edged the Montreal Expos 1-0 before 15,152 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Brian McRae doubled home Edgardo Alfonzo with 2 out in the top of the 8th inning to score the game's only run.

Barry Bonds hit his 33rd home run of the season, a 3-run blow with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th inning, to give the San Francisco Giants a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies before 30,278 fans at 3Com Park at Candlestick Point in San Francisco.

Richie Sexson hit a 3-run home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 3-3 tie as the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 before 43,178 fans at Jacobs Field in Cleveland. Cleveland designated hitter Cecil Fielder batted 1 for 2, singling in the 5th inning in his last major league plate appearance, in the 1,470th game of his 13-year major league career.

Ben Grieve hit a 3-run home run with none out the in the top of the 12th inning to break a 6-6 tie as the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 9-6 before 8,454 fans at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.

September 12, 2008

325 years ago
1683

Died on this date
Afonso VI, 40. King of Portugal and the Algarves, 1656-1683. Afonso VI succeded his father João IV as king. His brother Pedro forced him into exile in 1667, and became prince regent in 1668. Afonso died in Sintra, and his brother succeeded him as King Pedro II.

War
Several European armies joined forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Vienna, helping to keep Europe "Christian" instead of Muslim.

160 years ago
1848

Politics and government
Switzerland became a federal state with the adoption of a new constitution.

140 years ago
1868

Diplomacy
Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani, Emir of Qatar, signed a treaty with Colonel Lewis Pelly, a British resident in the Persian Gulf, which recognized the independence of Qatar.

120 years ago
1888

Born on this date
Maurice Chevalier. French actor and singer. Mr. Chevalier was known for singing songs such as Louise and Thank Heaven for Little Girls, and for his appearances in movies such as The Love Parade (1929); The Big Pond (1930); Love in the Afternoon (1957); and Gigi (1958). He died on January 1, 1972 at the age of 83.

90 years ago
1918

Died on this date
George Reid, 73. Prime Minister of Australia, 1904-1905. Sir George, who was born in Scotland and moved to Australia as a child, led the Free Trade Party from 1891-1908 and went back and forth from state politics in New South Wales to federal politics, serving as Premier of New South Wales from 1894-1899. He was Prime Minister for just under 11 months during a time when protectionist parties were divided, without his party having a majority in either house of Parliament. When the protectionist parties were united, Sir George was soon voted out of office. He was Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1910-1916, and was then elected unopposed to the British House of Commons as a Unionist candidate, representing self-governing Dominions in supporting the Allied effort in World War I. Sir George died of a cerebral thrombosis.

War
The American Expeditionary Forces under commander-in-chief General John J. Pershing launched the Saint-Mihiel Offensive, its first major offensive in Europe as an independent army.

Politics and government
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Robert Borden created the Department of Public Instruction to give war information to the public.

80 years ago
1928

Disasters
The Okeechobee hurricane first struck the island of Guadeloupe; eventually it reached the United States, and caused over 4,000 deaths overall.

75 years ago
1933

Science
Atomic scientist Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, London, conceived the idea of the nuclear chain reaction, leading one to wonder how history may have turned out differently if he hadn't had to wait for that red light.

70 years ago
1938

Died on this date
Prince Arthur of Connaught, 55. Governor General of South Africa, 1920-1924. Prince Arthur of Connaught and Strathearn was a grandson of Queen Victoria and the third son of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Queen Victoria's third son. The younger Prince Arthur died of stomach cancer.

Politics and government
In a speech in Nuremberg, German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler demanded self-determination for the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia.

Football
WIFU
Regina (3-0) 7 @ Winnipeg (2-1) 0

Howard Cleveland's punt single in the 4th quarter was the only scoring in the game until the last play, when a desperation pass by Blue Bomber quarterback Russ Rebholz was intercepted by Leo Danaher and returned 40 yards for a touchdown, converted by Bert Nelson. The Roughriders' win, before a capacity crowd of 6,300 at Osborne Stadium, was their third straight shutout. A white ball was used in the game because Regina objected to the yellow ball with black stripes usually used for night games in Winnipeg.

Baseball
Hank Greenberg's 50th home run of the season was the deciding blow as the Detroit Tigers edged the Chicago White Sox 4-3 before 3,500 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit in a game that was played in 1 hour 40 minutes. Mr. Greenberg's homer was hit off losing pitcher Jack Knott. Al Benton was the winning pitcher.

60 years ago
1948

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring John Stanley and Ian Martin, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Unwelcome Ambassador

This was the first episode of the 1948-1949 season, and marked Ian Martin's first appearance as Dr. Watson, replacing Alfred Shirley.

Literature
Literary historian Samuel Sukel identified 18 anonymous short stories published in 1840 as the work of Nathaniel Hawthorne.

War
Marshal Lin Biao, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Communist Northeast Field Army, launched a massive offensive toward Jinzhou, beginning the Liaoshen Campaign.

Politics and government
Negro leaders in Virginia, meeting in Richmond, formed a Committee for the Reelection of Truman.

50 years ago
1958

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): When--The Kalin Twins (4th week at #1)

Technology
Jack Kilby demonstrated the first working integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments.

Education
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus issued a proclamation closing Little Rock's four high schools to avoid "violence."

Boxing
Former world welterweight champion Kid Gavilán announced his retirement from active boxing to become a boxing instructor in Havana. In a 15-year professional career he had a record of 107-30-6-1, and was never knocked out.

40 years ago
1968

Labour
Lake Superior grain handlers ended an 8-week strike.

25 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Australiana--Austen Tayshus (3rd week at #1)

Diplomacy
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau expelled two Soviet diplomats for trying to obtain prohibited high technology equipment.

11 days after Korean Air Lines Flight 007 had been shot down over Soviet air space with the loss of all 269 people aboard, the U.S.S.R. vetoed a United Nations Security Council Resolution proposed by the United States that "deeply deplored the destruction of the Korean airliner and the tragic loss of civilian life therein." The vote in favour was 9-2 with 5 abstentions.

War
The number of U.S. ships off Beirut stood at 12, with the battleship New Jersey on its way.

Politics and government
All members of Israel's ruling coalition agreed to support the new Prime Minister, Yitzhak Shamir.

Crime
A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut was robbed of approximately $7 million by the Puerto Rican terrorist organization Boricua Popular Army, better known as Los Macheteros.

After five days of activity, the commission named by Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos to investigate the August 21 assassination of political opposition leader Benigno Aquino was suspended until the Supreme Court decided cases challenging its legality.

20 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Perfect--Fairground Attraction (4th week at #1)

Crime
One man was slightly injured when Medina Perez, Cuba's commercial attaché, opened fire with a gun on a London street. The Cuban government blamed the incident on an attempt to get Mr. Perez to defect. Mr. Perez and Cuban Ambassador Oscar Fernandez-Mell were expelled from Great Britain.

Disasters
Hurricane Gilbert reached Jamaica with winds of 115 miles per hour, leaving 500,000 people homeless and destroying the banana and poultry industries.

10 years ago
1998

Football
CFL
British Columbia (3-8) 28 @ Toronto (6-5) 37

Kerwin Bell threw 4 touchdown passes to Derrell "Mookie" Mitchell to help the Argonauts defeat the Lions before 14,218 fans at SkyDome.

September 11, 2008

300 years ago
1708

War
King Charles XII of Sweden stopped his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. His army was defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceased to be a major power.

250 years ago
1758

War
France repelled an invasion attempt by British forces in the Battle of Saint Cast.

120 years ago
1888

Died on this date
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, 77. 7th President of Argentina, 1868-1874. Mr. Sarmiento was a member of a group of Argentine intellectuals known as the Generation of 1837, who had a tremendous influence on the country. He became famous for his book Facundo: Civilización y Barbarie (Facundo: Civilization and Barbarism) (1845), a critique of Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas. Mr. Sarmiento was a Liberal who, as President, modernized Argentina's educational, postal, and train systems. He died of a heart attack in Asunción, Paraguay.

Technology
Canadian Governor General Lord Stanley recorded an address to U.S. President Grover Cleveland onto an Edison phonograph at Toronto's Industrial Exhibition; it remains one of the oldest recordings in existence.



110 years ago
1898

Disasters
Fanned by high winds, a fire that had started at 11:00 P.M. the night before in a hay warehouse on Front Street in New Westminster, British Columbia ignites three stern wheeled steamers: Gladys; Edgar; and Bon Accord, which drifted along the docks, setting fire to all the wharves and warehouses on the waterfront, spreading to the Sinclair and Western Fisheries salmon canneries. By afternoon, much of the town lay in ashes, from Royal Avenue to the waterfront, and the lower westerly portion known as the Swamp (Chinatown). The fire loss was assessed at $2.5 million.

90 years ago
1918

Baseball
World Series
Chicago Cubs 1 @ Boston Red Sox 2 (Boston won best-of-seven series 4-2)

An error by Chicago right fielder Max Flack on a line drive hit by George Whiteman with 2 out in the bottom of the 3rd inning allowed Carl Mays and Dave Shean to score the game's first 2 runs as the Red Sox edged the Cubs before just 15,238 fans at Fenway Park. Mr. Flack led off the 4th with a single and came around to score, but Mr. Mays pitched a 3-hit complete game for his second win of the Series. Mr. Whiteman made a shoestring catch of pinch hitter Turner Barber's line drive leading off the 8th inning, but injured his neck when he somersaulted after making the catch, and was relieved by Babe Ruth one batter later. It was the last play of Mr. Whiteman's 3-year major league career. For the Red Sox, it was their fourth World Series championship in the past six years, and their last until 2004.



80 years ago
1928

On television tonight
The Queen's Messenger, on W2XCW (WGY Television)

This radio drama by J. Hartley Manners, adapted for television, directed by Mortimer Stewart, and starring Izetta Jewel, was the first drama presented on television. It was received on six sets connected by closed circuit in the studio for press observers, and several sets placed in various locations in Schenectady, New York.



Died on this date
Jere Brosman. U.S. policeman. Mr. Brosman was on duty in the prison ward of Fordham Hospital in New York City at 3 A.M. when he was shot to death by three men who invaded the ward. On October 8, 1928, police caught Ed Ryan, who, with James Nannery, had escaped Sing Sing Prison on July 15. On October 12, John Hennessy, identified as the actual murderer, was assassinated in the Bronx.

World events
Numerous arrests took place in Madrid and other Spanish cities after discovery by police of a plot against the government.

Crime
Ranchers in the northwestern corner of South Australia were reported to be taking the law into their own hands in reaction to outbreaks of crime by Aborigines. 17 Aborigines were killed as a sequel to the murder of gold prospector William Brookes, who had been clubbed to death by natives.

Paul Jaworski, who had escaped from prison in Pittsburgh, was wounded and captured in Cleveland after he had killed two policemen.

Disasters
66 Hindu pilgrims from Lahore, India perished in a snowstorm on their way back from the Amarnarth Sacred Cave in Kashmir.

Tornadoes killed 11 people in northeastern Nebraska and four in South Dakota.

Le Manoir Richelieu hotel in La Malbaie, Quebec was destroyed by fire.

60 years ago
1948

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard) (Best Seller): Twelfth Street Rag--Pee Wee Hunt and his Orchestra (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 A Tree in the Meadow--Margaret Whiting
2 My Happiness--The Pied Pipers
--Jon and Sondra Steele
--Ella Fitzgerald
3 You Call Everybody Darlin'--Al Trace and the Revelers
--Anne Vincent
--Jack Smith and the Clark Sisters
--The Andrews Sisters
4 It's Magic--Doris Day
--Dick Haymes and Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
--Tony Martin
--Gordon MacRae
5 Twelfth Street Rag--Pee Wee Hunt and his Orchestra
6 Love Somebody--Doris Day and Buddy Clark
7 You Can't Be True, Dear--Ken Griffin
8 Hair of Gold, Eyes of Blue--Gordon MacRae and the Starlighters
--Jerry Murad's Harmonicats
--Jack Emerson
9 Maybe You'll Be There--Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
10 Cool Water--Vaughn Monroe and the Sons of the Pioneers

The only single entering the chart was Ring, Telephone, Ring by the Ink Spots (#29).

Died on this date
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, 71. Governor-General of Pakistan, 1947-1948. Mr. Jinnah was the founder of modern Pakistan. He led the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan's independence in 1947, and served not only as Pakistan's Governor-General, but as President of the Constituent Assembly and Speaker of the National Assembly. Mr. Jinnah was a heavy smoker, and died after suffering from tuberculosis for many years. He remains regarded as Pakistan's greatest leader.

Americana
BeBe Shopp, representing Minnesota, was named Miss America 1948 at the annual pageant at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.



Politics and government
Kim Il-Sung became Prime Minister in a North Korean cabinet claiming sovereignty over the entire country.

The Congress of World Government Federalist Movements completed a meeting in Luxembourg by adopting a declaration that only a world government could avoid a catastrophic war.

Economics and finance
The Organization for European Economic Cooperation Council, meeting in Paris, agreed on division of Marshall Plan aid for the coming year, increasing funds for Germany at the expense of French, Italian, and Dutch aid.

Football
IRFU
Montreal (1-2) 11 @ Ottawa (2-1) 8
Hamilton (0-3) 13 @ Toronto (3-0) 25

WIFU
Winnipeg (2-3) 16 @ Saskatchewan (1-4) 13

ORFU
Windsor (0-1) 1 @ Hamilton (1-0) 60
Toronto (1-0) 8 @ Sarnia (0-1) 2

M. Bergson, Bud Irving, and Bob Sandberg scored touchdowns for the Blue Bombers as they defeated the Roughriders at Taylor Field in Regina. Sully Glasser and Gabe Patterson scored Saskatchewan touchdowns.

Frank Filchock completed 5 touchdown passes--3 to Jack Stewart--and Jack Harper added 2 touchdowns as the Tigers routed the Rockets before 3,000 fans at Civic Stadium. It was the Tigers' first game in the Ontario Rugby Football Union since 1906; they had joined the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union in 1907, but a dispute over sharing gate receipts led them to split with the IRFU, so they rejoined the IRFU, with the Hamilton Wildcats leaving the ORFU to replace the Tigers in the IRFU.

Johnny Lake recovered Bobby Porter's onside kick in the Sarnia end zone in the 3rd quarter for the game's only touchdown as the Beaches Indians beat the Imperials in Sarnia.

Baseball
Philadelphia Phillies' center fielder Richie Ashburn was named major league Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News, which didn't wait until the season was over before making its choice.

50 years ago
1958

Died on this date
Robert W. Service, 84. U.K.-born Canadian poet. Mr. Service was a bank clerk who wrote poetry on the side. He moved to British Columbia in 1895, and to the Yukon in 1904, where he wrote his most famous poems, The Shooting of Dan McGrew and The Cremation of Sam McGee, which were collected in his best-selling book Songs of a Sourdough (1907). Mr. Service was later a journalist and novelist who spent his later years in Monaco and France, but he remains best known for his earlier works.

Camillien Houde, 69. Canadian politician. Mr. Houde served in the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Conservative Party from 1923-1927 and 1928-1931, leading the party from 1929-1932. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as an independent candidate in 1949, and represented the Quebec riding of Papineau until 1953. Mr. Houde's involvement in provincial and federal politics didn't prevent him from running for civic office at the same time, and he served as mayor of Montreal from 1928-1932; 1934-1936; 1938-1940; and 1944-1954. He spent the years 1940-1944 interned at Camp Petawawa, Ontario for his opposition to conscription during World War II and his openly Fascist sympathies.

Diplomacy
India and Pakistan announced that respective Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Malik Firoz Khan Noon had settled most border disputes between the countries in talks in New Delhi that had ended the previous day.

Chess
Mikhail Tal of the U.S.S.R. won the Candidates Tournament in Portoroz, Yugoslavia. U.S. champion Bobby Fischer, 15, finished fifth, and became the youngest player to earn international grand master rating.

40 years ago
1968

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Hey Jude--The Beatles

Australia's top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Dream a Little Dream of Me--Mama Cass (2nd week at #1)
2 Help Yourself--Tom Jones
3 MacArthur Park--Richard Harris
4 Indian Lake--The Cowsills
5 Do it Again--The Beach Boys
6 The Orange and the Green/(The Puppet Song) Whiskey on a Sunday--The Irish Rovers
7 Angel of the Morning--Merrilee Rush
8 I Don't Want to Love You/Jamie--Johnny Farnham
9 Abergavenny--Marty Wilde
10 Classical Gas--Mason Williams

Singles entering the chart were 1,2,3, Red Light by the 1910 Fruitgum Company (#28); Mr. Businessman by Ray Stevens (#35); and Don't Give Up by Petula Clark (#37).

Died on this date
Tommy Armour, 71. U.K.-born U.S. golfer. Mr. Armour, "The Silver Scot," was wounded during service with the British Army during World War I, and moved to the United States in 1920. He played as an amateur until turning professional in 1924. Mr. Armour won 27 professional tournaments, including the 1927 U.S. Open; 1930 PGA Championship; and 1931 British Open, as well as winning the Canadian Open three times. He retired as a full-time touring pro after the 1935 season, competing occasionally in big-name events in later years. Mr. Armour died 13 days before his 72nd birthday, and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1976.

Terrorism
In the first airplane hijacking in Canada, Charles Lavern Beasley gave himself up at a refueling stop at Dorval Airport in Montreal after ordering an Air Canada Viscount en route from Moncton to Toronto to fly to Cuba. Mr. Beasley, a Texan, described himself as an American black-power militant sought by the Central Intelligence Agency. He was sentenced to six years in prison.

Disasters
Air France Flight 1611, a Caravelle en route from Corsica to Nice, crashed off Nice, killing all 89 passengers and 6 crew members. It has been alleged that the crash was caused by a missile that was misfired during a French Army test.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (4-2) 20 @ Edmonton (4-4-1) 25

Charlie Fulton played the best game of his Canadian Football League career, completing 14 of 18 passes, including an 86-yard touchdown to Larry Plancke, to lead the Eskimos to victory over the Rough Riders at Clarke Stadium. John Hankinson dressed as the backup quarterback to Mr. Fulton for the second straight game, and the second and last game of his CFL career. It was the first CFL game for Edmonton guard Ed Marcontell.

30 years ago
1978

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): You're the One that I Want--John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Kimi no Hitomi wa 10,000 Volt--Takao Horiuchi

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Rivers of Babylon--Boney M. (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Mike Gazella, 82. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Gazella was an infielder with the New York Yankees (1923, 1926-1928), batting .241 with no home runs and 32 runs batted in in 160 games. He was with the Yankees when they won the World Series in 1923, 1927, and 1928, but the only World Series game he played in was in 1926, when he played third base in the bottom of the 9th inning of game 5, making a putout and 2 assists to help preserve the Yankees' 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in a series that the Yankees lost in seven games. Mr. Gazella played at least 10 years in the minor leagues, including 1930-1934 in the Pacific Coast League.

Georgi Markov, 49. Bulgarian writer and broadcaster. Mr. Markov was a novelist and playwright in his own country who defected to Italy and then the United Kingdom in 1971. He worked with the British Broadcasting Corporation, Deutsche Welle, and Radio Free Europe, expressing harsh criticism of Bulgaria's Communist regime. Mr. Markov died four days after being injected by a poison pellet from an umbrella being carried by an agent of the Soviet secret police force KGB while Mr. Markov was waiting for a bus in London.

Janet Parker, 40. U.K. photographer. Mrs. Parker, a medical photographer, was accidentally exposed to a strain of smallpox virus that had been grown in a research laboratory on the floor below her workplace at the University of Birmingham Medical School, falling ill on August 11 and becoming the last recorded person to die from smallpox, leading to a debate on whether the virus should be preserved.

Ronnie Peterson, 34. Swedish auto racing driver. Mr. Peterson entered 123 Formula One races from 1970-1978, with 10 wins and 26 podium finishes. He was runner-up for the world driving championship in 1970 and 1978. Mr. Peterson suffered severe fractures to both legs in a crash at the start of the Italian Grand Prix, and developed a fat embolism in the hospital that led to renal failure and death the morning after the accident. There was controversy surrounding Mr. Peterson's medical treatment, and suggestions that he need not have died.

25 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: Moonlight Shadow--Mike Oldfield (2nd week at #1)

Protest
Several days of demonstrations in Chile to mark the 10th anniversary of the military coup that had deposed President Salvador Allende concluded with at least 10 deaths.

At the opening rally of a civil disobedience campaign in the Philippines, Agapito Aquino, brother of recently-slain political opposition leader Benigno Aquino, warned that U.S. President Ronald Reagan would be in danger if he visited the country in November as planned.

Tennis
Jimmy Connors defeated Ivan Lendl to win the men's singles title at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, New York.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (4-5) 21 @ Edmonton (5-4) 50

Four days after the Eskimos had fired head coach Pete Kettela and replaced him with former legendary player Jackie Parker, the Eskimos fell behind 20-8 but came roaring back to defeat the Tiger-Cats before 51,428 fans at Commonwealth Stadium. Edmonton running back Scott Stauch rushed 1 yard for his first CFL touchdown in the 1st quarter, but it was their second TD that began their comeback. In the 2nd quarter, Warren Moon completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Tom Scott; it was Mr. Scott's 81st career touchdown reception, breaking Terry Evanshen's record. Mr. Moon threw to Waddell Smith for a 14-yard touchdown with 1:25 remaining in the 1st half, and after the Eskimo defense held, Mr. Moon rushed 1 yard on a bootleg play on the last play of the half. He threw 2 touchdown passes to Brian Kelly in the 4th quarter to put the game away. Mr. Moon completed 36 of 49 passes for 522 yards and rushed 9 times for 69 yards. Mr. Kelly caught 9 passes for 192, while Mr. Scott caught 9 for 134. The Eskimos set a CFL record for a single game with 44 first downs, while the Tiger-Cats made just 12. The Eskimos rushed for 170 yards and passed for 544, amassing 709 yards in net offense to 223 for Hamilton. Hamilton quarterback Tom Clements completed touchdown passes to Johnny Shepherd, Ron Johnson, and Mark Bragagnolo. The Eskimos outscored the Tiger-Cats 42-1 over the last 40 minutes and 46 seconds.

20 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Doctorin' the TARDIS--Timelords (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: The Twist (Yo, Twist!)--The Fat Boys with Stupid Def Vocals by Chubby Checker (6th week at #1)

Died on this date
John Sylvester White, 68. U.S. actor. Mr. White played Mr. Woodman, the assistant principal, in the television comedy series Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-1979). He died of pancreatic cancer.

Weather
Hurricane Gilbert passed Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Terrorism
Unidentified armed men shot to death 13-50 people and wounded about 80 in a three-hour assault on Saint-Jean Bosco church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The church, packed with 1,000 people for Mass, was the parish of liberation theology proponent and future Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Mr. Aristide was evacuated from the church into a residence inside the church compound.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (5-5) 8 @ Winnipeg (5-5) 34
Hamilton (6-4) 13 @ Edmonton (7-3) 37

Henry "Gizmo" Williams returned a punt 100 yards for a touchdown to help the Eskimos beat the Tiger-Cats before 29,984 fans at Commonwealth Stadium.



10 years ago
1998

Died on this date
Dane Clark, 86 (?). U.S. actor. Mr. Clark, born Bernard Zanville, appeared in numerous plays, movies, and television programs, usually in a supporting role. He starred in the Academy Award-winning short film I Won't Play (1944), and was one of the stars of the television program Wire Service (1956-1957).

Scandal
The United States Congress released independent counsel Kenneth Starr's report, which offered graphic details of President Bill Clinton's alleged sexual misconduct, and levelled accusations of perjury and obstruction of justice.

Football
CFL
Calgary (8-3) 30 @ Edmonton (6-5) 23

Jeff Garcia passed for a touchdown and rushed for another as the Stampeders outscored the Eskimos 24-3 in the 4th quarter before 50,856 fans at Commonwealth Stadium. David Archer rushed 1 yard for an Edmonton touchdown and passed 40 yards to C.J. Williams for the other, while Sean Fleming added 2 converts and 3 field goals. Troy Mills led the Edmonton rushing attack with 19 carries for 101 yards.