February 19, 2008

80 years ago
1928

Olympics
The University of Toronto Grads, representing Canada, routed Switzerland 13-0 to win the gold medal in hockey at St. Moritz. The Grads didn't give up a goal through the entire tournament.

Auto racing
Captain Malcolm Campbell, British World War I air ace, set a world land speed record on the beach at Daytona, Florida. He drove his 12-cylinder Bluebird one mile with the wind in 16.76 seconds (214.79 mph), and one mile against the wind in 17.39 seconds (199.66 mph). The average for the two miles was a mile in 17.39+ seconds (206.96 mph). Mr. Campbell's feat broke the record of 203.79 miles per hour set by Henry Segrave eleven months earlier, and marked the fourth time that Mr. Campbell had set the record.

40 years ago
1968

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Hello, Goodbye--The Beatles

30 years ago
1978

Golf
Gil Morgan won the Los Angeles Open with a score of 278; first prize money was $40,000.

Hockey
In World Hockey Association action at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, the hometown Stingers beat the Birmingham Bulls 4-3 on Darryl Maggs' goal at 9:32 of overtime. Birmingham forward Frank Beaton startled the Stingers by skating off the ice with the Cincinnati club at the end of the first period instead of with his own team. Mr. Beaton had spotted six police officers near the Bulls' dressing room, and figured that they were there to arrest him for failing to appear in Cincinnati to answer an assault charge two years earlier. Mr. Beaton hid in the Stingers' dressing room, but was quickly discovered and arrested.

In another WHA game, Mike Zuke scored 7:08 into overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 win over the Indianapolis Racers before 8,971 at the Edmonton Coliseum.

CHL
Fort Worth 5 @ Tulsa 6

25 years ago
1983

Crime
At a gambling hall called the Wah Mee in Seattle's Chinatown, thirteen people were shot to death by Benjamin Ng and Kwan Fal "Willie" Mak. A third man, Tony Ng, fled the country and hid out in Calgary for nearly two years. He was eventually convicted of robbery and assault.

Hockey
In a penalty-filled game, the Edmonton Oilers prevailed 10-7 over the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. The nationally-telecast Hockey Night in Canada game saw the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Calgary Flames 5-3.

20 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): My Love is a Tango--Guillermo Marchena

Hockey
NHL
Toronto 5 @ Vancouver 0

Behind the goaltending of Ken Wregget, the Maple Leafs shut out the Canucks at Pacific Coliseum.