September 11, 2021

480 years ago
1541

War
Santiago, Chile was besieged by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonco, to free eight indigenous chiefs held captive by the Spaniards. However, the Spaniards decapitated them and rolled their heads on the main square, horrifying the indigenous warriors, and subsequently ending the attack .

310 years ago
1711

Died on this date
William Boyce, 67. U.K. composer. Mr. Boyce was an organist who was known for his church music, as well as eight symphonies, anthems, and odes. He gave up performing and teaching because of deafness, and died from an attack of gout on February 7, 1779 at the age of 67.

250 years ago
1771

Born on this date
Mungo Park. U.K. physician and explorer. Dr. Park, a native of Scotland, was assistant surgeon aboard the East India Company's ship Worcester when it sailed to Sumatra in 1793. He joined the African Association in 1794 and explored the upper Niger River (1795-1796), becoming the first successful explorer of Africa. Dr. Park returned to Scotland in 1797, and published the book Travels in the Interior of Africa (1799), which became a bestseller. He led another expedition in 1805, and made it about two-thirds of the way down the Niger River before he was killed in a clash with hostile natives early in 2006 at the age of 34. Dr. Park believed the Niger and Congo merged to become the same river, but he was proven wrong in 1830 when Richard Lander and his brother John followed the course of Niger to the sea.

170 years ago
1851

Protest
In a fight near Christiana, Pennsylvania, a group of escaped slaves and free Negroes led by William Parker fought off a federal posse seeking to arrest and return the escapers to slavery.

160 years ago
1861

Born on this date
Juhani Aho. Finnish author. Mr. Aho, born Johannes Brofeldt, wrote novels and short stories, and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature 12 times, but never won. He died on August 8, 1921 at the age of 59.

150 years ago
1871

Born on this date
Scipione Borghese. Italian aristocrat. Prince Luigi Marcantonio Francesco Rodolfo Scipione Borghese, the Prince of Salmona, was an industrialist, politician, explorer, mountain climber, and auto racing driver. With his chauffeur, Ettore Guizardi--who did most of the driving--and journalist Luigi Barzini, Sr., Prince Borghese won the Peking to Paris auto race in 1907. Prince Borghese died on November 18, 1927 at the age of 56, and was succeeded as Prince of Salmona by his younger brother Livio.

140 years ago
1881

Disasters
A rockslide in the Swiss state of Glarus buried parts of the village of Elm, destroying 83 buildings and killing 115 people.

130 years ago
1891

Born on this date
William Thomas Walsh. U.S. historian. Mr. Walsh several biographies of notable Roman Catholics and occasional works of fiction, expressing a Roman Catholic viewpoint, and sometimes drawing accusations of anti-Semitism. He died on January 22, 1949 at the age of 57.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Bola de Nieve. Cuban musician. Bola de Nieve, whose real name was Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández, was a singer-songwriter and pianist who accompanied silent films and then singer Rita Montaner in Cuba in the 1930s, and eventually performed as a cabaret artist on his own and with prominent musicians in Europe, the Orient, and the Americas. Mr. Villa wrote some of his songs, and recorded several singles and albums. He suffered from diabetes in later years, and died while on tour in Mexico City on October 2, 1971, three weeks after his 60th birthday.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Edwin Richfield. U.K. actor. Mr. Richfield played minor roles in movies and television programs in the 1950s and '60s; he co-starred in the television series Interpol Calling (1959-1960) and The Odd Man (1961-1963). Mr. Richfield died on August 2, 1990 at the age of 68.

Asiatica
Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, was settled as part of a Zionist plan of creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.

80 years ago
1941

Died on this date
Christian Rakovsky, 68. Ottoman-born U.S.S.R. politician and diplomat. Mr. Rakovsky was born in what is now Bulgaria; he was a collaborator with Leon Trotsky and served as 1st Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1919-1923 and as U.S.S.R. Ambassador to France from 1925-1927 and Ambassador to Japan in 1935. Mr. Rakovsky was a victim of Soviet dictator Josef Stain's Great Purge in 1937-1938, and was sentenced to 20 years' hard labour. He was executed as one of the victims of the Medvedev Forest Massacre.

Married on this date
King Leopold III of Belgium secretly married Marie Lilian Baels, a commoner and the daughter of a former agriculture minister. The marriage was morganatic.

Abominations
157 political prisoners in Oryol Prison in Russia were executed in the nearby Medvedev Forest on orders from U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin.

War
In Des Moines, Iowa, American aviator Charles Lindbergh, speaking for the America First Committee, delivered his most controversial speech in opposition to U.S. involvement in World War II (hear audio).



The U.S.-owned cargo ship Montana, under Panamanian registry, was torpedoed and sunk midway between Greenland and Iceland.

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that he had ordered the Navy to destroy on sight any Axis submarines or surface raiders found "in the waters which we deem necessary for our defense." He declared, "When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck before you crush him."

Ground was broken for the construction of the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia.

Diplomacy
Nine more Germans and one more German-born Chilean were arrested in Santiago for questioning in the investigation of Nazi activities.

Movies
America First Committee leader John T. Flynn, testifying before the U.S. Senate subcommittee investigating the motion picture industry, charged that movies were loaded with "pro-war propaganda" because they were "controlled by four or five men who cannot possibly have an American point of view."

Oil
The U.S. Senate special investigating committee reported no shortage of oil or gasoline in the eastern states and urged that restrictions on sales be removed.

Disasters
An earthquake struck the Van area of Turkey, leaving a reported 500 people missing.

Boxing
Chalky Wright (121-28-15-2) knocked out Joey Archibald (59-28-3) 54 seconds into the 11th round at Griffith Stadium in Washington to win the New York State Athletic Commission and Maryland recognition of the world featherweight title.

75 years ago
1946

Died on this date
Cy Morgan, 50. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Morgan played in 17 games as a relief pitcher with the Boston Braves in 1921 and 2 games in 1922, compiling a record of 1-1 with an earned run average of 7.39. He was 23-7 with an ERA of 2.29 in 35 games with the Springfield Hampdens of the Eastern League in 1920. A sore arm ended Mr. Morgan's career after the 1922 season; he died after a lengthy illness.

War
5,000 Japanese marched on the Soviet embassy in Tokyo to demand repatriation of Japanese prisoners of war still held by the U.S.S.R. In an effort to reopen peace negotiations in China, U.S. Army General George Marshall conferred with Nationalist Chinese leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in Kuling and then with Communist leader Chou En-lai in Nanking.

Defense
Albania announced the signing of an Albanian-Yugoslavian naval pact, while a report from Rome said that Albania had concentrated two large forces on the Greek border.

World events
U.S. Commander in Austria General Mark Clark charged that Soviets in eastern Austria "take almost everything on the ground that is a German asset."

Politics and government
U.S. Senator Robert Taft (Republican--Ohio) said that President Harry Truman's policy toward the U.S.S.R. had "only helped to build up the greatest totalitarian state the world has ever seen."

Aviation
The United States Navy announced plans to construct the "world's largest centrifuge" for human use to test the effects of supersonic speed on the human body.

Baseball
The Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers played to a 0-0 tie in 19 innings before 14,538 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn in a game that was called because of darkness after 4 hours 40 minutes. It was the longest scoreless game in major league history. Johnny Vander Meer pitched the first 15 innings for the Reds, allowing 7 hits and striking out 14 batters.

The Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves played to a 3-3 tie in 17 innings before 4,069 fans at Braves Field in a game that was called because of darkness after 3 hours 46 minutes.

The Pittsburgh Pirates swept a doubleheader from the New York Giants 7-6 and 7-5 before 6,358 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Jack Kraus played the 71st and last game of major league career with the Giants in the second game, pitching the 9th inning and allowing a base on balls, but no hits or runs.

Hank Greenberg's 3-run home run opened the scoring in a 5-run 1st inning as the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 before 24,676 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Winning pitcher Dizzy Trout (15-12) pitched a 7-hit complete game, and closed the scoring with a 2-run homer. Losing pitcher Dave "Boo" Ferriss (24-6) was pulled after 1 inning, allowing 6 hits and 4 earned runs. Ted Williams homered for Boston.

The Cleveland Indians scored 7 runs in the 5th inning as they routed the New York Yankees 11-2 before 3,050 fans at League Park in Cleveland. Winning pitcher Allie Reynolds (11-14) pitched a 9-hit complete game, hit 3 singles, and drove in 3 runs, while Pat Seerey added a 3-run home run. Eddie Bockman made his major league debut with New York, playing the last 4 innings at third base, batting 0 for 2 and participating in a double play.

The Chicago White Sox scored 5 runs in the 6th inning to break a 1-1 tie and defeat the Washington Nationals 6-1 before 2,077 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago in a game that was played in 1 hour 51 minutes. Joe Haynes (6-8) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory.

Ellis Kinder (3-2) and Frank Biscan combined for a 5-hit shutout as the St. Louis Browns blanked the Philadelphia Athletics 4-0 before 3,423 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Losing pitcher Lou Knerr (3-15) allowed 8 hits and 3 earned runs in pitching a complete game.

70 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Strange for a Killer, starring John Forsythe and Anthony Ross

War
After rejecting 10 Communist complaints about United Nations violations of the Kaesong neutral zone, the United States command admitted that one of its bombers had strafed the site of the stalled truce talks the previous day.

World events
Czechoslovakian railroad engineer Frazek Jarda escaped the C.S.S.R. with his family and 21 other anti-Communist refugees by driving a train into the American zone of Germany at Selb-Ploeszberg.

Law
In Atlanta, Judge Frank Guess ordered the inclusion of Negroes on trial and grand juries in Dekalb County, Georgia after quashing the indictment of a Negeo by an all-white jury on rape charges.

Economics and finance
U.S. Defense Production Administrator Manly Fleischmann warned of an "emergency" shortage of scrap steel, while Defense Mobilization Director Charles Wilson demanded that the scrap steel industry increase its output by one million tons in the first quarter of 1952.

Swimming
Florence Chadwick of the United States became the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions when she completed a crossing from St. Margaret's Bay near Dover, England to Sangatte, France.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Enamorada--José Guardiola (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Il faut savoir--Charles Aznavour (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Michael--The Highwaymen (2nd week at #1)
2 Take Good Care of My Baby--Bobby Vee
3 My True Story--The Jive Five with Joe Rene and Orchestra
4 Hurt--Timi Yuro
5 You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)--Ral Donner
6 Wooden Heart--Joe Dowell
7 Does Your Chewing Gum Lose its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight)--Lonnie Donegan and his Skiffle Group
8 Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)--Barry Mann
9 Little Sister--Elvis Presley
10 As If I Didn't Know--Adam Wade

Singles entering the chart were Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles and his Orchestra (#55); Take Five by the Dave Brubeck Quartet (#64); Bristol Stomp by the Dovells (#74); Stick Shift by the Duals (#76); Cinderella by Paul Anka (#78); Sweets for My Sweet by the Drifters (#87); Anniversary of Love by the Caslons (#91); (He's) The Great Impostor by the Fleetwoods (#93); Ya Ya by Lee Dorsey (#95); It's Your World by Marty Robbins (#97); Impossible by Gloria Lynne (#98); Signed, Sealed and Delivered by Rusty Draper (#99); and I Love You Yes I Do by Bull Moose Jackson (#100).

Disasters
Hurricane Carla struck the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.

Football
CFL
The British Columbia Lions "suspended" head coach Wayne Robinson and replaced him with assistant coach Dave Skrien. Mr. Robinson had become the Lions' head coach in 1959 and had led them to a 9-7 record that year, and the team's first appearance in the playoffs, but the team had dropped to 5-9-2 and out of the playoffs in 1960, and were 0-6-1 after 7 games in 1961.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Co-Co--The Sweet

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Tanta voglia di lei--Pooh

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): I'm Still Waiting--Diana Ross (4th week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Eagle Rock--Daddy Cool (10th week at #1)
2 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart--The Bee Gees
3 I Did What I Did for Maria--Tony Christie
4 Daddy Cool--Drummond
5 L.A. International Airport--Susan Raye
6 It's Too Late--Carole King
7 Sweet, Sweet Love--Russell Morris
8 I Don't Know How to Love Him--Helen Reddy
9 Sweet Hitch-Hiker--Creedence Clearwater Revival
10 Double Barrel--Dave & Ansil Collins

Singles entering the chart were Don't Let it Die by Hurricane Smith (#39); Love is a Beautiful Song by Dave Mills (#40).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Borriquito--Peret (5th week at #1)
2 Black and White--Greyhound
3 One Way Wind--Cats
4 Blossom Lady--Shocking Blue
5 Manuela--Jacques Herb
6 Pour un Flirt--Michel Delpech
7 Hey, You Love--Mouth & MacNeal
8 We Shall Dance--Demis Roussos
9 Because I Love--Majority One
10 Bangla-Desh--George Harrison

Singles entering the chart were Storm and Thunder by Earth and Fire (#26); Zonder 't Te Weten by Corry en de Rekels (#29); Help (Get Me Some Help) by Tony Ronald (#31); Walk the World Away by Teddy Brown (#33); I Just Want to Celebrate by Rare Earth (#37); and Hallo Koning Onbenul by Jules De Corte (#39).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Go Away Little Girl--Donny Osmond
2 Spanish Harlem--Aretha Franklin
3 Smiling Faces Sometimes--The Undisputed Truth
4 Ain't No Sunshine--Bill Withers
5 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey--Paul & Linda McCartney
6 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart--The Bee Gees
7 I Just Want to Celebrate--Rare Earth
8 Take Me Home, Country Roads--John Denver with Fat City
9 Signs--Five Man Electrical Band
10 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart

Singles entering the chart were One Fine Morning by Lighthouse (#75); Talk it Over in the Morning by Anne Murray (#76); MacArthur Park (Part 2) by the Four Tops (#78); Ghetto Woman by B.B. King (#79); Get it While You Can by Janis Joplin (#80); Birds of a Feather by the Raiders (#81); Yo-Yo by the Osmonds (#85); Pin the Tail on the Donkey by the Newcomers (#87); Some of Shelly's Blues by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (#90); That's the Way a Woman Is by the Messengers (#93); Handbags and Gladrags by Chase (#95); Can You Get to That by Funkadelic (#96); Solo by Billy Sans (#98); Summer Side of Life by Gordon Lightfoot (#99); and Black Seeds Keep on Growing by the Main Ingredient (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Spanish Harlem--Aretha Franklin
2 Smiling Faces Sometimes--The Undisputed Truth
3 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey--Paul & Linda McCartney
4 Go Away Little Girl--Donny Osmond
5 Take Me Home, Country Roads--John Denver with Fat City
6 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez
7 Ain't No Sunshine--Bill Withers
8 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart--The Bee Gees
9 I Just Want to Celebrate--Rare Earth
10 Won't Get Fooled Again--The Who

Singles entering the chart were Yo-Yo by the Osmonds (#57); One Fine Morning by Lighthouse (#82); That's the Way a Woman Is by the Messengers (#84); Stone of Years by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (#86); Handbags and Gladrags by Chase (#87); One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack) by Coven (#88); California Kid and Reemo by Lobo (#92); Hijackin' Love by Johnnie Taylor (#97); You've Got to Crawl (Before You Walk) by the 8th Day (#98); All My Hard Times by Joe Simon (#99); and The Year that Clayton Delaney Died by Tom T. Hall (#100). One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack) was from the movie Billy Jack (1971).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey--Paul & Linda McCartney
2 Spanish Harlem--Aretha Franklin
3 Smiling Faces Sometimes--The Undisputed Truth
4 Go Away Little Girl--Donny Osmond
5 Take Me Home, Country Roads--John Denver with Fat City
6 Signs--Five Man Electrical Band
7 Ain't No Sunshine--Bill Withers
8 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez
9 I Just Want to Celebrate--Rare Earth
10 Whatcha See is Whatcha Get--The Dramatics

Singles entering the chart were Yo-Yo by the Osmonds (#66); MacArthur Park (Part 2) by the Four Tops (#77); Can You Get to That by Funkadelic (#80); One Fine Morning by Lighthouse (#81); Women's Love Rights by Laura Lee (#83); A Long Time, a Long Way to Go by Runt (#86); Military Madness by Graham Nash (#88); He'd Rather Have the Rain by Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (#92); Black Seeds Keep on Growing by the Main Ingredient (#94); I'm Comin' Home by Tommy James (#95); Never My Love by the 5th Dimension (#96); and A Song for You by Jaye P. Morgan (#99).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Sweet Hitch-Hiker--Creedence Clearwater Revival
2 Go Away Little Girl--Donny Osmond
3 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart--The Bee Gees
4 Liar--Three Dog Night
5 Riders on the Storm--The Doors
6 Take Me Home, Country Roads--John Denver
7 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey--Paul & Linda McCartney
2 Draggin' the Line--Tommy James
8 Smiling Faces Sometimes--The Undisputed Truth
9 Go Down Gamblin'--Blood, Sweat and Tears
10 Won't Get Fooled Again--The Who

Singles entering the chart were Maggie May by Rod Stewart (#19, replacing its other side, Reason to Believe, which had reached #24 the previous week); It's for You by Springwell (#70); MacArthur Park by the Four Tops (#86); One Fine Morning by Lighthouse (#90); I've Found Someone of My Own by the Free Movement (#91); Think His Name by Johnny Rivers & the Guru Ram Das Ashram Singers (#94); Military Madness by Graham Nash (#95); I Believe in You by Rita Coolidge (#96); Ghetto Woman by B.B. King (#97); K-Jee by the Nite-Liters (#98); Yo-Yo by the Osmonds (#99); and The Love We Had by the Dells (#100).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Rain Dance--The Guess Who
2 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey--Paul & Linda McCartney
3 We've Got a Dream--Ocean
4 Ain't No Sunshine--Bill Withers
5 Sweet Hitch-Hiker--Creedence Clearwater Revival
6 Take Me Home, Country Roads--John Denver
7 Talk it Over in the Morning--Anne Murray
8 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep--Middle of the Road
9 I Hear those Church Bells--Dusk
10 Liar--Three Dog Night
Pick hit of the week: Maggie May--Rod Stewart

Died on this date
Percy Helton, 77. U.S. actor. A man who looked like a slightly smaller version of Nikita Khrushchev (or a slightly larger version of Porky Pig), Mr. Helton was a character actor who appeared in small roles in many movies and television programs, often playing shady characters. He had a hoarse voice and talked fast.

Nikita Khrushchev, 77. First Secretary of the Communist Party of the U.S.S.R., 1953-1964; Premier of the U.S.S.R., 1958-1964. Mr. Khrushchev, "The Butcher of the Ukraine," won a power struggle against rivals Lavrenti Beria, Georgy Malenkov, and Nikolai Bulganin after the death in 1953 of dictator Josef Stalin. Under Mr. Khrushchev, Soviet forces invaded Hungary in 1956 to suppress a popular uprising against that country's Communist government, and the U.S.S.R. became the first country to place a satellite in Earth orbit with the launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957. Mr. Khrushchev delivered a "secret speech" at the Communist Party congress in 1956 denouncing Mr. Stalin's cult of personality, and engaged in the public "kitchen debate" with U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon in 1959. Mr. Khrushchev is perhaps best remembered for allegedly banging his shoe on his desk at the United Nations General Assembly on October 12, 1960 in protest at comments by Philippine delegate Lorenzo Sumulong. Mr. Khrushchev was removed from power in a bloodless coup by party comrades on October 14, 1964, and lived quietly in retirement. He began dictating his memoirs; copies were smuggled out of the country, and the first volume was published in 1970 under the title Khrushchev Remembers.

Rube Melton, 54. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Melton, the cousin of major league pitcher Cliff Melton, played with the Philadelphia Phillies (1941-1942) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1943-1944, 1946-1947), compiling a record of 30-50 with an earned run average of 3.62 in 162 games, batting .120 with 1 home run and 14 runs batted in. He was 49-48 in 171 games in 7 seasons in the minor leagues (1936-1951). Mr. Melton ran a sand and gravel company after his baseball career was over; he and his wife Hazel were killed in South Carolina in a highway accident that also claimed the life of the driver of the vehicle they collided with.

Americana
Laurie Lea Schaefer, representing Ohio, was crowned Miss America 1972 at the annual pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey.



Politics and government
In a public referendum, voters in Egypt approved a new constitution for the country, replacing the 1963 Provisional Constitution.

Journalism
The Canadian Magazine featured Montreal Canadiens' rookie Guy Lafleur, and also contained the third in a series of articles on unsolved Canadian crimes; this issue's article was about the disappearance of 17-year-old Marion McDowell from her Toronto home on December 6, 1953.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (3-5) 6 @ Montreal (4-2) 25
Edmonton (1-8) 14 @ Winnipeg (4-5) 26

The Eskimos' loss at Winnipeg Stadium marked the end of the CFL careers of several players on their roster, including quarterback Don Trull and defensive back Ted Page. The only Edmonton touchdown came on a 33-yard pass from quarterback Larry Lawrence to George McGowan, and was only the Eskimos' second touchdown pass of the year, and the first to a receiver.

CIAU
Manitoba (0-1) 1 @ Calgary (1-0) 15
Alberta (1-0) 27 @ British Columbia (0-1) 3

The Golden Bears scored 3 converted touchdowns in the 2nd half as they overcame an early 3-0 deficit and defeated the Thunderbirds at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver in the first game for Jim Donlevy as Alberta's head coach. UBC recovered an Alberta fumble early in the game and Jim Hill kicked a field goal to give the Thunderbirds the lead, but the B.C. offense never came close to scoring after that, recording just 4 first downs and 33 yards net offense-- -15 rushing--in the game.

Baseball
Paul Popovich hit his first major league grand slam to help the Chicago Cubs shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 before 24,010 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago, with Juan Pizarro (6-5) pitching a 6-hitter to win over Jerry Reuss (14-13).

Jim Fairey doubled home Rusty Staub and Ron Fairly, advanced to third base on a passed ball, and scored on a double by Bob Bailey as the Montreal Expos scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning to break a 1-1 tie and defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 before 18,376 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal. Ernie McAnally (9-10) pitched a 6-hitter to win over Bruce Kison (5-5). Rimp Lanier made his major league debut with the Pirates, grounding out as a pinch hitter to end the top of the 7th.

The New York Mets scored 4 runs in the 2nd inning and 5 in the 6th as they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2 before 19,508 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. The Phillies scored 2 unearned runs in the 9th against Tom Seaver (18-8), who pitched a 6-hitter to win over Woodie Fryman (10-6).

John Mayberry drove in 3 runs with a pair of home runs to help the Houston Astros defeat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 before 17,092 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Pete Rose homered to lead off the bottom of the 1st for Cincinnati. J.R. Richard (2-0) allowed 2 hits and 1 run--earned--in 5+ innings, striking out 5 batters and walking 6 in his second major league game, to get the win over Ross Grimsley (9-6), who allowed 5 hits and 2 runs--both earned--in 7 innings.

Gates Brown led off the bottom of the 4th inning with a home run to provide all the scoring as the Detroit Tigers edged the Boston Red Sox 1-0 before 14,694 fans at Tiger Stadium. Joe Coleman (17-8) pitched a 3-hitter and struck out 11 batters to win the pitchers' duel over Ray Culp (14-15), who allowed 5 hits in 7 innings.

The Cleveland Indians scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning, and Ray Fosse and Kurt Bevacqua each hit 2-run home runs in the 9th as the Indians came back from a 10-2 deficit, but they still lost 10-8 to the New York Yankees before 4,925 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Roy White, Ron Blomberg, and Horace Clarke each had 3 hits for the Yankees.

Rick Monday singled with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th inning and Reggie Jackson followed with a home run to give the Oakland Athletics a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins before 8,276 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Johnny Briggs led off the 2nd inning with a home run to provide the necessary scoring for the Milwaukee Brewers as they shut out the California Angels 3-0 before 6,673 fans at Anaheim Stadium. Lew Krausse (7-12) allowed 3 hits in 7 innings and Ken Sanders pitched 2 innings of hitless relief to get the save. Losing pitcher Clyde Wright (14-15) allowed 6 hits and 3 earned runs in 6 innings.

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Vill ha dej--Freestyle (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes (8th week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Hak Hom Blokkies--David Kramer
2 Chequered Love--Kim Wilde
3 Titles--Vangelis
4 One Day in Your Life--Michael Jackson
5 You Drive Me Crazy--Shakin' Stevens
6 Tequila Sheila--Mac Davis
7 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
8 Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)--Ottawan
9 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
10 More and More--Joe Dolan

Singles entering the chart were Amour by Baron Longfellow (#12); and How 'bout Us by Champaign (#20).

Died on this date
Mir Asadollah Madani, 66-67. Iranian cleric and politician. Mir Madani was the Imam Jumu'ah of Tabriz and the Imam Jumu'ah of Hamadan. A member of the Muslim People's Republic Party, he represented Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in East Azerbaijan, and represented the province of Hamadan in the Assembly of Experts. Mir Madani and three others were assassinated, and 50 injured, by an agent of the Mujahedin-e-Khalq (People's Mujahedin of Iran) (MEK), who detonated a grenade during Friday prayers in Tabriz.

Edmontonia
West Edmonton Mall, touted as the world's largest shopping centre, opened.

Football
CIAU
Alberta (0-1) 10 @ British Columbia (1-1) 15

Peter Eshenko caught a pass from quarterback Jaimie Crawford on a third-down gamble, but was stopped at the B.C. 16-yard line, 3 yards short of a first down, late in the game, as the Thunderbirds held on to defeat the Golden Bears before 1,000 fans at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver. Jay Gard completed a 43-yard pass to Ken Munro for the first B.C. touchdown, and Glenn Steele, who amassed 149 yards rushing in the game, ran 1 yard for the winning TD in the 4th quarter. Reg Gilmour kicked a 17-yard field goal to open the scoring for Alberta in the 1st quarter and converted Troy Ciochetti's 64-yard TD on a pass from Mr. Crawford at 10:30 of the 1st quarter.

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (5th week at #1)

Disasters
Continental Express Flight 2574, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia turboprop en route from Lredo, Texas to Houston, crashed in Colorado County near Eagle Lake, killing all 11 passengers and 3 crew members.

Baseball
Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers, and Alejandro Pena combined to pitch a no-hitter for the Atlanta Braves as they edged the San Diego Padres 1-0 before 20,477 fans at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Mr. Mercker (5-3) pitched 6 innings, Mr. Wohlers 2, and Mr. Pena 1. The only run scored on a home run by Terry Pendleton with 2 out in the bottom of the 5th inning. Losing pitcher Greg Harris allowed 7 hits and 1 earned run in pitching a complete game. Rico Rossy mad his major league debut with the Braves in the bottom of the 8th, pinch running for Lonnie Smith at first base.



Pinch hitter Jose Calderon hit a 2-run home run in the 8th inning and Andres Galarraga led off the 9th with a home run to give the Montreal Expos a 6-3 lead, but the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th before losing 6-5 in front of 13,501 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

Zane Smith (14-10) pitched a 6-hit complete game victory and didn't allow an earned run, while singling in a run of his own as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 before 20,457 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. Losing pitcher Bob Tewksbury (9-11) allowed 9 hits and 3 earned runs in 6 innings. Stan Royer made his major league debut with the Cardinals, singling as a pinch hitter for Mr. Tewksbury in the 6th inning.

Tony Castillo (2-1) allowed 3 hits and no runs in 6 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Frank Castillo (6-4) as the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 before 15,795 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Frank Castillo allowed 8 hits and 4 earned runs in 6.1 innings.

Pinch runner Willie Wilson scored on a sacrifice fly by Jose Canseco in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox before 28,422 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The White Sox scored all their runs in the 4th inning off starting pitcher Todd Van Poppel, who allowed 7 hits, 2 bases on balls, and 5 earned runs in 4.2 innings in his major league debut.

Rafael Palmeiro doubled home John Russell and Julio Franco with 2 out in the top of the 12th inning to break a 9-9 tie and give the Texas Rangers an 11-9 win over the California Angels before 20,663 fans at Anaheim Stadium. Messrs. Russell and Franco drew bases on balls before Mr. Palmeiro homered off losing pitcher Jeff Robinson (0-3), the seventh of eight California pitchers.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Wannabe--Spice Girls (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Brenda Forbes, 87. U.K.-born U.S. actress. Miss Forbes, born Dorothy Brenda Taylor, was mainly a stage actress; she played Wilson, the maid, in the original production of The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1930). Among her few movies was Mrs. Miniver (1942).

Radio
The Winnipeg station CKRC, which had used those call letters since 1943 and had been at 630 on the AM dial since 1935, moved to 99.9 on the FM dial as CFWM.

Disasters
Hurricane Fran dissipated after sweeping across the Caribbean and then battering the east coast of the United States; it killed 21 people and caused close to $1 billion in damage.

20 years ago
2001

Terrorism
Two hijacked commercial jets were crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, while another hijacked plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a fourth crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. About 3,000 people were killed.



10 years ago
2011

Americana
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum opened in New York City on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (5-5) 13 @ Montreal (6-4) 43



Saskatchewan (3-7) 45 @ Winnipeg (7-3) 23

August 11, 2021

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Audrianna De Sousa!

150 years ago
1871

Disasters
Two explosions of guncotton occurred at the Prentices Guncotton Factory in Stowmarket, England, killing 28 people and injuring about 70.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Thanom Kittikachorn. Prime Minister of Thailand, 1958, 1963-1973. Supreme Commander Thanom had a military career spanning almost 45 years. He participated in a successful coup led by Colonel Sarit Thanarat in 1957, and became Defense Minister, serving as Prime Minister from January-October 1958. Supreme Commander Thanom was appointed Prime Minister the day after Field Marshal Sarit's death from liver failure in 1963, and governed as an anti-Communist dictator for almost 10 years, finally stepping down in October 1973 in the face of public protest. He went into exile in the United States and Singapore as democratic government returned to Thailand, but returned to Thailand in 1976 as a novice Buddhist monk. Mr. Thanom's return sparked mass protest, resulting in another military coup, but he claimed to be uninterested in returning to politics, and he kept his word, although he soon left the monkhood. Mr. Thanom died on June 16, 2004 at the age of 92.

Swimming
Duke Kahanamoku, famous as the father of surfing, broke the world record in the 100-yard freestyle by 4.6 seconds at Honolulu Harbor.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Alex Haley. U.S. writer. Mr. Haley was a senior editor with Reader's Digest and an interviewer with Playboy magazine before ghostwriting his first book, The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965). Mr. Haley was best known for his book Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976), which became a popular television miniseries in 1977. He was writing another historical novel when he died of a heart attack on February 10, 1992 at the age of 70.

Politics and government
Julian Hedworth George Byng was installed as Governor General of Canada, succeeding the Duke of Devonshire.

80 years ago
1941

War
The government of Ecuador announced that Peruvian forces had attacked the border town of Zapotillo in the Ecuadorian province of Loja on August 9 and 10, in violation of their truce.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill, meeting aboard the U.S. cruiser Augusta at Argentia, Newfoundland, discussed war aims; they agreed on an eight-point freedom of the seas; self-determination; free trade; and postwar disarmament.

U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull said that the United States would discuss a restoration of amicable relations with Japan only if Japan adhered closely to international law.

Diplomatic sources in Ankara reported that Soviet dictator Josef Stalin had warned Iran that unless German agents in the country were expelled, the U.S.S.R. may send troops into Iran under the 1921 Soviet-Iranian treaty.

The Argentine Foreign Office received written promises from the German and British ambassadors to eliminate their propaganda in Argentina.

Defense
The Canadian government banned the use of silk in order to conserve wartime supplies for parachutes. U.S. President Roosevelt issued an executive order empowering the Federal Reserve Board to curb installment buying of consumer gooods made of needed defense materials.

Politics and government
A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities offered the New York Labor Department evidence purporting to prove that Nancy Reed, dismissed on July 11 as an investigator for the department, had been a member of the Communist Party for years.

Scandal
Richard Whitney, former president of the New York Stock Exchange, was released on parole from Sing Sing Prison after serving 40 months of his 5-10 years sentence for grand larceny.

Economics and finance
The Japanese government applied four new imperial ordinances under the National Mobilization Act of 1938 to control minimum prices on the stock exchanges; regulate marine transport; appraise corporation-owned stocks; and fix prices for more than 7,000 articles.

75 years ago
1946

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Something in the Wind, starring Everett Gammon, Richard Goode, Mary Alice Moore, and James Rafferty

Politics and government
Communist Party leader Gustav Husak was named head of a new Slovakian cabinet in Czechoslovakia.

The Ecuadorian National Assembly re-elected Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra as President.

Energy
Albert Einstein and a group of nuclear researchers formed the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists to advance the peacetime uses of atomic energy.

Economics and finance
U.S. delegate Colonel Tyler Wood told the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Council in Geneva that the U.S.A. did not believe that the world food situation in 1974 would require "the vast machinery of UNRRA."

Labour
A Congress of Industrial Organizations United Radio, Electrical and Machine Workers regional convention in Pittsburgh passed a resolution calling for removal of Communist union officials.

70 years ago
1951

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): My Heart Cries for You--Guy Mitchell (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Come On-A My House--Rosemary Clooney (Best Seller--3rd week at #1; Disc Jockey--3rd week at #1; Jukebox--2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Come On-A My House--Rosemary Clooney
--Kay Starr
2 Too Young--Nat "King" Cole
3 Jezebel--Frankie Laine
4 Sweet Violets--Dinah Shore
5 My Truly, Truly Fair--Guy Mitchell
--Vic Damone
6 The Loveliest Night of the Year--Mario Lanza
7 How High the Moon--Les Paul and Mary Ford
8 Because of You--Tony Bennett
--Les Baxter and his Orchestra
9 On Top of Old Smoky--The Weavers and Terry Gilkyson
--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
10 Mister and Mississippi--Patti Page
--Dennis Day

Singles entering the chart were In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening by Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman (#22); Laura by Stan Kenton and his Orchestra (#35); Dream by Voices of Walter Schumann (#36); Detour by Patti Page (#37); When the Saints Go Marching In by the Weavers (#38); Cold, Cold Heart by Tony Bennett (#39); and Longing for You, with versions by Vic Damone and Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra (#40). In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening was from the movie Here Comes the Groom (1951), and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

On television today
The Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves split a doubleheader at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, with the Dodgers winning the first game 8-1 and the Braves winning the second game 8-4. Red Barber and Connie Desmond were the announcers for these games, the first to be broadcast in colour, over New York station WCBS. CBS had developed a field-sequential colour system that could only be seen on special sets, and the signals could not be seen on regular black-and-white sets.

Died on this date
Stephen Early, 61. U.S. journalist and bureaucrat. Mr. Early worked with Stars and Stripes, Associated Press, and Paramount News before serving as White House Press Secretary for Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) and Harry Truman (1950). He was Deputy Secretary of Defense (1949-1950). Mr. Early died 16 days before his 62nd birthday, a week after suffering a heart attack.

War
U.S. and Communist truce negotiators at Kaesong sat in unbroken silence for 2¼ hours when the Communists refused to discuss anything but a cease-fire on the 38th Parallel.

World events
Argentina's Radical and Socialist Parties reported that police had arrested many of their leaders in a pre-election drive against alleged terrorism by President Juan Peron's political opponents.

Politics and government
Prime Minister Rene Pleven's new cabinet, the 15th of the post-World War II years, gained a vote of confidence in the French National Assembly despite Communist and Gaullist opposition.

Baseball
Sid Gordon of the Braves and Duke Snider of the Dodgers each hit a home run in each game in the doubleheader split before 22,308 fans at Ebbets Field.

Frank Baumholtz and Hank Sauer hit run-scoring singles in the bottom of the 8th inning to enable the Chicago Cubs to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 in the first game of a doubleheader before fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Bob Kelly (3-1) pitched a 9-hit complete game victory over Vern Law (3-8), who hit his first major league home run in the 5th inning. Monty Basgall played the last 2 innings at second base for the Pirates, with no plate appearances and 2 putouts in the 200th and last game of his 3-year major league career. Clyde McCullough drove in both runs with an outfield fly in the 2nd inning and a solo home run in the 5th and Bob Friend (5-8) pitched a 5-hitter to outduel Bob Rush (7-7), who allowed 3 hits in 8 innings, as the Pirates won the second game 2-1.

Max Lanier (6-8) pitched a 2-hitter and batted 2 for 3, scoring the first run in a 2-run 5th inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 before 8,421 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Losing pitcher Ken Ramsdell (9-12) allowed 7 hits in a complete game.

Bobby Brown singled home 2 runs and scored himself in a 3-run 11th inning as the New York Yankees broke a 4-4 tie and defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 7-4 before 4,972 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Mr. Brown batted 4 for 6.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): You Don't Know--Helen Shapiro (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Lawless Years, starring James Gregory, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Blood Brothers

Indianica
The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli were merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (2-0) 21 @ Montreal (0-1) 15

Montreal's Don Clark rushed 106 yards for a touchdown, the longest rushing play in CFL history to that time, as the Alouettes lost to the Blue Bombers at Molson Stadium. This was the first regular season interlocking game between Eastern and Western teams in CFL history. The partial interlocking schedule was introduced in 1961.

Baseball
Warren Spahn (12-12) pitched a 6-hitter to outduel Jack Curtis (7-7), who also pitched a 6-hitter, to earn his 300th career major league win as the Milwaukee Braves edged the Chicago Cubs 2-1 before 40,775 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee.

The New York Yankees scored 6 runs in the 3rd inning to take an 8-0 lead, and coasted to a 12-5 win over the Washington Senators before 22,601 fans at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Roger Maris hit his 42nd home run of the season for New York in the 5th, while Mickey Mantle hit his 44th in the 7th. New York shortstop Tony Kubek batted 4 for 6 with a triple, 3 runs, and a run batted in.

Luis Aparicio's home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 3rd inning was the only run as the Chicago White Sox edged the Kansas City Athletics 1-0 before 20,941 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Billy Pierce (7-7) pitched a 5-hitter to outduel Jim Archer (8-7), who allowed 6 hits in a game that was played in 1 hour 32 minutes.

Earl Battey hit solo home runs in the 2nd and 7th innings to support the 6-hit pitching of Pedro Ramos (9-13) as the Minnesota Twins edged the Detroit Tigers 2-1 before 34,117 fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. Paul Foytack (7-7) allowed 6 hits in 6.2 innings to take the loss.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Get it On--T. Rex (3rd week at #1)

Sport
British Prime Minister Edward Heath, at the helm of his 42-foot yacht Morning Cloud, steered the British team to victoryin the Admiral's Cup, a 5-day, 605-mile race.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (2-0) 20 @ Ottawa (2-2) 17
Calgary (3-0) 31 @ Edmonton (1-3) 1

Tommy-Joe Coffey's field goal in the 4th quarter provided the winning margin for the Tiger-Cats in their win over the Rough Riders at Lansdowne Park.

The Eskimos opened the scoring with a single by Dave Cutler on a missed field goal, but the Stampeders dominated the game at Clarke Stadium after that. Former Stampeder quarterback Larry Lawrence, activated by the Eskimos before the game, entered in relief of Don Trull in the 2nd quarter, but the two generated only 94 yards in net offense. Several Eskimo careers ended with this game: Bob McCarthy; Keith Christensen (who went on the injured list for a month and was then released; Terry Swarn--the team's nominee for most outstanding player in 1970--and most notably, Jim Thomas, who had led the team in rushing in 7 of his first 8 seasons. He carried 5 times for 12 yards in this game and then spent the remainder of the season on the injured list, ending a spectacular 9-year career.

40 years ago
1981

Weather
Edmonton was hot but smoky, as there was a forest fire at Swan Hills, about 110 miles away.

Baseball
Intercontinental Cup @ Renfrew Park, Edmonton
Australia (1-5) 6 @ Panama (1-4) 9
South Korea (3-2) 0 @ Cuba (3-2) 8
Canada (3-2) 6 @ Dominican Republic (4-2) 10
U.S.A. (5-0) 6 @ Japan (1-4) 1

The game between Australia and Panama was played at South Side Industrial Park. Braudilio Vinent pitched a 6-hit shutout for Cuba against South Korea.

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Everybody Plays the Fool--Aaron Neville (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (2nd week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Wind of Change--Scorpions (6th week at #1)
2 Bobby Brown--Frank Zappa
3 Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee La Da Da)--Crystal Waters
4 The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in his Kiss)--Cher
5 Sailing on the Seven Seas--OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
6 Losing My Religion--R.E.M.
7 Jesus Loves You--Bow Down Mister
8 Baby Baby--Amy Grant
10 Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)--Roxette
9 Senza una donna (Without a Woman)--Zucchero & Paul Young

Singles entering the chart were You Could Be Mine by Guns N' Roses (#17); Désenchantée by Mylène Farmer (#22); Any Dream Will Do by Jason Donovan (#25); and Hast a bisserl Zeit für mi by Alpentrio Tirol (#28).

Died on this date
Charles Allard, 71. Canadian broadcasting executive. Dr. Allard, a heart surgeon from Edmonton, founded the Allarco real estate and broadcasting empire. He founded the Edmonton television station CITV in 1974 and owned Superchannel and 50% of the Family Channel. Mr. Allard also owned the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association in the team's early years in the World Hockey Association in the 1970s.

J.D. McDuffie, 52. U.S. auto racing driver. Mr. McDuffie drove on the NASCAR circuit, participating in 653 races from 1963-1991. He had 106 top-ten finishes, but never won a NASCAR race. Mr. McDuffie was killed in a crash during the Budweiser at The Glen at Watkins Glen International, New York.

Tennis
Jennifer Capriati, 15, won her second straight tournament, beating Katerina Maleeva in the Player's Challenge Tournament in Toronto. The $100,000 purse was the largest of her 17-month career.

Golf
John Daly, an unknown who had driven all night from Memphis to make the first-round tee-off time as a last-minute replacement for Nick Price, won the PGA Championship at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana with a 12-under-par score of 276, 3 strokes ahead of Bruce Lietzke. First prize money was $230,000.



Baseball
Rookie Wilson Alvarez, making his second major league start, pitched a no-hitter to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 7-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 40,455 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.







The Boston Red Sox scored 5 runs in the top of the 1st inning and held on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-6 before 50,297 fans at SkyDome in Toronto.

Mickey Tettleton hit a home run in each game, but his Detroit Tigers lost both games of a doubleheader 12-6 and 10-8 to the New York Yankees before 34,733 fans at Yankee Stadium. Dave Bergman homered twice for Detroit in the second game, while teammate John Shelby hit into a force play in his only plate appearance and made 2 putouts in right field in the 1,036th and last game of his 11-year major league career.

Jeff Manto hit a solo home run in the top of the 13th inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 2-1 lead, but the Indians made 2 errors in the bottom of the inning, allowing the Kansas City Royals to score 2 unearned runs for a 3-2 win before 27,006 fans at Royals Stadium.

Juan Gonzalez singled home Julio Franco with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Texas Rangers a 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers before 31,169 fans at Arlington Stadium.

George Bell hit a home run to lead off the bottom of the 14th inning, giving the Chicago Cubs a 3-2 win over the New York Mets before 33,128 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Charlie Hayes scored on a wild pitch by Jeff Fassero with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 4-4 tie and give the Philadelphia Phillies a 5-4 win over the Montreal Expos before 35,274 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

Darren Lewis singled home Robby Thompson with 2 out in the bottom of the 7th inning to break a 3-3 tie and give the San Francisco Giants a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 53,759 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

Ricky Bones allowed 2 hits and 2 bases on balls but no runs in 7 innings in his major league debut, striking out 6, while batting 0 for 2 with a base on balls and a run as the San Diego Padres routed the Cincinnati Reds 13-0 before 17,889 fans at Jack Murphy-San Diego Stadium. San Diego second baseman Bip Roberts batted 4 for 4 with 2 home runs, including one to lead off the game.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Chains--DLT (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Killing Me Softly--The Fugees (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Killing Me Softly--The Fugees (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Scotland (OCC): Wannabe--Spice Girls (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Rafael Kubelík, 82. Czechoslovakian-born Swiss orchestra conductor and composer. Mr. Kubelík fled Czechoslovakia in 1948 after the Communist takeover of the country, and was music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1950–53);Royal Opera, Covent Garden (1955–58); and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (1961–79). His compositions included five operas, three symphonies, chamber music, and choral works.

Mel Taylor, 62. Mr. Taylor was the drummer with the instrumental rock group the Ventures from 1962-1972 and from 1979 until his death from cancer.

Tennis
Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-1, 7-6 in the women's singles final of Canada's first international tennis finals at Du Maurier Stadium in Montreal. Total attendance for the week at the new Jarry Park facility was 114,432.



Auto racing
Jacques Villeneuve of Canada won the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Budapest. Damon Hill of Great Britain was second and Jean Alesi of France third in the 19-car field.



Golf
Mark Brooks won the PGA Championship, defeating Kenny Perry on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. The two had finished the regulation 72 holes with 11-under-par scores of 277, 1 stroke ahead of Steve Elkington and Tommy Tolles. First prize money was $430,000.



Football
CFL
Montreal (4-4) 32 @ Saskatchewan (2-5) 20

Chris Armstrong caught 2 touchdown passes for the Alouettes as they defeated the Roughriders before 21,997 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Robert Mimbs rushed for 2 Saskatchewan touchdowns.

20 years ago
2001

Football
CFL
Calgary (2-4) 35 @ Saskatchewan (2-4) 4



Edmonton (3-3-0-1) 39 @ British Columbia (3-3) 42

Baseball
Barry Bonds hit his 50th home run of the season and winning pitcher Livan Hernandez added his first major league homer to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 9-4 before 40,541 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Mr. Hernandez (11-11) batted 4 for 4, improving to 12 for 13 for the season. Sammy Sosa hit his 41st home run of the season for the Cubs.

Ichiro Suzuki singled home 2 runs to tie the score and Mark McLemore followed with a single to score Tom Lampkin with the winning run as the Seattle Mariners scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 before 45,898 fans at Safeco Field in Seattle.

Jose Cruz, Jr.'s solo home run with 1 out in the top of the 10th inning--his second of the game--broke a 6-6 tie as the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Anaheim Angels 7-6 before 27,927 fans at Edison International Field of Anaheim. Mr. Cruz finished the game 4 for 6.

10 years ago
2011

Football
CFL
Edmonton (5-2) 4 @ Montreal (5-2) 27

August 8, 2020

1,150 years ago
870

Franciana
In the Treaty of Meerssen, King Louis the German and his half-brother Charles the Bald partitioned the Middle Frankish Kingdom into two larger east and west divisions.

850 years ago
1170

Born on this date
Dominic de Guzmán. Castilian clergyman. Dominic was a Roman Catholic priest who founded the Order of Preachers--better known as the Dominican Order--which was approved by Pope Innocent III in 1216. He lived an ascetic lifestyle, and died of a fever, perhaps the result of overwork, on August 6, 1221, two days before his 51st birthday. Dominic was canonized by Pope Gregory IX in 1234, and is the patron saint of astronomers.

800 years ago
1220

War
Sweden forced were defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula in Estonia.

750 years ago
1270

Died on this date
Margaret of Sicily, 28. German royal family member. Princess Margaret was the fourth child and second daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and Empress Isabella, who died giving birth to her. Princess Margaret was betrothed in 1242 to Albert II "the Degenerate," Margrave of Meissen, and the couple married in 1255. They eventually settled in Wartburg and had five children; she left him when she discovered his adultery and went to Frankfurt-am-Main, supported by local citizens until her death six weeks later, on August 8, 1270 at the age of 28.

150 years ago
1870

World events
The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol I of Romania, took place; it was put down the next night.

140 years ago
1880

Born on this date
Earle Page. Prime Minister of Australia, 1939. Sir Earle, a physician by trade, represented Cowper in the Australian Parliament (1919-1961). He joined the Country Party in 1920, and led it from 1921-1939. Sir Earle held various cabinet posts including Treasurer (1923-1929); Minister for Commerce (1932-1939, 1940-1941); and Minister for Health (1937-1938, 1949-1956). He was Prime Minister from April 7-26, 1939, between the death in office of Joseph Lyons and the election of Robert Menzies as leader of the United Australia Party and Prime Minister in the UAP-Country coalition. Sir Earle refused to serve in Mr. Menzies' cabinet and withdrew the Country Party from the coalition, which led to his resignation as party leader in September 1939. Sir Earle was suffering from lung cancer in 1961, but still campaigned for re-election in Cowper. He went into a coma several days before the December 9 election and was defeated, four days before the 42nd anniversary of his assumption of his seat. Sir Earle never regained consciousness, and died on December 20, 1961 at the age of 81.

120 years ago
1900

Tennis
The first Davis Cup tournament began at the Longwood Cricket Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.

110 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Sylvia Sidney. U.S. actress. Miss Sidney, born Sophia Kosow, had a career on stage, screen, and television spanning more than 70 years. She appeared in movies such as Street Scene (1931) and Sabotage (1936) in her early years. Miss Sidney was nominated for an Academy Award for her supporting performance in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973), and won a Saturn Award for her supporting performance in Beetlejuice (1988). Miss Sidney died of esophageal cancer on July 1, 1999 at the age of 88.

Baseball
Harry Ables, who had pitched all 23 innings of a 1-1 tie against the Waco Navigators less than a month earlier, struck out the first 10 batters he faced, finishing with 15 strikeouts and no bases on balls, allowing 4 hits in a 4-2 win for the San Antonio Bronchos over the Dallas Giants in a Texas League game in Dallas.

100 years ago
1920

Born on this date
Jimmy Witherspoon. U.S. singer. Mr. Witherspoon was a jump blues singer who was best known for the single Ain't Nobody's Business (Parts 1 and 2), which reached #1 on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues chart in 1949, the first of four top 10 hits for him that year. His popularity as a recording artist in the United States soon declined, but he achieved popularity in the United Kingdom in the 1950s. Mr. Witherspoon died of throat cancer on September 18, 1997 at the age of 77.

Leo Chiosso. Italian songwriter. Mr. Chiosso wrote lyrics, with Fred Buscaglione providing music, for songs performed by the latter in his character of a humourous tough guy with a penchant for whisky and women. They first teamed up in the late 1930s, but the partnership was interrupted when they were interned in separate camps during World War II. They resumed their partnership after the war, continuing until Mr. Buscaglione's death in a car accident in February 1960. Mr. Chioss continue his career as a lyricist, while also writing scripts for movies and television programs. He died on November 26, 2006 at the age of 86.

Baseball
Howard Ehmke (10-13) of the Detroit Tigers allowed 3 hits and shut out the New York Yankees 1-0 before 28,000 fans at Navin Field in Detroit in the fastest game in American League history--1 hour 13 minutes. Ty Cobb scored the only run in the 4th inning on a wild pitch by Rip Collins (9-6), who allowed 6 hits in a complete game.

Earl Smith led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a double, advancing to third base on an error by center fielder Sam Rice, and Jack Tobin followed with a single to score Mr. Smith, giving the St. Louis Browns a 3-2 win over the Washington Nationals in the first game of a doubleheader at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. St. Louis first baseman George Sisler batted 2 for 4 with a double and a run. In the second game, Mr. Sisler became the first Brown to hit for the cycle, scoring 2 runs and driving in 4 as the Browns won 12-4 to complete the sweep.

Dickie Kerr (12-5) pitched a 6-hitter and singled and scored the winning run on a single by Eddie Collins in the bottom of the 3rd inning as the Chicago White Sox shut out the Boston Red Sox 2-0 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Happy Felsch hit a solo home run in the 4th for the other run against Herb Pennock (12-10), who allowed 7 hits and 2 earned runs in 7 innings. Cliff Brady made his major league debut at second base for the Red Sox, batting 0 for 3 with a sacrifice, making 5 putouts and 1 assist, and participating in a double play.

Ray Caldwell (14-6) pitched a 6-hitter for the Cleveland Indians as they shut out the Philadelphia Athletics 5-0 at Dunn Field in Cleveland. Scott Perry (9-19) took the loss.

Zach Wheat bunted for a single with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning and eventually came around to score on a wild pitch by Elmer Ponder, giving the Brooklyn Robins a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates before 20,000 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Mr. Ponder (8-8) had a shutout for 7 innings, but the Robins scored a run in the 8th to tie the score 1-1. Rube Marquard allowed 6 hits and 1 run in 8 innings, and Leon Cadore (9-9) pitched a perfect 9th and got the win.

80 years ago
1940

Died on this date
Johnny Dodds, 48. U.S. musician. Mr. Dodds was a clarinetist and saxophonist who was known for his work in the 1920s with the New Orleans-based bands of artists such as King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Lovie Austin, and Louis Armstrong. He died of a heart attack after years of poor health.

War
German U-boats broke up a British convoy in the English channel; bombers followed up the attack, sinking six British ships. German Chief of Armed Forces High Command Wilhelm Keitel signed the Aufbau Ost (Buildup in the East) directive for the mobilization of forces before the start of Operation Barbarossa and the subsequent invasion of the Soviet Union.

Diplomacy
The United Kingdom reiterated her pledge to India of "equal partnership" in the Commonwealth, and invited Indian participation on the war advisory council.

Politics and government
U.S. Postmaster General James Farley announced his resignation effective August 31, 1940.

American Labor Party leaders announced that they would support the re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the November 1940 U.S. presidential election.

Scandal
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ordered Vernon Walton of Walton and Company suspended from the New York Stock Exchange for giving false information to the SEC.

75 years ago
1945

War
The U.S.S.R. declared war against Japan, citing Japanese rejection of the Allied call for unconditional surrender contained in the Potsdam declaration. The state of war would begin on August 9. The London Charter was signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and the United States, establishing the laws and procedures for the Nuremberg trials of accused German war criminals.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed the United Nations Charter, making the United States the first nation to do so.

A five-point plan for the future of the Jewish state was submitted to the World Zionist Conference in London.

Politics and government
The U.S. State Department announced a four-power agreement for Austria, providing for an Allied council of four military commanders to govern Austria as a whole, and confining the country to its 1937 frontiers.

Defense
The Iranian Foreign Office reported that British and Soviet troops would be withdrawn at once from Tehran, but that no decision on their leaving the rest of the country had been reached.

Society
U.S. Censorship Director Byron Price lifted the ban on individual mailing of books, magazines, newspapers, catalogues, and other printed matter to neutral European countries.

Scandal
U.S. Senate Interstate Commerce Commission Committee Chairman Burton K. Wheeler (Democrat--Montana) charged that officials of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation were speculating in Baltimore & Ohio Railroad securities.

70 years ago
1950

Died on this date
Fergus McMaster, 71. Australian aviation executive. Sir Fergus co-founded Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited--now known as QANTAS--and served as its chairman for all but three years from 1920-1947.

Politics and government
U.S. President Harry Truman urged Congress to strengthen the laws curbing subversives, recommending: lengthening the three-year limit on prosecution for peacetime espionage; registration of subversives; broadening the President's authority to establish security rules for military bases and defense installations; and authorizing the Attorney General to supervise deportable aliens and to require them to report regularly.

Carroll L. Wilson resigned as general manager of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, saying that he did not have confidence in new AEC Chairman Gordon Dean.

Guatemalan President Juan José Arévalo Bermejo lifted a martial law decree that had been isued during the recent political general strike.

Economics and finance
The Israeli Knesset upheld clothing rationing despite a storekeepers' strike.

Labour
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board stripped General Counsel Robert Denham of control over the NLRB's administrative division.

Three U.S. immigration officers, testifying before the President's Commission on Migratory Labor, charged that U.S. farm "pressure groups" got cheap labour for "big farmers and ranchers" by persuading federal authorities not to deport Mexican farm workers who had entered the country illegally.

Disasters
Chinese newspapers reported a severe flood in Anhwei Province, inundating 900,000 acres of farmland and leaving 10 million residents homeless.

Swimming
Florence Chadwick swam the English Channel from Cap Gris Nez, France to Dover, England in 13 hours 28 minutes, a record speed for women.

60 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Adam and Eve--Paul Anka

#1 single in France (IFOP): Les enfants du Pirée--Dalida (4th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini--Brian Hyland
2 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee
3 It's Now or Never--Elvis Presley
4 Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)--Roy Orbison
5 Alley-Oop--The Hollywood Argyles
6 Image of a Girl--The Safaris with the Phantom's Band
7 Walk - Don't Run--The Ventures
8 Tell Laura I Love Her--Ray Peterson
9 Please Help Me, I'm Falling--Hank Locklin
10 Walking to New Orleans--Fats Domino

Singles entering the chart were Kiddio by Brook Benton (#59); Never on Sunday by Don Costa & his Orchestra & Chorus (#75); Yogi by the Ivy Three (#80); Anymore by Teresa Brewer (#81); Little Bitty Pretty One by Frankie Lymon (#84); You Mean Everything to Me (#87)/Run Samson Run (#100) by Neil Sedaka; The Brigade of Broken Hearts by Paul Evans (#90); Hot Rod Lincoln by Johnny Bond (#93); Blue Velvet by the Statues (#96); She's Mine by Conway Twitty (#98); and No by Dodie Stevens (#99).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Music Vendor)
1 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini--Brian Hyland (2nd week at #1)
2 It's Now or Never--Elvis Presley
3 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee
4 Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)--Roy Orbison
5 Please Help Me, I'm Falling--Hank Locklin
--Rusty Draper
6 Image of a Girl--The Safaris with the Phantom's Band
7 Walking to New Orleans--Fats Domino
8 Alley-Oop--The Hollywood Argyles
--Dante and the Evergreens
9 Tell Laura I Love Her--Ray Peterson
10 Finger Poppin' Time--Hank Ballard

Singles entering the chart were The Same One by Brook Benton (#64); Chain Gang by Sam Cooke (#68); Candy Sweet by Pat Boone (#69); Pineapple Princess by Annette with the Afterbeats (#78); I Love You in the Same Old Way by Paul Anka (#82); We Go Together by Jan & Dean (#84); Kookie Little Paradise, with versions by Jo Ann Campbell; and the Tree Swingers (#85); Now that Summer is Here by the Videls (#86); My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You by Guy Mitchell (#89); I've Been Loved Before by Shirley and Lee (#93); The Wreck of the "John B" by Jimmie Rodgers (#94); Honest I Do by the Innocents (#95); The Old Oaken Bucket by Tommy Sands (#96); (You've Got To) Move Two Mountains by Marv Johnson (#97); Let's Have a Party by Wanda Jackson (#98); King of Love by Fabian (#99); and Robot Man by Jamie Horton (#100).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 It's Now or Never/A Mess of Blues--Elvis Presley (3rd week at #1)
2 The Blamers--Les Vogt
3 Pineapple Princess--Annette with the Afterbeats
4 Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)--Roy Orbison
5 No--Dodie Stevens
6 Yogi--The Ivy Three
7 Walk - Don't Run--The Ventures
8 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini--Brian Hyland
9 Tell Laura I Love Her--Ray Peterson
10 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee

Singles entering the chart were I'd Do it Again by Bobby Rydell (#33, charting with its other side, Volare); Delia Gone by Pat Boone (#38, charting with its other side, Candy Sweet); Over the Mountain, Across the Sea by Billy and Lillie (#44); Beatnick Sticks by Paul Revere and the Raiders (#47); Night Train by the Viscounts (#48); Long, Long Ponytail by Chuck Tharp (#49); Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport by Rolf Harris (#53); Vaquero (Cowboy) by the Fireballs (#56); Robot Man by Jamie Horton (#57); A Kookie Little Paradise by Jo Ann Campbell (#59); A Teenager Feels it Too by Denny Reed (#60); and Mr. Custer by Larry Verne (also #60).

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Edmonton (1-2) 14 @ Montreal (2-2-1) 28

Johnny Bright and Clif Jackson scored Edmonton touchdowns, both converted by Jackie Parker. 18,570 at Molson Stadium saw the Eskimos’ first appearance in Montreal since the pre-season of 1956.

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): The Wedding--Jody Wayne (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): La lontananza--Domenico Modugno (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): El Condor Pasa (If I Could)--Simon & Garfunkel (7th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): The Wonder of You--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Up Around the Bend/Run Through the Jungle--Creedence Clearwater Revival (2nd week at #1)
2 Knock Knock Who's There--Mary Hopkin
3 Cottonfields--The Beach Boys
4 The Wonder of You--Elvis Presley
5 Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)--Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers
6 El Condor Pasa--Simon & Garfunkel
7 Airport Love Theme--Vincent Bell
8 Rhythm of Life--Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations
9 The Long and Winding Road/For You Blue--The Beatles
10 Cecilia--Simon & Garfunkel

Singles entering the chart were In the Summertime by the Mixtures (#16, charting with the version by Mungo Jerry); Ride Captain Ride by Blues Image (#40); My Way, with versions by Frank Sinatra; and Brook Benton (#45); Hey Pinkie by Zoot (#54); The Saddest Song of All/Georgetown by Doug Ashdown (#55); and Good Morning Little Schoolgirl/Rock Me Baby by Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs (#56).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry (5th week at #1)
2 Back Home--Golden Earring
3 Lady D'Arbanville--Cat Stevens
4 Try a Little Love--Oscar Harris and the Twinkle Stars
5 I Don't Believe in If Anymore--Roger Whittaker
6 White Rabbit/Somebody to Love--Jefferson Airplane
7 Tickatoo--Dizzy Man's Band
8 Agata--Nino Ferrer
9 Are You Ready?--Pacific Gas & Electric
10 Groovin' with Mr. Bloe--Mr. Bloe

Singles entering the chart were Long as I Can See the Light by Creedence Clearwater Revival (#20); Neanderthal by Hotlegs (#33); Another History by Ekseption (#36); There He Comes by Flashback (#37); Natural Sinner by Fair Weather (#38); and The Bull and I by Hal Dorado (#40).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters (2nd week at #1)
2 Make it with You--Bread
3 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours--Stevie Wonder
4 Spill the Wine--Eric Burdon and War
5 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
6 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
7 Tighter, Tighter--Alive and Kicking
8 The Love You Save/I Found That Girl--The Jackson 5
9 Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)--The Temptations
10 O-o-h Child/Dear Prudence--The Five Stairsteps

Singles entering the chart were Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Diana Ross (#46); Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long as I Can See the Light by Creedence Clearwater Revival (#56); Don't Play That Song by Aretha Franklin with the Dixie Flyers (#59); Joanne by Michael Nesmith & the First National Band (#86); It's So Nice by Jackie DeShannon (#870; Mongoose by Elephant's Memory (#88); We're All Playing in the Same Band by Bert Sommer (#90); Save Your Sugar for Me by Tony Joe White (#94); Rainbow by the Marmalade (#96); Uncle John's Band by the Grateful Dead (#97); and That's Where I Went Wrong by the Poppy Family (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters (2nd week at #1)
2 Make it with You--Bread
3 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours--Stevie Wonder
4 Spill the Wine--Eric Burdon and War
5 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
6 Tighter, Tighter--Alive and Kicking
7 O-o-h Child--The Five Stairsteps
8 Lay a Little Lovin' on Me--Robin McNamara
9 War--Edwin Starr
10 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry

Singles entering the chart were Lookin' Out My Back Door (#42)/Long as I Can See the Light (#74) by Creedence Clearwater Revival; Don't Play That Song by Aretha Franklin with the Dixie Flyers (#53); Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Diana Ross (#55); Everything's Tuesday by the Chairmen of the Board (#80); Rubber Duckie by Ernie (Jim Henson) (#84); Comin' Back to Me (Ooh Baby) by Smith (#89); Green-Eyed Lady by Sugarloaf (#97); and Closer to Home (I'm Your Captain) by Grand Funk Railroad (#98). Rubber Duckie was from the television program Sesame Street.

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters (2nd week at #1)
2 Make it with You--Bread
3 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
4 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours--Stevie Wonder
5 Tighter, Tighter--Alive and Kicking
6 Spill the Wine--Eric Burdon and War
7 O-o-h Child--The Five Stairsteps
8 War--Edwin Starr
9 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
10 Are You Ready?--Pacific Gas & Electric

Singles entering the chart were Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Diana Ross (#44); Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long as I Can See the Light by Creedence Clearwater Revival (#59); Only You Know and I Know by Dave Mason (#75); Don't Play That Song by Aretha Franklin with the Dixie Flyers (#90); That's Where I Went Wrong by the Poppy Family (#91); (I Remember) Summer Morning by Vanity Fare (#92); Where are You Going My Love by the Brotherhood of Man (#93); Everything's Tuesday by the Chairmen of the Board (#95); Mill Valley by Miss Abrams and the Strawberry Point School Third Grade Class (#97); Uncle John's Band by the Grateful Dead (#98); Bring it on Home by Lou Rawls (#99); and A Song that Never Comes by Mama Cass Elliot (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
2 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
3 O-o-h Child--The Five Stairsteps
4 Spill the Wine--Eric Burdon and War
5 Make it with You--Bread
6 A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria)--Miguel Rios
7 Lay a Little Lovin' on Me--Robin McNamara
8 Are You Ready?--Pacific Gas & Electric
9 Mississippi Queen--Mountain
10 Silver Bird--Mark Lindsay

Singles entering the chart were Big Yellow Taxi by the Neighborhood (#63); Solitary Man by Neil Diamond (#68); Rainbow by the Marmalade (#69); Take it to the Mountains by Richard Barnes (#71); El Senica by the Torontos (#73); I Can Remember by Oliver (#74); Ball and Chain by Tommy James (#76); It's Your Life by Andy Kim (#90); (I Know) I'm Losing You by Rare Earth (#93); Indiana Wants Me by R. Dean Taylor (#95); Border Song by Elton John (#96); Ave Maria by the Rosy Singers (#97); Song from MASH by Al de Lory (#98); Closer to Home (I'm Your Captain) by Grand Funk Railroad (#99); and Down to the Valley by Nilsson (#100).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Indiana Wants Me--R. Dean Taylor (3rd week at #1)
2 As the Years Go By--Mashmakhan
3 Higher & Higher--Canada Goose
4 Me and Bobby McGee--Gordon Lightfoot
5 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
6 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
7 That Same Old Feeling--Pickettywitch
8 Canned Ham--Norman Greenbaum
9 I Just Can't Help Believing--B.J. Thomas
10 Lay a Little Lovin' on Me--Robin McNamara
Pick hit of the week: Wigwam--Bob Dylan

War
After a night of fighting that included heavy air support by allied jets, the Cambodian military command reported that Skoun had been retaken by government troops.

World events
The Togolese Army foiled a plot aimed at overthrowing the government of President Etienne Eyadema.

Politics and government
Reportedly stunned by an accusation from Roy Wilkins, Executive Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, that his administration was anti-Negro, U.S. President Richard Nixon was said to have begun a campaign to change Negroes' opinion of him.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (3-0) 23 @ Hamilton (1-1) 22

George Reed rushed 34 times for 199 yards to help the Roughriders edge the Tiger-Cats before a Civic Stadium crowd of 25,135.

Baseball
Tommie Agee batted 5 for 6 with 2 doubles, a triple, 4 runs, and 2 runs batted in to help the New York Mets defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-9 before 27,843 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Jerry Koosman (6-6) got the win despite allowing 12 hits and 6 runs--all earned--in 6+ innings, while batting 2 for 3 with a double and a run.

Joe Hague's 2-run home run with 1 out climaxed a 4-run rally in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals an 11-10 win over the Montreal Expos before 17,341 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. The Expos had taken a 10-7 lead with 3 runs in the top of the 9th. Harry Parker made his major league debut, starting on the mound for St. Louis; he allowed 4 hits and 6 runs--2 earned--in 5.1 innings, walking 7 batters and striking out 2, making 1 putout and 1 assist, and batting 1 for 3 with a run.

Willie Mays singled home Bobby Bonds and Tito Fuentes with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to climax a 5-run rally, giving the San Francisco Giants a 6-5 win over the Houston Astros before 8,023 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. San Francisco starting pitcher Skip Pitlock produced the Giants' first run in the 5th inning when he hit his only major league home run, an inside-the-park blow off Houston starter Wade Blasingame. Don McMahon (7-3) pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief to get the win.

Tony Perez drove in 6 runs with 2 home runs and a single to hep the Cincinnati Reds defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-5 before 30,491 fans at Dodger Stadium.

Dick McAuliffe's 2-run home run with 1 out in the top of the 9th inning enabled the Detroit Tigers to defeat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 before 32,551 fans at Fenway Park in Boston.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the top of the 9th inning, Ray Fosse doubled and pinch hitter Chuck Hinton followed with a home run to break a 2-2 tie as the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 4-2 before 8,614 fans at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington.

Rich Reese's 2-run home run with none out in the bottom of the 2nd inning enabled the Minnesota Twins to come back from a 1-0 deficit and defeat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 before 29,297 fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. Sal Bando homered with 1 out in the top of the 2nd to open the scoring for Oakland. Luis Tiant (7-1) allowed 5 hits and 1 earned run in 6.2 innings, and produced the final run in the 3rd inning when he doubled with 1 out and scored on a single by Danny Thompson. Rollie Fingers (5-9) started on the mound for Oakland and allowed 5 hits and 3 earned runs in 2+ innings.

40 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): One More Reggae for the Road--Bill Lovelady (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Il jouait du piano debout--France Gall (8th week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Paradise Road--Joy (2nd week at #1)
2 Take that Look Off Your Face--Marti Webb
3 Call Me--Blondie
4 It Hurts Too Much--Eric Carmen
5 Brass in Pocket--Pretenders
6 More than I Can Say--Leo Sayer
7 I See a Boat on the River--Boney M.
8 Boat on the River--Styx
9 Down the Mississippi--Barbara Ray
10 Day-O/Island in the Sun--Richard Jon Smith

No new singles entered the chart.

Died on this date
Paul Triquet, 70. Canadian military officer. Brigadier General Triquet, a native of Cabano, Quebec, served with the Canadian Army from 1927-1956. He was a captain with the Royal 22e Régiment (Royal 22nd Regiment, popularly known as the "Van Doos") when he earned the Victoria Cross for his actions in Italy during the Moro River Campaign on December 14, 1943. With all the officers dead or wounded, Capt. Triquet led a charge through enemy resistance and held their position, although badly outnumbered, until a relief force arrived the following day. Brigadier General Triquet died in Montreal.

30 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): I Promised Myself--Nick Kamen (6th week at #1)

World events
Iraq occupied Kuwait, and the state was annexed to Iraq.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (1-3-1) 14 @ Winnipeg (4-1) 28

Danny McManus came off the bench to throw touchdown passes to Eric Streater and Rick House, while starting Winnipeg quarterback Tom Burgess returned to the game and completed another touchdown pass to Mr. Streater. Joe Paopao threw to Jay Christensen for one B.C. touchdown and rushed for the other in front of a Winnipeg Stadium crowd of 25,952.



25 years ago
1995

Died on this date
John Adams, 57. U.S. football player. Mr. Adams was a fullback with the Chicago Bears (1959-1962) and Los Angeles Rams (1963). He gained 99 yards on 41 carries and 1 touchdown, and caught 21 passes for 264 yards and 3 touchdowns.

World events
Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's two eldest daughters and their husbands, along with other senior army officers, defected from the regime. Mr. Hussein's sons-in-law, who were brothers, were Lieutenant General Hussein Kamel Hassan al-Majid, who headed the chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons program; and Lieutenant Colonel Saddam Kamel Hassan al-Majid, head of presidential security.

20 years ago
2000

Politics and government
U.S. Vice President and presumptive Democratic Party presidential candidate Al Gore formally announced the choice of Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut as his vice presidential candidate at a campaign rally in Nashville, Tennessee.

Baseball
Kevin Elster, Darren Dreifort, Gary Sheffield, and Shawn Green all hit home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th inning of a 7-5 win over the Chicago Cubs before 46,373 fans at Dodger Stadium. Mr. Dreifort (9-7) started on the mound for Los Angeles and hit another homer in the 5th, becoming the first major league pitcher in 10 years to hit 2 home runs in a game. He allowed 6 hits and 4 runs--2 earned--in 6.2 innings to get the win.

Russ Ortiz (7-10) allowed 2 hits in 7 innings and singled home J.T. Snow with the only run in the 5th inning as the San Francisco Giants edged the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 before 40,930 fans at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco. Losing pitcher Jamey Wright (6-5) allowed 4 hits and 1 earned run in 7 innings.

Bernie Williams led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a home run to tie the score and David Justice followed with a home run to give the New York Yankees a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics before 36,357 fans at Yankee Stadium. The homers came off Jason Isringhausen (5-4), who had just entered the game, and threw just 2 pitches.



Jay Buhner hit a grand slam in the top of the 1st inning and Edgar Martinez added a grand slam in the 8th for the Seattle Mariners as they beat the Chicago White Sox 12-4 before 23,647 fans in the first of 2 games at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Joel Pineiro (1-0) made his major league debut as Seattle's starting pitcher, allowing 5 hits and 2 runs--earned in 6+ innings to get the win. Pinch hitter Mike Cameron doubled home 2 runs in a 5-run 5th inning as the Mariners won the second game 7-5 before 23,647 fans. Seattle shortstop Alex Rodriguez homered in both games.

10 years ago
2010

Died on this date
Patricia Neal, 84. U.S. actress. Miss Neal won the first Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Another Part of the Forest (1946), and won an Academy Award for her starring performance in Hud (1963). Her other movies included The Fountainhead (1949); The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951); In Harm's Way (1965); and The Subject was Roses (1968). Miss Neal appeared in numerous television programs, and was nominated for three Emmy Awards, including her co-starring performance in the made-for-television movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971), the pilot for the series The Waltons. Miss Neal was a heavy smoker and suffered a stroke while pregnant in 1965. After three weeks in a coma, she recovered through a grueling program of therapy, and gave birth to a healthy daughter before resuming her career. Miss Neal died of lung cancer.

Disasters
A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, killed more than 1,400 people.