October 13, 2008

125 years ago
1883

Football
ORFU
Round 1
Queen's College 11 Royal Military College 7

This was the first game ever played in the Ontario Rugby Football Union.

120 years ago
1888

Football
ORFU
Toronto (0-1) 4 @ Hamilton (2-0) 12

100 years ago
1908

Abominations
Margaret Travers Symons burst into the British Parliament and became the first woman to speak there.

Baseball
World Series
Chicago Cubs 3 @ Detroit Tigers 0 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Three Finger Brown pitched a 4-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Ed Summers before 12,907 fans at Bennett Park.

90 years ago
1918

Died on this date
Hamby Shore, 32. Canadian hockey player. Samuel Hamilton Shore, a native of Ottawa, played defence and left wing with the Ottawa Silver Seven, helping them win the Stanley Cup in 1905. He played with the Winnipeg Maple Leafs of the Manitoba Professional Hockey League in 1907-08, when they unsuccessfully challenged the Montreal Wanderers for the Stanley Cup. Mr. Shore returned to Ottawa in 1909 to play professionally with the Senators of the National Hockey Association, and helped them win the Stanley Cup in 1910 and 1911. He was still a member of the club, while also working as a federal civil servant, when he fell ill with influenza and died a week later of pneumonia.

80 years ago
1928

Radio
Newspapers reported that Canadian inventor Reginald Fessenden had won his long-fought lawsuit in Boston against the U.S. "Radio Trust" to name him as the Father of Radio, knocking his other contemporaries, Guglielmo Marconi, Nikola Tesla, and Lee DeForest, out of the equation. Mr. Fessenden also won an award of $2,500,000 from RCA and the other defendants.

World events
Charges of conspiracy against assassin Jose de Leon Toral, the Mother Superior Concepcion Acevedo de la Llata, and 11 others held in the July 17, 1928 assassination of Mexican President-elect General Alvaro Obregon were withdrawn by the Superior Court. Three minor defendants were released. Mr. Toral remained charged with murder, while the Mother Concepcion faced a charge of complicity. Other defendants, who were not believed to have been connected with the assassination, were held on charges of damage to property, referring to the explosions of dynamite bombs in the Chamber of Deputies building and in Gen. Obregon's political headquarters.

Communications
Speaking over a radio and cable circuit 6,500 miles long, U.S. President Calvin Coolidge and King Alfonso XIII of Spain inaugurated a telephone service between their countries.

Politics and government
F.E. Smith, Lord Birkenhead, resigned as U.K. Secretary of State for India, and was succeeded by Viscount Peel.

Education
Rene Ponthieu of Paris won the Third International Oratorical Contest in Washington, D.C. with a speech on French Thought and the Idea of Liberty. Second place was awarded to Jose de Tomaso of Argentina on The Confraternity of the Americas; third place to William Fox, Jr. of Canada on Canada's Future; and fourth place to American representative James R. Moore of Somerset, Kentucky, whose subject was The Development of the Constitution of the United States.

Disasters
11 people were killed and 40 injured in a collision of express and freight trains in Charfield, England.

Football
ARU
Edmonton (2-1) 18 @ University of Alberta (0-2) 6

Messrs. MacLennan and Stuart scored touchdowns, while Mr. Jones added 2 converts and 2 field goals for the Eskimos as they beat the U of A at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton. Mr. Stuart scored his TD in the 3rd quarter when he blocked a punt at midfield and returned it. Gus Runge ran 40 yards on a trick play for the U of A in the 4th quarter.

WCIRU
Manitoba (0-1) 3 @ Saskatchewan (1-1) 6

75 years ago
1933

Protest
What was supposed to be a peaceful procession in Jerusalem in protest against Jewish settlement deteriorated into a riot. This was the first of several such incidents over the coming weeks, with additional rioting taking place in Jaffa, Haifa, Nablus, and Jerusalem.

Football
U.S.-Canada professional exhibition
(Toronto) Crosse & Blackwell Chefs (0-2) 6 @ Rochester Arpeakos 12

70 years ago
1938

Died on this date
E. C. Segar, 43. U.S. cartoonist. Elzie Crisler Segar created several comic strips, but was best known for Thimble Theatre, which he began in December 1919, and which increased in popularity after he introduced the character Popeye in 1929. Mr. Segar died of leukemia and liver disease.

60 years ago
1948

Diplomacy
The U.S.A. refused to recognize the Palestinian Arab government in Gaza, citing Transjordanian opposition.

Politics and government
The Berlin City Assembly formally moved its meetings from the Soviet to the British sector.

50 years ago
1958

Hit parade
#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): It's All in the Game--Tommy Edwards (Best Seller--3rd week at #1; Hot 100--3rd week at #1)

This was the last week in which the Best Seller chart was published; thereafter, only the Hot 100 chart appeared.

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 Topsy II--Cozy Cole
2 It's All in the Game--Tommy Edwards
3 Bird Dog--The Everly Brothers
4 Chantilly Lace--The Big Bopper
5 It's Only Make Believe--Conway Twitty
6 The Day the Rains Came--Jane Morgan
--Raymond Lefevre and his Orchestra
7 How the Time Flies--Jerry Wallace
8 Rockin' Robin--Bobby Day
9 The End--Earl Grant
10 Little Star--The Elegants

Singles entering the chart were To Know Him is to Love Him by the Teddy Bears (#36); Lonesome Town by Ricky Nelson (#44, charting with its other side, I Got a Feeling); Treasure of Your Love by Eileen Rodgers (#51); This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' by Ruth Brown (#53); Nine More Miles by Georgie Young (#55); The Blob by the Five Blobs (#59); and Love Makes the World Go 'Round/Mandolins in the Moonlight by Perry Como (#60).

Literature
A Bear Called Paddington, the first in the long-running series of children's books by Michael Bond, was published in London by William Collins & Sons.

War
Communist China announced a two-week delay in the resumption of shelling of Nationalist-held offshore islands.

Diplomacy
The U.S.S.R. charged the U.S.A. with sending high-altitude balloons over Soviet territory to photograph military installations.

World events
The S.A. government withdrew treason indictments against 91 anti-apartheid demonstrators on trial in Pretoria.

Politics and government
Declaring that participation in Cuba's upcoming presidential election would be considered a crime of high treason, guerrilla leader Fidel Castro threatened candidates with execution unless they withdrew by the end of the month.

Law
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the petition of Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus for a review of a 1957 federal court injunction forbidding use of the Arkansas National Guard to keep Negro children out of white schools.

Economics and finance
The U.S.A. and Jordan signed an agreement providing an additional $7.5 million in U.S. aid.

Football
CFL
IRFU
Ottawa (5-5) 13 @ Montreal (4-5-1) 34
Hamilton (8-1-1) 0 @ Toronto (2-8) 37

WIFU
British Columbia (3-10) 34 @ Saskatchewan (6-5-1) 16
Edmonton (7-5-1) 19 @ Calgary (5-8) 14

ORFU
Kitchener-Waterloo (3-5) 6 @ Sarnia (9-0) 33

Normie Kwong and Johnny Bright scored touchdowns for the Eskimos in their win over the Stampeders at Mewata Stadium. Joe Mobra converted both Edmonton TDs and Jackie Parker added a field goal.

Gino Cappelleti scored a touchdown, 3 converts and 2 field goals to lead the Golden Bears over the Dutchmen at Norm Perry Park. Al Korman, J.B. Smith, and Bill Almashy scored the other Sarnia TDs. Dave West scored the K-W touchdown.

Canadian university
Ontario Agricultural College 7 @ McMaster 13
Waterloo 0 @ Carleton 7

40 years ago
1968

At the movies
The Subject was Roses, directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Patricia Neal, Jack Albertson, and Martin Sheen, opened in theatres.

Died on this date
Bea Benaderet, 62. U.S. actress. Miss Benaderet was a live and voice actress who appeared in numerous radio programs, but was better known for her work in television. She played a supporting role in the comedy series The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950-1959), and was nominated twice for Emmy Awards. Miss Benaderet provided the voice of Betty Rubble in The Flintstones (1960-1964), and starred as Kate Bradley in the comedy series Petticoat Junction (1963-1968). Miss Benaderet was a heavy smoker for many years, and died of lung cancer.

Politics and government
Four days of talks between British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith on the issue of eventual black majority rule in Rhodesia concluded without agreement. The talks took place aboard the U.K. warship Fearless in the harbour of Gibraltar.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (7-3-1) 36 @ Hamilton (6-5) 23
Edmonton (6-6-1) 22 @ Winnipeg (2-10) 8

Russ Jackson threw 3 touchdown passes--2 to Whit Tucker--as the Rough Riders took a 36-8 lead after 3 quarters and coasted to victory over the Tiger-Cats before a record Civic Stadium crowd of 29,960.

Jim Thomas rushed for 2 touchdowns and Thermus Butler rushed for another to help the Eskimos eliminate the Blue Bombers from playoff contention before 12,000 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. The highlight for the Blue Bombers was a 54-yard field goal by Pierre Guindon on the last play of the 1st half.

30 years ago
1978

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Summer Night City--ABBA (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Mexican Girl--Smokie

#1 single in France (IFOP): You're the One that I Want--John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (5th week at #1)

Scandal
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to reprimand Reps. Edward Roybal (Democrat--California), Charlie Wilson (Democrat--California), and John McFall (Democrat--California) for their involvement in the South Korean influence-buying scandal, 16 days after a House ethics committee had recommended the censure of Rep. Roybal and reprimands for the others. Committee chairman Rep. John J. Flynt (Democrat--Georgia) criticized the House for reducing the censure of Rep. Roybal to a reprimand, saying that the committee had been prepared to recommend his expulsion from the House. Rep. Roybal was charged with taking $1,000 for his own use from S.K. businessman Tongsun Park in 1974 and lying repeatedly about it to the committee.

Politics and government
U.S. President Jimmy Carter signed into law a bill to reform the federal civil service system. The bill, which had been passed by Congress the previous week, would make it easier to reward good workers and fire incompetent ones.

Baseball
World Series
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 @ New York Yankees 5 (Los Angeles led best-of-seven series 2-1)

The Yankees scored 3 runs in the 7th inning to provide insurance runs before 56,447 fans at Yankee Stadium, but the difference in the game was probably the defense of New York third baseman Graig Nettles, who made four spectacular plays and saved at least 4 runs.





25 years ago
1983

Hit parade
Canada's Top 16 (Weekly Music Magazine)
1 King of Pain--The Police
2 I Don't Wanna Dance--Eddy Grant
3 Lawyers in Love--Jackson Browne
4 Making Love out of Nothing at All--Air Supply
5 Promises, Promises--Naked Eyes
6 True--Spandau Ballet
7 One Thing Leads to Another--The Fixx
8 Islands in the Stream--Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton
9 Tell Her About It--Billy Joel
10 Kiss the Bride--Elton John
11 Delirious--Prince
12 All Night Long (All Night)--Lionel Richie
13 What am I Gonna Do?--Rod Stewart
14 How am I Supposed to Live Without You?--Laura Branigan
15 Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)--Sheena Easton
16 Modern Love--David Bowie

Defense
Marshal Viktor Kulikov, commander-in-chief of Warsaw Pact forces, said that if the United States deployed its intermediate-range missiles in Europe, scheduled to begin in December, the U.S.S.R. would deploy additional nuclear weapons aimed at western Europe, "and we shall take corresponding measures with regard to United States territory,"

Politics and government
U.S. President Ronald Reagan named national security adviser William Clark to succeed James Watt as Secretary of the Interior. Mr. Clark had no experience in dealing with the issues he would face in the department, but had been a close friend and adviser to President Reagan for many years. The announcement came four days after Mr. Watt, whose pro-development policies and verbal gaffes had made him a lightning rod for criticism, had announced his intention to resign.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that retail sales had increased 1.6% in September. Sales of new automobiles in the first 10 days of October had risen 45% over the same period in 1982.

20 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Domino Dancing--Pet Shop Boys (2nd week at #1)

Edmonton's top 10 (CKRA)
1 Don't Worry Be Happy--Bobby McFerrin (4th week at #1)
2 A Groovy Kind of Love--Phil Collins
3 Perfect World--Huey Lewis and the News
4 I'll Always Love You--Taylor Dayne
5 The Loco-Motion--Kylie Minogue
6 Better Be Home Soon--Crowded House
7 Don't You Know What the Night Can Do--Steve Winwood
8 Forever Young--Rod Stewart
9 Wild, Wild West--Escape Club
10 One Good Woman--Peter Cetera

Literature
The British government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher lost its lengthy battle to prevent the book Spycatcher by Peter Wright from being published when the Law Lords ruled that British media could publish extracts from the former MI5 officer's memoirs because it had already been published abroad. The Law Lords condemned Mr. Wright as a traitor for revealing security secrets.

Religion
Anastasio Cardinal Ballestrero, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Turin, announced that radiocarbon dating tests conducted in the U.S., U.K., and Switzerland determined that the shroud of Turin had probably not been made before 1260 and certainly not been made before 1200. The archbishop said that the church had never claimed the shroud as a holy relic, but that because of the image on the cloth it would continue to be regarded with veneration.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the U.S. deficit on merchandise trade had risen to $12.18 billion in August.

10 years ago
1998

Labour
The National Basketball Association cancelled the first two weeks of the 1998-99 season when collective bargaining talks between owners and players broke down. Other weeks were lost as the 191-day lockout continued; the regular season did not open until February 5, 1999, and lasted just 50 of the usual 82 games. This was the longest work stoppage in league history.

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Cleveland 5 @ New York 9 (New York won best-of-seven series 4-2)

The Yankees took a 6-0 lead after 3 innings, but Jim Thome's grand slam climaxed a 5-run 5th inning to make the score 6-5. The Yankees scored 3 runs in the 6th, while Ramiro Mendoza pitched 3 scoreless innings of relief and Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless 9th as the Yankees won the American League pennant before 57,142 fans at Yankee Stadium.