The Sun Remembers This Week in Baltimore Sports: Nov. 8-14
Ravens coach Brian Billick on the sideline with Jermaine Lewis in the fourth quarter of the Ravens' 6-3 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999 at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. (Kenneth K. Lam, Baltimore Sun photo)
By Mike Klingaman
The Baltimore Sun
Nov. 14, 1999: “I’m tired of losing by three,” first-year Ravens coach Brian Billick says after a 6-3 loss in Jacksonville. It’s the fourth three-point loss of the season for Baltimore (3-6), marring a strong defensive effort against the Jaguars (8-1).
Nov. 10, 1982: Baltimore’s Pam Shriver, the No. 5 women’s tennis player in the world, scores her first victory over seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 7-6, 6-4, in the $200,000 Toyota Classic in Australia.
Nov. 10, 1970: “I’m just super happy,” Orioles first baseman Boog Powell says about being named the American League’s Most Valuable Player. The MVP runner-up in 1969, Powell, 29, led Baltimore to its third World Series appearance in five years, batting .297 with 35 home runs and 114 RBIs.
Nov. 14, 1964: Gus Johnson scores a career-high 41 points and Walt Bellamy 40 as the Bullets defeat the Western Division-leading Los Angeles Lakers, 127-115, at the Civic Center. Both players are later enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Nov. 10, 1951: Undefeated Maryland ousts stubborn (and winless) Navy, 40-21, at Municipal Stadium. Jack Scarbath (Poly) passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns for the third-ranked Terps. The Midshipmen get a 100-yard punt return from Frank Brady.
Nov. 8, 1947: In the first football game televised in Baltimore, Navy loses, 16-14, to Georgia Tech before an announced 35,000 at Municipal Stadium. At halftime, a young Jim McManus (McKay) of Sunpapers-owned WMAR-TV interviews Adm. Chester W. Nimitz.
Nov. 11, 1933: In the first and only football meeting between the schools, Penn State routs Johns Hopkins, 40-6, in State College. Johnny Weeks scores the lone touchdown for coach Ray Van Orman’s team.
Nov. 13, 1919: Exterminator, the 1918 Kentucky Derby champion, wins the Pimlico Cup on the last day of racing season at Old Hilltop. The celebrated gelding finishes the 21/4-mile race in 4 minutes, 23 seconds on a muddy track.
Nov. 14, 1966: Curt Schilling, Orioles pitcher who won one game in three years in Baltimore (1988-1990) before being traded. He then won 215 more.
