Toronto pub then helped to sober up before the game. Moore only allowed one goal in the Hawks’ 3-1 win.
He was declared ineligible by the president of the NHL and didn’t play for the team again. After the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, however, he was reportedly given $300 and a gold watch for his efforts.
1948: WGN-TV Ch. 9 began broadcasting from Tribune Tower. The first program — “WGN-TV Salute to Chicago” — was delivered “to screens as far away as 45 miles,” the Tribune reported.
Col. Robert R, McCormick, editor and publisher of the Tribune and president of the station, was not at the WGN dedication — he had a cold.
One month earlier, WGN-TV completed its first transmission: Golden Gloves boxing finals at Chicago Stadium.
1955: Richard J. Daley was elected Chicago mayor for the first of six terms.
1963: Dick Portillo, then 23 years old, opened the Dog House hot dog stand in Villa Park.
The Portillo’s chain, which he sold in 2014 to private equity firm Berkshire Partners, was taken public in 2021, now has just under 100 restaurants in the United States.
