The Cumberland Islander
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-12-18
issued: 1920-11-20
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note: Provincial Library • 9 •*TpTTp RLAND ISLANDER With which ls consolidated the Cumberland News. TWENTY-NINTH YEAR—No. 47. CUMBERLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1920. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. Conservative Candidate, Comox District W. E. ANDERSON, of Quathiaski Cove WRESTLING MATCH WAS TAME AFFAIR The patrons of the wrestling match staged In the Ilo-llo Theatre last Saturday night went away somewhat disgusted. If promoters of wrestling desire to boost along the game and get patronage, a different showing will have to be made than was the case on that occasion. Two good preliminaries were down on the programme but only one took place, which lasted such a short time that the spectators thought it just a Joke. Andy Thomson and Benny Reecc, both of Cumberland, came together in the preliminary, Thomsoi gaining the first fall after one minute and a quarter of wrestling. Thomsoi gained the second fall after another minute and thus ended the preliminaries. The main contestants were then Introduced to the audience, Taro Mlyake being heralded as the champion Jul- Jitsu wrestler of the world, and Gene O'Connor as the catch-as-catch-can champion of Canada. It did not take long for these two to get busy, the Japanese throwing O'Connor In the first second. Gene, however, managed to break the Oriental's hold and like a streak of lightning had the jiu-jitsu champion at his mercy. The Jap, however, managed to keep O'Connor from doing any serious harm to him, aud after a lot more of give and take and flop sort of wrestling, the Japanese succeeded in obtaining an arm-hold, winning the first fall after 17 minutes of wrestling, The second period was practically a repetition of the first—"You throw me or I'll throw you." After 12 minutes of this sort of thing the Japanese got a neck hold and It wa3 all ovcr. The affair was poorly staged, there being no one to announce the wrestlers, no referee, no timekeeper, and had It not been for Chief of Police Bunbury ac…
note: Title Note: "With which is consolidated the Cumberland News"
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Cumberland (B.C.)
spatial: Cumberland
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0224606
language: English
lat: 49.6186111
long: -125.0325
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Cumberland, B.C. : Islander Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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