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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1919
Page
4
The editorial denounces the attorney general as out of touch with voters and warns of a reckoning at the next election. It urges action to fill the Cumberland police magistrate post and questions wartime promises to veterans and dependents. It reflects on national faith and accountability.
A year after the end of World War I the article asks how public opinion has shifted since the war began and the allied response. It recalls the German invasion of Belgium and northern France, the defense of Paris, and the early public praise for volunteers who joined the military effort.
District basketball devotees organize a league with six teams from Cumberland Bevan and Courtenay. Two games weekly over three months, Cumberland games in the band hall. District winners to face southern island champions for the title.
The Dallas Basketball Club of Cumberland challenges Nanaimo Western Pastimes for the Upper Island title. They travel to Nanaimo on November 15 for a sudden death game at Athletic Hall led by forwards Celle and Joe Lapsansky, guard F Dallas, and H Farmer Jr at center.
Milwaukee based report says Johnny Dundee of New York, lightweight, won a newspaper decision over Willie Jackson in a fast ten round no decision contest. Jackson led early rounds but Dundee rallied late.
Jake Stahl of San Diego defeated Young Brown of Los Angeles by decision in a ten round boxing match held in Phoenix last Saturday. Dee shook his opponent up severely several times in the final four rounds.
Peoria reports Earl Puryear of Tulsa and Stanley Everett of Pekin fought ten fast rounds to a draw in bantamweight action.
Fred Faller of the Dorchester Club Massachusetts won the National Amateur Athletic Union ten mile championship at Brooklyn Athletic Field in 52 01 5. He led all the way and set a new American record of 30 01 5 for the first six miles.
South Wellington defeated Cumberland in a hard fought football game watched by about four thousand fans from Vancouver Island. Conti and Hunden formed the scoring link while Jackson, Bannerman, Williams and Brown provided steady contributions as the home side held firm in front of goal and claimed the victory.
The piece notes Green and Stobbart anchor the team while Lynn dies in a recent game. It urges continued training as Ladysmith Athletics, backed by money, is a dangerous rival in the upcoming clash and a new cup awaits a decisive victory.
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