MAY 1985 BC AMATEUR BOXING NEWS

LOOKING THROUGH THE PAGES MAY 1985: by Brian Zelley

Clubs, Club Shows and Tournaments

The first club covered in this issue of the News was the
Prince Rupert Boxing Club. The article touched on
a brief history of the club at the Salmon Belt tournament.
and mention coaches Dick St. Louis and larry "Lefty" Logan.
But it also mentioned the clubs good ffriends of the Indo Canadian
Sikh Association/. Also mentioned was the former Terrace Boxing Club coach
KEN DOLL.

Nanaimo Amateur Boxing Club card, April 13, 1985
A ten bout card with boxers from Nanaimo, Kamloops, Comox, Parksville
Gold river, and Washinton State and clubs from the lower mainland.

Cranbrook Double E Boxing Club show, March 16, 1985
The major bout covered was the Joe Pendry vs Al Harper bout.
Al Stockdale was the chief official but others included
Donna LeMay and Jack Pidgeon.

Right Crosses
included some information provided by others across Canada such as
Bob Carswell, Ainslie Frame, Stan Smith, Ken Marjoram,
Dick St. Louis and Mike Sartori. Sartori passed on a stack of photos
of the 1985 BC Winter Games boxing tournament.

Sixties Flashbacks
The 12 page issue include five pages of Sixties fkahbacks including:
>"The Golden Boys of the Sixties", "the 1967 Diamond Belt Revival",
"Emerald Boys of the Sixties", "1968 Silver Gloves Revival",
"1966 Bronze Gloves Champions and Finalists" and "21 Select
Vancouver Island boxers 1960 to 1964".

BOXING NEWS - March 1985

BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR BOXING NEWS - March 1985
-News Editor - Brian Zelley, BCABA President - George Armson

Page two - AT THE BELL focused on the SPIRIT of CO-OPERATION

Page three - STOP, BOX & BREAK covered some of the BOXING CANADA rule changes.

Page four - BETWEEN ROUNDS - included a brief look at JERRY SHEARS,
the founding president of BOXING CANADA.

also mention of the Ladies Auxiliary to the
BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION.
Names mentioned in 1985 were Jean Baine, Nadine Bayne,
Maria Carriera, Sabrina Carriera, Audrey Wilson,
Roxanne Montgomery, Cheri Miner, Bette Leon, Stella Fuller,
Carole Brown, Ida Smith, Shirley Knopp and Marg O'Reilly.

Page eight - 1972 list of clubs and club officials.

Page nine - RING ROUND-UP
.Sparwood Club Show with referees Alan Stockdale and Billy Watson.
.Queensborough Boxing Club show with some of the stars being
AL HARPER of Port Kells, Manny Sobral, Scotty Scott and Tim Howie.

Page five - COACHES' CORNER - focus on BOB DECKER.

Page six - FLASHBACKS
.look back at a 1956 VICTORIA OPTIMISTS INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT
boxers included Johnny Phillips, Mickey Mazur, Gary Oakden,
Brian O'Hare, Skimp Williams, Rip Kirby, Bobby Hicks,
Norm Jorgenson, Richard Murickami, Tommy Delveccio,
Harold Mann, Jimmy Walters and Lindy Lindmoser.
Some of the officials - Paul Calve, Tom Crabbe,
Vic Simmons and Howard Curling.

.1975 and 1976 events Emerald Gloves and a 1976 list
of executive, clubs. coaches and officials.

Page seven - look back at 1978 Edmonton and BC Golden Gloves
and 1978 BC Junior Golden Gloves. DERRICK HOYT was the
BC GOLDEN BOY.

Page ten - BC NORTHERN WINTER GAMES (Boxing) and list of
boxers in 1985 BC WINTER GAMES at Osoyoos some names to remember
MIKE MURRAY (Nanaimo Boxing Club) and RUSS LYON (Crofton)

.Also, the 1985 Senior Team Challenge (six bouts).