BOXING CLUBS of the Pioneer Age
BOXING CLUB in the age of the Pioneers: by Brian Zelley Over the years, I have tried to speak about many of the boxing clubs in British Columbia, Some of the data was from my own experience and much was gathered from other builders of amateur boxing in British Columbia. Some has been reported in various publications, and some of the material is from material that has gathered during my term as a director with the British Columbia Amateur Boxing Association and the help of folks like Bert Lowes, Howard Curling, Marg O'Reilly, Larry Krangle and our first CABA president Jerry Shears. The Story of the boxing clubs: Some of the information in this piece was gathered during my term as the editor of the "BC Amateur Boxing News in the '80's * With so many boxing clubs where does one start? One of the many clubs that started long before 1965 or 1971 or today was called the East Vancouver Optimists Boxing Club which had an interesting ...