We Newmarket recreation commissioner Dan Shannon watches as Irish Tommy Bums inks a contract to bring amateur boxing to Newmarket Barns is organizing a boxing card to be held May 28 at the Community Arena He also plans to start a boxing club here in con junction with the recrea department Burns brings amateur to Newmarket NEWMARKET Amateur boxing will make its firstever ap pearance in Newmarket in May and local fight fans will not only get a chance to watch but to participate Irish Tommy Burns who grew up in Newmarket has returned and hes organizing a 12- bout boxing card to be held at the Community Arena May 28 at 7 pm But he isnt stopping there Burns is also planning to- start an amateur boxing club here in the next few weeks and he hopes to have a few- local fighters in the ring May 28 This isnt a oneshot operation Burns a former professional fighter said Sunday I want to get involved with amateur boxing here and I want to make it a community effort Hes planning to operate the boxing club in Newmarket in con junction with the recreation department and hes going to try to get people out from the community to serve on the executive He said the club will likely operate out of a Newmarket school until a permanent site can be found To stimulate in terest in boxing I have to show the people what the sport is all about Burns said Thats why hes organizing the May boxing card People in Newmarket will find that there is more to amateur boxing than just whacking a guy with a leather mitt he said It involves skill strategy psychology and con ditioning Burns plans to make the boxing card an in ternational event pitting American boxers against Canadians and if things go well it could become an annual tournament Most of the American boxers will come from Detroit Buffalo and Cleveland while their Canadian opponents will be brought in from centres in Southern Ontario and possibly Barrie Burns is hoping to make it a family event Hes planning a dance at the Community Centre to follow the Canadian heavy weight champion George Chuvalo will serve as guest referee and Burns said he may get him into the ring to spar a few rounds The boxers will arrive in Newmarket the day before the fights so people will have the opportunity to meet them Burns is experienced not only at promoting fights but also at operating boxing dubs He formed the Nelson ago and produced a few Boxing Club in British provincial champions the Columbia several years first year Leam To Scuba Dive At Slaters Pool Vandorf Equipment supplied new course starling Apr National Certification minimum age years CALL Blacks Scuba School Keswick I Newmarket Aurora Keswick BARRIE RACEWAY OPENING SATURDAY April 1977 POST TIME PM NEW AND IMPROVED FACILITIES mutuf I windows increased lounge capacity with wide TV Screen theatretype sealing added Snack Bar and washroom facilities Travetways express bus from NEW TERMINAL ft Sts PM RACEWAY ft Ess Road Barrie Ontario FOR RESERVATIONS 7744400 Irvine scores six as Shell wins 83 NEWMARKET Bob Irvine broke a 33 tie with five consecutive thirdperiod goals to give Shell an 83 win Sunday over Playmates in the first game of their Town Hockey League consolation playoff series Irvine also scored Shells third marker and assisted on another to finish the game with six goals and one assist Glen scored one goal and assisted on three others tor the winners Gerry added one goal and two assists Bray and Brian Taylor each had two assists while David earned one Terry Lucas had one goal and two assists in a losing cause Steve Kanyo netted me goal and assisted on another and Dan Beck tallied once The score was tied at after the opening period and Shell held a narrow lead after two frames Becks goal tied it at 33 early in the final Brian Same scored period Then Irvine went the other Sports and on his scoring spree He Cycle goal Ron Mclnnis scored the winning goal drew two assists while at and added in surance markers at 830 and In the other con solation came Sunday Sports and Cycle led by Garth Johns four goals took a lead after two periods then hung on to edge Giles Drillers Bruce Haines Gary and Don earned one apiece Arch had two goals and one assist for the Drillers Stu Young scored one goal and assisted on three others and Ron Humble tallied once Ken Kyle and each drew an assist McBurney scored two goals to give Armstrong Realty a 21 win over K and Sports in the first game of their bestofthree cham pionship series Bob assisted on both tallies while Larry Bone and Gary Murphy each helped out on one Gary Bellamy replied for K and with an assist from Greg In the other cham pionship series Compass Tavern got two goals apiece from John McKnight and Jim Morrow and defeated Burling Builders Bill Butcher and Steve Johnston added TENNIS REGISTRATION The Newmarket Community Tennis Club in cooperation with the Newmarket Recreation will hold membership and lesson registration Sat April 2nd and Sat April from to at the NEWMARKET COMMUNITY CENTRE Rates 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