THE FIFTIES GOLDEN GLOVES

1959 GOLDEN GLOVE: By Brian Zelley

JACK STRAZA - 1959 GOLDEN BOY

At the end of the tournament Jack Straza would be declared Golden Boy
following three convincing wins over Bill Tsuchiya of Wallaces Athletic
Club, Bill Lipsey  of  Sidney and Henry Banki of Vancouver's
South Hlll Boxing Club.  


Some of the other boxers in the tournament was Ernie Burgmann, 
Dick Coulson, Morris Jermyn, Vic Vieberg, Bruce Baille,
Tommy Black, Elroy Engler, Wayne Orrick, Joe Czaja
and Edward "Skimp" Williams.


In one bout is was an all Vancouver Island bout when
Bruce Baille of  Chemainus defeated slick Tommy Black
from Victoria.  

Boxing's Sizzling Sixties

Some names from BC Boxing - Sizzling Sixties

Bill ADAMS - Roger ADOLPH - Tommy BLACK - Tommy BOYCE -
 Wayne BOYCE - Fred DESROSIERS - Dick FINDLAY - Richard FLECK -
Freddy FULLER - Harold HANDLIN - Marijan KOLER - Lindy LINDMOSER -
 Hugh LINDSAY - Jimmy MCMILLAN - Jim MCGOWAN - Earl MCLEAY -
 Jack MEDA - Clint PAGE - Pat O'REILLY - Kalman SANTOSI - Winnie SCHELT -
Frankie and Keith SCOTT - Ron WILSON -  Ed WILLIAMS - Chester  DOUGLAS
Skimp WILLIAMS - Dave WYLIE - Brian ZELLEY - BOB KACER -  Roger NEPPER
Tony JAMES - Ken TOMMY - John COWAN - Mike CAIRD - Del DEUGAU -
Glenn MCGEE -  Ken ALEXANDER - Bruce BAILLE -  Larry CARDINAL -
Danny DANIELS -  Len DIGGS - Fred FRANCIS - Gilles NEPPER - Gary TRAINOR
Cal OSMOND - Earl PILGRIM - Wayne POWELL - Howie RABEY - Gerry CHU -
Dave WAY - Robbie GRANT - Garry BRIDAL - Rick JOHNSON - Ian HARDING -
Michael STANLEY - Uwe BLANK - Kelly BARROWS - Richard WATTS -
Bob SCHARFF - Allan RANGER - Gary VAN BUSKIRK - Keith CARNEY -
Al CURTIS - Derek AUSTIN - Ron MACEACHERN - Dick COULSON Dck HUBER
John COWAN - Orlan RALPH - Derek AUSTIN - Dan TOHILL - Steve TOHILL -
Gordon SINCLAIR - COLIN COLERIDGE - Ron MANSON - Alec STEVENS -
Michael O'REILLY - Eddie McCAFFREY - Johnny MCCLUSKEY -  Jim CROOK -
Ian PYE - Billy BERROW - David IUS - Chris IUS - Happy SEIGNER - Alf COOL -
Les HAMILTON - Dave SWARTZ - Neil AUSTIN - Perry DEMOSTEN -
John GAMBLE  - Bob LEWIS  - Terry LEWIS - Joe COOKE - Lanny THOM -
Danny GONTAS - Gordie LAWSON  - Wayne TICKELL - Buzz MONTOUR -
Darryl OLSEN - Howard HEWITT - Dennis RORICK - Bill TAYLOR -
Brian BREMNER - Buddy PALMER - Harold MANN - Roger TOUCHET -
Nick MACDONALD - Ken MACDONALD, AND MANY MORE