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Page 10 December 11, 1981 Spilyay Tymoo Dora’s dominates tourney D o r a ’s S m a k e sh o p of game against Satus. Toppenish, Washington won Named to the All-Star teams th e H o lid a y B a s k e tb a ll were D o ra ’s S m okeshop E lim in a tio n T o u r n a m e n t p layers Ja y K egs, D on sponsored by the W arm Williams and Gary Pierce; Springs Athletic Association Pendleton players Vic Sohappy held December 4,5, and 6 at the and Rod Cowapoo; Portland community center. players Craig Tyler and James Winning second place was Cabautoy; Old Duffers player Pendleton, Oregon. Portland Delson Suppah; White Swan (117) and the Warm Springs player Dutchie Blodgett and Old Duffers (99) went for. the Satus player Redfern Mardel. third and fifth place trophies in their final game of play. The Most Valuable Player Medicine Valley of White award went to Don Williams of Swan, Washington wrapped up the Toppenish D ora’s Smoke- fourth place by winning their shop team. Judges clinic scheduled Don Williams of D ora’s Smoke Shop basketball team from the Yakima reservtion is shown here making a drive against a Pendleton player for a score. D ora’s Smoke SHop won the elimination tournament and gained a spot in the Warm Springs Holiday tournament December 30, Jaunuary 1 and 2. The final score in the championship game was 101-87. Williams was voted the M ost Valuable Play of the tourney. Spilyay Tymoo photo by Sid A referee and judge's cumc will be held in Warm Springs on D e c e m b e r 19. A ny interested persons are invited to attend. Buzz Buzalsky, chairm an of the Oregon Association of the Amateur A ssociation of the USA Amateur Boxing Federation, Inc. will be officiating the clinic. The clinic is held the same day as a scheduled smoker to be held at the Community Center. Boxing requires practice and determination The Warm Springs Boxing Club is a group of boys who wish to compete individually in a sport requiring skill nd dexterity. As in any sport there is joy in winning, disappoint ment in losing and much practice required in-between. T h ere is no place in boxing club for those who don’t feel like working. Before a boy can get into the ring competitively he must have the skill to match that of his opponents. Without this he might get hurt. Coaches Gerald Smith, Alvis Smith, Jr, and Randy Smith help the boys to develop their boxing skills at practice sessions four nights a week. They won’t put a boy in the ring without first knowing he is well-trained. Gerald Smith stresses, “If there is any chance that one of my guys will get hurt I’ll throw in the towel,” he won’t enter the ring. P ra c tic in g is e sse n tia l, according to Gerald Smith. Gym training in not the same as being in com petition, he claims. Before the bout the boy will feel b u tte rflie s and weakness. “ Everything just drains,” he says. After the bout b e g in s, h o w e v e r, a ll is forgotten and concentration remains the task on hand. But even in training, “we try to simulate the actual bout.” Boxing in competition has many positive aspects. Self- discipline, self-development and responsibility are the primary features pointed out by Smith. They sometimes need to be pushed. Smith added but “if they can’t accept that maybe boxing isn’t for them.” “We can help them to get where they want to go but it’s up to them. If they want to go n a t i o n a l I c a n see it happening," Smith says. The Warm Springs Boxing Club includes boys from five years of age to 16 years. Having such a varied age group provides an opportunity for more experienced boxers to help the less experienced. This year Smith noted that younger boys are involved. Any boy is welcome to come to the practice sessions M onday through Thursday at the Community Center to see what’s going on. C u r r e n t b o x in g c lu b members include: 10-year-old Corey Scott, 10-11 year, 65 lbs. division; 10-year-old Cecil Govenor, 10-11 year, 90-lb. division; Dixon Davis, special senior, 112 lb. division; Joey Ortez, special senior, 139 lb. divison;and, 16-year-old Mark Stacona, special senior, 112 lb. division. These boys have been practicing regularly and are scheduled to travel to various tournaments in the future. Other boxers in the Warm Springs Boxing Club include: I3-year-old Carl Tewee, 12-13 year, 90-95 lb. division; Murry Kalama, special senior, 132 lb. division; 14-year-old Philip Solomon, 14-15 year, 119 lb. division; 11-year-old Reynolds Allen, open junior, 10-11 year, 70 lb. division; David Lucei, incapacitated because of a broken hand; 9-year-old Ryan Alexander, 70-75 lb. division; 8-year-old Preston Alexander, 45 lb. division; 5-year-old Corey Suppah, 50 lb division; 6-year-old Lonnie Smith, 55-60 lb. division; and, 9-year-old Andy Stacona, 60 lb. division. These boys are trained in boxing techniques by coaches who volunteer their time. Recently Alvis Smith, Jr. and Gerald Smith attended the National Coaches Clinic in Colorado at the Olympic, T ra in in g C e n te r. S m ith remarked that “they were probably the two youngest guys there.” Springs, Oregon, March 13-14; Evergreen C ham pionships, Longview, Washington, March 20-21; Northwest Meet of Champions, Albany, .Oregon, March 27-28; Diamond Belt Championship, Hood River, April 10-11; Oregon Junior Olympics, Portland, Oregon. He also said that they picked up a lot of inform ation co n c e rn in g tra in in g p r o cedures, documenting training information and physhological aspects of boxing. He believes there is a necessity of setting up a much more rigid training program for the Warm Springs boxers in order to enable them to progress faster. Gerald Smith hopes to take some of the boxing club’s members to various tourna ments during the boxing season. Funding for travel may jeopardize their chances, but they hope to have sufficient funds for travel. The tentative tournament schedule is as follows: Silver Gloves Tournament, Vancou ver, Washington, December 12-13; Warm Springs Boxing Club Smoker, Warm Springs, Oregon, December 19; Warm Springs Boxing Club Smoker, W arm S p rin g s, O regon, January 10, 1982; Inland E m p ire C h a m p io n s h ip , S p o k a n e , W a s h in g to n , January 30-31; Warm Springs Boxing Club Smoker, Warm Springs, Oregon, February 13- 14; Oregon Junior Golden Gloves Tournam ent; Hood River, Oregon, February 20- 21; Idaho State championship, Lewiston, Idaho, February 27- 28;. Tacoma Junior Golden WINNING PUNCH— Winning is the result of much practice. Gloves tournament, Tacoma, Joey Ortez will be attending many of the upcoming state-wide W ash in g to n ; M arch 6-7; tournaments because he has put much effort into boxing. Other Buckskin Tournament, Warm Warm Springs Boxing Club members will be accompanying him. Spilyay Tymoo photo by Shewczyk
