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up to set the tone. Our club is a small club, many of the young athletes training don’t
It Ain’t Church, But… but it’s well lit. The club always has a necessarily know who they are.
On training nights, the room is busy with
smell (stink) that somehow is inoffensive.
It’s the smell of sweat, leather, and honest the sound of rope skipping, bags being
search down, but I’ve recently found
a little church on Tollgate Road that I hard work. It hangs in the air no matter punched, the unique sound of leathered
like, and I like the preacher too. When how much we clean and disinfect the fists striking leather or canvassed bags.
I think about it, a church is a holy place place. A small boxing ring takes up a There are men, boys, and a few women
of worship and respect, and a safe place. good part of the space and the ropes have too. Some of the men came in as boys
By Jorge Luis been stretched by some of the best boxers and have become men. Except for one or
It might sound silly and far fetched to
some, but boxing clubs are like that too. in Canada, who have trained here at one two, none are ranked high on the fistic
For the longest time, when you walked time or another. There’s a little office ladder, yet, compared to the average Joe
into Champs Eastside Boxing at St. in the corner, where paperwork is filed. on the street, they are superior at the art
Joseph’s Park, the first thing you saw Hopes and dreams are filed there too. and science of self defense. Many have
ello fight fans! I’ve been trying to was a large poster of Muhammad Ali in a Posters of great champions from the past little desire to prove because there’s
Hfind a new church to attend for a boxing ring, with the word ‘FIGHTER’ at are plastered on the walls, out of reach, nothing to prove, except to themselves.
few years. COVID-19 really slowed my the bottom of it. I chose to put that poster as inspiration and motivation, though Pride, honor, self-respect, and being able
to look themselves in the mirror - they
might not have known it, but for some of
them, this is what they came to the club
november crossword puzzle
for. Some of them were picked on and
THEME: ‘OUT OF’ NOWHERE bullied, or some bullies themselves who

‘OUT OF’ NOWHERE had been convinced to try and turn their
DOWN aggressiveness and anger into something
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Out of ___ (Incongruous) positive. Regardless, the athletes have
2 Passed down history, often their reasons to be there.
13 14 15
3 Latvian capital There are those that for them, the club
4 Clay mineral
16 17 18 5 Winter mix becomes a way of life. Learning respect
for self and others, while coaches yell,
19 20 21 6 Out of ___ (Unequal) “This ain’t no social club, it’s a boxing
7 Sideways glance club. Get to work!” They learn to not
22 23 24 8 McCain’s 1958 mil. graduate school give up on themselves, to get up if you
9 Out of ___ (Shelves are empty)
25 26 27 28 29 T 30 31 32 33 34 10 Homer’s Iliad is one go down. It’s engrained in training.
11 Seagull word in Finding Nemo If you quit during warm-up exercises,
35 36 37 38 12 Out of ___ (Passe) you will surely quit in the ring and in
15 Out of ___ (Wonky) life. Athletes learn it’s not just about
39 40 41 42 21 Full hair ‘treatment’ throwing punches. There is a counter to
23 Wood sorrel
43 44 45 46 25 Mesopotamia, today every punch and move. You have to think
26 Epicenter and you have to work hard. Character is
47 48 49 tested and developed. You learn who you

27 Bulbous flower (From a Persian really are, face fear, and overcome it.
50 51 52 53 word meaning turban) As coaches, we try to show them the
28 Out of ___ (Closure)
54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 30 Mutual business location? way. We encourage school (even check
31 Out of ___ (In for repair) report cards), sometimes barring them
63 64 65 33 Subtropical sun hat from the gym or competition if they get
34 Pelvic bone in trouble or if marks in school are low.
66 67 68 38 ___-beche (Head-to-tail stamp error) It’s not just about the ring and fighting
40 Get in the way
69 70 71 45 Arced ‘pitch’ science. It’s about life. Getting in the
51 Congressional law verb ring and exchanging punches is not for
53 Saunters everyone. As a matter of fact, it’s not for
ACROSS ACROSS 54 Broad bean most. Truly only a chosen few can do it
1 Out of ___ (Unwell) 42 Chilling 55 Inclusive and be good at it. It’s probably best that
th
6 Over and above 43 1/ 20 of a ream 56 Repercussion way. Boxing breeds respect for others
10 Aussie ratite 44 They have resistance 57 Lodge and for self. It doesn’t matter if any of
13 Precedes by fire 46 Sailor’s abbreviation 59 Only word heard at some lectures? the youngsters ever become pros or even
14 Holder 47 Brief, petty quarrel between 60 First name in tomb raiders good amateurs, but that they are trying
15 Sacred bull of Egypt sweethearts 61 Auto atlas, nowadays and working hard to be better than they
16 Two under, for Tiger 48 Apprehend 62 Out of ___ (Frumpy) were when they came in. Most will take
17 Goddess of wine 49 Out of ___ (Doomed) 63 Host after Johnny the lessons learned and apply them to
18 Out of ___ (Passed the point) 50 With up, prepare to drive
19 Out of ___ (Not suitable) 52 Scatter Expressions: ‘Out of’ money, ‘out of’ gas their lives. And some who have gotten
20 Out of ___ (Rusty) 54 Out of ___ (Impartially) (No money, no gas). into trouble…well, at least they didn’t get
22 Inordinately 58 In good health Idioms: They are of course more abstract. into trouble when they were following
24 It holds 30 gallons 63 Overloaded aircraft thrust - ‘Out of’ nowhere – means suddenly or the program.
25 Toward acronym unexpectedly. For example, a school pal As I said earlier, the boxing gym has
29 Can lay 60 eggs at a time 64 Start of ‘play’ you haven’t heard from in 20 years calls been kind of like church to me. It’s been a
32 Contra 65 South American ruminant you unexpectedly, out of nowhere. haven. I have always walked through my
35 Do a second tour 66 The Bard’s river - ‘Out of’ character – doesn’t mean the troubles with the club. It’s a good place
36 Airy comb. form 67 Repeats itself, on a train? person has no character. It simply means to leave frustrations. It’s not church, but
37 Extract 68 Measure of purity their actions aren’t in harmony with their
39 Having spindles 69 Bosox legend general personality. “We outta here!” it will do.
40 Thinker’s conclusion, 70 Out of ___ (Rural) Yours in Youth and Sport,
according to Descartes 71 Out of ___ (Flabby) Puzzle by Douglas Taillon Jorge Luis
Solutions on page 31
Proud Coach and President of Champs
Prepared Locally by Douglas Taillon Eastside Boxing Club