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Boxing Club Building State’s Amateur Champs A boxing club which started out with a half dozen boys and no equip ment eight years ago is blossoming in to one of the most outstanding ama teur teams in the state. Operated under the auspices of the City Parks and Recreation Depart ment, the High Point Boxing Club now has a total membership of about 150 boys from age 11 to 21. It has equipment worth about $13,000, in cluding a building it can call its own at the comer of Park Strett and E. Green Drive. The boys, th emajority of whom are Model Neighborhood residents, work out from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday. A physical fitness program offered at one time in addition to boxing is even being crowded out in favor of the constantly growing, more popular sport in the ring. As far as High Point is concerned, it looks as if boxing is here to stay. The going was rough in the old days, remember head coach Jerry An ders, who has been with the club as a physical and spiritual leader since its beginning. Founded by the late Jack Smith, the club had $100 worth of equipment, no sponsor, and no hopes of one. Anders himself volunteered his serv ices. A fireman by profession, and a former champion amateur fighter, he worked with the boys in his spare time. Credit Tip Does it seem like you owe every body in the world? This feeling is not uncommon. Soon er or later, most families feel as if their bills are just more than they can handle. But as bills accumulate, and debts grow, that paydiedc of yours usually stays the same — or worse still, seems to shrink. When that happens, it’s time to take a good look at your finances. Eq>ecially if you pay for some merchandise ‘‘on time” (and who doesn’t?), you don’t want to ruin your credit rating at a time when you simply can’t seem to make ends meet. Even with the best intentions, many people just can’t seem to meet all their payments every month. It’s not because they have too little money — they have too many billsl What can someone do when they get in this bind? They can go to Consumer Credit Counseling, a Model Cities agency located on the second floor of 142 Church Avenue. This agency can’t make paychedcs bigger, or debts smaller, but it can help re duce the amount of payments and help people stretch their dollars to get the most for their money. Consumer Credit Counseling is free. It can help families consolidate their bills into one monthly payment on the Debt Management Program. It can help families work out a budget so their spending won’t get out of hand. It can help families get back on their feet financially, and improve their credit ratings. Consumer Credit Counseling won’t make people rich, but it can get them out of the financial doghouse. Phone Barry Boneno at 885-0041. Whether you have a little money or a lot, he can teach you to manage it better. GRANT BOOSTS A Model Cities grant of $3,500 last winter for equipment gave the Boxing Club — which had been taken under the wing of the Parks and Recreation Department — the boost it needed. “The Boxing Club had been around before, but it’s been within the last year that it’s really blossomed,” says Anders, who coaches with his brother Donald Anders and Bill Salters. Every night at least 25 to 30 boys come to the club’s gym to train and work out .In the ring that dominates the room dance some of North Caro lina’s most promising amateur boxers. At a recent state-wide team match. High Point’s boxers won eight out of eight bouts, the best recor dat the meet. Anders takes about 12 to 15 boys to each match or tournament, although not all get to box every time. High Point competes against teams from Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston- Salem, Gastonia, Mount Holly, Lenoir, the Army at Ft. Bragg, the Navy at Norfolk, Va., and the Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune. AGE, WEIGHT There are two criteria to decide which boy boxes whom: age and weight. Age is classified as sub-novice (up to 16), novice (16 to 18), and open (18 and over). More important, however, is that a boy fight against an opponent of comparable weight. There are 10 weight classifications, each of which are represented in the three age brackets. A boy of sub-novice age, for ex ample, can fight a novice only if he is considered exceptionally good. High JERRY ANDERS, right, and his brother DONALD ANDERS instruct GUY LITTLE of 1228 Downing Street (background) and CALVIN SPEARS of 504 E. Grimes Street (front). Point has several such fighters. “I don’t mean to brag, but our boys are just that good,” says Anders. “We’ve got a few who are not sup posed to be doing what they’re do ing now until they’re 18 years old. And when a sub-novice fights a boy in the open class and beats him, now that’s something else!” Competitors from the Army, Navy and Marines, he explained, devote all their time to the sport during boxing season. For a High Point boxer to de feat these full-time athletes is a par ticular source for pride. NO PRO’S Anders, already looking forward to sending some of his boys to the 1976 Summer Olympics, does not teach any one to turn professional. “There’s too many places to go with amateur box ing,” he says. “And there’s no money in pro unless you’re a good heavy weight. Besides, it becomes just a job. I don’t stress professional boxing at all.” Two of Anders’ boxers, Willie Davis and James White, have already been cited for the national AAU (Amer ican Athletic Union) finals in April. He hopes to take more as they pro gress. As a coach, Anders describes him self as “rough.” “I’m real strong on discipline,” he says. “And they respect me for it. 1 couldn’t ask for a better group of boys, either. I’ve never had any trouble with any of my boys. They’re real well-behaved, even when we’re on a trip.” Boxing, after all, builds character and self-confidence, he added. Children By Choice - Not Chance! Guilford County Family Planning 407 N. Elm Street Call 886-4214 A Model Cities Agency WATCH FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, sponsored by Model Cities Citizen Participation. Bring yourself, a neighbor, and your concerns. , JAMES WHITE of 1205 W. Green Drive. "What's Happening" is being dis tributed by a new system: entirely by mail. While we're getting our selves together, please bear with us. Once the system is ironed out, we hope the newspaper will get to you more efficiently and reliably. Thanks for your patience. MODEL CITY COMMISSION 609 S. Main Street High Point, North Carolina 27260 Bulk Rate U. S. 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