Jab, Hook, Uppercut! These words likely rang out in the ears of many a Seattle Prep Student. Boxing was an early winter sport at Seattle Prep that enjoyed quite the following among students and the community alike throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
In 1936, Val Comstock introduced Boxing to Prep with the Queensbury Rules. The Queensbury rules were a set of rules to help keep the boxers safe while fighting. Boxing went away for four years and later became a Seattle Prep sport again. Right before Christmas Vacation, boxing took off! Unofficial fights (called smokers) were set up with O’Dea, Bothell, and Sedro Woolley. Boxing was finally recognized as a sport.
During the boxing season in 1940, Seattle Prep won 5 out of 8 events in the first half of the season. The Seattle Prep boxing team had a reputation at that point. Their next event was against Bothell and almost the whole school showed up. The Seattle Prep boxing team’s hard work paid off when they beat Bothell. Rumors started to spread that the boxing team would be an official Prep sport. Unfortunately, the reign of the boxing team at Seattle Prep ended after 1941. Although the boxing team only lasted for a short amount of time the coaches committed a great amount of time, making this team possible for a couple of years.
