He watched Adolph improve under his coaching and suggested that he seek out trainer Bert Lowes and the South Hill Boxing Club in Vancouver.
In the same year he won the Canadian Bantamweight Championship in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, where he met future coach and friend Elio Ius.
Though the Canadian Amateur Boxing Association provided reasons for their decision, Adolph later learned that racism against Native people had influenced them.
But with elder Sam Mitchell's support, his love for boxing eventually overcame his anger and he returned to Prince George six months later.
After winning the Golden Gloves in Tacoma in 1964 he began to work with Elio Ius at the Northwest Eagles Club in Vancouver.
The decision to start the society was a result of the decline in sport activity for both aboriginal and non-aboriginal youth over the past decade.