As a result of a conference with the leading men of his congregation, he had decided to organise a young men's club.

The business of setting this club in active operation was handed over to Mr.Gwynne, than whom no one in the village was better fitted for the work.

The project appealed to Mr.
Gwynne's imagination.

A room was secured in the disused Orange Hall.
Subscriptions were received to make purchase of apparatus and equipment necessary for games of various sorts.

With vivid remembrance of his college days, Mr.Gwynne saw to it that as part of the equipment a place should be found for a number of sets of boxing gloves.
There were those who were not too sure of the uplifting influence of the boxing gloves.