Show r t h rJ I I II I Backseat Driving riving i By FRANK K BAKER SAKER T Telegram Sports Editor Give me a hammer and I can do a pretty quick jo job ob of bending a nail into knots just trying to drive it mt into a board but if you want somebody to bend the spike wit with his bare hands hards Id I'd suggest you go to Heinz Leonhardt 13 East South Temple street Now Leonhardt is no no circus freak and he doesn't indulge In sleight leight of hand tricks H He works works' in in the shipping department at t the Crane company is married has a old month son and likes a dish o of ice cream even as you and I. I y Leonhardt is a different sort of fellow nevertheless Hes He's the sort of chap you look at twice when you just pass by him himin himin himin in a crowded street his superb physical stature is that obvious even in street clothes That's why Id I'd recommend him bim for any nail bending assignments you jou may have bave around the house Sid Terris the Deseret gym weight lifting enthusiast first told me inc about Leonhardt a few days ago when talking about the first Intermountain A. A A. A U. U weight lifting tournament which k will be bel held at the gym Friday night April 19 According to Terris Leonhardt showed up for a practice session at the gym a few days ago with a couple of bi big welts across his back Naturally everybody de demanded demanded demanded de- de an explanation Leonhardt just grinn grinned d. d Oh the boys down at work were kidding me about my IY chest t k expansion he began One cOne of the fellows contended I had sufficient power in my back and chest muscles to tot tor r t break a rope tied about me Well they cinched a wint window window win win- dow sash around me Id I'd never tried that stunt before t and nd neglected to protect myself with ith some padding The rope cut into my flash flasha a bit but I wanted to gooc i and I kept trying It worked too for Jor pretty soon the cord rd snapped Well with that prelude Terris brought Leonhardt into the office one day Heres that fellow Ive I've b been en telling you about and just to prove Im I'm not kidding about his his' f strength Im I'm going to have hav him bim bend this nail for you With that he be pulled a of 60 penny nails from his coat pocket Six i inches hes long and a quarter of i inch ch in diameter diameter eter der it was a mighty tough spike to tackle with ones one's bare hands bands Men len bending long bars are able to get considerable considerable considerable consid- consid erable leverage on the rod but a nail of course is too short for Tor r that Nevertheless the visitor wrapped a c couple uple of handkerchiefs about the nail as partial protection for tor his bis hands and promptly bent it double t i Leonhardt doesn't have a monopoly on the nail angle to the strength demonstrations Terris pads his hand and pounds these 60 penny nails through two inch h pine boards After that Bill Davidson pulls them out of the b board ard with his teeth and L Leonhardt completes the show by b bending n ing them double Another of pf Leonhardt's the lud Ii t g o of pounds with his teeth He suspends th the weight in ii a towel gripped between his his' teeth which is a much more difficult difficult difficult cult undertaking than if the lift were made with a mouthpiece which fits back over the tie teeth for a more secure anchorage Leonhardt is a comparative newcomer to weightlifting weight- weight lifting ranks lie He was exposed to plenty of muscular work ork as as a a. a miner at Park City Stockton tock on and Eureka but he is by no Ho means a giant in stature Hes He's only 5 feet 10 inches tall talland talland and and weighs around pounds which is nearly 20 more than he be did when he be took up weight lifting as a hobby He says he be could put only pounds overhead last October October october Octo octo- ber but is handling about bout n now w. w I It t i When it comes to novelty st stunts Freddie Brey and Thu Heeding have a complicated one in which Brey does the bridge while Heeding does a hand stand on Brey's Brey s knees In this position while supporting his companion h he picks 1 60 to 1 80 pounds off the floor behind hi his head a and d pushes it upward at arms arm's length These are some of or the stunts which enliven the competition competition compe compe- f for r these boys who'll stage the their r first Intermountain A. A A. A U. U tournament April J 19 With Clarence G. G Smith the policeman who holds the state heavyweight crown and a number of other stars like Mont Su Sudbury bury competing it should be the beginning ng of an important yearly event on the local calen calendar sports orts r. r Weight Star St r Heinz Leonhardt Theres There's more to this weightlifting weight lift ing business than most folks think says he Story In adjoining adjoining ad ad- joining Backseat Driving col ol- ol |