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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1963)
y "as 2 B sl'nuay, si:ni;.MBKR is. ia MLOI OHU MAIL 1KIHL.VE. MEDKOKD, OREGON p , .. . 1 MOKE TIIA.V Kill POUNDS Weighing some where in Hie neighborhood of 4;i()-150 pounds, llie barbell Jerry Kirkham lifts here in the bcnth press position is somewhat lighter than the CiW pound lift he accomplished at a strength ;r-i -"V. fC 53 exhibition last July that netted him an unoffi cial international record in the event. Working out with the heavy weights every day. Kirkham hopes to make a similar lift official in weight lifting competition next March in Portland. PHOI TI'Alil.E TltAINING-Jerry Kirkham finds that working at his job at Elk Lumber company during the day keeps him in snape. Working from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. unloading lumber from drying racks, Kirkham said the work builds his arms and back, which are essential strong parts for a successful bench press. Local Man To Sek Title By UltllANE HOGEHS Radcliff, McLoughlin Junior Mail Tribune Staff W riter i High school footbali coach. Hail Since the beginning of organ- J cliff gels his information first Ized athletics in early Greecian hand, for he and Jerry work out weight over his head and back again, letting out a breath to finalize the action. The exercise takes Jerry three seconds. cities, men of Herculean! together almost every night at Becomes Interested strength and agility have com peted against each other. From these contest, records of the attempts were made, only 10 be broken and bettered by others of superior skills and strength. An example of superior ability today and one certainly capable of breaking records is a young Mcdford man who recently broke existing international rec ord in the bench press by lifting 600 pounds of barbell above his head during a strength exhibi tion at a children's fair in Springfield last July. The man, who might be com-; pared to a Spartan warrior in ancient Greece, is 2(17 pound ! Jerry Kirkham, who displayed ; seconds. the Radcliff home Popular At Shows The bench press is an event which is the most popular in strength shows. To get in posi tion before the press made, a lifter assumes a prone position lying down on his back on a bench. Two men, preferably experi enced weight lifters, act as "spot ters" and one stands on each side of the weight lifter to sup port the barbell. At the signal from the official, the spotters hand down the weight to the outstretched arms of the lifter J who receives (ho barbell and ! supports it for a period of two I "I didn't really get interested in weight lifting until a friend of mine in Glendalc (Calif.) in vited me In try some weights that he had in his parents' ga rage. That was when I was a junior at Glendale High school. At the end of my senior year, 1 was lifting weights every day. "At some of the big training gymnasiums in nearby Los An geles, where I was born, I met some of the strongmen in the Concern Expressed In Rise in Number ofonzed Bikes his strength with other strong men at the Willamalanc Park district fair. The lift, however, was unofficial because it was not made during supervised weight lifting competition. Can Do It Again "I know I can do it again," "its a nam joo, accoKimg ..,. Ilf m-(ij,., ,.nrnss,nns to Kirkham, who is unassuming i lustrations for the vehicles almost to the point of being shy. I jn jat.ksun colmty mo.c tluui Techniques Arc Unique doubled during the first six The training techniques Kirk-; months of compared to the ham uses from day to day are I same period In 12. The trend : something unique among weight j is evident throughout the state ! litters ol his abilities Because with registrations up nearly M weight lifting world and Ihev en couraged me to try out because they thought I had the poten tial." "My parents," Kirkham con tinued, "moved from Glendalc to Mcdford two years ago but I stayed in California to continue my training and then t w o months ago, I moved to Mcd ford." Accustomed to strength shows held frequently in the Los An geles and Glendalc area, Kirk ham expressed his hopes of or ganizing a show similar to the one held in Springfield. Exhibition Draws Croud "They had everything," he Concern over Ihc increased ommend and encourage the use j said, "even a band concert. But number of persons injured in j of crash helmets while riding 'he strength exhibition drew a two-wheel motorized vehicle ac-1 motorcycles and motorbikes j big crowd. Especially the orients has been expressed re-1 Several states have laws re- kids," he grinned, "they wee cently, not only by the law en- j quiring operators of such vchi- the ones who really helped mo lorcemeiu ouicers Din By mem-1 cles to wear crash helmets, but , to lilt the weight. The snow ..r il.o r : . - I 1.1 ,.... u uregon is not among inein. j wuiuu aiau uu an uxiiiuiuuu, uiu One Mcdford citv police ofri- j anybody willing to compete widi cers called the crash helmet thclolhel's for wcllu lm'nK w"u d "seat belt or a motorbike." bc mole than welcome." Injuries received in such acci-! Kirkham admits easily nouh dents include severe head injur-; that he doesn't have any "gim ies. broken arms and leas and ' mieks" like other weight lifters Kirkham confidently said. "The next chance I'll get to try for an official record will be at the Portland strength show which wilt probably be held in die lat ter part of March." His expectations do not ex ceed his strength for Kirkham is a giant among the weight litt ers of the world. The unofficial lift of WKI pounds he made ex-1 two places essential for ceeds Ihc Northwest record by ! slrcnumis bench press, 2W) pounds mid lops Ihc oi'iicial international record set recenily by Pat Casey of San Diego by 8''i pounds. To top this, Kirkham recently succeeded in lifting a total of 650 pounds above his head dur- hours of workout. One particu ing a daily training session. The ; lar exercise Kirkham goes demonstration, which was held ! through each day at the Y is at the home of a friend, proved the "up and down," using n 31(1 that htrkhatn could be success- pound barbell bis usual exercises, for the most part, include things he likes to do best. Kirkham's day of exercise be gins at 7 a.m. when he reports for work at Elk Lumber com pany. Until 4 p.m. he works un loading high stacks of cut lum ber, lie admits the work is hard, but it builds his arms and back, t h e Atler work, he goes h o m o where his parents have a farm oil 2ti:H Old Stage rd. From there, he fills a quail pitcher bill of milk and goes to the Medlord YMCA for several per cent, now 15,404 compared to 8,llil4. Far exceeding the rate of in creased registration is the num ber of injury accidents involving lliem up 1:15 per cent. State wide accidents for the first six months totalled 115 compared to 4!l the previous year. Registered In Comity According In the traffic safely burns from the hot exhaust pipe. Many of the riders wear light or scant clothing, it was noted, giving the person that much less protection in the event of a fall or collision. Many of the motorbike riders formerly rode bicycles and do not realize that while they still . have a similar two-wheeled ve hicle, it has l he speed of a car without tlie protective enclosure, division of llie Oregon depart-, police oflicers stressed. nienl of motor vehicles, u- o! the vehicles have been regis tered in Jackson county for Ihc first six months this year, up from :i:i7 for the same period last year. Law enforcement officers rec- Whcn an cmergencv occurs for a two-wheel vehicle, police explained, the emergency is greatly magnilied because of the lack of weight in the vehicle, lack of protection and lack of maneuverability. do. but this is modesty on his part. One of the things he likes to do, but doesn't consider it a "gimmick" is to lift up a Volks wagen front or back ,.-nd. Sweater Too Small As to Kirkham's dimensions other than his weight and Ma ture, he will nnl say. The only hint is a sweater knitted By bis mother, a size 55, but it would not fil. And In match his size. Kirk ban is a friendly person to snow and talk to. His size also matches his ability and anxiety to enter in the forthcoming strength show in Portland where he will compete for the inter national bench press title. ful if he attempted to break the present world record. "Jerry is one of the Id strong est men in the United States to day and the potential he has could well win him the bench press title," according to Bob lie starts the exercise with the weight resting on his should ers and his hands gripped around the iron bar. He then sits on the end of a bench and prepares for the lift With a sud den jerk, he lifts the 340-pound Dennis the Menace Wef. BAND INSTRUMENTS NEW and USED jFMJuft RJRED.WE C3U10 MASS ,WE hVOtl Rental Purchase Plan 3 Month Trial Rental To Apply To Purchase Cornotj, Clarinets, Trumpets, Saxophones, Trombones, Flutes, and Miscellaneous Accessories Name Brands . . . BANK TERMS 4i MARTIN FRERES HOLTON VOSS and many other name brand instruments EASY TO PARK AT: BEATON'S frlUSIC 534 North Front at Jackson 'U m Mat mm ml' nrrn TjLJd UfLJi HfUWIf nnni DUO in? 1 w 3 --JS'-'-JX : : 1 J -- - Tj ). i I !' inn Jt-1 i;lUi ML 1 W ini tiUi '.if The Y.M.C.A. Program Is Designed For You & Your Family! 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