Always friendly and helpful, Yas Kuzuhara is shown helping out teammate Dave Sheppard with an expert rub-down. With such aid as this Sheppard was able to lift and win at the Pan-American Games despite painful back strain incurred in training.

YAS KUZUHARA

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for six full years, 1946 through 1951. It seems reasonable to believe that he might have held his lead over Bob Higgins and won a world championship in 1947, but for the injury.

Yas made a come-back in 1952at the age of 30! He scored 595 in his first meet, after which he moved from Chicago to York. At York he moved ahead to 205-200-245 for a 650 total in 1952. The next year he improved to 215-205-260 for 680 and in 1954 he hit 220-210-260 for 690. (In another 1954 meet he made 265 clean and jerk.) With his come-back entering its fourth year, at the age of 33, he cracked the 700 barrier.

Thus we see that Yas Kuzuhara progressed from a total of 525 to one of 720-a gain of 195 poundswhile lifting weights in competition only seven years. If he had lifted. seven consecutive years with the same concentration he has applied

since 1952, one wonders if he might not have reached his 700-plus totals in the Olympic year of 1948. It is not inconceivable, for Yas is naturally strong and athletic. At the age. of 17 he ran 100 yards in 10.4 seconds, 50 yards in 5.5 seconds, and consistently broad jumped more than 20 feet. At that time he could press 170 pounds, despite his many and varied activities, including sandlot football.

Aside from the fact that he has

placed himself among the all-time highest scoring featherweights, Yas is unquestionably one of the bestdeveloped "small" men of all time. He has won the Mr. World title for the short class, outscoring many larger topnotchers at the 1953 contest. He has been named Mr. Pennsylvania YMCA, Mr. Pennsylvania, Mr. Atlantic Coast, Mr. National Capital, and Mr. USA-YMCA in competition with many of America's best-developed men of all sizes. While he does not specialize on odd (Continued on page 44)

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