A BOY SAMSON
Johnny■ Mann is the boy '-.Samson" of Wokinghnm. He is aged fourteen years and can lift 1301b with his teeth, hefld two ponies pulling in opposite directions, or lift a pony from the ground. Johnny, a tall, bright-faced lad, is anxious to become a, professional strong man. "He lias already received an offer of £20 a week to perform in a circus,?' his father, Mr. Ernest Mann, said, '' but the education authorities re- . quire him to stay in school until the end of the term, and he has not been able to accept this offer." Johnny Mann has been lifting weights since he was five years old. He and hi& four younger brothers have been trained since early childhood by their father, who Avon the Yorkshire wrestling' championship in 1909 and the Army championship in 191 S. All the children have won prizes in baby competitions. Their mother, -a tall, strongly-built woman, has also achieved some reputation as a weight-lifter.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 110, 11 May 1934, Page 9
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163A BOY SAMSON Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 110, 11 May 1934, Page 9
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