▁ 6 ▁feet ▁ 6 ▁inches , ▁W ert heim ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁strong ▁w rist s ▁and ▁vig orous ▁play . ▁ ▁Biography ▁W ert heim ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁Victoria , ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Hugo ▁W ert heim ▁and ▁Soph ie ▁Emil ie . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁both ▁em igr ants ▁from ▁Germany , ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁He ▁had ▁four ▁sib lings , ▁two ▁brothers ▁and ▁two ▁sister s . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁sister s ▁is ▁the ▁grand m other ▁of ▁former ▁Victor ian ▁premier ▁Jeff ▁Ken nett . ▁The ▁business ▁which ▁his ▁father ▁founded , ▁W ert heim ▁P ian os , ▁was ▁highly ▁successful ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁family ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁name ▁in ▁Australia . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁Nell ie ▁Mel ba ▁would ▁request ▁to ▁use ▁W ert heim ▁pian os ▁for ▁her ▁performances . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁W ert heim ▁attended ▁Melbourne ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁before ▁following ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁into ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁resident ial ▁colleg es ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁studies , ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁business . ▁ ▁An ▁inter state ▁tennis ▁player ▁for ▁Victoria , ▁W ert heim ▁first ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Austral