Word: sid
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...tackled in relation to age and physical fitness, and to various amounts of daily exercise. For these tests, the Fatigue Lab doctors had a chance to study on their treadmill in 1937 a few crack runners like Glen Cunningham, Don Lash, Archie San Romani, Chuck Fenske, Gene Venske, and Sid Robinson. And measurements were obtained that set new records in human power...
However, measuring the heart rate during exercise is possible only be means of the complicated and expensive apparatus shown attached to Sid Robinson in the above picture, the cardiotachometer, which picks up through chest electrodes the electrical variations that accompany each heart beat. This technique couldn't be applied extensively for practical purposes, but fortunately, part of the test conclusions also showed that there are differences in the heart rate after exercise of a fit and unfit person. Drs. Robert E. Johnson, Robert Darling, and Brouha found that it was possible to get a satisfactory estimate of general fitness...
...Donnell Bill Wilson, Wayne Johnson, Henry Goethals, Steve Gifford and Tom Cowen. If the '43 captain turns out to be a Sophomore, as in the case of Bunks Burditt's election to head the basketball team this year, he will be one of six men: Charley Gudaitis, Jack Fisher Sid Smith, Bill Fisher, Don Richards, Dick Andersen, Pete Garland, and Paul Perkins. None of the three Freshmen letterholders can be conceded much chance; each, however, has a vote...
...guard situation was the same as it has been all week. Charley Gudaitis and Sid Smith were the first stringers, with Bobby Byrnes and Wally Kamp on the second eleven. George Hibbard and Bob Fisher were the third pair...
Since 90% of his listeners are Negroes, many people used to write asking whether Sid was colored. Actually he is slim, slick, pallid Sidney Torin, 33, brought up in Brooklyn's slums. For a year Symphony Sid lived in Harlem, acquired a full knowledge of Negro speech and habits. Today he even dresses like many Negroes, wears peg trousers (modified), a flat porkpie hat with a wide brim, knee-length camel's-hair coat, suede shoes...