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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...
...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...
...Formerly Sid conducted a radio program of recorded symphonies accompanied by cultured comments in a lush bass. Hence his name Symphony Sid. On his swing show he has added a syrupy Harlem accent. Off the air he sometimes lapses into Middle High Bronx. Lady radio listeners insist Sid's voice has a rich, disturbing quality...
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...