Word: winterers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that he often catnaps for ten or 15 minutes before a race. Smith is called "Jet Gear" by rival sprinters-because of his huge stride (8 ft. 11 in.) and incredible acceleration. "Other sprinters reach their top speed at 75 yds, and then decelerate," says his coach, Lloyd ("Bud") Winter. "Tommie is still accelerating at the end of 100 or 220 yds. He can sustain a speed of 26 m.p.h...
...expert on sprinting techniques who has written books on the subject and coached three previous world record holders (Harold Davis, Ray Norton and Dennis Johnson), Winter concedes that Smith is still only a mediocre starter-"he used to be terrible"-a weakness that Bud is trying hard to correct. To improve Tommie's drive off the blocks, Winter makes him practice starts in a gymnastic belt equipped with reins that the coach hangs onto for dear life. He has to. "Tommie is getting so he can drag me right down the track," says Winter. He also...
...happiest to hear of the settlement were Middle Easterners themselves, who have suffered the uncommonly cold Middle East winter with inadequate supplies of bottled...
...Harvard freshman winter sports teams captured four out of seven contests with their Yale counterparts in recent weeks...
...boring inclusion in the Winter Island is an article about Theodore Roethke. If you know anything about Roethke you probably will not learn much from the article. If you have never heard of Roethke, his own prose is the best introduction. His essays are short, penetrating, and frequently amusing; much like the Winter Island...