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Fierce, outspoken, daredevil, vodka-loving, horse-smelling, barrel-chested, mustache-proud* Cossack Budenny is probably the only man in Russia who has never kowtowed to Boss Stalin. He survived all the purges because of 1) his popularity with the people, and 2) his value to the Army. He was made a Field Marshal in 1935, Commander of the Moscow District in 1937, Vice-Commissar of Defense last year. Although a past master of guerrilla warfare, when he cannot fight guerrilla-style he adopts the tactics of Confederate General Nathan Bedford ("Git-Thar-Fust-With-The-Mostest-Men") Forrest and relies...
Cocky, colorful, but competent Frank Reagan of Penn missed being a unanimous backfield choice by but one vote. The daredevil Quaker did not have much chance to show his wares in Cambridge, but even his brief appearance in the game impressed the Crimson squad...
...punt for Reagan is a real offensive weapon, because he is especially adept at catching the opposition napping with a quick boot over the safety man's head. Reagan will take a chance on anything, and his daredevil plays and blazing speed will lift Crimson followers on their seats many times Saturday...
...people's choice, but had to choose instead a civilian, the Governor of Moravia, Jan Cerny- especially since it turned out a few hours later that redoubtable General Syrovy had actually been appointed Premier and had instantly ordered mobilization of an army of 2,000,000. The jaunty, daredevil figure of one-eyed Premier-General Jan Syrovy was just what the Czechoslovak Republic needed at Prague to fire all hearts. Most useful of all, the General has friends among Russians...
...During the War, Baron Manfred von Richthofen was German Daredevil No. 1, and No. 2 was Airman Hermann Wilhelm Göring who, after the death of No. i, took over command of the famed Richthofen Squadron, daredevils...