Word: fine
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Like Kosciuszko, Polish adjutant to General Washington who fought devoutly for an alien cause, Pulaski fought as a Brigadier-General in the American Revolution. He was killed at Savannah in 1779, and is memorialized by a fine equestrian statue in bronze in Washington and by a titanic $21,000,000 elevated highway over the filthy flats of New Jersey...
...Indian attack will be Bill Hutchinson, senior left halfback. "Hutch" is a dangerous broken field runner, a fine passer and pass receiver, and one of the most versatile kickers in the East. He handles the punting assignment, conversions and placements, and kick offs...
...line is fairly well determined. Captain Whit Miller will be stationed at right end with either Bob Nissen or John Kelley on the opposite flank. All three are fine pass receivers. George Sommers will be at right tackle and Bob O'Briend at left tackle. Dan Dacey will be at right guard and Lou Young at left guard and Stub Pearson, the only sophomore on the varsity, will be stationed at center. Miller, Young, and Sommers are the lettermen in the line...
Another movie in which he "had lots of fun" was "Midnight", with Claudette Colbezi, in which he took the part of a judge. Comedy suits him fine, he said, and though the really great parts are tragic ones, comedy ordinarily requires more finesse and timing, he declared...
With Fats, on the other hand, there's no doubt whatsoever about what's coming. When he hits a bass note, it stays hit--the result being a fine jump rhythm that literally pushes a band along. Hugues Panaissie, the famous French swing critic, has long ranked Fats right with Earl Hines as the greatest, not only in orchestra, but in solo work...