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...winter plans. If, for example, they had deliberately withdrawn troops from Stalingrad's rear toward the Don and prepared for a stand there, the Russian advances might not have been a complete shock to Hitler. The facts remained that the Red Army had shown its best offensive generalship to date, that it had punctured the Germans' Don-Volga line, and that the battle was not yet over...
Stahley went on to single out Wayne Johnson, the Crimson signal-caller, for the generalship which he exhibited on the field during the game. "If Fidler hadn't been injured, Harvard would have taken until Christmas to score, but once Fidler was injured, it was smart of Johnson to call the next play through his left tackle spot," Stahley stated...
...this season, Ohio State has won five straight (over Fort Knox, Indiana, South ern California, Purdue and Northwestern), is one of the two undefeated teams in the Big Ten, one of the twelve in the nation. Even Columbus' notorious downtown quarterbacks are satisfied with Brown's generalship. They unanimously believe Paul Brown will some day be to Ohio State what Knute Rockne was to Notre Dame...
Other Confederate officers ("Jeb" Stuart, D. H. Hill, Jubal Early) had shown gallantry and what Freeman calls "the feel of action." In 1861-62, "Old Blue Light" Jackson alone showed generalship...
...championship tournament is ever held without some of them being in enthusiastic attendance. Judging from the number of high-ranking Army officers who play the game, they must regard handball not only as one of the best conditioners but definitely a stimulus of the competitive instinct upon which the generalship of the military strategist depends. Those who have seen Unlucky Joe Platak defend his title will appreciate TIME'S apt comparison to Joe Louis. Both are veritible tigers of energy and courage. Perhaps TIME'S article will get Unlucky Joe out of the Great Lakes scullery and place...