Word: demeanors
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...with Herbert Hoover, a notable change in the past three years has come over the public demeanor of Professor Albert Einstein. Whereas he was once almost as frozen and frightened in the presence of strangers and newshawks as was the onetime President of the U. S., the German mathematician now chuckles, gestures, jokes, smokes in public with considerable self-assurance. Last May Dr. Einstein made the short journey from Princeton to Philadelphia to receive the Franklin Medal of the Franklin Institute. A throng of scientists and dignitaries was assembled to hear what the medalist had to say. Einstein genially informed...
After the funeral, at which his demeanor was temperately described as having been "anything but regal," the Horrible Hohenzollern enjoyed more gay parties, meeting at one of these a pretty lady for whom he bought jewelry next day in Bond Street. Afterward he dined with Foreign Secretary and Mrs. Anthony Eden, then made such a night of it that next morning frantic Rumanian attaches went about bleating . "Our King is lost!" and only found him just in time to rush His Majesty aboard his special boat train. Dover Castle gave him a farewell 21-gun salute as he stepped aboard...
...drinks nothing stronger than milk. On the court, the quality that marks his game is the one in which he sometimes seems most lacking elsewhere -savoir-faire. The quality which he will need most if he is to develop into a Class A tennis champion is confidence, and his demeanor this summer indicates that he is rapidly acquiring it. In the final at Newport, Shields returned a first serve by mistake and then courteously called: "Take two. . . ." Replied grinning Budge: "One's plenty." He served once, won the point...
...beaten Crawford five times. After defeating him in the Wimbledon final this year, he put the finishing touches on his record by beating both Sidney Wood and Frank Shields in the singles match of the Davis Cup challenge round (TIME, Aug. 6). On the tennis court, Perry's demeanor is more like that of Jean Borotra than of any other player of the last decade. He uses nervous, snapping strokes, starts his racket near the ball, curtails his follow-through. His most outstanding shot is a forehand drive executed on a rising ball as he runs toward...
...popular that when he pitches the club's advertisements say: "Dizzy Dean - in person." While pitching, Gomez chews gum. He throws with an easy overhand motion, balancing the backswing of his left hand with the upswing of a size-13 cleated shoe. The dignity and competence of his demeanor contrast strangely with the stories of his eccentricities. These are partly true, partly the framework of legend invented to support another one of baseball's superstitions, that all left-handed pitchers are a trifle crazy...