Word: gambler
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Monk & Gambler. On American Airlines, the changes will come naturally and inevitably to Cyrus Rowlett Smith, known familiarly in the industry as "C. R.," who has spent 24 years patiently and indefatigably making improvements in his line...
...gruff Texan, Smith has become a living legend in U.S. aviation. With the shrewd calculation of a gambler, the financial sagacity of a banker and the dedication of a monk, he has propelled American Airlines into first place in the industry-and in the process has done more than any other man to improve the service and standards of U.S. airlines. Says United Air Lines President W. A. Patterson: "There's no man in the industry I respect more-and you usually don't say nice things about competitors...
...financing provided the money to ride out the postwar ups and downs. When the travel boom did arrive, American was in better shape than any other line to meet it. Like any good gambler, Smith decided to cut his losses on American Overseas by selling it to Pan American for $10.7 million. In 1949 American broke through the dark clouds with net earnings of more than $7,000,000. Thus encouraged, C.R. took a squint into the future and decided to expand again. He placed the first order for 25 of Douglas' big, fast DC-7s, which...
...laughed. He was soon winning local tournaments and rounding out his skimpy law income with bridge winnings. But as soon as he could afford to, Goren gave up playing for money. He saw that the road to bridgedom's peak lay in teaching and writing-and that a gambler's reputation could be harmful. Today he plays for money only when he feels it would be rude to refuse, and the most he has ever played for was 9? a point (with Aly Khan on the Riviera last year...
...creating an impression of wildness while actually playing with hard logic. He has a habit of staring at opponents with what an old acquaintance calls "the coldest eyes in bridge." Captain of the U.S. team that lost the world championship match to Italy last winter, Crawford is an inveterate gambler, plays poker, canasta, gin and pinochle for money, as well as bridge. Well supplied with the egoism that seems necessary to bridge greatness, he was once asked to name his ideal partner, unhesitatingly rasped out his answer: "Another John Crawford...