Word: introvert
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...Over radio station WGAY of Silver Spring, Md., Dr. Jesse W. Sprowls, professor of abnormal psychology at the University of Maryland, announced that Stevenson will win. His analysis: Stevenson is a typical introvert. Eisenhower a typical extrovert; in times of crisis, American voters generally favor the introvert. ¶In the fall edition of the magazine Forecast, Technical Editor Irys Vorel wrote that the stars indicate an Eisenhower victory. Said Editor Vorel: "We feel the Libra-scales are going to tilt a little wee bit toward the Eisenhower side and that ... he's going to win by a nose...
...Adlai* Ewing Stevenson stands 5 ft. 9 in., weighs 180 Ibs.. slightly inclined to spread at the waist. Dark hair receding to the middle of his skull; a quick smile, a rueful laugh, eyes that are inclined to bulge. Is a serious, thinking, worrying, hard-working,, self-criticizing introvert. A frugal man, he has an income of about $50,000 a year (mostly from his one-fourth interest in the Bloomington, Ill. Daily Pantagraph...
...first chapter of a novel called "Steven Morton." Sy Heifitz, the author, skillfully develops an interesting character albeit that most of the developments take place in bed. Through a series of failures that culminate in his imprisonment for being a conscientious objector, Steven Morton evolves as a tragic introvert, frail of body, afraid of intimacy. Simple touches make the story effective: two lovers whispering in the kitchen after a date, so as not to wake up the parents; the uneasy triteness of their conversation due to their fear of saying what they really feel. Heifitz tells his story...
...Picture Player. If Joe meant what he said, he was writing the end to a 16-year career that had made the youngster from the San Francisco fishing wharfs a public idol almost overnight. Modest to the point of reticence, and a moody introvert at times, Joe has always lacked the flash and dash of a Babe Ruth or a Ty Cobb; he was a perfectionist of the diamond, a picture player in the Frank Chance tradition. No catch ever looked tough, the way Joe loped up and cradled it. No stance at the plate-bat poised and feet widespread...
Shifting Line-Up. As the season wore on, Durocher made a series of radical shifts, fumbling for the right combination. Outfielder Bobby Thomson, a Scottish-born introvert, was brought back into the thick of things at the third base "hot corner." His slumping batting average boomed from .226 to .289. Monte Irvin, jittery in an unfamiliar first base position, was moved to the outfield. Outfielder Whitey Lockman was switched to first. Irvin's batting average jumped 50 points, and he ended the season leading the league in runs batted...