They Said It

?Wilbur Evans, Southwest Conference publicity director, on Bibb Falk, University of Texas baseball coach and former major league star: "Bibb is so dedicated to baseball that until a week or so ago he thought the first verse in the Bible said, 'In the big inning, God created heaven and earth.' "

? Ernie Stautner, Pittsburgh Steeler defensive end, now in his 13th year of pro football: "The American Football League will be on a par with the National Football League in a few years and we'll have to arrange a playoff to satisfy the public. The league champions will meet in a world championship game in three or four years."

?Bill Kuross, assistant football coach at unbeaten Minneapolis Washburn High, on hearing that Carl Anderson, Washburn principal, had fractured his ankle: "Gee, I'm glad it wasn't a halfback."