They Said It

?Russell (Sox) Walseth, Colorado basketball coach named Big Eight Conference coach of the year, on why he called two consecutive time-outs without resumption of play in a game with Missouri: "During the first time-out I got everybody on my team so thoroughly confused I had to call another one right away to straighten things out."

?Al Rossi, veteran basketball official, counseling a group of apprentice referees: "The first thing to remember is never to say, 'Our out!' "

? Mike Andrews of the Chicago White Sox, on the aging Detroit Tigers: "They are a collection of designated pinch hitters."