They Said It

?Richard Gerstein, Dade County, Fla. State's Attorney, speaking to jockeys at Calder Race Course on the subject of race fixing: "An attempt to influence a rider into fixing the outcome of a horse race won't come from a stranger in a trench coat who looks like he's just stepped out of a Humphrey Bogart movie. It's more likely to come from some person that you know."

?David Dudley, Texas Tech center who was sidelined with injuries for four games, on how much he is missed: "I was really sort of the anchor of the line. When I was gone our offense averaged only 490 yards per game."

?Donald Schupak, co-owner of the Spirits of St. Louis, after 1,144 fans attended a basketball game in the 18,000-seat St. Louis Arena: "You'd think that many people would have come in just to get out of the rain."