Claudell Washington

•Rick Camp, Atlanta Braves pitcher, after teammate Claudell Washington and the Cincinnati Reds' Mario Soto got into a fight that led to a fine and suspension for both: "It's those rocks they took off the moon....

CLAUDELL WASHINGTON: The Atlanta outfielder had nine RBIs, batted .387, belted two homers, beat L.A. 12-11 with a 10th-inning run and jolted Cincinnati 4-3 with a two-run single in the ninth.

•Al Conover, former Rice football coach, on hearing that his team's 1975 loss to Mississippi State was reversed on forfeit ordered by the NCAA: "I always told the team we didn't get beat, we just ran out of time."

•Muhammad Ali, told that an Amish man in Pennsylvania had never heard of him: "Tell me where he's at. I'll buy his town and have him deported."