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The Review Magazine Time Out With Tany QUICK QUIZ Who has the most lifetime home runs of all the players who never led their league in home runs? A. Stan Musial B. Mel Ott C. Ernie Banks D. Tom Duclos QUOTABLE QUOTES Lee Trevino, on playing on four different golf courses in the Bob Hope tournament, "The only problem is that it's hell to find your way home every night." o Comedian Milton Berle, at a dinner honoring Howard Cosell, "Why are we honoring this man? Did we run out of human beings?" o Female jockey Diane Crump, "A horse doesn't know whether the rider on his back wears a dress or pants away from the track." IDLE THOUGHTS Green Bay Packers' quarterback Brett Favre has come under fire for allegedly letting New York Giants' defensive end Michael Strahan sack him so that Strahan could set the NFL record with 22 1/2 sacks. Favre, who changed the play he called in the huddle, is one of the league's most fiery players. But after the play he actually congratulated Strahan. How would you feel if you were a Packer offensive lineman? They get paid to not allow sacks and here's your quarterback falling down so an opponent can obtain a record. I'd put an asterisk after Strahan's name in the record book . . . or give Favre an assist. o I watched The Chair last Tuesday evening on ABC. I wish host John McEnroe was strapped to the chair - an electric chair! I figure Tatum O'Neal must have taken McEnroe to the cleaners as a result of their divorce, and he now needs the money. o Hidden Oaks in St. Louis will host the Michigan Association of Lefthanded Golfers annual state tournament August 24-25. For more information on this unique tourney for southpaws, contact Bob Wolf at michiganlefties@yahoo.com. o As long as I'm talking about golf, I see where the purse for this summer's 2002 Buick Open will be a record $3.3 million, up $200,000 from last year's total. Hopefully, this will help attract more top players to Warrick Hills. o I see where Sergei Fedorov's father, Viktor Fedorov, recently blasted Detroit Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman for reducing the younger Fedorov's playing time and by placing him on the blue line. He said that Bowman is hurting his son so he suggested Sergei should leave the team when he becomes a free agent at the end of the season. Only one problem. Fedorov doesn't become an unrestricted free agent until after next season. He currently has a six-year, $38 million contract. o The New York Times has gone through its photo archives and is publishing some of its best sports photos. They are reprinting the photos so sports lovers can purchase black-and-white silver-gelatin matte prints from the archives. It's a little expensive ($195 for an 11 x 14 and $375 for a 16 x 20, but there are some great photos of New York-based athletes such as Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle and Lou Gehrig. To browse the entire selection of images which are offered, visit nytimes.com/nystore. o I recently read a story about Ely Callaway (1919-2001). I found out that the Big Bertha driver, which was introduced in 1991, was named after the World War I cannon. That was followed by an even larger model (Great Big Bertha) and soon by an even larger war club (Biggest Big Bertha). I actually thought that he named the club after his wife. Callaway, who made a bundle in the textile business before retiring to California where he became an award-winning winemaker, got into the business more or less on a whim. He bought a little California company that specialized in reproductions of old-fashioned hickory-shafted clubs. After some experimentation, the rest - as they say - is history. o Whatever happened to Jerry Lumpe? QUICK QUIZ ANSWER A. Stan Musial with 475.
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