Redskins Seek Long-Snapper Scout’s Report

John Madden is on record as saying that pro football is becoming too specialized, and a pre-draft rundown of teams in USA Today would seem to support his position.

Listed among the key needs of the Washington Redskins was a “long snapper.”

What next, summer long-snapper camps?

Among the letters Sports Illustrated received following its swimsuit issue was this one from James Kuznicki of Pittsburgh:

“This year’s issue is the final straw. My wife and I are considering canceling our subscription. She thought a strong letter reprimanding SI was in order. So, here it is. Next year no swimsuits or else!

“P.S. OK, she’s left the room. Forget everything, and keep those issues coming.”

Add Forgettable Quotes: Asked about the WCAC race before the season, Loyola Marymount Coach Paul Westhead told Monte Poole of the Oakland Tribune: “I wouldn’t anticipate any team is going to run away with it. I don’t think anybody’s going to go 14-0 or 12-2. You could be in first place with four or five losses.”

Trivia Time: What do outfielder Chili Davis of the Angels, center Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks and sprinter Ben Johnson of Canada have in common? (Answer below.)

St. Louis Manager Whitey Herzog said it was tough enough to lose Jack Clark’s bat but told USA Today: “You know what he does? Calls me up after he signs with the Yankees and wants me to buy his home in St. Louis.

“First of all, I couldn’t afford his house and with Jack gone, I will not be able to afford the one I’ve already got.”

Said George Foreman when asked who he thinks will be the winner of the Mike Tyson-Michael Spinks fight: “Their bankers.”

Chi Chi Rodriguez, during the first round of the Seniors tournament at Wood Ranch, was asked by a reporter, “How are you playing?”

“Right-handed,” said Rodriguez.

Reporter: “Oh, I thought you were like Mac O’Grady.”

Rodriguez: “No, but my name used to be O’Connor. I changed it to Rodriguez for business reasons.”

Mitch Albom, the Detroit columnist who was doused with ice water by Willie Hernandez, said the pitcher apparently is still upset by a column Albom wrote last April.

According to Albom, Hernandez said, “ . . . the fans. I don’t give a . . . about the fans. I don’t care if you write it. The way they treat me, . . . them.”

Albom: “I have it on tape. I asked him three of four times if he was sure he wanted to be quoted that way. He said he didn’t care. When the column came out, suddenly he cared.”

Said teetotaler Herschel Walker of the Dallas Cowboys when asked why he wasn’t even curious about taking a drink. “I’m curious about jumping off a cliff and I don’t do that either.”

Boston designated hitter Sam Horn, 6-5 and 240, hit a home run against Minnesota at Tinker Field in Orlando, Fla., that cleared the right-center-field fence and hit about 80 feet up on the press box of the adjoining Citrus Bowl.

Charlie Crepeau, a stadium official for the last 12 years, told Steve Fainaru of the Hartford Courant: “That was the longest I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen them all. Killebrew, all of them.”

Trivia Answer: All three were born in Jamaica.

Quotebook

Yankee Manager Billy Martin, asked what he thought of Darryl Strawberry’s rip job on his Met teammates: “I hate to see things like that in the papers--but I love it.”