Format May Be Familiar, but Notes a Little Fishy

Notes on a Fish Wrap:

Now that the Dodgers have traded for Juan Samuel, the team has the center fielder it so desperately needed--Willie Randolph. . . .

Lowly Cal State Long Beach has proven by hiring Coach George Allen that it knows more about football than about half of the NFL’s top decision-makers. . . .

Look-alikes: Laker announcer Chick Hearn and baseball-card magnate Gene Hiserodt, minus mustache, plus a haircut and about five inches in height. . . .

Watching the dullest bowling tournament on TV would be more entertaining than the most exciting golf tournament. . . .

Fascinating how the writers and syndicated features that contributed to the Herald Examiner’s mediocrity have improved The Times’ quality since coming on board!

PAUL M. THIELE

Los Angeles