They Said It

?The Rev. John Lo Schiavo, president of the University of San Francisco, when asked if Queen Elizabeth had said anything to him when he attended a state dinner for her in San Francisco: "Yes, she leaned over and whispered, 'When are you bringing back basketball?' "

? Bob Plager, St. Louis Blues scout, on the New York Rangers' notably dour right wing, Vaclav Nedomansky: "A bar in Chicago asked him to leave because they wanted to have Happy Hour."