Fred Smerlas

•Joe Altobelli, Baltimore Oriole manager, recalling that President Reagan had spent an inning in the team's dugout on Opening Day: "He sat right where I usually sit. I didn't have the heart to say 'Move over.' "

Mr. Simpson is all but forgotten in Buffalo as the Bills, featuring rookie runner Joe Cribbs and Nose Tackle Fred Smerlas, open the season with four straight victories

Rookies Jerry Butler and Jim Haslett have performed so well that Buffalonians have forgotten Tom Cousineau's defection to Montreal