21.   Hummel, managing partner at Cardiac Surgical Associates of Southwest Florida in Fort Myers, Fla., asked Kloots if he would be interested in starting over again.

22.   In fact, Hicks bought that chair from Schieffer, who was managing general partner of the ownership group that sold the Rangers to Hicks two years ago.

23.   It should become official within a matter of months, but Cincinnati managing general partner Marge Schott should be completely out of the Reds organization soon.

24.   Jerry Colangelo, managing partner of the expansion Arizona Diamondbacks, was an immediate supporter.

25.   Jim Krivacs, the agent, and Jerry Colangelo, the aggressive managing partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks, negotiated most of the contract on Sunday night.

26.   Joseph P. Klock Jr., managing partner of the firm, said in a interview this week that Harris remained true to her neutrality pledge.

27.   Jim Wadia, managing partner of Arthur Andersen, said he was in a meeting and could not discuss the action immediately.

28.   Julie Bauer, managing partner of the New York office of Saatchi and Saatchi, a global advertising company, agreed.

29.   Jerry Colangelo, managing partner of the expansion Arizona Diamondbacks, has championed the idea of a salary cap for baseball.

30.   Jerry Reinsdorf, managing partner of the Chicago White Sox, is far and away the leader in the hiring of members of minorities for significant positions.