Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 6/08/2007

6/8/2002:
Heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis knocks out overmatched Mike Tyson in the eighth round at the Pyramid in Memphis. The much-anticipated bout proves to be no contest as the trim and confident Lewis takes complete control over a paunchy and sluggish Tyson from the second round on. By the finish, Tyson is battered, disoriented and a sorry shell of his once-imposing self.

Birthdays:
Byron "Whizzer" White b. 1917
Del Ennis b. 1925
Herb Adderley b. 1939
Willie Davenport b. 1943
Lindsay Davenport b. 1976

BROWSING PLEASURES

A jaunty, fun book, essential for all Janites. A scrapbook of trivia about Jane, her family, her times, and her work. Includes lists of people who were born during the same decade (Beethoven, Wordsworth, Constable), appreciations from other acclaimed novelists, a recipe for syllabub, quizzes, and more. Think of this as the Austen Miscellany and prepare to lose many hours to pleasurable browsing.

THE FRIENDLY JANE AUSTEN, by Natalie Tyler (Penguin Books, 2001)