| Sarazen's watch from his 1992 US Open victory goes up for auction
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- In the Apr. 26 sale at Christie's under "Important Pocket Watch & Wristwatches," Lot 342 might hold some interest for golf fans -- a rare Patek Philippe given to Gene Sarazen in honor of winning the 1922 U.S. Open. .
DEP seeks bids as Croton project cost rises
The city Department of Environmental Protection confirmed this week that it is now seeking to negotiate a contract with the second-lowest bidder for construction of the Croton Water Treatment Plant in the Bronx at a cost of an additional $200 million.
The first bidder, a joint venture led by the Perini Corp., had bid $1.3 billion, which the city accepted in November. But Perini recently withdrew from the process, a DEP spokesman said. He would not elaborate.
An insider said that the city Department of Investigation had qualms about violations involving Perini's meeting targets for subcontracts with minority- and women-owned business enterprises; the company was convicted in California in 2001 of making fraudulent MWBE claims.
The DEP spokesman says Slattery Skanska, the only other bidder for the Croton plant construction at $1.5 billion, can now choose to accept or decline the work.
CONCERTS, FESTIVALS AND MORE
TODAY The Diamonds, concert, 7:30 p.m. today, Crown Uptown Professional Dinner Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas. Buffet 6 p.m., doors open at 5:45. Dinner/show $31.95. Reservations, 316-681-1566. TUE. Singles Speed Dating Event, presented by Cupid.com for single professionals ages 36-49 and 26-39, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Tue., The Fox & Hound Pub & Grille, 1421 N. Waterfront Pkwy. Cost $35, for up to 12 dates in one evening. Register online at Cupid.com, by calling Nichole at 316-518-3683 or by e-mailing wichita@predating.com. THU. "Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity," film followed by discussion, 7:30 p.m. Thu., Murdock Theatre, 20th Century Center, 536 N. Broadway. A National Crime Victims' Rights Week event. Free. Information, 316-263-1665. "Growing Up Asian," lecture by SuChin Park, MTV news correspondent, 8 p.m.
Ask Babe: More questions for the Babe
Dear Babe: After seeing how much the Honus Wagner card (T206) has increased in value, I wondered about an autograph on a 1939 Baseball centennial envelope with his picture on it with a Cooperstown stamp and postmark. I have no idea how generous he was with his signature. - Robert Chartier, Merrimack, N.H. Generosity aside, Wagner died in 1955 long before the autograph craze took hold. His signature on anything is valuable. Of course, there's a big difference between the million-dollar 1909 T206 card, the Holy Grail of cards to collectors, and something with his signature on it. .
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