W I N N E R S  &  L O S E R S
JOHN GLENN First an astronaut, then a Senator, again an astronaut, now a $5 action figure from Mattel PLACIDO DOMINGO Spanish tenor graces Met's opening night for the 17th season, tying Enrico Caruso's record ERIC SAMS Amateur scholar gets obscure 1590s drama recognized as penned by Shakespeare	CLAIRE DANES Calling Manila "ghastly" was bad; then she fumed about its rats. The Philippines' capital bans her movies DIANA FUND Kitsch beats class as court rules Franklin Mint can use Di's image on rings, dolls and pendants JONATHAN BRODER Salon dumps D.C. bureau chief after he condemns coverage of Rep. Henry Hyde's long-ago affair

V E R B A T I M

"With a 17- or 18-year waiting list, I'll probably be dead and buried before I can join my husband." RACHEL HEYHOE FLINT, former captain of England's women's cricket team, on the decision of London's Marley-bone Cricket Club to admit women to its exclusive ranks "I'm, like, in awe of myself." MARK McGWIRE, baseball slugger, after finishing his season with a record-smashing 70 home runs

"Usually, the doctors check a fighter's heart. With Larry and me, they're just going to see if we have a pulse." GEORGE FOREMAN, ex-heavyweight champion, who will turn 50 before his January duel with Larry Holmes, who will be 49 "Peace is a Palestinian need, Israeli need, Arab need, international need." YASSER ARAFAT, Palestinian leader, agreeing to an Israeli offer to pull troops from 13% of the West Bank