WANT TIGER TICKETS? DON'T CALL TICKETMASTER

     The Tigers will bring their ticket sales in-house starting
in mid-February, replacing Ticketmaster.  Atanas Ilitch, daughter
of Tigers Owner Mike Ilitch, said tickets will be sold through a
team-run telephone service, outlets in the suburbs and some
larger communities, and at the Tiger Stadium box office.  Tickets
for the Red Wings, roller hockey's Rockers and other
entertainment enterprises owned by Ilitch will continue to be
sold through Ticketmaster for now, but they could follow the
Tigers if the ticket in-house operation works.  Tigers ticket
prices will remain the same, however, buyers will pay less
because the Ticketmaster service charge will be eliminated (John
Lowe, DETROIT FREE PRESS, 12/16).