LEAGUE NOTES

          In Boston, Frank Dell'Apa writes on MLS under the
     header, "MLS In Need Of A Boost."  Dell'Apa: "Financial
     planning has been an MLS strong point.  Now, the league
     needs to attract more charismatic players, even if that
     means stretching the salary cap.  After the novelty of the
     first season, MLS has lacked personality this year" (BOSTON
     GLOBE, 5/16).  In L.A., Grahame Jones writes on past
     failures of pro soccer teams in L.A. and the Galaxy's
     attempt to establish itself in the market: "The trick
     [Galaxy owners] are trying to learn now is how to keep a
     team here.  Permanently.  Or at least what passes for
     permanently in Southern California" (L.A. TIMES, 5/16)....In
     Denver, Mike Judson, on the ABL-WNBA: "You can dress up the
     Women's NBA any way you want. ... The [ABL] has better
     players.  Lots of them. ... The competition between the
     women's leagues has become a case of image vs. reality.  I
     vote for reality" (DENVER POST, 5/13).