ORIOLES WILL SHOW PROFIT FOR FIRST TIME UNDER ANGELOS

          The Orioles said they will have an operating profit of
     "at least" $10M this year, according to Mark Maske of the
     WASHINGTON POST.  Orioles Vice Chair/Business & Finance Joe
     Foss said that this will be the "first time" in Peter
     Angelos' four seasons as Managing General Partner that the
     team will turn an operating profit.  The size of the
     Orioles' '97 operating profit "will depend upon how far they
     advance during the postseason" -- from $10M for one
     postseason home game to approximately $17M if the team
     advances to the World Series and plays the maximum 10
     postseason home games (WASHINGTON POST, 9/19).