PAUL BEESTON NOT FLYING AROUND NEW JAYS OWNERSHIP BID

          The new group that has emerged in a late bid to
     purchase the Blue Jays "is ready to sign on new partners,"
     but MLB President & COO Paul Beeston "won't be one of them,"
     according to Mike Rutsey of the TORONTO SUN.  The new group,
     headed by Toronto lawyer Lawrence Dale, includes former
     Celtics Vice Chair Alan Cohen, former Pirates partner Harvey
     Walken and former Canadian cabinet minister Greg Sorbara. 
     Sorbara: "Paul Beeston is not part of our group and has not
     contacted us, absolutely not" (TORONTO SUN, 10/28). 
     Meanwhile, "pals" of Orioles GM Pat Gillick have said that
     the former Jays GM has "been approached" by the Dale group,
     and if the Dale group is successful,  Gillick would return
     to Toronto to be team president (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 10/27).