NO FUNDING OF THEIR OWN: SILVER BULLETS WON'T PLAY THIS YEAR

          Silver Bullets co-Owner Paul Beckham confirmed Friday
     that, "unable to find a sponsor," the women's pro baseball
     team "will not field" a squad this year, according to Tim
     Tucker of the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION.  Beckham: "For this
     year, it's just not there. ... We have hopes of using that
     time to build interest from sponsors for 1999."  After Coors
     Brewing pulled out after last season as the team's sponsor,
     the Silver Bullets' owners pursued prospective sponsors,
     "but it never really got past the discussion stage," Beckham
     said.  Beckham: "Nothing came close, really."  Beckham added
     that it takes "at least" $1.5M a year to operate the team on
     a break-even basis (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 4/18).