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SPORTSCO EXEC SAYS THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN BID FOR JAYS

          Ousted Sportsco Int'l President Lawrence Dale said that
     his two former partners, Harvey Walken and Alan Cohen,
     "won't be able to bid for the Blue Jays because of
     agreements that prohibit such a move" without Dale,
     according to Tony Van Alphen of the TORONTO STAR.  Dale
     added that Walken and Cohen are "bound by non-compete
     covenants" whereby they can only pursue the Jays with him or
     "with his permission."  One source believes that Walken and
     Cohen terminated Dale because they want control of the
     SkyDome (TORONTO STAR, 5/28).  In Toronto, Mike Ganter
     reports that Sportsco is "not interested" in buying a share
     of the Blue Jays.  Cohen: "We are not in any way, shape or
     form talking to the Blue Jays" (TORONTO SUN, 5/28).

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