FLEETBOSTON REPORTEDLY HAS MORE BAD NEWS ON FENWAY BALLPARK

          People close to the Red Sox and the team's plans to
     build a new ballpark are urging the team "to mull
     alternatives as the outlook darkens on the team's quest to
     finance" the new, 44,000-seat facility, according to Scott
     Van Voorhis of the BOSTON HERALD.  Sources "close to the
     deal" say that FleetBoston Financial, the team's financial
     advisor, is "preparing to deliver a preliminary report"
     showing that the team's current array of ballpark financing
     scenarios "fails to produce a big enough profit margin for
     the Sox."  Fleet "is expected" to tell Red Sox CEO John
     Harrington that the new ballpark's profit margin, "under
     current scenarios," could fall below 10% (BO. HERALD, 9/14).