MARINERS OWNERSHIP GROUP GOES PUBLIC IN STADIUM EFFORTS

     The Mariners ownership group, going public for the first
time since it bought the franchise three years ago, made its
first pitch for voter approval of a sales tax increase to fund a
new stadium, according to the SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER.  The
group "vowed" at a town meeting Sunday night to put at least
$250M into the team by the time it moves into a proposed new
stadium.  Former McCaw Cellular exec/Mariners shareholder Wayne
Perry:  "There's not another ownership anywhere in the country
that is willing to do what we will do for you.  Now it is up to
you to decide" (Bill Knight, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, 8/14).
Voters won't know where the stadium will be when they vote
September 19, and according to Mariners VP Paul Isaki, any
location "will be a challenge" (Heath Foster, Tacoma NEWS
TRIBUNE, 8/15).