FACILITY NOTES

          In Dallas, Steve Davis wrote that the MLS Crew's new
     22,500-seat stadium "looks more and more like a road map to
     success for others to follow."  Davis: "Columbus' bold move
     is drawing attention outside of soccer circles, in business
     journals and national sports publications.  Inside soccer,
     other MLS teams are envious of the revenue opportunities
     available for a team no longer renting, but owning."  Davis
     notes the Crew have doubled season-ticket sales from '98 to
     7,000 this year (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 2/17)....ProServ
     VP/Naming-Rights Partnerships Russell Wallach, on the cost
     of naming rights: "We don't see a ceiling.  We see the value
     of these deals continuing to grow, and the venues and teams
     continuing to figure out new creative ways to provide more
     value to the corporations" (AMUSEMENT BUSINESS, 2/15 issue).