
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, October 26, 1993                   TAG: 9310260115
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: NEW YORK                                LENGTH: Short

BASEBALL MAY CHOOSE WOMAN

Lynn Martin, the U.S. labor secretary during the Bush administration, is one of the finalists in the search for a new baseball commissioner.

A baseball official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed Martin was among the finalists, which first was reported Saturday by The Washington Post.

Baseball has been without a commissioner since Fay Vincent resigned under pressure Sept. 7, 1992.

Atlanta Braves chairman Bill Bartholomay, chairman of the search committee, says his first choice is Milwaukee Brewers president Bud Selig, who has been running baseball as chairman of the executive council since Vincent's resignation, but Selig says he will not accept the job.

Selig and Bartholomay say they are committed to selecting a new commissioner by the end of the year. Martin is believed to be the only woman under consideration. Another name prominently mentioned is NBC Sports President Dick Ebersol, who has said he does not want the job.

by CNB