
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, January 19, 1994                   TAG: 9401190162
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.                                LENGTH: Short

REVENUE-SHARING PLAN PASSES 28-0

Baseball owners unanimously approved a revenue-sharing plan Tuesday night, but it cannot take effect unless the players' union agrees to a salary cap.

When last presented with a salary cap proposal in 1990, the Major League Baseball Players Association said there was no reason for it. Owners dropped the demand after a spring-training lockout.

Milwaukee Brewers president Bud Selig, chairman of the ruling executive council, said the 28-0 vote by the owners was a step toward ensuring baseball's financial future.

While the owners found agreement on a revenue-sharing plan, there was no progress on the search for a new commissioner.

A seven-hour meeting Monday failed to recommend a candidate, and Atlanta Braves chairman Bill Bartholomay, chairman of the search committee, said his group would reconvene later Tuesday night. Selig, however, wasn't so sure, and the discussion may not resume until today.

by CNB