ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Tuesday, March 19, 1996                TAG: 9603190077
SECTION: SPORTS                   PAGE: B-2  EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports

IN SPORTS

* San Francisco has withdrawn its request to host the 1999 Super Bowl, hoping that a new stadium for the 49ers will be available in time for the 2001 game, the NFL said.

* Former Virginia Tech pitcher Mike Williams, in the running for a spot in Philadelphia's rotation, gave up eight runs on nine hits in five innings as Texas beat the Phillies 18-8 in an exhibition baseball game in Clearwater, Fla.

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