The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, January 28, 1996               TAG: 9601280314
SECTION: SPORTS                   PAGE: C18  EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

NORFOLK MAYOR FRAIM GETS BUD METHENY AWARD

Norfolk mayor Paul Fraim has been named the 1996 recipient of the Bud Metheny Award, given annually by Old Dominion University for contributions that have helped area baseball.

Fraim will be honored Friday at the ``Meet the Stars'' banquet, which kicks off ODU's weekend baseball clinic. The clinic features former major league baseball player Steve Garvey and Norfolk Tides manager Bobby Valentine.

Tickets for the banquet at the Omni Waterside are $50 per person. Tickets for Saturday's clinic at the ODU field house - with sessions at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. - are $5 per person. by CNB