Coleman said he was friendly with severalHarvard officials, including Dean of StudentsArchie C. Epps and Thomson Professor of GovernmentMartin L. Kilson, Jr., who occasionally had himover for dinner.
Kilson said Coleman was in his Ethnic Groups inAmerican Political Culture class. He said Colemanwas a "fine man" and a "good, disciplinedstudent."
"He laughs at you and with you at the sametime," Kilson said, "which is a marvelous thingfor the National League President to be able todo."
Selig said that, just as baseball executivesare excited about the new NL president, fans havereason to be excited for the 1994 baseball season.
"Baseball will have a great year," he said."The three-division format will be very exciting."
Selig did say, however, that baseball, "needs anew economic system to survive."
He said now that the owners have agreed toshare revenues among themselves, the players mustagree to a salary cap at a percentage of grossrevenues.
Selig would not speculate on whether theplayers would agree, but he assures fans, "therewill be no lockout this year.