As of last night, not even club officials seemed to know for sure.

In 2006, club officials said there had been black members for several years.

Club officials said today they had not heard directly from the two players.

Club officials wanted his changes to benefit their members' games, too.

"We'll probably get something done during the summer," one club official said.

"Joe is not going to walk away from $5 million, no matter what George does," a club official said.

Club officials seem confident that the problem is not serious.

All working people - from the press to the players to club officials - must go through the same gate.

Inside the organization, though, club officials seem to feel strongly about leaving him right where he is.

The labor policy committee has three owners or club officials from each league.