European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday november 14,1990 the stars and stripes a Page 25commentary Falcons remade in Glanville image by Jim Litke the nil season is nine games old and Jerry Glanville so revenge on the world 1990 tour already is a bust. He does not seem to understand Why. He dressed his new Back up band the Atlanta Falcons in naughty Black uniforms. He taught them to talk trash step on opponents and dance at the Edge of the rules. Remade now in his image they Are among the most ostracized most scrutinized a and As a result a most penalized teams in the league. Glanville does not seem to understand Why this is so. On the second half Kickoff of sundays game against the Chicago bears linebacker Robert Lyles was ejected for coming off the Atlanta Bench to take part in a skirmish that had broken out a few Yards from the sideline where his coach dressed in Black save a trademark Silver Belt buckle stood watching. A i asked the Guy who made the decision what he did for a living the rest of the week. You know his Mon Day through Friday Job a Glanville said afterwards. A the said he was a school administrator so i said id pull my kid out of any school that he Glanville then offered this perfectly reasonable explanation for what Lyles did. He said his linebacker was simply on his Way out onto the Field for the upcoming defensive series and stopped by the pileup to help sort out bodies. Then he added in a curious tone a a it a hard to get somebody to listen to you some maybe history has something to do with it. In 1979, while working for the Falcons As defensive coordinator Glanville dubbed his pass Rush the a Gritz Blitz and spiced it up by ordering the secondary to launch themselves helmet first into every collision. This was a Guy with a Chip on his shoulder but he did no to really have enough weight to throw around until the Houston oilers gave him an entire team to work with late in the 1985 season. In the four years before Glanville took Over the oilers had won a combined total of 11 games. In his second full season they proclaimed the Astrodome to be a the House of pain a went 9-6 and made the playoffs for the first time since 1980. They won 10 and nine games in the two seasons after that. Yet what enraged the rest of the acc Central Wasny to so much that the oilers changed the pecking order As the Way they did it. With cheap shots. Late hits. Finger pointing. Trash talking. Taunting. Even his offence managed to Lead the acc in penalties All three seasons. Pittsburgh Steeles coach Chuck Noll took exception and told Glanville so during a lecture including some Finger pointing of his own in the Middle of the Field after Houston beat Pittsburgh three years ago. Cincinnati bengals coach Sam Wyche was More direct calling time out in the closing seconds of a 61-7 humiliation of Houston last year to kick a Field goal then called Glanville a probably the biggest phony in professional indeed Glanville a tactics had worn so thin by the end of last season that he was packing his bags within Days of Houston a elimination by Pittsburgh in the playoffs. Not Long after that however he unpacked them in Atlanta where the 1980s had gone so poorly that management was convinced there was nothing to lose. That Glanville would wind up coaching a team that already had Deion a they done to pay nobody to be Humble Sanders on the roster should have been proof enough that the Falcons had found the right Man. And if there were any doubts remaining a Atlanta went through the preseason taking potshots at everything that moved and making enemies faster than George Steinbrenner a they were removed when the Falcons beat the oilers 47-27 in the season opener at Home. In Case he left any Bridges unburned Glanville then went on to Label Jack Pardee his successor at Houston a a total the rest of the season has not progressed so gloriously. Glanville beat the new Orleans saints a no known grudge there a and he did manage to avenge the pounding at wychers hands just two weeks ago. But that a been it. Playing at the High voltage level Glanville demands is proving self destructive. Against Pittsburgh two weeks ago Atlanta controlled the Ball almost 18 minutes longer but three interceptions two fumbles and a pair of missed Field goals Cost the Falcons the game. And that May have been Why Glanville kept his own counsel As the Falcons headed for Chicago after having lost three of their last four and 14 straight on the Road. Unfortunately the message did not get through to his charges. In what began As an aside but escalated into a classic spitting match by midweek bears cornerback Lemuel Stinson predicted the flamboyant Sanders would a get his head knocked off a and Sanders rising to the occasion called Stinson a some 5-foot-9, 160-Pound Spike Lee lookalike who Hasni to gotten any publicity and now wants to make a name for As it turns out Stinson did both. He claimed two of the bears four interceptions the final one returned by teammate Vestee Jackson for the game winning score and ran his Mouth before a bigger audience than he might otherwise have merited. Borrowing a Page from Glanville Chicago coach Mike Ditka waved a Belt buckle of his own after the game claiming it was Given to him by Glanville. The Falcons Are going nowhere this season. But even now Jerry Glanville is Likely making plans for his bigger better and almost certainly meaner a revenge on the world 1991 tour a and trying his damnedest to hold his Tongue. A if the bears want to talk that a Fine. If our Guys want to talk the Bottom line is if you talk then you have to go out and you have to play. You can to talk and go out a he said a and play like a the associated Prees local sport Lewis leads fort Benning mat Parade Berlin a six fort Benning ga., grapplers took away top honors in freestyle Competition in a the meet a which was held for the first time in Berlin. The meet is a multinational Multi service wrestling meet sponsored by the Berlin sports office and several corporate sponsors. But it was a team from fort Benning ga., that cashed in. The Benning based bruisers beat out so Perolina in the team scoring category with 69 Points to be Rolinak a 61. Shon Lewis a 1251/2-Pounder, headed fort Bennings Strong showing. He beat the 12-time former East German Champion Volker anger who now wrestles for the German club so Perolina and that Victory earned him the most valuable wrestler award. Lewis an All army wrestler and a former Usa eur Champion Drew Praise from his opponent. A Lewis is very fast and has excellent balance a anger said. A the will do very Well is world class James demos took the 286-Pound Crown edging out Nord deutschland a Thomas middleman. Demos a former nil grappler ripped through last years army european championships with relative ease in route to the 286-Pound title. In the 220-Pound division Jerry Jackson gave fort Benning its third title by beating berlins Wesley Smith in the 220 finale. At 198, Derrick Waldroup bested Darmstadt a Keith Williams. Rodney Smith got another medal for fort Benning in the 1491/2-Pound division by Topping Baum older a Tony Cannan. Ryan Jibben notched fort Bennings other championship by pinning Celso roman of Nord deutschland in 4 37. #. Other winners were a Schaffenburg a David Price in the 10516-Pound category Bamberg Scharles Bertubin at 11416 so be Rolinak Seihei jul Verdiano at 13616 and Ansbach a Todd Gustafson at 163. For the combined Greco roman and freestyle team standings nil posted a third place finish with 34 Points Oesterberg followed with 28 and Ansbach came in fifth with 20. 100 softball victories Aschaffenbur Germany the Heidelberg Marlboro softball team has hit the Century Mark for season victories and May get a Chance to reach for More before the year is Over. The Marlboro team which has lost Only 17 times this for a amps Ron Gardiner Beilin observer fort Bennings Shon Lewis right grapples with so be Rolinak a Volker anger in 12516-Pound championship match. Year picked an appropriate time to Post its 100th win a the final of the Aschaffenbur invitational tournament on sunday. Marlboro edged the Heidelberg orphans 65 for its 22nd tournament title of the Long season. Coached by Percy Morgan the Marlboro slow pitch squad is made up of players from Heidelberg Mannheim and shape but is based in Heidelberg. Morgans players started their Long season by winning a Schwein Furt tourney last february. The Well travelled team plays Only in tournaments and is hoping for another Chance to sweeten its 1990 record. A a there a a snowball tournament planned in Baum older in mid december a said Morgan a and we May Climax our year Morgan believes the 100-win season is a record for military softball teams in Europe. Crippen Martinez Garcia lose Warsaw Poland a Randal Crippen an All army fighter from Wurzburg reached the foals but lost to a lithuanian in the Feliks Stamm International boxing tournament Here sunday. Michel Sadowski Defeated Crippen when the referee stopped their heavyweight final in the third round. Crippen Hurt Sadowski with a body blow in the second round but the lithuanian was saved by the Bell. Sadowski stunned Crippen with a right hand Early in the third round and then took control. Crippen who had a Bye in the quarterfinals won his semifinal bout saturday night by Deci Sioning Jozef Wladarczyk of Poland 4-1. The other two . Army fighters entered in the three Day tournament both lost their semifinal bouts. Nurnberg a Bradley Martinez a Light flyweight lost a 41 decision to russians Edward Fulin and Derheim featherweight nato Garcia was beaten 5-0 by Dariusz Kasprzak of Poland. Garcia a quarterfinal decision Over romanians Cruceru Ionel on Friday was voted the Best fight of the tournament. The hosting polish team grabbed sue championships to dominate the finals. The russian and British teams each won a pair of titles
