European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 06, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                4ft Carrier dome game snowed out Syracuse . A a Winter storm carrying up to 2 feet of Snow forced Syracuse University to Call off an exhibition basketball game tuesday night Between the no. 18 orangemen and Anagau team. It was the first weather related cancel lation in the 14-year history of the car Rier dome. Crews began deflating the dome after 19 inches of Snow fell during the Day. It was the second time within a year air was deliberately let out of the Bubble. The game against Usa Verich reps see Page 34 for College basketball a evander holy Field. Moorer Likely foe to Fie a decides to again new York a Evande Holyfield will fight again which will make boxing fans Happy but his probable first opponent will not be the people s Choice. His name in t Lennox Lewis the wac heavyweight Champion or Riddick Bowe from whom Holyfield regained the Aba and if titles nov. 6. It s Michael Moorer the no. 1 contender of the Aba and lbs. Whoever Holyfield fights the match will probably be at Las vegas in april or May according to promoter Dan Duva. After his upset of Bowe on a 12 round majority decision the 32 year old Holyfield said he was t sure if he d continue to fight i thought about it and decided to come Back and become undisputed Champion he said tuesday on a conference Call following a news conference in the Atlanta suburb of Fairburn. There s one Belt hanging out they i be got to i to reel in. Holyfield wants to fight Lewis who became wac Champion after that organization withdrew title recognition from Bowe for failing to make a first defense against the briton. I think right now people would like to see an undisputed title Holyfield said. Will not be rescheduled said athletic director Jake Crouthamel. The teams did play a closed scrimmage at Manley Field House with Syracuse winning 107-105. The aau team drove from its Home in Columbus Ohio and arrived in Syracuse tuesday afternoon in the midst of the storm Crouthamel said. University arid Carrier dome officials decided to cancel the game because of building safety concerns and the possibility the dome would be deflated. If we have to deflate because of Snow on the roof we sure Don t want people in there Crouthamel said. And we could not deflate when we Are in basketball Mode. We have to remove the curtain. We have to remove the to towers. We have to remove the East Side bleachers in order to deflate the  by 10 . Est tuesday part of the Carrier dome had been deflated a Secu Rity official said. The stars and stripes Falcons fire Glanville by Tom Saladino Atlanta a Jerry Glanville won t be drawing plays on pizza boxes any time soon. Nor will he be leaving any passes for Elvis Presley now that he s los this Job. Glanville who always wears Black races cars on the Lascar circuit and loves to say he lives on the Edge was fired tuesday As coach of the atlant Falcons. The end came two Days after the club completed its second consecutive 6-10season. His Fate was cemented when the Falcons dropped their final three games. Glanville 52, had one year remaining on his five year contract. He was 28-38 in his four seasons with the Falcons making the playoffs Only in his second season the usually talkative coach was not immediately available for comment. However after sunday s 27-10 loss to Phoenix Glanville was Blunt about the season. I think you judge yourself by whether you re in the playoffs or not he said. If you re not in the playoffs youve had Abad  the Falcons Hierarchy apparently had similar thoughts. We Felt it necessary to make this change now so we can Start Early in Mak ing the right decisions for 94," said team president Taylor Smith who made the announcement after meeting with his father and team owner Rankin Smith and Glanville at the club s practice facility i Suwanee. Taylor Smith said the search for a new coach will begin immediately. June Jones the assistant head coach for offence who was hired by Glanville in 1991, is consid ered the leading candidate if Atlanta stays within the organization. Many of the reasons we did not make the playoffs this season Are not the fault of Jerry Glanville but the head coach is ultimately judged on the won lost record of the team Taylor Smith said. Glanville is one of football s More unorthodox characters. He roomed with Phoenix coach Joe Bugel when both were assistant coaches at Western Kentucky and at night the two would draw plays on the Bottom of pizza boxes. Glanville also coached the women s Bowling team. Glanville s first head coaching Job in after Back to Back 6-10 seasons Jerry Glanville is out of work in Atlanta the nil was at Houston where he was 35-35 in four seasons ending in 1989. The oilers made the playoffs three times in his tenure there. It was in Houston that Glanville left tickets at the will Call window for Presley and the late actor James Dean. He also made some enemies of opposing coaches engaging in shouting matches with Cincinnati coach Sam Wyche who is now in Tampa and Pittsburgh Schuck  finishing 5-11 in his first year with the Falcons in 1990, Glanville led the team to the playoffs in 1991 with 10-6 record. In the postseason the Falcons beat new Orleans in the first round be fore losing to eventual super bowl Cham Pion Washington in the second round. After the 6-10 season of a year ago and the 0-5 Start this season fans clamoured for Glanville to be fired. The Falcons then won six of their next eight games temporarily taking the heat off Glanville and giving themselves a shot at making the playoffs. That All changed As the Falcons lost their final three games. In addition to his two head coaching stints Glanville has been an assistant with Houston Atlanta Buffalo and de troit. Jumbo Elliott not expected Back East Rutherford . Up new York giants All pro offensive tackle jumbo Elliott Likely has been lost to the team for the remainder of the playoffs due to continued problems with his Back. Elliott played the entire game at left tackle sunday in the giants 16-13 Over time loss to the Dallas cowboys that decided the pfc East championship. Elliott apparently aggravated the two herniated discs in his lower Back. Elliott who had missed five of the pre Vious six games was examined by Back specialist and surgeon Frank Cammisa monday and the new York Post reported tuesday that he will eventually re quire corrective surgery. Elliott s backup at the position is Eric Moore but he has been hobbled since suffering a badly sprained right ankle against Phoenix two weeks ago. Moore s status is still unknown. Clarence Jones also has seen action at the position. The giants Host the Minnesota Vikings m a wild card playoff game sunday. Minnesota is Well equipped to take advantage of a weakness in the offensive line with Chris Doleman and John Randle who each totalled 121/2 sacks this season. 0"246850"000504