
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, November 3, 1995                   TAG: 9511030089
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: LANDMARK NEWS SERVICE
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

CFL GIVES NORFOLK DEADLINE

The Canadian Football League's commissioner says the Shreveport (La.) Pirates must decide by the end of the month whether they will move to Hampton Roads next season.

That's nearly two months earlier than the time frame previously outlined by Pirates president Lonie Glieberman, who has said he expects to ask the CFL in January for permission to move.

However, Glieberman did not see the deadline as an obstacle.

``We believe we can work it with the league,'' said Glieberman, who on Monday moved into a Virginia Beach condominium.

Glieberman plans a season-ticket sale this month to gauge public support: ``The key is public support,'' he said. ``If we sell 15,000 season tickets, we'll be here.''

by CNB