Weight Throw: Lance Deal.
As expected, the best performance came from Lance Deal, a perennial national champion in the men's weight throw.
Lance Deal, the American medal contender, placed ninth with a throw of 250 feet.
The other qualifiers were Lance Deal (262-3) and Ken Flax (254-5).
Lance Deal (71 feet 5 1/2 inches) won the men's 35-pound weight throw for the sixth time.
Hammer throw - Lance Deal, Casper, Wyo.
Lance Deal goes for yet another world record in the 35-pound weight throw, an event he probably should patent.
Lance Deal had a good claim for best performance of the meet.
It was hammer time at the Summer Olympics today, and after three throws, Lance Deal of the United States thought his time was up.
Only Lance Deal of the United States has thrown the weight farther indoors than Haklits and Charfreitag.
