Word: hammering
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Those protections do not extend to other crimes. Indeed, Litman first made a name for himself in 1977 by getting a conviction on the lesser charge of manslaughter for Richard Herrin, a Yale graduate who killed his girlfriend Bonnie Garland with a hammer. "It was suggested," says her father Paul bitterly, "that she was a manipulative, rich, spoiled person who didn't treat this lovely man who murdered her nicely." Garland, a New York attorney, is working for the spread of legislation that gives victims the right to a voice at bail hearings and with the prosecution before a plea...
First, I examined a 16-lb. hammer used by Harvard's James Russell. The hammer is a large steel shot attached to a wire which is in turn connected to a handle. When I picked it up, the handle--weighted down by the shot--dug into my palm. Even if I did try to hurl it, I knew I would have damaged my hand. Hammer throwers wear special gloves to protect themselves from this injury...
...Hammer Throw--1. James Russell, Harvard...
...weight events, junior James Russell, who has already qualified for the national championships, captured the hammer throw with a throw of 194-ft., 3-in. Sophomore Joe Giani nabbed second in the discus with a toss...
Russell, who qualified for the national championships in the hammer throw last month, finished second in that event with a heave of 196 feet. "It was okay for second place," Russell said...