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Then there is the shotput. Texas A. & M.'s Randy Matson holds the outdoor world record with a heave of 70 ft. 7¼ in., but the best he has ever done indoors is 64 ft. 4¼ in. One reason, says Randy, is that the shots themselves are different: both weigh 16 lbs., but the outdoor shot is plain metal while the indoor shot is covered with plastic so that it won't ruin the wooden floors...
...indoor shot slips off Randy's hand," explains Matson's coach, Charlie Thomas. "He can't control it, and he's afraid...
...only real excitement so far this winter. When the season started, hardly anyone gave him a second thought, although he was the world's No. 2-ranked shotputter. Last month in San Francisco, Neal broke the indoor record with a toss of 66 ft. 6¾ in. -beating Matson in the process. And two weeks ago in Portland, Ore., Steinhauer uncorked six straight puts of over 65 ft.-the longest of which traveled 67 ft. 10 in.-and broke the record again...
...CONGDON Harold Matson Co. Inc. Manhattan
...affected territory is uninhabited wasteland of little value, but much of it is valuable timberland where losses will amount to millions of dollars. For Alaskans, money and inconvenience are not the only toll: they worry about the wildlife that is endangered. The West Fork, Cement Creek and Matson Creek fires are burning through some of the finest caribou grazing lands in the state. The herds feed on forest-floor vegetation called "caribou moss," which takes between 100 and 150 years to grow...