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DIED. Bob Meusel, 81, strong-armed outfielder and member of the Yankees' famed "Murderers' Row"; in Downey, Calif. Former Manager Casey Stengel said he "never saw a better thrower" than Meusel, who also hit the ball pretty well (lifetime average: .309 over eleven seasons). In 1927, with Leftfielder Meusel hitting .337, Centerfielder Earle Combs .356 and Rightfielder Babe Ruth .356 plus 60 home runs, the Yankees had what many students of the game consider the best outfield in baseball history...
From a mechanical how-will-it-affect-the-team-point-of-view, it may not. Psychologically perhaps, but this is the type thing around which teams tend to rally. Performance-wise, Davenport was an adept thrower, but his running was by no means exceptional...
...shattered for good by the IRS investigation, and out of it all could come pressure for reform-perhaps in the shape of open pro-am competition in track and field. But some athletes fear change will come too late for those already tainted by a corrupt system. Discus Thrower John Powell, for one, is worried that the IRS will put pressure on Stones to tell all he knows about other athletes. Says Powell: "Stones could turn out to be the John Dean of amateur track." Others cynically predict that AAU reprisals will be selective and merely cosmetic-barring...
...discus, Crimson hurler Joe Pellegrini powered a more than respectable 169-9 to place fifth in one of his best performances of the year. Meanwhile, javelin thrower Dave Kinney heaved his payload past the 230 mark for a third place behind Maryland and Yale...
Magdalenski is a strapping player who brings to the tee the tactics of an unruly hammer thrower. He birdied the 478-yard par five first hole both rounds with a drive and a wedge. Harvard Coach Bob Donovan said, "He's a fool who hits a wedge 170 yards or some ungodly number like that. That's prodigous length...