Scholastic Update articles from May 1992

Scholastic Update archives from May 1992

America at play. (values of sports)
May 1, 1992... An interviewer once asked Chief Justice Earl Warren, of the U. S. Supreme Court, how he liked to start his day. "I always turn to the sports pages first," the legendary jurist replied. "They record people's accomplishments; the front page,...

What it takes. (world-class athletes)(includes related article on former Olympic gymnasts)
May 1, 1992... This is how you would spend a typical day if you were a world-class gymnast. You would wake up at 6:00 a.m. to get to the gym by 7. You would spend five hours or so defying basic laws of physics--twisting and flipping through the air,...

The games must go on. (Olympics)
May 1, 1992... When competitors arrived in Berlin, Germany, in August 1936 for the games of the XIth Olympiad, they stepped into a mirage. A host of polite young guides led them through streets lined with banners, oak-leaf garlands, and freshly painted...

The devil's juice. (steroids)
May 1, 1992... On a cool October night in 1988, Benji Ramirez, a defensive tackle for the Astabula (Ohio) High School Panthers, played the game of his life. Making tackles and fumble recoveries all over the field, Benji led his team to a 21-6 victory. The...

Calling the shots. (Cuba Gooding, Jr.)
May 1, 1992... Cuba Gooding Jr. is hot. Around Hollywood, the 24-year-old actor is being called the next Denzel Washington. Cuba's portrayal of Tre, a 17-year-old resident of Los Angeles who's torn between hitting the books and hanging out with his partners...

Are they worth it? (athletes' salaries)
May 1, 1992... In 1923, baseball legend Babe Ruth became the first player ever to earn $50,000 a year--a princely sum for that time, worth about $390,000 in today's dollars. When told that his salary was even higher than the U.S. President's, Ruth replied,...

Batting down the barriers. (black athletes)
May 1, 1992... April 15, 1947, dawned cold, raw, and rainy in New York City--not much of a day for playing or watching baseball. Yet by 8 a.m., some 8,000 excited fans were lined up in front of Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, waiting for tickets to go on sale for...

Making the grade? (success in high school and college sports)
May 1, 1992... As the all-time leading scorer of his high school basketball team, and later at the University of Pittsburgh, Clyde Vaughan seemed on his way to a career in the pros. After graduating from college in 1984, Vaughan did make it to a professional...

The young gods. (high school football)
May 1, 1992... When H.G. (Buzz) Bissinger went to write about the phenomenon of Texas high school football, he knew an intense experience awaited him. He just didn't know how intense. "I didn't anticipate the incredible, overriding need to win," he...

Shooting for equality. (high school girls' athletics)
May 1, 1992... Seventeen-year-old Cari Clawson spent most of her childhood on basketball courts, softball diamonds, and soccer fields. When she was 14, she found her calling: volleyball. Throughout high school, playing volleyball provided Cari with focus,...

Girls on the line. (taking part in active sports)
May 1, 1992... Number 22 looks tough enough -- shoulder pads bulging, helmet locked in place, cleats caked with mud. But take a close look at the hands and you'll realize this isn't your ordinary high school football player. The tough guy wearing hot-pink...