A Misleading Headline Ignites a Sportsmanship Debate

A misleading local headline ignites a nationwide sportsmanship debate.

Ozz 607 Ab The jeering began in early March, when an overzealous headline writer for The Daily News of Longview, Wash., incorrectly claimed that Washington Interscholastic Activities Association officials wanted to "ban booing" as a way of promoting positive sportsmanship. Newspaper columnists around the state, and then around the country, latched onto the phrase and weighed in with scathing commentary. "You can't even boo refs?" questioned Orlando Sentinel scribe David Whitley. "Ladies and gentlemen, we officially have reached Never Never Land." Joe Queenan, writing for The New York Times, called it "one of the most depressing pieces of news to come along in years," and Detroit Free Press sportswriter Mick McCabe even questioned the sanity of the WIAA's executive director, Mike Colbrese.

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