A GATHERING OF YO-YOS; MASTER SPINNERS FACE OFF AT CONTEST.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer With his mom looking on in amazement, Joey Skinta stepped to the podium podium In architecture, a pedestal on a large scale. It may be any of various elements that form the base of a structure, such as the platform forming the floor and substructure of a Classical temple, a low wall supporting columns, or the structurally or decoratively and twirled his way through a ``forward pass'' and a ``sleep'' before ending his routine with a ``loop the loop.'' The 15-year-old Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. boy joined about 35 other yo-yo enthusiasts in competing for the 1998 California Cup Yo-Yo Championship on Saturday in Valencia. Driven by routines like the sleep, forward pass, and loop the loop, the yo-yo's popularity has surged as manufacturers turn out high-tech models featuring Teflon bearings, centrifugal clutches A centrifugal clutch is a clutch that operates automatically via rotational motion rather than lateral. In an automobile clutch with a manual transmission, the clutch is deactivated with a foot pedal which in turns pushes on a fulcrum, which retracts the pressure plate, causing the and even ones produced from aircraft aluminum. ``Yo-yo fever has reached epidemic levels. We receive calls for parents who have been searching frantically for a specific model for their child,'' said John Small, owner of Kite kite, in aviation and recreation kite, in aviation, aircraft restrained by a towline and deriving its lift from the aerodynamic action of the wind flowing across it. Ranch, the event's sponsor. ``We have a club of more than 300 kids who meet once a month and share tricks of the trade,'' Small said. For Christmas last year, Skinta got a yo-yo and a videotape videotape Magnetic tape used to record visual images and sound, or the recording itself. There are two types of videotape recorders, the transverse (or quad) and the helical. featuring different techniques, and he began mastering the art almost immediately, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. his mother, Gertrude. ``Well, I thought it would be cheaper for him to do this than play baseball, but now with the different yo-yos and the competitions this is getting quite expensive too,'' she said. The popularity of the yo-yo appeared to climax in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Small said. However, the plaything's resurging popularity appears to have reached national and international levels. Beginners division contender Curtis Harrison, 12, appeared with his father, Don, on ``The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' two years ago. ``When we were on the show, dad put a quarter in my ear and did a loop the loop and knocked the quarter out of my ear without me feeling a thing,'' Curtis said. Among the spectators was Jason Tracy, the current World Masters yo-yo champ who has taken his show international. Tracy, a Frazier Park native, has toured Switzerland, Japan and Germany. Three winners were expected to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. at Saturday's competition, which included a beginners, advanced and overall cup champion. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Color in SAC Sac: see Sac and Fox. SAC - 1. An early system on the Datatron 200 series. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. Edition only) Catlin Perrin, 11, of Newhall practices his technique before the 1998 California Cup Yo-Yo Championship, held Saturday in Valencia. (2--Color in SAC Edition only) Curtis Harrison, 12, demonstrates the ``rock the cradle'' maneuver at Saturday's competition. John Lazar/Special to the Daily News |
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