The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-03-21
Globe TrOtters
Put On Real Show
Famous Colored Team Amazes
The Thousand Spectators With
Their Antics.
BY Joe Snyder

By Joe Snyder
Unleashing all their famed bas-
ketball prowess and sparing not a
single trick from their huge roper
toire, the mighty Harlem Globe
Trotters swept through Hagerstown
with an easy victory over the. hap
less Ludwig Treaders in their little
outing at the Armory last Sunday,
before a crowd that wasn't far from
1000. The score? Oh, yes, the score
was something like 81 to 80, if l re-
call correctly, but it could just as
easily have been 1862 to 80.
Still possessing all of their court
wizardry and showmanly antics
after 10 years on the hardwods, the
Trotters more than lived up to their
title of "the most entertaining bas-
ketball team in America, and
though they may not be the BEST
when it comes to playing straight
basketball, they're not far from
the top rung in that department,
either.
Led by veterans Duke Cumber-
land, lack Clayton and Babe"
PRESLEY and supplemented by such
glowing young stars as Ducky
Moore, Charley Young and the hi
larious GOOSE" Tatum, the colored
boys had the fans rolling in the
aisles or gasping in wonder at their
clever ball-handling maneuvers.
Tatum is without doubt the most
comical fellow that ever donned a
basketball suit, and his Glowing in
the bucket slot had everyone hold
ing their sides. His huge hands en-
abled him to manipulate the big ball
like a baseball
Climax to all the fun came late in
the final period, when the muscular
Ted Strong and the flexible Tatum
suddenly decided to play a little
baseball. So, with Strong hurting
and Tatum welding the stick, the
boys went into their famous base
ball act and followed it right up
few minutes later with their version
of the gridiron game. Much to the
dismay of the spectators, though,
Duke Cumberland's attempted
drop-kick from the three-quarter
line was wide
Treaders Keep Pace Awhile
The Trotters, dead set-shots that
they are, could do nothing more
than stay even-steven with the
Treaders in the opening quarter.
They started off like a house afre,
and feeding Cumberland in the far
corner, took an early lead. But the
Treaders, inspired by newcomer
Walt Orndoff's timely casting, came
back late in the stanza to draw
within two points of their oppo-
nents. The score at that time stood
at 17-15.
That must have been the signal
for the Trotters to open up, cause
they really went like creased light
ming came the second canto. Going
full force until the closing minutes,
they outscored the Ludwiggers % to
6 and seemed to have things pretty
well under control when the half
rolled around.
TrOtterS Toy With Locals
With the advent of the final pc
riod the Armory looked more like a
menagerie than basketball floor.
With the double-jointed Tatum tax
ing the spotlight the Harlem boys
gave the record throng a show
they'll never forget:
This tussle marked the end of the
pro season in Hagerstown. In case
you're one of those technical guys,
it happened to be the Treaders' 18th
setback in their IS games, not
counting the four Treader Diner
combine trays. It cannot be called
bad year, though, for the locals met
some strong clubs in those II losing
battles. A lot of people come to
see 'em get beat anyhow, it seems.
The Hagerstown Tigers (colored)
evened up their series with the Po-
tomac Diners once again, when they
emerged on the long end of the sc to
50 count. Looks like they'll have to