Harlem Globetrotters vs. College All-Stars 28 March 1954 (evening game)

Newsreel highlights of the Harlem Globetrotters victory over a College All-Star team on March 28, 1954 While known today as a purely entertaining "show," the Trotters played "real" basketball for years, albeit with a bit of their trademark flair. The spring of 1954 found the team embarking on their fifth annual "World Series of Basketball" tour with a day-night doubleheader against a team of college all-stars This footage is from the evening game, which saw the Globies cruising to a 69-57 result before 15,139 in Madison Square Garden. The afternoon matinee was a little more competitive, with the Trotters winning, 73-70, before 18,243 In the evening match, after a close first quarter, in which the All-Stars led twice, the Globetrotters broke the contest open in the second and led, 34-26, at halftime. It was very easy after that and the Trotters were able to entertain the crowd with their famous clowning antics Goose Tatum--seen taking a "selfie" about 55 years before the term was even coined (4:53), led all scorers with 23 points. Frank Ramsey of Kentucky led the collegians with 19