Whitby Free Press, 24 Oct 1979, p. 21

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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDÂY, OCToBER 24,1979, PAGE 21, - The agicians of >BasketbaHf The Harlem Globeëtrotters,. who wfil1 be comlng to the Maple Leaf Gardens on November 2, 1979, enjoy a worlwlde appeal that makes them as popular Wi the South of France as they are in the American southland. It 15 the Globetrotters' abillty to evoke laughter, that joyous.universal language,- that en- dears these Magiclans of Basketbail to millions of fans around the woprld. For more than fifty years the Harlem, Globetrot- ters bave taken their special-brand of basketbal acostelength and breadth of North Americad since 1946 they have ventured forth each year fromn the shores of the United States, touring landgwhose very names, bring to mind exotie adventures and fascinating folklore. 1The 1979 World Tour alone offers the Trottera an opportunity to,,delight audiences from Canada to Brazil in. the ýWestern Hemisphere. Crossing the Atlantic the touringq Globetrotters wiil visit Scan- din-avia, Spain, England, Holland, Belgium, Fran- ce, Switzerland, Greece, Yogoslavia and parts of Afica's west coast. In each country, in cosmopolitain cities and samil towns, the Harlem Globetrotters are greeted war- nly by their devoted fans; people who speak a dif- ferent-language, dress oddl when compared te our Amnerican "haute couture",, and whose diet may seem strange to Our western palate, but these diver- se audiences are ail soon under the incantation of laughter brought about by the antica of the Harlem Globetrottei-s. These Globetrotters are "Magicians of Basket- bail", bu t their magic is flot limited to any.sports ability. They cast a mystical speil that produces a child's wide-eyed amazement and an adult's knee- slapping response- to the Trottera exhibition of basketball skill, court anties and zany comedy - ail integral parts of the "«World's Greatest Family En- tertainment!" The Harlem Globetrotters are the unquestioned attendance leaders in sports history without ever having played a homie gamne or sold a season ticket. NO team in.sports has played more games in more cities before, more people than the GlObetrotters, Who continue their smashing_1979 World Tour ini Happeningis in entertamment Submissiona are Invited fram oOwners or autharized agents ai existing buildings or buildings under construction Or ta b. constructed, for the fose af ap. Proximlateiy 280 square Metres (3,010 square test) af usabie space for the Ministry ai Heaith, ' ituated South ai Highway 401, In Oshawa, Ontario. Municipal services, and ansite parking for 8 vehicies are essentiai. Term af isase la 5 years with tenanUts option ta, renew the lease for a further periad ai up to 5 years. entlu'all everyone Toronto on November 2., The Globetrotteirs, now ln their 53rd season, have played before nearly 90 millon people in their J>- credible history. The team'has appeared in nearly, 1600 North American, cities, and when the 19 Worl d Tour ends, will have taken their speelal form' Of basketbail magic to 97 different countries. Last season was a memorable one for the Houdini's of the Hardwood, as they played more than 400 games before nearly three, milion people, an ail-tie sports record. The domestic portion of the tour was witnessed by nearly' two million people. Outside the U.S., the Trottera set attendance records in South America,' Australia, New Zealand andon the European con- tinent.

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