Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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Entertain smiles, the melody of Sweet ter, Brown, and the taste of a Globetrotter victory filled Ah earn Field House on October 12. The internationally.famous Harlem Globetrotters performed their basketball skills before approximately 5,000 fans. These magicians demonstrated polished basketball techniques and comical pranks, which pleased children and adults alike, when they took on the Washington Generals. Crowds traditionally fill the stands at a Globetrotter performance?, as their personalities can usually raise a smile or a small chuckle, to bring out the child in everyone. Geese Ausbie, the Globetrotter ' s court jester for this game, amused the audience with his slapstick comedy. At one point during the game, Ausbie went into the crowd and picked up a woman ' s brown purse. After imitating the weaker sex, he sat down in the middle of the court. While the game continued, Ausbie Pregnant? ' Geese Ausbie stuffs the game ball under his uniform. in on attempt to confuse his opponent. Say Cheese- After stealing the young fans camera. Ausbie lines up the gang for a family photograph. Heel Boy ' A well known companion of Curly Neal faithfully follows him down the court. 24 Gobetrotters

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18, 1978 ... Halftime K- L ‘State vs. Kansas University (KU) Excitement filled the packed KSU stadium as always when K•State challenges its rivals, the KU Jayhawks. The K-State Marching Band finished its half time performance and stood motionless on the field as the crowd roared their approval of the band ' s performance — tension mounting as the spectators anticipated the secnd half. The atmosphere was perfect, the timing precise for the announcement that came over the public address system The K.State Marching Band has been invite° to perform at the Wimbley Cup Soccer game in London, England, on May 10, 1980. 1 was so dumbfounded when the phone call came, Phil Hewett, band director, said, describing the late Oct.. 1978, conversation in which he received the Invitation for the band to perform in London. The call came from a representative of the promotional firm that works with the football association in London. He wanted to know if we would be Interested. We had been recommended and it was felt that we were the band that could make it work and they would like very much to have us, Hewett said. Hewett then went to work to get permission from University officials to announce the invitation at the K•State vs KU game, the last home game of the season. Permission was granted. The announcement came and was met with tne anticipated enthusiastic reaction from the K-State alumni, students and friends who were among the spectators who filled the stadium that afternoon. It was a political move on our part. It really helped with our recruiting, Hewett said. But that was just the beginning. A lot more than just distance still separated the K-State Marching Band from the Wimbley Cup Soccer game. We then faced two major obstacles, Hewett said, and cost was the first one. The initial projected cost of the trip was $150,000, but this estimate quickly rose to $200,000 because of inflated fuel Prices. The estimated cost per person was $650. $300 to be paid by the individual student, the rest to be raised by the band. The second obstacle was the time span of the trip, which meant the band members would miss dead week and finals of spring semester, 1980. This however, was easier to overcome than the first hurdle. Debbie Gutschenrltter Basically speaking, I think you could say the academic side of the University accepted it wholeheartedly, Hewett said. The band set a goal for itself to have two•thirds of the•needed money in hand by Oct. 15, 1979. At that time they also hoped to have the rest of the money located , meaning the work still needed to be done on a project, but a conservative estimate of the amount of money they would receive from the project could be made, Hewett said. For example, the band annually sells approximately 2,000 phonograph records, so a conservative projection was made that the band would have the proceeds from 1,000 records to use for the trip. Although they had a money-raising campaign ready to begin by Jan. 1, 1979, they weren ' t able to begin until May because of clearance problems. But then things began to roll with various projects to raise the money, Hewett said. Over the summer, band members sold records and art prints at 41 county fairs The band ' s tour of England, May 5 through 15, will include a per- formance at the 1980 World Cup Soccer Championships in Lon- don 100,000 seat Wembley sta- dium. Other appearances are scheduled at Oxford University, Hyde Park and the London Jazz Club. in Kansas. Don Martin, junior in physical education and a fifth•year trumpet player in the band, believes that the band albums are good sellers. They ' re not in outrageous demand, but people do ask about them, Martin said. Another project was the annual sale of chocolate covered almonds, better known as band candy . On the whole, the candy sales went p retty well. We ' ve made considerably more money (as of Nov. 6, 1979) than was made (at the same time) last year, Hewett said. Martin believes that more members of the band were involved in selling the candy this year than in previous years. It took a while to catch on, but then it really took off, Martin said. People who couldn ' t eat the candy would ask if they could just make a donation. Some would donate $3 to $5. To give the band members more incentive to sell the candy, a $500 scholarship was offered to the person who sold the most candy, a $300 scholarship for second place and three $200 scholarships for third, fourth and fifth places. Jack Corn, sophomore in marketing and a trumpet player in the band, was awarded the $500 scholarship for selling over $2,300 worth of band candy. Patsey Poe, clarinet, received the second place scholarship, and Lorinda Duch, tuba, Don Martin. trumpet, and Teresa Ubben, saxophone, won the $200 scholarships. Growl Towels , another money raising project, was the idea of the Manhattan Jaycees. The purple towels, however, didn ' t sell quite as well as was expected during football season, Hewett said. Chuck Mangione performed to sell out crowds in McCain Auditorium on Jan. 22 and 23. 1980. The concerts, by the popular jass song writer, were sponsored by the K-State Jazz Ensemble. We were very fortunate to get him, Hewett said. A percentage of the admission proceeds assisted the band in their Fundin ' for London endeavor. The band ' s largest promotion was a formal concert on April 1, 1980. It featured four major concert selections, plus the music to be played in London. Businesses across the state purchased advertising in the concert ' s souvenir London program. Through the advertising package, participating establishments could allow their customers to register for a free trip to London. Outside donations also were a great asset to the fund raising. A large contribution of $10,000 came from one Airplane tickets for the 376 members of the K-State march- ing band were purchased In Jan- uary. organization and a $5,000 donation came from an individual. There were also several $2,000 contributions. We just had to keep working and come up with new ideas, Hewett siad. Oct. 6, 1979 ... Halftime ... K- State vs Tulsa The announcement once again over the public address system to the enthusiastic crowd of K-Staters. The band had reached the two-thirds mark needed to accept the invitation. The K-State Marching Band would be performing at The Wimbley Cup Soccer game in London, England. Id Rinsing Money 23

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review ist make Ahearn audience smile iisan Schlickau svered over his new find, emptying its • ntents. Ausble briefly diverted his ention from the content of the purse, a fellow team member passed him game ball. Eventually, he returned to game, clutching the purse and the II. Ausbie then tossed the ball to a low team member, and the purse to his iponent, who was guarding him. After referee interferred, Ausbie returned • purse. At another point, Ausbie drifted rough the stands. Upon encountering a ndor, he scattered the programs and niature basketballs to the nearby .lience. Throughout the evening, .thetrotter t-shirts and pendants were o distributed by Ausbie. Ausbie used a young fan to protect when the Globetrotters brought a .tic bucket onto the court. Though the • boy didn ' t get wet, the au dience was .vered with the confetti. a addition to the Globetrotter? comical :or, basketball wizardry keeps the acity crowds returning to their formances. Off the backboard, behind back and in between the legs are le of the trick shots which the betrotters displayed. The Harlem team been referred to as professional ors, who provide quality family ertalnment. rhe goal shook when seven.foot rookie, I ,ert Paige, dunked the ball. Paige, betrotter center, scored numerous nts throughout the game. A mob of children filled the court, d wing the game briefly, at half time. 1 e game began after the announcer p that the kids would have time to g autographs following the game. Fans sat in awe while Curly Neal displayed his basketball skills. Disguised In a wig at the beginning of the game, the bald Neal easily spun the ball on the top of his index finger. Throughout the game, Neal also displayed his wizardry in dribbling the ball only a few inches from the court, and faking out his opponents with his quick hand gestures. Trick shots and superior dribbling have made Neal internationally recognized. In addition to the familar red, white and blue uniformed celebrities, two hefty referees added extra comedy to the game. The referees humorously tried to keep the fastavitted Globetrotters, and the game, under control. Besides the referees, the Washington Generals also tour with the Globetrotters. While the Globetrotters danced and dribbled, during the game, their traveling opponents maintained their score about two.thirds that of their famous competitors. After numerous other capers, including a huge boxing glove and a staged photograph, the show drew to a close. The Harlem team finished the evening with a 9573 victory. The world renowned players had defeated their opponents with ease, while entertaining the audience. 114 That a Way- In an attempt to confuse the referee, Neal and Ausbie both poll,: In opposite di. rections. Listen Here Reidy- Curly Neal tries to persuade the ball that the sidelines are its safest refuge. photo.% tv Cr mg Pander Globetrotter. 2%