New York Nationals coach sees beauty in losing, December 24, 2007
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Printed version of a Kansas City Star article about Louis "Red" Klotz, roommate of Joseph Lyles during the 1952 Globetrotters world tour. Article describes Klotz's career as a player and coach for the teams that play and have played against the Harlem Globetrotters since the 1950s. Klotz talks about how being part of the Globetrotter show and losing more than 13,000 games as either a player or a coach has been a benefit. He also talks about playing to win in any situation. Joseph Lyles & Kloz were members of the U.S. All Stars and the New York Celtics, this team and the Harlem Globetrotters were the first professional basketball teams to ever tour the globe. The Harlem Globetrotters were celebrating their 25th anniversary by touring the World. They played in 44 countries in 168 days and covered 58,849 miles! Some of the locations on the tour included London, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triumph, the grave of General Patton, St. Peter’s in Rome, Egypt, Hong Kong, Athens, Singapore, Tokyo and Osaka. For more information on Joseph F. Lyles see https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/127 The full article can be found online at the Kansas City Star's Archive but can only be accessed by subscription. http://archives.kcstar.com/. Printed version of Kansas City Star article about Louis "Red". This article can be found online at the Kansas City Star's Archive but can only be accessed by subscribtion. http://archives.kcstar.com/; Klotz, roommate of Joseph Lyles during the 1952 Globetrotters world tour; Note with article identifies Klotz as Lyles' roommate on the tour; Last page is missing; No master file;
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