The pepper to open was magnificent and so fun to watch. What a treat this film is. Noticed the 387 foot mark in right field. That’s a long way to go for a HR.
Goose is multi talented & one of the best magical athletes I’ve ever seen. I love this very rare footage of him & the other legendary baseball performers. Thank you for posting this ⚾️⭐️
Played with the clowns 1951-56-57 Only one left from the exhibition featuring Jackie Robinson All Stars Tour with the Clowns "1951" Clowns sent several to the majors encluding ...Choo Choo Coleman New York Mets(my room-mate)"56" ...Johnny Wyatt Boston Redsox..Nate Peoples(signed with Dodgers)..and the great Atlanta Braves home run hitter...
I found this in the Guerneville (CA) library on Treasures From American Film Archives and rediscovered it on youtube. It's one of the most remarkable and telling shorts I've ever seen. It totally blows me away. "Telling" because these guys are so cool and in control, so confident and self assured, so balletic it has all the elements! I'm impressed and thrilled that I can now turn people on to it who sederve the best! Gracie!
They don’t allow pepper in ML baseball since the late 30’s everybody use to do it for the laughs with the fans then MLB cracked down on playing around the Diamond
@@Magnus_Inno I think u could do it honestly with enough practice an u actually have decent ability at sports for hand eye coordination etc it requires
7:10 The Clowns actually split their games between Indianapolis and Cincinnati that year; this film was shot in Cincy's Crosley Field, sometime in September 1946, when the Reds were on the road.
This was Sunday, September 8, 1946, when the Monarchs and Clowns played a doubleheader (KC won the first game, 14-5 and the nightcap ended in a 8-8 tie). The Reds were on a long road trip, and would not return until the 27th against Pittsburgh (as it sez on the scoreboard).
Talked gentleman in my home town name Wali Cathcart played with the New York Cubans. He loves to tell stories when he played in the NLB and as a warm up both teams would do something called shadow ball
Love this entire footage that brings to life things I've read about the pepper game and the animated game. Pretty sure that's King Tut in the tux tails. Does anyone have any info, photos or video of Specs Beebop? He was a little person that performed in the Negro Leagues. I'm very interested in any thing about the entertainment side of this league.
See the great music video tribute to all the many dozens of great Negro Leaguer teams & players - from Rube Foster to young Henry Aaron - who played ball in Hot Springs, Arkansas, from the 1880's to the 1950's : "HOT TIME IN THE HOT CITY" on TH-cam!
Oh Pastor Walker I need an autograph...Please....I'm being serious I collect autographs. Just to tell you I have a few AAGPBL players, Duke Snider, and Robin Roberts signatures. I'd love to add yours. Thanks!
sadly that Jim Crow era encouraged such Step & Fetchit style minstrel vaudeville shows instead of these Gents simply being accepted to showcase their Athletic Baseball Skills
Exhibitions like those would probably do as much for the MLB's popularity as they did for the NBA's popularity. They're fun! Quite frankly, they make me want to go out and try them.
We're the G.O.A.T., the Aboriginal Americans, the first inhabitant of the land, did you know that the richest woman in the world lived in KC, her name was Sarah Rector, look it up, her family members are still living, where did her wealth go
Truely amazing to watch but I guess this was the only way to keep small minded people feeling secure that their status was not being threatened by the other group. Clowns are not a threat. but lets still remain segregated.
@@jillkjv3816 if you honestly believe the things you are saying you must have zero education on history. through every civilization and era on this planet people have took times to entertain there selves. some of the saddest people were also great comedians i mean even slaves thorough all eras and races played games and sung songs what did you think they just sat around and cried all day or something?
Haroldbeavis1969 oh bullshit you really don't know what your talking about. The white people flocked to these games. And the major leaquers knèw they were they were just as good as theirselves
![[4k 60fps Colorized] September 8, 1946 - Indianapolis Clowns w/Reece "Goose" Tatum and more](/img/n.gif)
This is PURE Gold! This is The Harlem Globe Trotters of baseball. What's great is these are gifted ball player AND comedians
The pepper to open was magnificent and so fun to watch. What a treat this film is. Noticed the 387 foot mark in right field. That’s a long way to go for a HR.
Was great at baseball, basketball and a ww2 veteran. LEGEND!👑
They sure played for fun. They look so happy joking around
I love the way he taps the base. His light hearted style of play is a joy to watch.
Goose is multi talented & one of the best magical athletes I’ve ever seen. I love this very rare footage of him & the other legendary baseball performers. Thank you for posting this ⚾️⭐️
So smooth and fluid an amazing athlete, picked everything in the dirt effortlessly. R.I.P. Heavenly BD "Goose"
Thank you for sharing this. This was really cool
My stepfather played with the Clowns. He was Pigg for any of you who were in the Era. I miss my daddy so much.
Len Pigg?
@@halfcenturycollectingcardsFatty
There's a man clearly enjoying life.
Of course I've known Goose Tatum of the Globetrotters but I never knew he played baseball in the Negro leagues! Such a personality!
Played with the clowns 1951-56-57 Only one left from the exhibition featuring Jackie Robinson All Stars Tour with the Clowns "1951" Clowns sent several to the majors encluding ...Choo Choo Coleman New York Mets(my room-mate)"56" ...Johnny Wyatt Boston Redsox..Nate Peoples(signed with Dodgers)..and the great Atlanta Braves home run hitter...
Wait you played with them?!!
They were so talented they had fun
@@jamalydude looks like he did
Tell more please!
That fellow has the longest arms I've ever seen.
Pure gold!
Played n Evansville Ind with the Clowns 1956.......
Great game of pepper. The best pepper i've ever seen was in films of the 1934 St.Louuis Cardinals. They were unreal with that ball.
+Joe Brindley but could the gas house gang do that with a basketball also? NOPE! foh
I've watched this video over and over and it remains wonderful ever time.
Phenomenal footage ... that pepper game was epic!!!! The animated baseball play was amazzzzinnggggggggg ! ! ! ! !
Great shots of Crosley Field in Cincinnati.
I found this in the Guerneville (CA) library on Treasures From American Film Archives and rediscovered it on youtube. It's one of the most remarkable and telling shorts I've ever seen. It totally blows me away. "Telling" because these guys are so cool and in control, so confident and self assured, so balletic it has all the elements! I'm impressed and thrilled that I can now turn people on to it who sederve the best! Gracie!
These cats doing globetrotters shit with a baseball, who in today's game can do shit like this? Unreal, thanks for the video
They don’t allow pepper in ML baseball since the late 30’s everybody use to do it for the laughs with the fans then MLB cracked down on playing around the Diamond
I mean prolly every professional baseball player that wanted to could do this lol still cool tho
@@whitemamba0089I disagree
@@Magnus_Inno I think u could do it honestly with enough practice an u actually have decent ability at sports for hand eye coordination etc it requires
@@Magnus_Inno alright I lied I rewatched the vid some of it is down right difficult as shit to do lol but I think u could do some if it
This Goose guy looks like his arms are long enough to just stand on home and touch all the bases in order!
My grandfather played in the negro leagues......crying as I say this. If anybody knows Lefty Bowe.....that's him
Left Hand pitcher
7:10 The Clowns actually split their games between Indianapolis and Cincinnati that year; this film was shot in Cincy's Crosley Field, sometime in September 1946, when the Reds were on the road.
This was Sunday, September 8, 1946, when the Monarchs and Clowns played a doubleheader (KC won the first game, 14-5 and the nightcap ended in a 8-8 tie). The Reds were on a long road trip, and would not return until the 27th against Pittsburgh (as it sez on the scoreboard).
TRULY AMAZING!!!
And today those seats would b packed
Talked gentleman in my home town name Wali Cathcart played with the New York Cubans. He loves to tell stories when he played in the NLB and as a warm up both teams would do something called shadow ball
Film quality is great of Crosley Field and the players (LOL!).
Amazing I wish I could had played with them.
the opening minutes and a half reminds me of the globetrotters magic circle goose took that from baseball and brought to basketball with the trotters
amazing! blacks played the game for love!
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Love this entire footage that brings to life things I've read about the pepper game and the animated game. Pretty sure that's King Tut in the tux tails. Does anyone have any info, photos or video of Specs Beebop? He was a little person that performed in the Negro Leagues. I'm very interested in any thing about the entertainment side of this league.
Jon Terry yeah that's Tut
I love thus channel.
Definitely chuckled at 3:27
That's going up on my Facebook wall. That was funny!
Actually, they were The Cincinnati Clowns before moving to Indianapolis.
since the origin of the film is unknown does that make it apart of the public domain?
Awesome.
anybody know who did this version of "take me out to the ballgame?"
Love the nickname!
See the great music video tribute to all the many dozens of great Negro Leaguer teams & players - from Rube Foster to young Henry Aaron - who played ball in Hot Springs, Arkansas, from the 1880's to the 1950's : "HOT TIME IN THE HOT CITY" on TH-cam!
Biutyfull
Cool!
Oh Pastor Walker I need an autograph...Please....I'm being serious I collect autographs. Just to tell you I have a few AAGPBL players, Duke Snider, and Robin Roberts signatures. I'd love to add yours. Thanks!
He this guy the "Medow Lark Lemon" of the league?
globe trotters of baseball?
Goose was a t4ip.
sadly that Jim Crow era encouraged such Step & Fetchit style minstrel vaudeville shows instead of these Gents simply being accepted to showcase their Athletic Baseball Skills
Exhibitions like those would probably do as much for the MLB's popularity as they did for the NBA's popularity. They're fun! Quite frankly, they make me want to go out and try them.
@@berachtdorian6191 have you watched the Savanna Bananas' highlights? They're making Baseball Fun Again
@@HeadCoachKev I will. Thanks for the suggestion.👍
They probably weren't paying attention, sad for them.
When the bases were indeed “bag” s
Right! ...and you come out to warmups with a lit cigar lol. Oh, the times!
And now you know where and how when an commentator says it's a three bagger or a two bagger comes from.
GOOSE!!!!!!
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I get a kick out of the umps they don't seem too amused
Who gave this video dislikes?
People with no sense of humor.
We're the G.O.A.T., the Aboriginal Americans, the first inhabitant of the land, did you know that the richest woman in the world lived in KC, her name was Sarah Rector, look it up, her family members are still living, where did her wealth go
Truely amazing to watch but I guess this was the only way to keep small minded people feeling secure that their status was not being threatened by the other group. Clowns are not a threat. but lets still remain segregated.
The Mexican baseball league's legacy on the U.S. and the relation with black players: th-cam.com/video/UMG-AyFOrZs/w-d-xo.html
Sad times for the BLACK MAN!
They don't look sad.
@@jillkjv3816 Trust me, it was a brutal day-to-day life for ALL black people back then, except when they got together for fun.
@@areguapiri If it was that brutal there would not have been any opportunity to have any fun at all.
Negro baseball league great black.history ;; like harlem grobetritter of basketball
@@jillkjv3816 if you honestly believe the things you are saying you must have zero education on history. through every civilization and era on this planet people have took times to entertain there selves. some of the saddest people were also great comedians i mean even slaves thorough all eras and races played games and sung songs what did you think they just sat around and cried all day or something?
i wonder what white people thought about this back then.
Bill Pierce they thought “Aren’t they funny! Too bad theyre not good enough to play with the white fellas.” That’s what they told themselves anyway.
Haroldbeavis1969 oh bullshit you really don't know what your talking about. The white people flocked to these games. And the major leaquers knèw they were they were just as good as theirselves
White people were the reason this was happening back then.