The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-31
CUBANs CAN PLAY BASEBALL.
Experts from Havana, Though Beaten, Mako
Good Impression Mt weehnwken.

Those who went to the West New York Field
Club grounds at Weehawken yesterday after
noon expecting to see a bureRdue exhibition
OF baseball by team made up entirely OF
native Cubans, were agreeably disappointed.
Fifteen hundred spectators we're there and
were ready to guy the visitors at every oppor-
tunity. but before the practice was over the
cranks had learned to respect them. The
Cuban team. which is the first Of It's kind to
ever make an exhibition tour In this country.
is made up entirely OF players who have dis
tingushed them selves at home. There was
only one fault to be found with their exhibition.
aud that was lack OF practice. but at that thcy
showed beyond doubt that the national game
Is not unfamiliar to them. and that In due time
they can make 1t interesting for many semi
professional teams.
There were two particular stars. Centre
fielder Arcane and Pitcher Rodriguez. They
played such good ball that before the game
was over the crowd applauded them contin-
ually. Arcane. as swarthy as q mulatto and
thick set. pulled down four heavy drives in
centre field with remarkable ease and hit the
ball hard. In the second inning he made the
best hit OF the game, a rafting two-bagger to
the left field fence. As a base runner he was
heeter-footed than anybody else on the field.
and as coacher he kept the crowd In good
humor from start to finish. Arcane chartered
In Spanish so necessarily that the bleacherites
soon tried to initiate him. and toward the close
they were bowling in unison something that
sounded like this:
"Wallo. wallo. wallo! Cutte. cutta. cuttal
Chickee. chckee. checked Wow WOW. WOW
WOW. WOW WOW WOW hurray!"
But Arcane paid no attention and continued
his exhortations until the last man was out.
Pitcher Rodriguez. with bronZed counte-
nance and 1.-THE figure. was puzzle to tho
were made by the Cubans. and there were only
beautiful control ana some sharp curves. He
speed made i possible Tor the American play
were scratches kodrsnc;z had quite a. conteb
with Umpire Tim Hurst before the game The
Gp9sn could not speak Engsh and wanted
lattor stood behind the pitcher and called out
his rulings in English. Afterward Hurst ex-
plaineid to q reporter OF The BUN how he man
.,", III SAID i- for one ball; ing ballo'; fer one
we're of. l couldn't make him understand II
and meRaphone in the other. He had to get
He was as good pitcher as l have seen in
some son tine and knew good deal about work.
Rodriguez. BY the way. acted az Captain. and
showed showed BIS apthorty In the seventh inning;
Called In
Pitcher Kelly. who recently lett the buffalo
Western League Club. got a base on balls. but
lame leg. This Rodriguez would not permit.
end when he carried his point he turned half a
up in the box with a back somersault.
p Pratts. the first baseman. gave a fine ex-
before they could get to the bag He accepted
ali
was another good 4ayer He made two sharp
o OF a ebances be ne
fast plays out OF all OF them. Roger. the third
baseman, is said to be beautiful thrower. but
tero. a lightweight In, build, was stone wall
Gonsiderins the 81" pulling delivery ''e Of his
The other players. N. Pratts, right field Lopez.
left field and Garcia second base. had little to
The Cubans made Ave runs in the first two
the bali oyer. the plate. and Gil Hatfield. the
old New York PLAYER nade bunch q funny
and hey es r.. tSr See
when Voorhls got into the box they found his
well controlled. speedy delivery too much for
nInGs. Bassford surprised the Cuhans, in the
NTH inning by stealing home from third while
back to tho pitcher. Rodriguez was so taken
abaek that he dropped the ball By his side as
cloud Of dust.
In the crowd were at least hundred Cubans.
who had big flag which they spread out over
the edge OF the grand stand. While their team
was d.ea.l they jumped up and down, and
chSered ike wild men: Umpire Hurst called
fifth inning and several Cubans shrieked:
"Robher. rObber. robber!' but the Cubans on
the field waved their hands at their friends In
the stand and told them to keep quiet.
The manager, Of tho Cubans said afterward
as they are Interpreted here they would do
much better. The visitors wore dark blue
flannel uniforms with the words " All Cubans"
in white letters on their shirt fronts. Their
stockings and caps were red, and several OF
them wore the old-fashioned white canvas
baseball shoes. The score by innings:
r.. z.
West N Eco o 8 3 o 8 8 &
All Cubans .....,.2 o o o-6 8
Batteries-Kelly. voorhis and o'Neill; Rodriguez
and Quintero.