The Washington herald., 1910-11-15

When the Athletics go 10 Cuba, in a
few weeks, they will find the natives
there Well versed IN baseball. The Gu
bans have been educated to understand
and appreciate the finer points of the
game, says Billy Weart, In the Philadel-
phia Telegraph.
Only few players Of the Philadelphia
teams have played on the island Nc
Quillan went there two years ago, and
he came home disguised because he did
not get his pay. Magee and a number
Of Chicago players took the trip last
winter, and they Melted a tidy sum, but
they forget that their contracts called
for a period beyond Christmas, and as
they wanted 10 get home for that occa-
sion they cut short their trip.
Past experiences have taught the Gu
bans 70 bind the players up 10 very
rigid contracts for the present winter
season. They would not consent to
few Of the Detroit players going there
this month, but insisted that practically
the entire team must make the tour.
They wanted the Detroit team. not half
a dozen players with men picked up from
other teams. The same is true OF the
Athletics. They wanted all OF the regu-
lars, and they were willing To pay
good price 10 get what they desired.
The Cubans, too. demand that the
teams shall play good ball and shall not
hippodrome. They have been too well
educated to the game not To catch on 10
the tricks OF transformers, and il was
in the province OF Santiago, / think,
that a number OF players from the States
we're threatened with arrest if they
didn't cut loose and show their real
ability.
The newspapers in Cuba devote large
amount OF space to the game. not only
70 those played on the island, but also to
the major league contests in the United
States. Every fan Havana newspapers
SEND two or three reporters 10 attend the
worlds series.
The best-known baseball reporter in
Cuba is Senior Munoz Of El Mundo, or
the World. Senior Munoz comes to this
country every fall for the worlds series.
and he IS so we'll versed in the game that
he could take position on any American
newspaper as it's baseball editor.
When he was here TO attend the games
between the Athletics and the Chicago
Cubs, Senior Munoz gave some details OF
the big cost Of collecting baseball news
for his newspaper.
1T costs Fl MundO," said the senior.
$500 per month TO get the news OF the
S'@-t-N9 Hta9 GU FfNA Gd4 by the american
League and the National League. Cable
tolls eat into a lot Of money. hut we una
that II pays Us 10 have them sent TO US
every night, We get a few words Of in
PRODUCTION 10 each game. the score by in
nings. and the runs, hits. and errors. and
the batteries and umpires, but we do not
receive the box scores. There is never a
night during the league season in this
country that We do not receive requests
over the telephones for the scores, thus
indicating that there Is tremendous in
terest I'm the contests among our people.
When come here 20 attend the worlds
series" Senior Munoz continued. Il send
1,500-word report Of every game The
expense of this is cents a word. making
SIS per game for telegraph and cable tolls
In addition, I send stories a few days
before the series begins and for a few
days after IL ends. While IN this country
I cable my newspapers about 100 words
for the worlds series"
Counting Senior Munoz's expenses on
steamers and trains, hotel bills, &c. il
costs Fl Mundo something ike $1,000 TO
cover the worlds series. Such a sum is
several times more than paper.
even II II represents a city whose team
IS in the series. pays to report the games
Tor the worlds championship. The u
bans are a sport-loving people. and
great welcome awaits the worlds cham
pions on the island