The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-19
Giants End Their Invasion Of Cuba
McGraw'S Men Take Nine Games Out of Twelve From
 Island Teams.

The New York Giants finished their Cuban trip yesterday by vanquishing the strong Almendares team in Ha- vana by a score of to l. In the series McGraw's men won nine games and lost three, which is the best showing ever made by an American team in Cuba. The Cubans had come to the belief that their teams were we'll nigh invincible, having triumph ed oyer all the strong major league aggregations which invaded their isl- and in the last few years. The De- trOit team won some games from the islanders by scant margins last year. but the Worlds Champion Athletics lost six out of ten games to the Cu- bans. However. the Athletics stacked nie Mack, Eddie Collins. Frank Baker and Rube Oldring Prior to their games with the Giants, the Cubans nosed out the Phillies in series of twelve tussles.
 According to letters and dispatches Giants made a bigger hit with the Cuban. public than any other team which has to-- '-iend Mo- Graw's men played good ball, and ex- hibited the same dash that character ized their. work when they were in the 1. throes of their struggle for the Ma tional League pennant this year. Cu- bans have frequently accused .Ameri- can teams of soldering in their games in Havana, and said the visiting play CTS were out for a good time, and cared little about showing the natives the finer points of Uncle Sma's na- tional game.
 The Cubans were mostly interested in the battle between Big Six Mathewson and Mendez. who is known on the island as '"The Black Diamond'' and "The Black Mathewson.'' Were it not for Mendez's color he undoubtedly would be oneFof the greatest twirlers in the big leagues. He has repeatedly stQpd American batters on their heads and the games lost by him were few and far between. Last summer Men, deg pitched for the Cuban Stars. which aggregation played many games with New York's crack semi professional teams
 Mendez, however. found ''The White Mathewson" little too good for him, as Christy subdued the black wonder by a score of to on Thanksgiving Day. Mattyf allowed only one hit in this battle. though the Cuban scribes made it three. Tn addition. Christy gave no bases on balls and struck out eleven men. However, the Cubans jumped on Mathewson hard in the bat tie waged on December If when the colors of the Giants were lowered by score of to 4.
 III lHc LWCltC SdDICS PldyCQ tHC Giants scored 57 runs, against g by their opponents.
 The various members of the New York team are glad the trip is over. They have been sin harness almost con- tinually since early in March, and now deserves rest. The team made ar engagements to disband immediately after yesterdays game. and the men will scatter to- their homes, as all hands are desirous of spending Christ mas among their own folk John Me Graw will lead a party which will sail from Havana on the first steam ship bound for New York Members of the teams living west of the Ale ghanies will sail for New Orleans, while other members will return to their homes via Key West.
 For making the trip the New York players received $500 apiece from the Cubans and had all their expenses paid. All the games in Havana were witnessed by large crowds.