The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-07

athletics last year. Alreida's hitting
was mainly responsible for the defeats
suffered by the worlds champions.
against Bender. Coombs and Plank,
Almetda. in these games batted for an
average of .6%1. which is going some
asainst blg league pitching if anybody
should ask You. This wear, in the
two series played in Havana with the
fhlllles and the Giants. he hit for
an averae of .i16 against the pitch
lngd OF Mathewson. Crandali an
Wltse Of the Giants. and Chalmers,
stock and Schultz of the Phillies,
winch again is going some against the
nest OF the big league pitching. Ono of
Almeida's hits in these series was a
home u made off Crandali of the
Giants, while in a game against Math.
eWson. on November IA. he assaulted
the great "Matty'' for a double and
Two singles. and was mainly
Die for the Cubans beating M~athewson
In this game.
Batting Average and Ancestry.
rafael Allneida was born in Havana
IN 1850. He is not actually of Cuban
ancestry, being n direct descendant of
a portuguese marquis. who was com.
Peiied to leave the court. of Lisbon in
naste through some love sin in tho
beginning Of the last century, and set
ne In Brazil. whence the Almeida fam.
ny came to Cuba some Years later. His
real name is Rafael D'Almeida. and
smacks strongly of the nobility. This
is the name he signs to his baseball
contracts as we'll as his love letters
OF winch he is a great writer. al.
MEDIA, or D'Almeida. does not like to
De called an aristocrat. as he axes
more pride in his batting average than
NJ does in his ancestry or his position
IN secietS; Baseball is the big league
stuff for Rafael D'Alneida.
Armado Marsans. the other half of
tocrat by birth. but a. big league OUT
neider by choice. He was born in
Natanzas. fifty-ive miles from Hn.
vana.. IN 1885, being the same age as
Almeida. d
Teach Game to Cubans.
MIarSans returned to this country
WIN Almeida about six years ago, and
p,ayed on semipro teams. whence
tneE nave worked their way into the
big league by way of Scranton ana
New Britain. During the winter
months they have returned to Cuba.
ana taught their countrvnen what
they have learned of the fine points ~
the game while playing in the states.
ana II mas been mainly through the OK,
pert coaching n the enthusiasm mt
M me game down there by these two
intelligent lads that our national ga,,,o
mas made such progress in Cuba.
1t has been Marsans and Ai,o,;d.
VINO nave brought baseball in Cuba nm
TO That class of efficiency where the
Hdtlonal commission felt it necessary
TOT th2m to pass a rule %sol.,lddinc orr
cnalnpionship teams to play in Cuba
cosnlzin those transforming trims
as d DANGEROUS winter sport. that re-
CURED u teams here to be in tina
best of condition to retain their bonors
asalhst the crack cams of Havana.
Mnrsans Ty Cobb of Island
Marsans' while not SO heavy. a hitter
as Alnelda, is an intelligent inside,
PRAYER a star outfelder. and extremely
fast and daring On the bases. His
I9rte is his speed and his Judgment,
paths. n leads all the Cuban nlauars
a mile or two in stolen bases. his Oar
ing and speed completely upsettinr The
strong-armed Cuban catchers. He =.
a httlng teammate to the speedy. PCS
cher on the Cincinnati team, and 10
announcer man whom the National
league catchers will have to watch
curing the coming season.
NOW Marsans has started to ar;t.te
d new reform in baseball affairs in
CUBA. In spite of the special nerrit
ante by President Hermann TO
t Almeida and Marsans tn n,ev
winter ball in Cuba. Marsans this seas
son refused to play under the old ar
der OF things there. and is agitatine a
enange to the system in vogue in the
leagues here. In Cuba baseball has al.
ways been conducted on the ~co.onera-
tive plan. there being no management
to the teams and the players aiI.shar.
ing IN the gate receipts for their re-.
Enumeration. ~ g
Marsans. having had his experience
WIN baseball in the. states,
sees great prospects for the improve
ment Of the sport in his own eountrv
through an organized system s,,ch az
is employed here. recognizing the fact
that the cooperative system is n M.
tural object in the way of the develop
men. OF new material. and in the in
in Cuba. he. with others whom he has
enlisted in the work. is working hard
for organized baseball in Cuba.