Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-07
NEWARK CUBANS
HAVE FINE RECORD
Henriquez's Team Has Beaten
Big Leaguers Often in
Home Series.

Newark's second team--the Cubans
champions of the Atlantic League,
will make their formal bow to local
devotees of the diamond sport at
Wiedenmayer's Park Saturday after
noon. The fast Cuban team is to
have for its opponents the Philadel-
phia Giants a crack negro team of
New York. Dr. Carlos Henriquez,
president of the Newark club, and
Hioe-president of the league. is de-
cidediy optimistic about the future of
the Cubans, and he seems to be inn
bued with the strongest confidence
that the team will find immediate
favor and be idolized by local fans.
The Cuban team which represents
Newark is the seif-same nine that
downed the Philadelphia Athletics
few years ago in Havana, playing at
that time under the name of Havana,
or "Habana,' as they say It in Span
ish. At that time the Athletics, fresh
from trimming the Giants, We're de-
feated in Cuba, and organized base
balls great triumvirate-the National
Commission-issued a ruling that no
wor DIS champion team should go
transforming in the future. The Ath-
letics at that time were dubbed
champions of the world but not
Cuba" Besides the Athletics, this
same Cuban team has downed the
Detroit Tigers and the Cincinnati
Reds in series played at Cuba.
Until two years ago no big league
tee m had bested them. Then John
McGraw's Giants WI n a series, taking
four games and losing two. The Gu
bans also gave the Chicago Cubs
IF tussle, and last year they lost
four, won three and tied one with
wi taaf Of ho
International League was TO have
played the Cubans at Havana last
fall, but could not agree on the guar
antee and the amount to be allowed
for transportation. Another notable
victory the Cubans scored during the
past two years was over the Birming-
ham club of the Southern League,
which was beaten in eight out of nine
tuss'es.
The Cubans represented Long
Branch last year, but the poor at
tendance during the week-only forty
turning out some days-caused the
switch. According to President Hen
rquez, five of the Cubans who Will
represent Newark have already prac-
t cally been grabbed Up by the Phila-
delphia Athletios, the Cincinnati Reds
and the Brooklyn club for next year.
With the Cubans is Tom Romanach,
the sensational shortStop, whom CHAR
lev Ebbets wanted. Romanach had
already signed with the Cubans and
he did not care to join the Superpas
until he learns to speak English,
which he hopes to do this season.
Other players wanted by the Dig
leagues. according to Henriquez. are
Tom Calvo, centrefielder; Carlos Hun
go, second base; Angel Arregon, third
base and John Munoz, pitcher DICK
Henriquez, brother of the president OF
the Newark Cubans, is<<owner and
manager of the local team. He also
plays first base.
DR., Henriquez announces that the
the exhibition game here with the
Philadelphia Giants Saturday VIII De
followed with a practise game with
the Lincoln Giants the following sat
urday. The Lincoln Giants gave the
Newark team hard battle last sum-
mer. -
On Sunday, at Long Branch, the
Cubans will battle with the Boston
Nationals in an exhibition game. Inc
league season will be opened here on
Nav 22-the Bloomfield team being
the attraction.
DR. Henriquez is well posted on
baseball matters and is apparently
good Judge of talent. He says that
fhe CIbans would not be afraid of
tackling many of the International
League teams, but they respect the
Tigers. He added that the champions
could give any of the majors a tight
tussle.
Henriauez has also had his troubles
with the Federal League. Every one
of his players was rendered contracts,
but he succeeded in signing them to
contracts in Cuba which are very
binding. His players cannot desert
him as they contract to come to this
country to play for him, and the con-
tracts would be upheld by interna-
tional law. They have to sign again
another form of contract to comply
with the league rules, but this would
...4 ...1Iif.. their Ctnhnn Contracts