The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-31
FOLLOWING THROUGH
BY Pedro AGULAR

OH ny recent TIP 20 IuDS
had the good luck 70 watch
clubs from Puerto Rico. Mica
Fagua, Panama, Cuba. United
States shd Venezuela play for
the amateur championship Of the
world and some very good ball
games were played
In tie last game game Of the
series. Venezuela won over
Cuba / 10 ! and tied for the
lead. One more game had 10 be
played and again Venezuela
Won. ) to l. Canonico, the win
ming pitcher, was the star Of
both games and ne sure had
plenty OF stuff
The Venezuelan players 70
play the deciding game lost Their
beat to Venezuela and had to be
taken hack By the Cuban gun
boat Cuba. offered them by
Col jaime Marine, head Of the
Cuban Sports Commission
The series was a huge success
and N some games 26.000 fans
watched the games, a record for
Cuba
l went as far east as Santa
Clara and Il every city. town
and village they played baseball
and Cubans know their baseball
hen women and children dis
cuss plays with you as they
would do here OF N New YORK
At Regla across tze bay from
Havana where I vas living.
they have two fine baseball
fields. a credit 10 any city
There I talked baseball with the
mayor Of the city. Mr. Cabrera
and ChicElO. the president Of the
RegIa Sports Club This club
has a nice clubhouse and mem
bers pE monthly dues that
keep the ball club going and
also the clubhouse He wanted
the baseball club Of the national
defense workers here 70 60 70
Regla and play a series Of games
there He also contacted the 81
perintendent OF the Naval Acad-
envy 50 they could play with the
local club. Sort Of a goodwill
series Of games This prom
ised I would take up with the
local club and see If these games
coUld be arranged
/ brought back with me the
pictures Of the Regla baseball
club II a group and single pic
lures Of players IN action I
VIII this Sunday take pictures Of
local players and send them To
Cuba for publication Ii Havana
leading newspapers
What ! found among the Gu
ban players was discipline. They
always do what they are told 70
do and they all practice to bunt
and field. Each club has their
pitcher for batting practice and
their own infieId and outfield
practice hitters and they know
how TO hit the ball to the infield
50 the look good In practice
The pitchers throw the ball so
the batters hit almost every
thing thrown ct them 1 think
we could and should do the
same.
Manager Gates has arranged
Iineup that can give any Of them
a run for their money. For ex-
ample: Baker. %: Acevedo. S;
Gates. 81: Sterling, IF; Albury.
c: Barcelo II; Villareal- Ct: Pena,
ID: Wickers. CarbonelL Mckay,
ReveIs- SoIenbarger and Joe
Casa. pitchers leaving eCypl
Griffin. 5oa sNavarra u5ieta.
Lucii0, Gabriel and several 9th
CT good players IN the city whom
he could use in case Of an emer-
gency- y~
I think with q good workout
Gates can turn out a good ball
club. Now II Is Up to Lieut.
Downes. recreation and welfare
officer at the naval station, as TO
the reality Of this goodwill base
ball trip to Cuba. and the local
PLAYERS pray II viii come true
The Cuban players wanted
return games here but our field
does not warrant bringing out
side clubs here. think the 10
cal authorities and sports fans
should pull together 50 as TO have
a ball field that would be q
credit TO our city and then We
would not be ashamed TO bring
outside clubs here. This think
Is the only city IN the US-A-
without an athletic field I hope
the city wakes Up and does
something.