August 6, 1911
Ridgewood, New York, NY
"The Royal Giants, Cuban Stars and Ridgewoods will clash in two games tomorrow in Meyerrose Park, Covert Avenue, L Station, Ridgewood. The Royals and Cubans will meet at 2 p.m., while the winner will tackle the Ridgewoods at 4 p.m."
August 19, 1911
New York, NY
"Lincoln Giants to Play Cuba's Best Saturday - Followers of semi-professional baseball hereabouts are awaiting the big clash between Rod McMahon's fast Lincoln Giants and the crack Cuban Stars, which will be staged Saturday afternoon in American League Park, the home of the Highlanders. This contest will be the first of a series of five games between these teams. The Lincoln Giants claim the semi-pro championship of the United States, while the Cuban Stars are the champions of Cuba, having beaten all the crack teams in that country. The Lincolns have won sixty out of sixty-eight games so far this season, and the Cubans on their tour here have beaten many of the best teams."
New York, NY
"Cuban Stars Pound Em Out - Lincoln Giants Beaten on Hilltop Grounds, but Register Triple Play. - The Cuban Stars, a semi-professional aggregation, which has made a successful tour of the United States, defeated the Lincoln Giants, a local negro nine, at American League Park, yesterday in the first game of a series. The score was 14 to 8. The Cubans batted heavily and were fleet on the bases. The Lincoln Giants also did some lusty batting, but they supported their twirlers raggedly. They pulled off a clever and fast triple play, however, in the initial inning, with the bases filled. Mendez, the clever Cuban twirler, who has led his team in forty-two contests with only one defeat, in its continental tour, again mounted the mound. Although pounded safely fourteen times, twelve of the hits coming in the first five innings, he struck out eight men and issued only four passes. Redding, who was banked upon to carry the Lincoln Giants to victory, had to retire in the third inning, when he was viciously maltreated by his rivals to the tune of six hits and seven runs. McClellan then took up the task and went along smoothly, with the exception of the eighth inning. An enthusiastic Saturday half holiday crowd of more than seven thousand persons was in attendance. Open betting with a group of bookmakers as its centre prevailed throughout the stand, with the Cuban Stars the choice, at the odds of 8 to 5. It is estimated that several thousand dollars were wagered on the result. It was announced that Rube Foster's American Giants, from Chicago, who have quite a reputation in the West, would play the winners in a second contest of the series on the Hilltop grounds next Saturday afternoon. Redding began the game inauspiciously. Hernandez was passed and sped to third on Moran's clean single over second. On Gonzales's tap to Redding, the latter hesitated a few seconds and then threw wildly, allowing Hernandez to score. Castillo was also passed, which filled the sacks. Then came the timely triple play, which abruptly cut off the batting rally, but Hidalgo hit sharply to Redding, who threw to Santop, cutting off Moran. The former then threw to Booker, at first, who quickly relayed the ball to third, catching both Hidalgo and Gonzales, the latter on a close play at the far bag."
New York, NY
"Triple Play on Hill Top. - Lincoln Giants Make it but Cuban Stars Win. - Before 8,000 baseball fans yesterday afternoon at American League Park the Cuban Stars defeated the Lincoln Giants in the first game of a series to decide the semi-professional championship of New York county. It was the first appearance of the Cubans in this city and they won easily by the score of 14 to 8. In the opening inning the Cuban Stars made their first run. Hernandez took first on balls and went to third on Moran's single. On Gonzales's tap to Redding the latter threw wildly, allowing Hernandez to score. After the run had been scored the Cubans filled the bases, whereupon the locals pulled off a triple play. Hidalgo hit to Redding, who threw to Santoff, cutting off Moran at the plate. Santoff threw to Booker at first, catching Hidalgo before he could reach the bag. Then, like a flash, Booker relayed the ball to third, nailing Gonzalez."
August 26, 1911
Washington Heights, New York, NY
"Rube Foster's American Giants of Chicago will make their first appearance in New York this season today, when they will line up against the Cuban Stars in American League Park on the Hilltop, the home of the Highlanders."
Washington Heights, New York, NY
"Cuban Stars Win Another - Beat American Giants of Chicago on Hilltop. - The Cuban Stars, of Havana, won the second contest of the five-game series for the semi-professional baseball championship, taking the measure of the Chicago American Giants at American League Park yesterday by a score of 7 to 2. Dark skies and threatening weather kept the crowd down, but about 1,500 spectators were on hand. The Cubans gained a commanding lead in the opening inning, scoring four runs on two bases on ball and three timely hits. Mendez, the Cuban pitcher, had a deceptive assortment of offerings with which the Westerners failed to connect. He allowed Rube Foster's aggregation only five scattered hits. Mendez had six victims on strike-outs, and gave three bases on balls."
August 27, 1911
Harlem, NY
"Sunday Baseball Games. - The Lincoln Giants and the Cuban Stars will play the second game of their five game series at Olympic Field. The Cuban Stars won the first game and the Lincolns are determined to best them in this one. Two good semi-professional teams will meet in the first game."
September 3, 1911
Bronx, NY
"The Bronx Athletics will have their hardest game of the season at Bronx Oval, where they will play the crack Cuban Stars. In the early contest the Bronx Nationals will face a strong amateur team."
September 4, 1911
New York, NY
"Lincoln Giants Win 2 Games. - The Cuban Stars of Havana, conquerors of several major league teams, went down before the Lincoln Giants in the decisive game of a double bill of semi-professional games at American League Park yesterday. The final score was 6 to 5. Redding and Mendez, who had old scores to settle, opened on the mound respectively for the Giants and Stars, but Mendez was forced to retire after being treated unkindly. The game was hard fought, and sparkled with spectacular catches and fast fielding. The Lincoln Giants also defeated the American Giants by a score of 6 to 4."
September 17, 1911
Harlem, NY
"The Lincoln Giants and the Cuban Stars will play the third and deciding game of their series for the semi-professional championship at Olympic Field. As each team has already won a game, this should be one of the most interesting and closely contested of the year. This will be the last appearance of the Cuban Stars in the United States. The game will start at 3:30 p.m."
July 30, 1911
Bronx, NY
"The second and third contest of the series of nine games between those crack Cuban teams, the Cuban Stars and the All Cubans, will be staged tomorrow at Bronx Oval, One Hundred and Sixty-Third Street and Southern Boulevard. Last Sunday at Ridgewood the Stars defeated the All Cubans in the first two games, and tomorrow the beaten team will be out for revenge."