1910 Cuban Stars

A Calendar, Including Newspaper Clippings, of the 1910 Cuban Stars

1910 Cuban Stars

Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.

April 5, 1910

Mobile, AL
"Mobile Baseball Players Are At Game - The Cuban Stars and Dixie Parks, of Mobile, played April 5 in Mobile before about 1,000 fans and over. The Stars put up their usual exhibition of good ball playing, and the inside and general team work of the club was about the best seen in Mobile this year. The Mobile team secured more hits, but they were kept well scattered. Bee Turner pitched an excellent game for the home club. The feature of the game was the great catch of Myers in center field, and threw, cutting off a run of the visitors. Pediroso pitched the last four innings for the Stars, his control being perfect, striking out eight men and yielding only two 2-base hits during his stay in the box."

Mobile, AL
"Dixie Boys Outhit the Cuban Stars - But are Defeated by a Score of 8 to 7. - Mobile, Alabama, April 6. - The Dixie Park Baseball Club and the famous Cuban Stars, of Havana, Cuba, played a fine game April 5. Although we outbatted them, they beat us 8 to 7, this being our first attempt to play a professional club. We consider the showing grand."

April 9, 1910

Memphis, TN
"Cuban Stars beat Memphis Tigers, at Memphis"

April 10, 1910

Memphis, TN
"Memphis Tigers in Form - Memphis, Tennessee, April 10. - In an exciting and well-played game today a great crowd saw the colored club reverse the score of Saturday's game against the Cuban Stars of Havana, Cuba, winning 6 to 2. The Cubans are among the world's best ball players, and although they lost Sunday's game, they kept the great throng continually off its feet with their grand style and spectacular plays."

April 14, 1910

Chicago, IL
"A cable from Havana to Jimmy Callahan this morning indicates that the Cuban Stars will play on the Chicago League circuit this year, instead of the Park Owners', the wire stating that the club left for New Orleans on its way up North in charge of Secretary Camps of the Almendares Club, and that President Linares would join the club on its way to Chicago. The cable stated that Mendez, Pedroso, Garcia, Bustamante, Hernandez, Parpetti, Munez and other big men of the Cuban League were in the party. It looks as though the outcome of the fight between President Linares and McAllister will not be known until the club actually tries to play in Chicago, May 28."

April 30, 1910

Chicago, IL
"A.W. McAllister, working in the interest of the Park Owner's Association, has landed here with a Cuban team, which will be used as a counter attraction to whatever will be used by the City League in the Cuban line of ball tossers. This latter Cuban team opened up at Gunther's Park Saturday and Sunday with Jose Mendez and Rafael Figarolo carded as the battery. Quite a number of the parks have already started the Sunday morning contests, so it is probably that the Cubans will get all they want in the way of games."

May 15, 1910

St. Louis, MO
"Warning to the Public. - New York City, May 15, 1910. - Manager the Freeman: I note in your issue of last week where the St. Louis Giants were fooled by a team calling themselves the Cuban Stars, and I desire to say that I am the only American representative of the Cuban Stars in the United States and that we carry no advance agent, neither do we employ any business manager, and C.L. East is an unknown party to our organizeation or to myself, and warn clubs not to be fooled into doing business with others believing they are playing the Cuban Stars, who are fully incorporated under the laws of the State of New York and the name is also copyrighted at Washington, D.C., and clubs scheduling games under the name of Cuban Stars will be prosecuted by law. Nat C. Strong, World Building, New York City."

Chicago, IL
"Cuban Stars Win - Play Great Ball. - Chicago, Illinois, May 17. - (Special) - Cuban Stars defeated the Arions last Sunday at Logan Square Park by the score of 4 to 2. Both pitchers twirled good ball, but the Cubans played the best fielding game. Hernandez carried off the batting honors with three hits."

May 29, 1910

Chicago, IL
"Callahan's Team Wins Slow Game by Score of 9 to 2. - Logan Squares defeated the Cuban Stars by the score of 9 to 2 at Callahan's Park Sunday in a slow game, the home club putting the game on ice in the second inning."

May 31, 1910

Chicago, IL
"Cuban Stars 4, West Ends 2. - The Cuban Stars put another Chicago League team to rout on Decoration Day when they trimmed Frank McNichols' West Ends, 4 to 2, at West End Park. Peddroso, who beat Rogers Park two days previous, pitched great ball, holding the West Ends to three hits, of which two were of the scratch variety. Trinkaus twirled excellent ball up to the seventh session, when the Stars put three runs across the plate on two singles and Parpetti's homer, which put them in the lead, which they held. McNichols played well at second."

June 1, 1910

Chicago, IL
"The Cuban Giants and the Frank Leland Chicago Giants play a series of games this week. The games are set for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Mendez, the famous Cuban pitcher, will toss the ball."

June 2, 1910

Chicago, IL
"Cuban Giants vs Chicago Giants."

June 3, 1910

Chicago, IL
"Cuban Giants vs Chicago Giants."

June 4, 1910

Chicago, IL
"Again the Cuban Stars Win. - The Cuban Stars duplicated their feat of last week and defeated Rogers Park, last Saturday, by a score of 3 to 2, at Rogers Park. The islanders won the battle in the seventh session, when Pedroso scored Magrinat from second with a three-base clout."

June 5, 1910

Chicago, IL
"Cuban Stars Beat 'Cal' - The Cuban Stars defeated the Logan Squares by the score of 6 to 3, at Callahan's Park, on Sunday, in a game that marked all kinds of playing. The boys from Havana played the better game, Pedroso striking out twelve men."

June 11, 1910

Chicago, IL
"Red Sox Rally, but Lost Game. - Even Six Runs in One Inning Are Not Enough to Beat Cuban Stars. - The Cuban Stars defeated Jiggs Donohue's Red Sox team, last Saturday, by the score of 9 to 8, at Red Sox Park. The Red Sox made a bid for the game in the sixth inning, where they got six runs, while four hits in the ninth gave them two more tallies. Three fast double plays were features of the Cuban fielding."

June 12, 1910

Chicago, IL
"Baseball Gossip in Chicago. - All aboard for the Cuban Giants and the Chicago Giants on Sunday. Game called at 3:30. - Cuban Giants next Sunday at Auburn Park. - Parpettis, the big first baseman of the Cuban Stars, is one of the best in the game. He is very clever with the stick. - Moran, the Cuban Stars' third baseman, has had several offers from big league teams. - The Cuban Stars are beating all the teams in town. Great bunch of ball players. They are fast and furious and know the game."

Chicago, IL
"News of the Sporting World - In the City of Chicago. - By Cary B. Lewis - Special to the Freeman. - Chicago Giants Won 3, Lost 2, Percentage .600 - Chicago, June 14. - A beautiful, balmy day brought out the largest crowd of the season, Sunday, to see the Chicago Giants and the Cuban Stars play off a tie game of baseball at Auburn Park. The crowd was so large that hundreds and hundreds of people were lined up against each side of the fence, anxious to see the game. It was a brilliant exhibition on both sides, neither pitcher issuing a pass ball. Medoros held the Giants to two hits, these being made by Winston and Pettus. The defeat came in the sixth inning, when the Cuban Stars made three hits and two scores. They also made two scores in the eighth inning. In the ninth inning, when the Chicago Giants, had not made a score, Pettus came to the bat. He knocked a long fly to right. Gongalla misjudged the ball and Pettus went to third. Wallace was at bat, Pettus took a game chance to steal home, but the sphere beat him and the umpire declared him out. The game ended with a score of 4 to 0."

"It was an unlucky day for Cyclone Joe Williams on last Sunday. He only struck out two men. Well, those Cubans are stickers and great with it. - Green, Taylor and Ball were on the bench Sunday. They are being given a good rest. Ball went in in the ninth inning, relieving Cyclone Joe Williams."

June 18, 1910

Chicago, IL
"Last Sunday was a beautiful day. Major Denison, Robert T. Motts, Jesse Binga and others were out in their automobiles to witness the game between the Chicago Giants and the Cuban Stars. - The Sons of Kentucky, a rooters' club, was at the Chicago Giants' game. Most of the fans seemed to be pulling for the Cubans, but the Sons of Kentucky were with the home boys."

Chicago, IL
"Cuban Stars Slug Two Wins. - The Cuban Stars won a double-header last Saturday at Logan Square Park, defeating the Philadelphia Giants, 8 to 0, and the Arions, 7 to 4. Parpetti was the whole show in the first game, holding the Easterners to four hits and making five hit himself. The second game was more loosely played, each side making four errors."

June 19, 1910

Chicago, IL
"West Ends 7, Cuban Stars 1. - The West Ends defeated the Cuban Stars last Sunday at West End Park by the score of 7 to 1."

June 25, 1910

Chicago, IL
"Notes of the Semi-Pros. - The Cuban Stars and the Logan Squares started a series at the Logan Square Park this week. Denny Green, the old White Sox outfielder, will play with the Logan Squares in the series."

Chicago, IL
"Logan Squares 8, Cuban Stars 2. - A heavy bombardment in the seventh and eithth innings caused the downfall of the Cuban Stars last Saturday at Logan Square Park, Callahan's team winning by the score of 8 to 2. The islanders scored their only two runs in the first round on a base on balls to Moran and a home run by Gonzales. After that Henning was invicible. R. Meink's fielding was sensational."

June 26, 1910

Chicago, IL
"Cuban Stars 7, Rogers Park 2. - Four twirlers were used by Rogers Park last Sunday in a futile attempt to prevent the Cuban Stars from beating the North Sides, the Islanders winning 7 to 2."

June 27?, 1910

Chicago, IL
"Logan Squares 9, Cubans 4. - The heavy hitting of the Logan Squares was too much for the Cuban Stars last week at Logan Square Park, the former winning by the score of 9 to 4. Toots Meinke and Schreiber got four hits each."

June 30, 1910

Chicago, IL
"Chicago Giants Win. - The Chicago Giants defeated the Cuban Stars Thursday, 8 to 6."

July 3, 1910

Chicago, IL
"Cuban Stars Beat Arions. - Sykes had two bad innings last Sunday and the Cuban Stars beat Arion at Logan Square Park, 5 to 1."

Chicago, IL
"Swatting Bee to West Ends. - Cuban Stars Are Put to Rout in Slugging Match, 6 to 5. - The West Ends defeated the Cuban Stars by the score of 6 to 5 at West End Park last Sunday, singles by Fenton and McAuley, with a sacrifice, winning the game. The contest was a slugging match."

July 10, 1910

Chicago, IL
"Joliet Beats Cuban Stars. - Jake Weimer, Ex-Giant, Holds Islanders to Five Hits. - Joliet, Illinois, July 10. - Jake Weimer, formerly with the New York Giants, let the Cuban Stars down with only five scattered hits here today, the local Standards winning the game by the score of 9 to 3. Weimer fanned eight men and did not issue a pass, the three runs made by the Islanders being on errors. Chick O'Connor and Driscoll hit well."

July 23, 1910

Chicago, IL
"On Monday of this week the Chicago Baseball League passed a rule barring games between its members and all visiting colored ball clubs from now on, the rule being made to include the Cuban clubs that have been playing around the circuit the past two years. The rule will work very badly against the Stars of Cuba, who figured on playing on the Chicago League Circuit after the Cuban Stars left the city. This action means that the Chicago Leaguers will not play visiting colored teams any more in the future."