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Beyond the Sports Page: Baseball, the Cuban Revolution, and Rochester, New York Newspapers, 1954-1960
Western University Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository 12-4-2014 12:00 AM Beyond the Sports Page: Baseball, The Cuban Revolution, and Rochester, New York Newspapers, 1954-1960 Evan K. Nagel The University of Western Ontario Supervisor Robert K. Barney The University of Western Ontario Graduate Program in Kinesiology A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the equirr ements for the degree in Master of Arts © Evan K. Nagel 2014 Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd Part of the Sports Studies Commons Recommended Citation Nagel, Evan K., "Beyond the Sports Page: Baseball, The Cuban Revolution, and Rochester, New York Newspapers, 1954-1960" (2014). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 2564. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/2564 This Dissertation/Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarship@Western. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository by an authorized administrator of Scholarship@Western. For more information, please contact [email protected]. BEYOND THE SPORTS PAGE: BASEBALL, THE CUBAN REVOLUTION, AND ROCHESTER, NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS, 1954- 1960 Monograph by Evan Nagel Graduate Program in Faculty of Health Sciences: School of Kinesology A Thesis Submitted in Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts The School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada © Evan Nagel 2015 i Table of Contents Abstract…………………………………………………………….........ii Glossary -
Cuban Winter League (Special Season – Triangular) (1926-27)
Cuban Winter League (Special Season – Triangular) (1926-27) During the 1926-27 winter baseball season in Cuba there were two leagues. The “new” competing league was called the Triangular League because it was composed of three teams (Alacranes, Havana Reds and Marianao). The owners of these three “new” teams were better financed than the owners of the “other” league and could sign the best Latin and Negro League players. The season opened on 10/28/26 and ended on 2/6/27. Batting Leaders Player Team AB R Hits 2B 3B HR Average C. Garcia Alacranes 8 0 4 - - - .500 J. Martinez Alacranes 2 0 1 - - - .500 Eugenio Morin Havana 30 5 14 - - - .467 Justo Lopez Marianao 55 16 25 - - - .455 Martin Dihigo Marianao 20 8 9 - - - .450 Pablo Mesa Marianao 127 24 55 - - - .433 George “Tank” Carr Alacranes 125 21 52 - - - .416 Dick Lundy Alacranes 127 25 52 - - - .410 Oscar Charleston Havana 151 25 61 - - - .404 Mariano Izquierdo Marianao 5 0 2 - - - .400 Judy Johnson Alacranes 115 13 43 - - - .374 Alejandro Oms Marianao 101 28 37 - - - .366 Rafael Quintana Havana 50 8 18 - - - .360 Esteban Montalvo Alacranes 104 23 37 - - - .356 Angel Alfonso Alacranes 46 10 16 - - - .348 Charles “Chino” Smith Marianao 79 12 27 - - - .342 Ramon Herrera Marianao 50 9 17 - - - .340 Oscar Rodriquez Havana 145 29 49 - - - .338 Pelayo Chacon Marianao 131 18 44 - - - .336 Oliver Marcelle Havana 78 15 26 - - - .333 Jose Gutierrez Havana 3 0 1 - - - .333 Clint Thomas Alacranes 118 35 39 - - - .331 Rogelio Crespo Marianao 88 20 29 - - - .330 Jose Perez Havana 52 8 17 - - - .327 Jose Rodriquez Havana 135 24 44 - - - .326 Francisco Correa Havana 22 3 7 - - - .318 Bernardo Baro Alacranes 107 19 33 - - - .309 Joaquin Gutierrez Alacranes 53 8 16 - - - .302 Francisco Cardenas Marianao 83 11 25 - - - .301 Roberto Puig Havana 40 4 12 - - - .300 Manuel Parrado Alacranes 7 2 2 - - - .286 Bartolo Portuondo Marianao 88 14 25 - - - .284 Adolfo Luque Alacranes 54 9 15 - - - .278 I. -
El Base-Ball En Cuba
El base-ball en Cuba : historia del base-ball en la Isla de Cuba,sin retratos de los principales jugadores y personas más caracterizadas en el juego citado, ni de ninguna otra / por Wenceslao Galvez y Delmonte (Wen.). Gálvez y del Monte, Wenceslao, 1867- Habana : Herederos de S.S. Speneer, 1889. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hwrcns Public Domain in the United States, Google-digitized http://www.hathitrust.org/access_use#pd-us-google We have determined this work to be in the public domain in the United States of America. It may not be in the public domain in other countries. Copies are provided as a preservation service. Particularly outside of the United States, persons receiving copies should make appropriate efforts to determine the copyright status of the work in their country and use the work accordingly. It is possible that current copyright holders, heirs or the estate of the authors of individual portions of the work, such as illustrations or photographs, assert copyrights over these portions. Depending on the nature of subsequent use that is made, additional rights may need to be obtained independently of anything we can address. The digital images and OCR of this work were produced by Google, Inc. (indicated by a watermark on each page in the PageTurner). Google requests that the images and OCR not be re-hosted, redistributed or used commercially. The images are provided for educational, scholarly, non-commercial purposes. *T-T--------- e G— ll / S ºy 3. - 4 - 3- . 4.- . - a º I. - l ) Al = º arrera º nº para al a º exue - e/23N3 >>><<< Historia del base balI en la Isla de cubs, y sin retratos de los principales jugadores personas más caracterizadas -º en el juego citado, ni de ninguna otra, 3 P() R. -
Hardball Diplomacy and Ping-Pong Politics
University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014 2004 Hardball diplomacy and ping-pong politics: Cuban baseball, Chinese table tennis, and the diplomatic use of sport during the Cold War Matthew .J Noyes University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses Noyes, Matthew J., "Hardball diplomacy and ping-pong politics: Cuban baseball, Chinese table tennis, and the diplomatic use of sport during the Cold War" (2004). Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014. 1841. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/1841 This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact [email protected]. HARDBALL DIPLOMACY AND PING-PONG POLITICS: CUBAN BASEBALL, CHINESE TABLE TENNIS, AND THE DIPLOMATIC USE OF SPORT DURING THE COLD WAR A Thesis Presented by Matthew J. Noyes Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts May 2004 Department of History © Copyright by Matthew J. Noyes 2004 All Rights Reserved HARDBALL DIPLOMACY AND PING-PONG POLITICS: CUBAN BASEBALL, CHINESE TABLE TENNIS AND THE DIPLOMATIC USE OF SPORT DURING THE COLD WAR A Thesis Presented by Matthew J. Noyes Approved as to style and content by Ronald Story, Chair Jane TVl. Rausch, Member Laura Lovett, Member David Glassberg, Chair Department of History DEDICATION To my parents, never say thank you enough for all you have done for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I owe a deep debt of gratitude to a number of people without whom this thesis would never have been completed. -
LA HABANA BRITÁNICA. Gobierno De Albemarle, Crítica De Morell
Martín Acosta, Emelina; Parcero Torre, Celia; Sagarra Gamazo, Adelaida, (Coord), Metodología y nuevas líneas de investigación de la Historia de América, Universidad de Burgos, 2001, pp. 131-147. ISBN: 84-95211-43-2. LA HABANA BRITÁNICA: ONCE MESES CLAVES EN LA HISTORIA DE CUBA Sigfrido Vázquez Cienfuegos. Universidad de Sevilla Martín Acosta, Emelina; Parcero Torre, Celia; Sagarra Gamazo, Adelaida, (Coord), Metodología y nuevas líneas de investigación de la Historia de América, Universidad de Burgos, 2001, pp. 131-147. ISBN: 84-95211-43-2. LA HABANA BRITÁNICA: ONCE MESES CLAVES EN LA HISTORIA DE CUBA. Sigfrido Vázquez Cienfuegos. Universidad de Sevilla INTRODUCCIÓN Para el estudio de la ocupación británica de La Habana existe una bibliografía muy importante dado que es un hecho histórico propio para tres historiografías nacio- nales: la cubana, la británica y la española. Es este un estudio aproximativo que trata de realizar un acercamiento a la toma de La Habana por los ingleses en 1762 tenien- do en cuenta las tres historiografías. Un trabajo esencial para el estudio de este suceso histórico y sus consecuen- cias es la obra de Celia Mª Parcero Torre La pérdida de La Habana y las reformas ilus- tradas en Cuba(1760-1773)1. Este estudio lo hemos tenido presente para alcanzar una visión de conjunto del proceso. Once meses duró la ocupación inglesa de la capital cubana y aunque pudieran parecer escasos, han sido considerados claves para entender el desarrollo posterior, no solo de la ciudad sino de toda la isla. La toma de La Habana fue un duro golpe para las aspiraciones militares españolas, pero también para los habitantes de la ciudad, quienes sufrieron el asedio y capitulación de la plaza. -
Dance & Theater 28 Literature 29 Painting 31 Cinema & Television 32
© Lonely Planet Publications Arts Dance & Theater 28 Literature 29 Painting 31 Cinema & Television 32 Arts Far from dampening Habana’s artistic heritage, the Cuban revolution actually strengthened it, ridding the city of insipid foreign commercial influences and putting in their place a vital network of art schools, museums, theater groups and writers unions. Indeed, Cuba is one of the few countries in the world where mass global culture has yet to penetrate and where being ‘famous’ is usually more to do with genuine talent than good looks, luck or the right agent. Despite the all-pervading influence of the Cuban government in the country’s vibrant cultural life, Habana’s art world remains surprisingly experimental and varied. Thanks to generous state subsidies over the past 50 years, traditional cultural genres such as Afro- Cuban dance and contemporary ballet have been enthusiastically revisited and revalued, resulting in the international success of leading Cuban dance troupes such as the Habana- based Conjunto Folklórico Nacional (p139 ) and the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. Much of Cuba’s best art is exhibited in apolitical genres such as pop art and opera, while more cutting-edge issues can be found in movies such as Fresa y Chocolate, a film that boldly questioned social mores and pushed homosexuality onto the public agenda. DANCE & THEATER Described by aficionados as ‘a vertical representation of a horizontal act,’ Cuban dancing is famous for its libidinous rhythms and sensuous moves. It comes as no surprise to discover that the country has produced some of the world’s most exciting dancers. With an innate musical rhythm at birth and the ability to replicate perfect salsa steps by the age of two or three, Cubans are natural performers who approach dance with a complete lack of self- consciousness – something that leaves most visitors from Europe or North America feeling as if they’ve got two left feet. -
American Riviera” Constructing the Promise of the Cuban Revolution in the Capital’S Golf Courses
Fairways, Greens, and Green Space in the “American Riviera” Constructing the Promise of the Cuban Revolution in the Capital’s Golf Courses By Nicholas Stewart, Yale University the Rovers Athletic Club, with its exclusively-British mem- bership.4 Tese greens sculpted thousands of acres of Havana and its suburbs into a realm of manicured Bermuda grass and raked white sand, where tropical fantasies of tourists became the backdrop for holes-in-one. Tey also afrmed the growing U.S.-American mandate in Cuba, which the explosive growth of tourism had incited in the early-twentieth century. From farmland to fairways to parkland, these golf courses underwent yet another transformation upon the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Fidel Castro’s regime immedi- ately nationalized them as a testament to Cuba’s egalitarian future under socialism.5 And yet, authorities neither razed the Biltmore nor let nature reclaim the Almendares; instead, they converted Havana’s golf courses into a web of parks, govern- In 2011, Cuba publicized its plans to partner with ment ofcials’ homes, and the Escuelas Nacionales de Arte. Te foreign developers and construct a series of eighteen-hole golf Revolution therefore had the efect of intentionally preserv- courses. Tese courses were to mark “a fundamental develop- ing these landscapes while making them widely accessible ment in having a more eclectic tourist sector,” as one British to a Cuban audience. It had the efect, too, of ending the fnancier of the undertaking noted—and they would include widespread practice of golf on the island for over ffty years, spas, shopping malls, villas, and apartments at a total cost of until the completion of those under-construction courses, an- $1.5 billion.1 Another developer explained that “Cuba saw nounced in 2011. -
Bert Blyleven
Marty Andrade's Ballplayers! A Medley of Interesting Characters PDF generated using the open source mwlib toolkit. See http://code.pediapress.com/ for more information. PDF generated at: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:11:23 UTC Contents Articles Bert Blyleven 1 Bill Phillips (first baseman) 6 Bob Uecker 10 Dernell Stenson 14 Dick Ellsworth 16 Dick Stuart 18 Ed Delahanty 20 Firpo Marberry 23 Germany Schaefer 26 Glenn Williams 29 Hiram Bithorn 31 Iván Calderón (baseball) 33 Jack Quinn (baseball) 35 Jeff Bronkey 38 Jeremy Brown 39 Jim McCormick (pitcher) 41 Joe Garagiola, Sr. 44 Joe Quinn (second baseman) 48 Jumbo Brown 50 Lady Baldwin 52 Lip Pike 54 Lou Limmer 58 Luke Easter (baseball) 60 Mark Fidrych 63 Pat Neshek 69 Randy Kutcher 72 Rick Sofield 73 Scott Loucks 74 Shanty Hogan 75 Steve Staggs 77 Ted Lewis (baseball) 78 Tom Sullivan (catcher) 79 Tony Conigliaro 80 Tony Solaita 83 Walter Young (baseball) 85 References Article Sources and Contributors 87 Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 89 Article Licenses License 90 Bert Blyleven 1 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven Blyleven in 2008 Pitcher Born: April 6, 1951 Zeist, Netherlands Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut June 5, 1970 for the Minnesota Twins Last MLB appearance October 4, 1992 for the California Angels Career statistics Win–Loss record 287–250 Earned run average 3.31 Strikeouts 3,701 Teams • Minnesota Twins (1970–1976) • Texas Rangers (1976–1977) • Pittsburgh Pirates (1978–1980) • Cleveland Indians (1981–1985) • Minnesota Twins (1985–1988) • California Angels (1989–1992) Career highlights and awards • 2× All-Star selection (1973, 1985) • 2× World Series champion (1979, 1987) • 1989 AL Comeback Player of the Year • Pitched no-hitter on September 22, 1977 • Minnesota Twins #28 retired Incoming Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 2011 Vote 79.7% (14th Ballot) Bert Blyleven 2 Bert Blyleven (born Rik Aalbert Blijleven, April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1970 to 1992, and was best known for his outstanding curveball. -
Forgotten Washington Senators of the 1950S ©Diamondsinthedusk.Com
Forgotten Washington Senators of the 1950s ©DiamondsintheDusk.com “Washington: First in war, first in peace, and still last in the American League.” Baseball Hall of Fame sports writer Charley Dryden (right) coins the above utterance during the 1904 season, when the Washington Senators finished 38-113 and a distant 55 1/2 games behind the American League pennant-winning Boston Americans. For its first 11 years of existence, the luckless franchise in the nation’s capital does its best to live up (or down) to Dryden’s cynicism by finishing last, or second to last, in all but two of those 11 years. Even Washington’s entry into the ill-fated United States Baseball League in 1912, finishes in fifth place with a 6-7 record before the league ceases opera- tion in June. Forty years later, Washington’s “Boys of Summer” once again do themselves proud. From 1950 to 1959, the Senators finish as high as fifth only three times and seventh or eighth (in an eight-team league) six times, while going through three managers. Where in my previous “Forgotten” article, Pittsburgh’s 1960 World Championship team clearly had its genesis from some of the bad Corsair teams of the 1950s, Minnesota’s American League championship team in 1965, does not derive itself from the previous Forgotten Senators of the 1950s decade. Only five players (albeit five good players) - Bob Allison, Jim Kaat, Harmon Killebrew, Camilo Pas- Bob Usher, 1957 cual and Zoilo Versalles - played for the original Senators’ franchise. In regards to the Forgotten Sena- Jesse Levan, 1954-55 Carlos Paula, 1954-56 tors’ first team, I selected one player for each of the eight field positions José Valdivielso, Roy Dietzel, 1954 and a eight-man pitching staff. -
Havana, Cuba, February 28 – March 6, 2017 ______
YUVAL RON ENSEMBLE CONCERT TOUR TO HAVANA, CUBA, FEBRUARY 28 – MARCH 6, 2017 ______________________________________________________ DAY 1, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 9:45 am ~ Departure to Cuba from Miami International Airport 10:45 am ~ Arrive in Havana José Martí International Airport, Terminal 2, Los Boyeros, Havana 11:45 am ~ Transfer to Havana When everyone is on the buss our Cuban guides will introduce themselves and give us an orientation of what we need to know to be safe and function in Havana. There will be a refrigerator of cold bottled waters to take and drink when desired at all times. Please remember to hydrate constantly. There will be bathrooms on the busses but should only be used in emergency situations. We will keep our bags locked underneath until we check into our “casas particulares” accommodations in late afternoon. 12:30 pm ~ Welcome Lunch at Río Mar 3ra y Final #11, La Puntilla, Miramar Eat lunch where the Almendares river meets the Caribbean Sea dividing the El Vedado and Miramar neighborhoods. These private home restaurants called “paladares”, along with other types of small businesses, are nascent experiments in Cuban entrepreneurialism. 2:00 pm ~ Orientation and Walking Tour Capitolio, Parque Central, Paseo de Prado After lunch we will get acquainted with the historic neighborhood constructed just after the independence from Spain and the formation of the Republic of Cuba. Bordering Old Havana and Central Havana municipalities, this area is notable for significant architectural structures that exemplify the mid-19th century urban center. We will start with a tour of the newly remodeled capitol building (1929) modeled on the U.S. -
Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Priorities for Cuba with Emphasis on Havana, Including Some Benefit-Cost Considerations
WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES FOR CUBA WITH EMPHASIS ON HAVANA, INCLUDING SOME BENEFIT-COST CONSIDERATIONS Armando I. Perez, Roberto Cardona, Luis Locay, and Helena M. Solo-Gabriele1 In anticipation of an eventual political transition in cremental wastewater treatment processes; to provide Cuba, two Cuban-American engineering associations, approximate cost information; and to discuss the esti- the Cuban-American Association of Civil Engineers mation of economic benefits. As a starting point for (C-AACE) and the Association of Cuban Engineers prioritizing water and wastewater improvements we (ACE), have continued to sponsor their joint Cuba briefly describe the water resources within the country Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Committee. At and describe the eight priority watersheds on the is- the 2008 annual conference of the Association for the land as identified by Cuban Institute of Hydraulic Re- Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE) two of the co- sources (Instituto de Recursos Hidráulicos)(García authors of this paper presented an overview of envi- Fernández 2006). ronmental, institutional and economics issues (Solo- Specific detailed priorities are identified for one of the Gabriele and Perez, 2008). This paper concentrates on eight priority watersheds which is located in the capi- priorities. tal city of Havana, namely, the Almendares-Vento wa- We anticipate that under a political transition, exter- tershed. One of these priorities (illustrated in the case nal financial aid (i.e., grants) for infrastructure may be study) is the treatment of domestic wastewater from available for only a relatively short period of time, after the Town of Cotorro, the waste of which currently which financing for infrastructure projects will need to flows directly into surface waters which are hydrauli- be obtained as loans from international lending insti- cally interconnected with the Vento Aquifer, the pri- tutions such as the Inter-American Development mary potable water source for the population of Ha- Bank. -
Baseball Diplomacy, Baseball Deployment: the National
BASEBALL DIPLOMACY, BASEBALL DEPLOYMENT: THE NATIONAL PASTIME IN U.S.-CUBA RELATIONS by JUSTIN W. R. TURNER HOWARD JONES, COMMITTEE CHAIR STEVEN BUNKER LAWRENCE CLAYTON LISA LINDQUIST-DORR RICHARD MEGRAW A DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of History in the Graduate School of The University of Alabama TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA 2012 Copyright Justin W. R. Turner 2012 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ABSTRACT The game of baseball, a shared cultural affinity linking Cuba and the United States, has played a significant part in the relationship between those nations. Having arrived in Cuba as a symbol of growing American influence during the late nineteenth century, baseball would come to reflect the political and economic connections that developed into the 1900s. By the middle of the twentieth century, a significant baseball exchange saw talented Cuban players channeled into Major League Baseball, and American professionals compete in Cuba’s Winter League. The 1959 Cuban Revolution permanently changed this relationship. Baseball’s politicization as a symbol of the Revolution, coupled with political antagonism, an economic embargo, and an end to diplomatic ties between the Washington and Havana governments largely destroyed the U.S.-Cuba baseball exchange. By the end of the 1960s, Cuban and American baseball interactions were limited to a few international amateur competitions, and political hardball nearly ended some of these. During the 1970s, Cold War détente and the success of Ping Pong Diplomacy with China sparked American efforts to use baseball’s common ground as a basis for improving U.S.-Cuba relations.