cuban old timers’ game, 1922

On September 22, 1922, Almendares Park hosted an old-timers’ game, featuring a bunch of familiar names. El Mundo published a full play-by-play account of the game and included photos of the participants:

(El Mundo, September 23, 1922, p. 8)

Here are some close-ups:

Julián Castillo, Carlos Morán

Francisco “Pancho” Morán, Luis Padrón

 

The teams were the “Umpires” (so named after their captain, José “Kiko” or “Quico”  Magriñat, a former player who had become the top umpire in Cuba), and the “Reliquias de Yoyo,” or Yoyo’s Relics, Yo Yo being that team’s captain, the turn-of-the-century pitcher Salvador Rosado . The game ended after four innings in an amicable 3 to 3 tie.