Blackness pared Him. Cuban ace Mendez shines despite color
The Enquirer recalls Mendez a famed Havana pitcher for the Almendese Club in 1908. He hurled five shutouts in succession against the Cincinnati Club and Key West teams with speed likened to Walter Johnson. The piece argues racial bias affected his recognition and value, noting color influenced opportunities in early American baseball.
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Mendez
Almendese Club
Havana
Cuba
Succes
Walter Johnson
the Enquirer
Survey of Negro Business Shows Growth and Challenge
The National Negro Business survey, supported by the Laura Spelman Memorial Fund, studied 2 817 enterprises employing 17 697 people in 33 Southern and border cities. About one fifth are grocery shops with barbers, cleaners and tailors, and restaurants. 148 employ white workers. Contractors and builders number 69 and grocers 51. over 32 percent of firms lasted more than five years. Dr Paul Tington of Stanford lauds the record as strong compared with other retailers.
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Washington
United States
Laura Spelman Memorial Fund
Columbus
Cleveland
Indianapolis
J. Walter Thompson Company
Stanford University
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