This vimeo.com video show the amateur baseball championship at Vedado Tennis Club. Unlike the professional Cuban League, where black and white players shared the same fields since its beginnings in the late 1800s, Cuba’s amateur ranks were not fully integrated. Many amateur teams were affilated with exlusive private clubs, such as Vedado Tennis Club, whose members were weathy Cuban families. The clothing worn by fans suggests this footage is from the 1920s or ’30s.

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