Anthony & Nephew Matt Win Sunshine City/Scott King Tournament Anthony Sutton, aka “The Ant” and his nephew Matt Sutton have won the Sunshine City/Scott King Tournament that was held at St. Petersburg’s Puryear Park on Saturday. The 6 hour and 10-minute marathon began sharply at 10am before a crowd of about 45 people under […]
Renovations continue at Puryear Park in St. Petersburg as the park remains closed till Friday. Here are some details on the project. High fence repairs and new pads are being installed today. This will clearly stop balls from getting suck up on top or on the fence area as the pad on the far left […]
Puryear Park Closed thru Friday for Renovations With the “Scott King” Tournament about to commence this Saturday, America’s first public court will be undergoing another renovation to keep it updated in cosmetics and functionality. Right now, paint cutting is going on around the line numbers and banners. On Wednesday, the major work begins. The torn […]
Mo Crank Super Bowl Sunday, February 11th, marks the start of a new meet for the Magic City pelota games. There are some interesting changes that will be in effect for Magic City on Sundays early in this meet and here is some scoop on what’s planned. Sunday, Feb 11 will be regular pelota games […]
Jai-Alai Players Own Their Statistics Posted on January 26, 2024 by Steve Earlier in the current Dania meet a Chalk Talk poster (alq) brought up that payoffs were higher this meet than seen in the past and that poster was asking for supporting evidence. I took a look at the data and yes, they were at the time, […]
Former Tampa pro Scott King and the Sunshine City Jai-alai is hosting a tournament February 2nd-4th at Puryear Park in St. Petersburg. Here are the details and sign-up sheet. For more details, please contact Scott King. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ==> SCJA Open Invitational Player Sign Up Sheet “A” Tournament bracket teams will be set up […]
Ralph Amadeo was “The Voice of Tampa Jai-Alai.” He was mid 30s, dark, slick back hair, and a slight Chicago accent. Mike Menendez, a schoolteacher by day, statistician and backup Jai-Alai announcer at night, (later became the stadium announcer at the Bucs games) was the second man in the announcer’s booth. This was Mission Control. […]
Season kicks off February 2 MIAMI, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The World Jai-Alai League (WJAL) recently held its Battle Court Spring 2024 Season Draft on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The Draft event unveiled the player lineups for the six teams competing over the upcoming 16-week season, including the addition of an expansion team, the Fireballs, to […]
left to right:Marty Fleischman, first court presentation, Leicester Hemingway (Ernest’s brother), Jasa(one of the top French players), Ernie Larsen, fronton GM Most spend their final two years of college pursuing their degree, preparing to start theircareer. I spent my last two years pursuing the pelota (ball).Nearly every weekend, I would convince my roommates, Mike Singer, […]
Part 2A strange feeling was coming over me, my stomach began churning, anxiety andexcitement flooded through my body. We were approaching Daytona Beach, havingdriven through Florida’s heartland… Palatka, Hastings, then Daytona.Those that have had the unique experience of ever playing the sport of Jai-Alai definitelyremember the first time walking on the actual “cancha” or court. […]
