By Steve “Straymar” Martin I recently had the opportunity to reach out to a Jai-alai acquaintance from the past, Art Silvester Jr, on Tuesday morning on the 4th of August. Art Jr. was General Manager of Palm Beach Jai-Alai from the 1980’s until closing in 1994 and was also involved in the family’s Newport Jai-Alai […]
By Al Quirin Jai alai has survived through June 2020 primarily because of amateurs in the US who have played this sport for 60 years. I have witnessed most of this but have only played as an amateur for 35 years starting around 1985 at age 37. I started watching jai alai around 1975 when […]
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Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsStraymar Interview with Art Silvester, Jr.
Straymar BlogsBy Steve “Straymar” Martin I recently had the opportunity to reach out to a Jai-alai acquaintance from the past, Art Silvester Jr, on Tuesday morning on the 4th of August. Art Jr. was General Manager of Palm Beach Jai-Alai from the 1980’s until closing in 1994 and was also involved in the family’s Newport Jai-Alai […]
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Marty Fleischman BlogsWhy Amateur Jai-Alai Is Vital to the Sports Survival
AL Q BlogsBy Al Quirin Jai alai has survived through June 2020 primarily because of amateurs in the US who have played this sport for 60 years. I have witnessed most of this but have only played as an amateur for 35 years starting around 1985 at age 37. I started watching jai alai around 1975 when […]