The official announcement that Tampa Jai-Alai would never reopen again was a jolt to the Jai-Alai world. The crudely written note taped to the door was a sad ending for all those employees, players, and fans who had supported the Tampa Fronton since it opened in 1954. It hit me very, very hard. My dream […]
A couple of readers tipped us off on a listing on eBay of perhaps the most unusual jai-alai helmet ever made. It was a combo package consisting of an old jai-alai cesta and a helmet. It’s not the old jai-alai cesta that really mattered. It was the helmet. It’s certainly one-of-a-kind. It appears to be […]
As I made the drive from Venice Beach to Tampa, the words of Bennett Collett, Sr. echoed in my head. “We want you to be the General Manager of Tampa Jai-Alai. You’re the man for the job.” My mind drifted back to 1971, when I sat across the desk from Tampa’s GM, ex-Naval Commander, and […]
The Golden Cesta Award is an honorary award for the Jai-alai player with the most singles game wins for a week. The award was conceived by Pauly, a well-known Jai-alai announcer and promoter at Magic City Jai-alai who also had a big following when working at Dania Jai-alai. Pauly is the originator of the reference […]
“So, How’s It Going?”
Marty Fleischman BlogsThe official announcement that Tampa Jai-Alai would never reopen again was a jolt to the Jai-Alai world. The crudely written note taped to the door was a sad ending for all those employees, players, and fans who had supported the Tampa Fronton since it opened in 1954. It hit me very, very hard. My dream […]
J Laca Museum Adds Most Unusual Helmet
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsA couple of readers tipped us off on a listing on eBay of perhaps the most unusual jai-alai helmet ever made. It was a combo package consisting of an old jai-alai cesta and a helmet. It’s not the old jai-alai cesta that really mattered. It was the helmet. It’s certainly one-of-a-kind. It appears to be […]
The Man for the Job?
Marty Fleischman BlogsAs I made the drive from Venice Beach to Tampa, the words of Bennett Collett, Sr. echoed in my head. “We want you to be the General Manager of Tampa Jai-Alai. You’re the man for the job.” My mind drifted back to 1971, when I sat across the desk from Tampa’s GM, ex-Naval Commander, and […]
History of the Golden Cesta Award
Straymar BlogsThe Golden Cesta Award is an honorary award for the Jai-alai player with the most singles game wins for a week. The award was conceived by Pauly, a well-known Jai-alai announcer and promoter at Magic City Jai-alai who also had a big following when working at Dania Jai-alai. Pauly is the originator of the reference […]