 He recalled arriving in New York in June 1899 with $25 and 12 players.So little money was earned that at the end of the tour, Linares and two players were stranded in New York until money could be sent from Havana to pay for their return home.The team's first recorded game was on July 28, 1899, against a white semi-pro team in Weehawken, New Jersey; the All Cubans won 12–4.