Hipolito Kanterra Arenas, Sr. (August 13, 1907 – December 28, 1995), nicknamed "Torrento", was an American Negro league baseball player. Arenas grew up in Tampa, Florida, but also spent time in Ybor City, Florida. He would climb from local teams to the Negro leagues. Arenas played for the Atlanta Black Crackers from 1928 to 1929, and for the New York Cubans in 1930.
Personal life Arenas was born in 1907, in Tampa to Manuel and Facunda Arenas, both of which had immigrated to the United States from Cuba with their, at the time, 3 children. He was the second youngest out of 5 children, having 3 older sisters, Ynes, Theodora, and Juliana, and a younger brother, Cresencio.Year: 1910; Census Place: West Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: T624_161; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1374174 He worked for the Tampa Gas Company after his career in the Negro league.National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Florida, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 13 He married Erma Dancil,Florida Department of Health. Florida Marriage Index, 1927-2001. Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida.State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts; Various Counties; County Marriages, 1943-1945 and had 5 children; Cecelia, Hipolito Jr., Jorge, Manuel, and Albert.Year: 1940; Census Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00633; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 70-30 He died December 28 of 1995, and is buried in Tampa's Rest Haven Memorial Park.Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
In earlier documentation, Arenas's ethnicity was listed as "mulatto", with later references listing him as black.
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External links and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads