Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-09
FAMOUS OLD CLEVELAND TEAM
Most of the Tebeau Clan Are stiu
stare on Diamond.

Most of the TebeRu Clan Are stiIl
stars Diamond.
A dispatch sent out from Cleveland con-
tains this interesting news:
How big part in the bass rJalI "a fairs
Of today the players OF tne famous I'D
Cleveland team s1nder Patsy Tebeau are
talingl sorlc of the good. faithful
autumn evenings Were .rying to recall the
names of the men who worked under the
snappy little first baseman here in the 9Js,
jottlng down meanwhile the present po-
sitions OF the, players who used 10 fight
to keep Cleveland on the map. 1t is a
surprising list and probably can not be
duplicated by any city In the country.
Cy Young-World famous pitcher for the
Boston Americans, former champions of
Jim McAleer-Manager of the st. Louis
Browns at salary he fixes himself every
Ed McKean--Manager of the Dayton,
(O) team OF the Central league.
George Davis-Star shortstop of the Chi
cago White Sox, worlds champions.
Louis Extraordinarily rated as the
premier catcher of the country when in
condition. Now with the Boston American
Chief Zimmer-Manager of the Little
Rock team of the Southern league the past
Bob Gilks-Manager of the Shreveport
team OF the Southern league.
Bobby Wallace, John Powell and Jack
OConnor-Great shortstop, pitcher and
catcher, respectively. of the Browns.
Jesse Burkett-Owner and manager of
the Worcester. CMass) team Of the New
Lew McAiiister-Member of the Buffalo
team. champions OF the Eastern league,
and probable manager of the 1907 team.
George Tebeau-Owner of the Louisville
and Kansas City teams in the American
What other team Of the old twelve-ciub
National league has anything like such a
representation on the diamond today? 1t
Is only another Illustration of what q
vigorous, healthy. sickness-and-injury de-
flying nine Was built up here in Cleveland
when Howe Robson and Hawley paid the
rougher and more hazardous game than Il
pat" Tebeau himself dropped out Of
base ball to go into business in ST. Louis.
KID Chids owns houses in Baltimore
and lives on his income. Mig Cuppy. the
slowest pitcher of this or any other age
is in business in Elkhart. Harry Blake
has disappeared from fast base ball comI
eSteTprses ! Thfrd R u m
Jimmy, MeGarr is dead. So is Pitcher
But what a wonderful team could be
organized today from the active players
in the professional ranks who We're 10.
gether here In Cleveland twelve years OF
more ago.
Jake Stahl expects to find out this week
2 where he is going to play next season
From present Indications Jake win hold
> down first base for either Detroit or Boston
Mike Donlin says the New York Giant,
they did In 1904 and 1905 That's nothing
Muggsy McGraw said at the beginning ot
last season II was such a cinch he hated
20 make the effort Oh, it's bitter. New
Yawk, but ''youse is gotter take It,"
George Mullln, OF the Detroit Tigers
Is to receive a bonus OF 800 next season
II he wins thirty games. and that will h.
doubled II he wins forty. Schaefer and
OLeary claim he will grab the 1900 sure
Outnelder Ganley, OF the Pittsburg, ha,
seen a lot OF experience in base ball II,
began TO play with Tom Reilly In Meridar
In ieos ana since then has played In Brock
2 ton, Albany, Schenectady. Marion, Colum
bus, Milwaukee, Dies Moines and Oakland
Cal IL cost Pittsburg 1900 to secure him
Now that the slx-day race is over. IN,
erstwhile popular favorites drop from IN,
first page TO virtual oblivion. for the breat
and butter problem with most. OF them
hinges upon most prosaic daily tasks. Roo
is tester OF automobile engines while ht
partner Fgoler. Is a bicycle and moto
cycle salesman Downing is a fruit grower
and his team mate a collector for a tele
phone company, Walthour came from IN,
ranks OF the wheel messenger service. Nc
Farland made his start a newsboy
and Coffey is a bicycle repairer. MettlinI
has not finished school, Logan Is a iaun
dryman, Pye Is a carpenter, Downey Is /
chaneur, the Bedell brothers are retauran
men and young Macdonald OF Boston, re
tuns 20 department store counter.
Ex.u.tou win. =, Ssov- CO..