Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
Review of Sports
and Athletic News

ST. Louis, May 22-Baseball's old
guard lost one of its staunchest
warriors when Oliver P. ("Pat'D Te-
beau following protracted Illness,
recently shot and killed himself here.
He belonged to the old school OF
players whose fighting spirit over
Swallowed their playing abilities. In
his day the winning player frequently
1:;as. The ona with the ~idcs: "Gcchn-
larry and the best umpire was the one
with the harder fist. Games in his days
were sometimes merely occasions for
fights and runs were made only by
sturdy men who fought their way
around the bases with tongue, fist and
spike.
Tebeau was a product OF the sandlot
diamonds in ST. Louis. His first pro-
fessional engagement was with Jack
sonvlle, H., in 1855. A year later he
went to the St. Joseph. Mo, club IN
the Western Association, playing
second base. In 1887 he was trans
ferred to Denver in the same league
and his stellar work caused him to be
signed by the Chicago White Stock
ings, Of which Cap" Arson was the
manager. He played third base with
that club. The following year he was
signed by the Minneapolis team OF the
Western Association and when that
club disbanded he Joined the Omaha
club. About this time Cleveland in the
National league was casting about for
players and he was signed. At the emo
of the season Of 1889 the Brotherhood
revolt came and Tshean was assigned
TO Cleveland In the Players league
When the baseball war was declared
off he was signed to captain the
Cleveland Nationals and later was
made manager and first baseman OF
the team. After several years OF sue
cesses the franchise was moved TO
st. Louis IN 1899 and Tebeau came
here as manager OF the st. Louis Ma
tsonals. but in the middle of the season
next year ne quit and devoted him
self TO business.
Bobby Wallace Reminiscent.
Tebeau's death caused his "old
guard" friends here TO indulge IN
"reminiscences. Bobby Wallace, who,
at the age Of ~, is still with the Car
dinal club as shortstop, described
Tebeau as "a royal roughneck on the
ball field; an unquestion!ng friend and
an uncomprorrising enemy" Wallace
also admits that It was Tebeau who
convinced him that he was not
pitcher and set him to work as an in
fielder on the old Cleveland club.
pat was a hard loser" Wallace said.
IF his club dropped close one the
veins In his neck stood out and it was
well for no one to cross him.
remember one day IN Philadelphia
after we had lost by one rum small
boy approached Pat and asked him for
his glove. Every one expected to see
that boy get a severe thrash!ng. In
stead Tebeau gave the boy his glove;
then in a. moment Of combined pique
and generosity gave the lad all the old
balls he could find, another glove and
finally his shoes. He explained that
ne might as well give them away for
he was doing no good with them
chases Umpire From Field.
Tebeau is also credited with having
once put an umpire off the field. In
game with Chicago, Lynch, the umpire,
called a close decision at first base
Tebeau protested and was voluole IN
his abuse Lynch ordered him on the
field. Pats answer was to walk up to
the umpire and stick his chin into
Lynch's face.
you get off the field yourself or
you'll go to the hospital in a hurry,
was Pats edit The umpire quickly
decided that he didn't care to umpire
for a bunch of hoodlunrs," and left the
park.
Jack Powell, veteran pitcher VINO Is
attempting comeback with the
Browns this year. tells Of an occasion
when Tebeau looked with superstition
on a bouquet of flowers and barred
floral pieces from the field.
superstitious But serappy.
ICY Young had shut out Baltimore
in the first game of a critical series
and / BANKED them in the second,
says Powell. There was near riot
after each game and the police escorted
US to our hotel. On the third day
hun bred police were ringed around the
field. Everything went flne for fiVe
innings and we were out in front to q
Cupid Childs, our second baseman,
lived in Baltimore and in the sixth
inning was given huge bouquet. In
the same inning the Orioles pushed
over eight runs. When the inning was
over Tebeau grabbed the flowers and
heaved them into the stands. Nobody
on this club will ever get any flowers
so long as am boss he beloved. And
they never did"
Everything that would intimidate
the opposition was resorted to by
Tebeau. The Cleveland Spiders once
went to Chicago for an important
series. Pat took q box af files and stuck