Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-02
PAT TEBEAU ONE OF
BASEBALL'S HEROES
Staunch Friend and Bitter Epemy
To Was Ono OF Games
GrcatcAt.
PLAYER OF THE OLD TYPE
A Hard loser and Batticr for Each
Run; Players Sharpcncd
Spikes.

ST. LOUIS, June Bascbali's
old guard lost one OF its. siauuches'
warriors when Oliver p. C'pafh
Tebeau, following protractcd III
ness, recently shot and Jillcd HIN
self here, He belonged In tho old
school OF players whose fighting
spirit oyershadowed their playing
abilities In his day the winning
player frequently was the one with
the widest vocabulary and the best
umpire was the one with the harder
fist. Games In his days We're some
times merely occasions for fiEhts
and runs were made only by sturdy
men who fought their way around
tho bases with tongue, fist and
spike.
Tebeau was product Of the
sandlot diamonds In st Louis. HIS
first professional engagement was
with Jacksonville, ILL.,. In 1885. 4
year later he went TO the st, Jos
eph, Mo-, club In the Wcs4crn asso-
citation, playing second base. In
1887 he was transferred 10 Denver
In the same league and his stellar
work caused him to be signed hy
the Chicago White Stockings, Of
which cap Anson was the mana
ger. 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 Al the end Of the
season OF 1889 the brotherhood re-
volt came and Tebenu was assigned
to Cleveland in the Players league.
When the baseball war was de-
clared off he was signed 10 captain
the Cleveland Nationals and later
was made manager and first base
man of the team, After several
years OF successes the franchise was
moved to ST. Louis In 1899 and Tr-
beau came here as manager OF the
st Louis Nationals, but In tho mid
die OF the season next year he Quit
and devoted himself to business.
Old-ttmers Talk of "Old Days"
a Teheau's death caused his 'old
guard" friends here to indulge IN
feminiscenses. by Wallace
who, at the age of AZ, Is still with
the Cardinal club as shortstop
/ described Tebeau as royal rough
| ii'NN bh llA' uRlA AAbhlt all AAAiA'N
| tiOning friend and an uncompromiS-
| ing enemy" Wallace also admits
that It was Tebcsu who convinced
him that he was not d pitcher and
set him to work as an infielder on
| the old Cleveland club.
Pat was hard loser" Wallace
| said. III his club dropped a Close
one the veins in his neck stood out
and It was we'll for no one to cross
him remember one day In Phil
adelphia after we had lost by one
| run, a small hoy approached Pat
and nsked him for hiss glove, Every
one expected 20 see. the boy receive
q severe thrashiug Instead Tebeau
gave tho hoy his glove; then In q
moment of combined piQue and
generosity gave the lad all tho old
balls he could find, another glove
and finally his shoes. He explained
that he might as well give then
away for he was doing no good with
| them"
Tcbcau Chased Umpire,
Tebcau is also credited with hav
| ing once put an umpire Off the
/ field In gamo with Chicago
| Lynch, the umpire, called closJ
| decision at first base. Tohe1u pro
| tested and was voluhle In his abuse
Lynch ordered him OF the field
| Pats answer was to walk up TO IN,
umpire and stick his chin into
| Lyuch's face.
You get off the field yourself OF
you'll so to the hospital in q hur
| ry,' was Pats edict. The umpir,
quickly decided that he didn't car,
to umpire for a bunch OF hoodlums,
and left the park,
! Jack Powell veteran pitcher who
| is attempting a comeback with the
/ Browns this year, tells of2an occa
| sion when Tebeau looked with SUI
| pcrstiuon on a bouquet OF flowers
and barred floral pieces from the
| field.
No Flowers for Players
"Cy Young had shut out Ba.ti.
more in the first game of a critical
series and I blank6d them Iu the
second says Powell There was a
near riot after each game and tho
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