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Who Was the Real Al Tebeau?
Tebeau’s greatest claim to fame was his genius pick for the 1911 Aurora Blues baseball team.
In the early 1900s, a large two-story hotel stood on the corner of River and Webster Streets in Montgomery. Around 1910 it was run by a flamboyant baseball manager named Al Tebeau. Tebeau’s greatest claim to fame was his genius pick for the 1911 Aurora Blues baseball team. He is still remembered today as the man responsible for bringing the late Casey Stengel to Aurora. Few people know that he was also the proprietor of the notorious saloon, gambling establishment and brothel in Montgomery. Al Tebeau came from a long line of Tebeaus who were born in St. Louis. Several had illustrious careers as players before going on to own and/or manage other teams. There was cousin George Tebeau, a well-known and highly regarded player and later owner …
