Hewitt Teabout Sports Scrapbook I (1934-1938)

Hewitt Teabout Sports Scrapbook II (1938)
Hewitt Teabout was a member of the 10^th Calvary–Buffalo Soldiers during the 1930’s. He was stationed at West Point, New York during this time. Teabout was an exceptional athlete and played on the Buffalo Soldiers baseball, basketball and football teams. During his tour at West Point, Teabout was also given permission to play on local teams in baseball, basketball and football. During the 1930’s Teabout played for the following teams in the West Point, New York area:

Baseball                                               

      10^th Calvary (Buffalo Soldiers)

      Schwartz Firestone (Newburgh Twilight League) 

      Goshen Durites

      Mohawks 

      Warwick A.C. (Orange County Baseball League)

Basketball

      10^th Calvary (Buffalo Soldiers)

      West Point Colored Calvary

      Eddie Hills Colored All Stars (Hill had been a member of the Buffalo Soldiers)

      Highland Falls Sports Club

Football

      West Point Colored Calvary

      Warwick Tigers

This is the second scrapbook of Hewitt Teabout in the Center for Negro League Baseball Research museum collection. The scrapbook presented in this museum gallery was Teabout’s personal scrapbook of his sports achievements. It includes numerous newspaper clippings, lineup cards, personal notes, statistics, league standings, individual records and other items related to baseball, basketball and football in the West Point area from the 1938 season. The scrapbook is an excellent historical preservation of black sports in the military in 1938. Some of the items included in the scrapbook are:



   10^th Calvary Baseball team              14 articles and box scores

   Warwick A.C.                                      23 articles and box scores

   Orange County Baseball League   10 articles and box scores

   Numerous pictures and statistical records