The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-26
Bill DAHLEN IS
LAST OF old GUARD

Chicago, Nov. 26.-Back in the old
days they called him Bad Bill and
Bull and lot of other harsh names.
The fight Of time has done much to
change him, notably his waistline and
his title, until today it's William Dab
| len, manager of the Brooklyn Trolley
Dodgers Wise men of the game style
Dahlen one of the greatest base steal
ers that ever honed a spike. His
players call him a jolly good fellow.
Bill knows baseball backward, for
ward and both ways from the middle.
And well he should, for the veteran is
the last survivor of the old guard,
having been in the National league
continuously since 1891. or those who
entered the National league in that
year with Dahlen, Cy Young of the
Cleveland maps is the only one now in
the game who has always earned his
salary in fast company. Dahlen got
his start after being signed by the
Chicago club in 1890.
The following year he played his
first game on the West Side club. At
ter sticking with the local machine
until 1899 he was traded to Brooklyn
for Gene De Montreville, present field
captain and assistant manager of the
New Orleans club. For FIVE years
Dahler burned up the National league
as a member of the Trolley Dodgers
until traded to the New York giants
for Charley Babb and Jack Cronin.
In 1908 and 1909 he was with Boston,
and this year was appointed manager
of the Brooklyn club to succeed Judge
Lumley, who later was turned over to
Binghamton
One More Veteran Sold.
Only short time ago Elmer Flick,
one of the veterans of the American
to Kansas City, of the American as
ISOLATION. calling to mind the fact tina,
for several years the young circuit has
been wedding out the veterans until
today there are few originals left in
the ranks. New blood has gradually
but surely been taking the places of
the men who were in their time among,
the most famous bah tossers the game
ever has known.
OF those who were in the American
league when 1t dropped the name of
Western league and in 1900 assumed
the more expressive title, only one
remains in the ranks who has been
continuously in service around the cir
cult That Is our old comrade, Nor
man (Kid) Elberfeld, captain of the
Washington club. Others now in the
league who were in 1t in 1900, but
uyh az ~Y,%
of it, only to return, are Charley
Hemphill. of the New York Yankees.
Topsy Hartsel. of the champion ath-
letics, and Widow Conroy. of the
Washington club
The American league received its
greatest boost In 1901. following the
announcement that Jimmy Collins, of
Boston, Nap Lajoie of Philadelphia
Joe McGinnity of Brooklyn and Clark
Griffith of Chicago, had jumped over
the traces of the National league to
unite forces with the younger circuit.
OF these only Lajoie remains n the
league.
Others who were 1907 recruits and
are still in the harness are Freddie
Parent and Billy Sullivan of the Chi
cago white sox; Lou Criger of the
New York highlanders. and Cy Young
of Cleveland. With the exception OF
Billy Sullivan. not one Of the Griff1th's
Chicago champions of 1901 is now in
the American league. OF the champion
athletics of 1902. Eddie Plank, Danny
Murphy, Harry Davis and Hartsel are
the survivors. Davis is the only in
fielder in the league of the title-win-
ming teams prior to 1909 who is still
playing his regular position.
President Comiskey has worked
wondrous changes in his once great
fielding machine. Take the team of
five years ago. Most Of the stars who
fought in the worlds series have
passed from the circuit. Donahue,
Davis, Altrock, Patterson, Isbell
Hahn. all have said their last fare
wells to make room for younger and
faster talent. OF the Boston cham