The Washington herald., 1910-08-22
STARS FAST FADING
Big League Veterans Slowly
Passing Away.
ELMER FLICK IS LAST TO GO
Is Sold TO Kansas City Club, of
American Association. EIberfeId,
HemphiII, HartseI, and COnroy Are
All that Remain of Those Who
Were I'm Old western League.

OHly a rev Jays ago Elmer flick one
Of the veterans OF the American League,
was sold by the Cleveland club 10 the
Kansas City club of the American AS
ISOLATION. calling TO mind the fact that
for several years the Ban Johnson or
ganization has been wedding out the
veterans. until to-day there are very few
originals left in the American League
ranks. New blood has gradually but
surely been taking the place Of men who
we're in their time among the most IA
nous IN the business.
or those who were with the American
League when It dropped the name OF
Western League In 1900 and took up the
more expressive title, only one remains
In the ranks who has been continuously
in service in the American League. That
is our old friend Norman Elberfeld,
who az that time was really a kid"
Others now in the league who were in
II in 1900. but who were out for a time.
are Charley Hemphill, Of the Highland
ers: Topsy Hartsel. OF the Athletics. and
Wild Conroy. OF the Washingtons.
1t was in 1901 that the American
League got its big boost. The announce
ment that Jimmy Collins. Of Boston; Va
poleon Lajoie. Of Philadelphia: Joe Nc
Ginnity. OF Brooklyn. and Clarke Griffith,
OF Chicago. had jumped from the Ma
tonal to the younger organization caused
a big stir. OF these only Isajole remains
in the league. Others who were in 1901
recruits and are still in the ranks are
Freddy Parent, OF Chicago; Billy Sui
Ivan. Of Boston; Lou Criger. OF the
Highlanders. and Cy Young. OF Cleveland.
Fielder Jones can also be counted IN this
list, as he is stiu a member OF the Chi
cago club. under baseball law. and in
tends to return to the game next year.
so the report goes.
With the exception Of Billy Sullivan,
not one OF Clarke Grimth's Chicago
champions OF 1901 IS now in the Amer
lean League or the champion Athletics
OF 1902 Harry Davis. Danny Murphy. Ed
die Plank, and Hartsel are the sur
vivors Davis is the only inhelder in the
league % the championship teams prior
20 1909 who stu Is playing his regular
position. The Athletics captain looks
good for several years service. as dc
the others.
Davis is considered the champion home
run hitter Of the league. In nine years
he has made a total Of sixty-seven home
run drives. In addition 10 his homers
Davis Is credited with 90 doubles and
seventy-siX triples.
or the Boston champions OF 1908 and
1904 not one IS now a member Of that
team and few are stu IN the league
When Willie Keller was given his IN
conditional release last winter by Pres.
ident Frank Farrell. OF the Highlanders
the last OF the original New York Amer.
lean team Of 1908 departed. Manager
Stallings completed the wedding out o,
the veterans when he released ZACH
Kleinow this spring 70 the Boston Amer.
leans. Kieinow Joined the Highlanders
in 1904
sad experience has taught present day
managers that standing pat on thei,
teams is mistake. The tendency. now
is 10 get young blood in the line-up
even II heroic measures are necessary
President John l. Taylor. OF the Boston
Americans, when ne found that his two.
time pennant winners could TO longer
win, went after a new team To-day tbe
Red Sox are contenders for the pennant
Rebuilding from the top has proved a
success with the Athletics and Highland.
ers. Even in Cleveland, where the idea
has prevailed that "once a star. always =
star" there IS talk Of new team
Everybody. excepting Lajoie. is liable tc
feel the AK.
Manager Jimmy McAleer, Of the Wash.
ington club. while with St. Louis. har
several winter pennant teams that feI
down badly when the contests were trans
ferred from the columns Of the newspa.
pers TO the diamond. McAleer now ha,
other ideas.
He said recently: There is nothing ir
standing pat. I did that in St. Lou:.
several times when my team looked a.
II Il ought to improve the next season
and it proved serious mistake. NJ
matter how strong a team may seem Il
needs new blood from time to time {,
keep It on edge, and the shape we ar,
in We cannot overlook a chance to better
our condition by making 6 change or two
and that is exactly what we propose t.
do. To date we have been fairly success
full in securing youngsters we were after
and we have lines oct FOR several more
To Manager Bill Dahlen. II the Brook
lyn club. belongs the distinction OF be
ing the veteran OF the National Ieae1I,
In point OF continuous service. DahIe,
was signed by the Chicago club in tn,
fall Of 1890. and in 1891 played his frs
game In a Chicago uniform. He PLAYED
with Chicago until 1899. when he wa:
traded to Brooklyn for Gene De Mon
treville. After playing with Brooklyn
for five seasons. Dahlen was traded (,
the Giants for Charles Babb and Jacl
Cronin. In 1905 snd 1909 he was witt
Boston. and this year was appointed
manager Of the Brooklyn club.
OF those who played with Nationa
League clubs in 1891. the year Dahlen en-.
tered the league. Cy Young is the only
one now in the game who has Away,
been IN the major leagues.
rAITE0PNTA To CENT TEAM