Evening journal., 1910-11-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE
VETERANS FADING
Bill Dahlen Is Sole Survivor
Of National League
Players Of 1891
NEW BLOOD NEEDED
FOR COMING SEASON

Only short time ago Elmer Flick,
one of the veterans of the American
League. was sold by the Cleveland
club to the Kansas City club, Of the
American Association, calling TO mind
the fact that for several years the
Ban johnson organization 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 famous In
the business.
OF those who were with the Ameri-
can 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 I'm service In the Ameri-
caa League That is our friend, Nor
man Elberfeld, who at that time was
really a kid" Others now In the
league who were in it in 1900, but
we're out for a time are Charley
Hemphill, Of the Highlanders; Topsy
Hartsel. of the Athletics, and Wild Con-
roy. OF the Washington.
II was in 1901 that the American
League got its big boost The an
nouncement that Jimmy Collins, OF
Boston; Napoleon Lajoie, Of Philadel-
phia: Joe McGinnity. of Brooklyn, and
Clark Grifhth. OF Chicago. had jumped
from the National League TO the
younger organization caused a big
Etir. or these only Lajoie remains in
The league Others who we're 1901 e
cruits and arc still in the ranks are
Freddy Parent. OF Chicago: Billy Sui
Ivan, Of Chicago; Lon Criger. OF the
Highlanders, and Cy Young, of Cleve-
land. Fielder Jones can also be
counted IN this list as he is still a
member Of the Chicago club under
baseball law and intends 10 return TO
the game next year, 30 the report
goes.
not one Of Clark Grifiith's Chicago
champions Of 1901 Is now in the
American League. OF the champion
Athletics of 1902 Harry Davis, Danny
Murphy, Eddie Plank and Hartsel are
the survivors. Davis is the. only in-
fielder IN the league Of the champion
ship teams prior to 1909 who still is
playing his regular position. The
hlulctitH NhpldiH Aooht kOou AuI trN~
eral years service. as do the others.
Davis Is considered the champion
home-run hitter Of the league In
nine years he has made total Of 81
home run drives. In addition 10 his
bomers Davis is credited with 292
doubles and 81 triples.
OF the Boston champions Of 1903
and 1904 not one is now a member II
that team and few are Et'n IN the
league. When Willie Keller was giver
his unconditional release last winter
by President Frank Farrell, Of th'
Highlanders. the last of the origina
NeW-Fork Nmerioan League team o
1908 departed Manager Sailing
completed the wedding out OF the vet
Grams when he released Jack Kleinov
this spring TO the Boston Americans
kleinow Joined the Highlanders n
1904
Sad experience has taught present.
day managers that standing pat on
their teams is a mistake. The tend.
ency now is to get young blood IN the
lineup, even II heroic measures are
necessary. President John I. Taylor
Of the Boston Americans, when he
found that his two-time pennant win
ners could no longer win, went after
a new team To-day the Red Sox are
contenders for the pennant Rebuild
ing from the top has proved success
with the Athletics and Highlanders.
Even IN Cleveland, where the idea has
prevailed that "once a star always a
star" there IL talk Of a new team.