I PM'd the GMs (and yes, the A's are still available - as a worst-case scenario I will manage the team myself, but would rather not as I have the debut schedule and so can see who's coming up - don't need the temptation...) with the league file link.
I've also posted the HTML pages for the league - those interested can
view it here.
Off the top of my head, here are some of the players who randomly popped up in 1901 (many of them mid-to-late career, but some as rookies or youngsters):
Sandy Koufax
Joe DiMaggio
Frank Robinson
Jim Rice
Lou Whitaker
Mike Scott
Greg Luzinski
Billy Williams
Ty Cobb
Willie Stargell
Jesse Orosco
Ellis Burks
John Kruk
Deion Sanders
Fred Tenney
Gene Richards
Mark Wohlers
Larry Dierker
Nick Johnson
Eric Gagne
Dan Driessen
Irish Meusel
Orel Hershiser
Joe Tinker
Jimmy Key
Terry Pendleton
Joe Niekro
Bill Virdon
Arky Vaughan
Joe Charboneau
Ron Darling
and many more, obviously. One note: since relievers were rarely used in the deadball era, I converted guys like Gagne and Orosco to starters, using their relief workload to fudge a starter-length endurance rating for them. So expect to see these guys starting games (though Gagne drew 2006 and so I injured him).
Games will begin on Monday and it'll be fast & furious.