New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-06
.Oldring May Soon Join
The Yankee Ball Club
Veteran OutfieIder Would
Serve to Fill the Hole
in Right.
By FRANK O'NElLL.

Rube Oldring, who retired from
baseball this spring. after ten years of
service with the Philadelphia Athlet-
les, may become a member of the New
York Yankees before another week.
Wild Bill Donovan is negotiating with
the former star of the one-time worlds
champions, and with he Yankees lead
ing the league and having every chance
TO break into the worlds series this
fall, Oldring may heed the call of the
diamond once more. Donovan acknowl-
edged via telegraph last night that he
was endeavoring TO convince the RUDE of
the advantages of returning TO the dia-
mond wearing Yankee uniform.
Connie Mack may have a few words
to say before Oldring comes to New
York. When the Philadelphia club re-
LEASED the RUDE it was with the under
standing that he was going to retire
permanently from the diamond. How
ever. the release was granted, and the
objections of Mack, if he has any, may
avail little. Mack said yesterday that
the Philadelphia club had no claim on
the player aside from the fact that
his release had been granted under the
conditions previously cited.
The effort of Donovan 10 secure this
player does not come in the nature Of
surprise. When Frank Gilhooley
snapped a bone in his right ankle slid
ing into third base. the Yankees found
themselves in a predicament. There
was no first class substitute 10 hurl
into the breach. Roy Hartzell. vet
Gran of ten wears service in the major
leagues, feels the hand OF time press
ing heavily on him. That burst of speed
and resiliency o. muscle that were once
his have departed, and he has not shown
10 any marked advantage IN the games
in which he has taken part. HIS bat
ting has no been strong, either. Paddy
Baumann is distinctly an intielder, but
his hitting entities him to consldera-
ton over Hartzell. and Fritz Maisel
finds difficulty in working his shoulder
as a result of his fractured collarbone.
Oldring would be of inestimable
value TO the Yankees right now. lie IS
a hard hitter and clever fielder, with
a good throwing arm. Between 1910
and 1915, inclusive, he hit up around
the 300 mark, passing above 1t IN 1910
and 1912.
Every time Frank Baker hears that
trite expression "They never come
back" he smiles complacently and
vawns a bit of a bored yawn. The
Trappe farmer is not clouting 300 just
yet. but he's on his way there, just
the same. and every indication Is that
before the dog days of August make
double-headers unbearaOle he Will es-
tablish himself in society.
Just now Baker boasts Of seven home
runs. and requires only one more to
equal his record in 1914, his last season
with the Athletics. He needs SIX more
Il tie his record of thirteen home runs
the best he has ever done in one sea-
son for the Athletics. Judged from
the way he is taking hold of the ball
these days, he bids fair to break his
record.
Those feverish whoops that you may
hear from time 10 time emanate from
the fans in Cincinnati. The boys in
the Ohio city are all excited over the
fact that the Giants seem determined
20 rout the Reds out Of the cellar.
The Cincinnati fans have score to
settle with Charley Herzog. They in