Patrick Rock has continued his groundbreaking research on the 25th Infantry Wreckers in Hawaii. His most recent work chronicles the arrival of Wilber Rogan at Schofield Barracks in the summer of 1915 and his first appearances on the diamond. On July 1 he appeared at third base and on the mound for the First Battalion in an intramural game; on July 4 he joined the Wreckers’ varsity team for the first time, playing third base.
That’s Oscar “Heavy” Johnson at shortstop in both games (presumably not as heavy in those days as he would be later). As Patrick notes, “What is of note is the attention paid to Rogan's debut in the game of the 1st, making it abundantly clear that his arrival had been highly anticipated.”
(Pacific Commercial Advertiser, July 2, 1915, p. 12; click to enlarge)
(Pacific Commercial Advertiser, July 6, 1915, p. 12; click to
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Posted by Gary Ashwill
What a coincidence, I just added a Rogan baseball card on my website showing him in a 25th Infantry uniform! www.infinitecardset.blogspot.com
Posted by: Gary Cieradkowski | April 1, 2010 at 03:38 PM