Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-23
18TH INFANTRY
BLANKS OLYMPIC
team YESTERDAY
Rogan Pitches Great Ball, 0p-
posing Martin; Fast
Ball on Tap

| After winning five straight games
from the local tossers the Olympics
! fell down yesterday afternoon when
they stacked up against the 18th In
fantry aggregation. As one fan said
yesterday: They played rings
around the Winged o aggregation.
The fan was right, as when the last
man was out the visitors had failed TO
cross the rubber, while the colored sol
diers had annexed three scores.
Rogan, who was ON the mound for
the 18th, had the visiting tossers eat
| ing out of his hand During the after
noon he sent nine Of the Winged o
players back to the water bucket. Ro-
gan was in a playful mood and the
same may be said for Swinton. Stand
| ing in the box the soldier pitcher
would hold out the ball and laugh at
the visitors and then shoot three fast
ones over the plate. ~.
25th outpIays Visitors.
Martin adorned the mound for the
EOlympics, and pitched good ball. The
Rogan, Grafton and Johnson combfna-
ton came through with hits, as is
usual, and Goliah also smashed one
far afield for double. The 10Th play
ers were on their toes at all times,
and outplayed the San Francisco boys
/ throughout the ARRAY.
Rogan was gleeful to the limit yes
terday afternoon. The fans are al.
ways watching for some comedy when
he gets started. He did not disappoint
them. Holding the ball out he would
laugh, and then he would settle down
and shoot sped bales, fast breaking
curves and an assortment of hooks
that completely baffled the opposing
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Martin Pitched Well.
Speed Martin looked good yesterday,
however, and with the colored sol
diers playing errorless ball the star
hnrler of the visitors was completely
up against it. Schammel relieved
Martin in the ninth, when Burke took
UP the bludgeon and knocked roller
which Rogan toyed with after inject.
ing more comedy into the situation.
The batting order of the 25th looked
like the old scrub games that were
played on the sand lots. The catcher
was up first and the pitcher followed.
This isn't seen often, but inasmuch
as this order has worked well in the
past, the 25th decided to continue the
order. Swinton and Rogan went out
in the first and Grafton rolled fast
one to Kennedy. : II.
Nice Catch BY Fasin IN. :. ..........
Cfiauncey Traumatola started the
IL. ~ hut
Riordan was given life and then Jack
Kennedy hit fast liner to right field
and the catcher ambled around to the
third hassock. Then Friene hit a
hard one that looked good for a hit,
but Fagin danced over toward right
field and nailed the hit, doubling Ken
nedy.
Kennedy evened things up some
what when he dashed over in right
and spoiled a hit for Johnson. Smith
flyed out to Andrade, who made
pretty play. Golish started the action
by lining out neat two-ply swat, but
Eddie Benn, the spoiler of hopes, kill
ed chance for a run by making nice
play on Hawkins drive. Andrade
singled in the last half, but Grafton
made a great catch of MeGrath's hit
and the visitors failed to cross the
rubber.
18th Score TWO. 49,. ...-
Neither team could break into the
run column in the third canto, but in
the fourth the fireworks began. Ro-
gan did some damage when he hit a
hot one past McGrath, which went
for two bases. Grafton used his speed |
by beating out an infield hit. Rogan
came in touch with the Benn sack.
Then the 25th pulled something that |
proved winner, when the double |!
steal went through and the first run |
of the game came in. Grafton liked |
to Bennville when Johnson went out, |
and Grafton crossed the rubber on a |
smash by Smith. -. T..
The last run of the game came in |
the seventh, when Friene made a slip |
on Goliah's smash, the outfielder going
to second. Hawkins laid down one |
and Goliah went to, the third station. |
Martin was heaying them over In fine
fashion, but he let one get away from |
him for a wild pitch and Goliah touch |
ed the home plate.
There were number of sensational |
plays during the game, and both |
teams played bang-up ball. Rogan |
proved that he was a star by again /
winning a game, and if he is in shape |
in the next contest should give the
visitors a great pitching exhibition.
The two teams will meet again on
next Saturday. Part of the proceeds of |
this game will be donated to the Leahi
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