Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-23
By ROBERT a. cRoNIN,

(Spottinq Editor. Portland Journal.l
You can't hit 'em when you can't
see EN-; therefore the Portland Bea-
yers lost their first game Of the Homo
lulu training camp season yesterday
to an oily-armed soldier person with
the Celtic cognomen of Rogan and
eight ether colored athletes, whose
principal job seemed to be standing on
the greensward and talking about the
morning parade, the afternoon swim,
the prospective lamb chop harvest and
the size of the Brandenberg gate.
II might be remarked. in passing,
that the score was 3 to 0. none of the
runs Of the infantrymen being earned.
At that, twas great ball game and
the soldiers were more deserving OF q
victory than the coast leaguers be-
cause they could hit the ball Man
ager McCredies appeared to be well
sat SIZED with the result of the game.
as he expeetpGi defeat OF much larg-
err proportions. Keen followers OF
baseball know tfat il is next to inn
possible to expect ball club to carry
its fading sealegs on to ball field
and win against such pitching
as was shown by the brunette who
hurled for the soldier club. Except for
Lefty Schatztein, none of the Beavers
has fondled the old apple since last
October end none was able to tine up
the ball until the final stages of the
battle, when Willie pronounced just
like wily} broke Rogan's record OF
hitless innings This was followed In
the ninth by Williams two-baggar to
left that found Judgment in the hu-
man fringe in the left field bleacher
section. :
Rogan Featured
Rogan's pitching was the feature OF
the game and this colored lad showed
| the Beavers that from q throwing
standpoint he is the equal Of some Of
the crack pitchers they have faced In
the past on the Chicago colored Giant
teams in California training camps.
Rogan Is q peculiar bird In the box.
Sometimes he winds up and some
times he doesn't. He Just lets fire
with the ball He showed corking
curve and sizzling fast ball. II wise
manager like old Rube Foster had
charge of him and taught him. a
change of pace and a cross fire, he
surely would carve as big niche in
baseball as coIored predecessors like
Foster himself. Lindsay. Gatewood
and Williams.
Rogan seems to be an idol In Homo
lulu and the Beavers will doubtless
hear more of him during the next
three weeks. They viii show him
more batting strength after the pre-
sent weeks series is over.
Portsider Worked
| Young Sebatzlein, che only left,
handler enrolled by McCredie. made an
Impressive showing during his seven
Innings of toll He has good hook
and fairly fast ball. with good con
troll for southpaw. He showed bet
| ter pitching than any other Beaver
pitcher can be expected to show shori
of two weeks Of practise. Sehatz has
been pitching during the winter
around Los Angeles, but had done nc
work for three weeks previous to yes
terday's contest and his control was
noticeable. His strikeout record shows
four of the military men turned bach
to the bench, but this is incompatible
to the whiff work of Rogan, who
downed 10 of Mercedes brave lads.
| The colored lads gave the fans q
huge howl Of delight in the second In
ming, when Johnson hit past Rodger:
and stole. Goliah took one on the les
and this was followed by ground
ball from CTafton's bat to Schatzlein
who headed Johnson at third. Haw
kins scratched a hit to Pinelli and tho
bags were loaded. This looked like
/ a pretty tight situation for q young