1916 25th Infantry Team

A Calendar, Including Newspaper Clippings, of the 1916 25th Infantry Team

1916 25th Infantry Team

Stories are placed in order of the date they appeared.

February 22, 1916

Wahiawa, HI
"25th Infantry Team Will Try To Stop Martin - Rogan Will Oppose Speeder in Diamond Contest Today - This afternoon at Athletic Park the fans will have the first opportunity to watch the 25th Infantry ball tossers in action in some time. The colored team will meet the fast Olympic squad at 3:45, and it is certain that the visitors will have to play baseball to win from the local players. Speed Martin will be on the mound for the Olympic team, while Rogan or Jasper is slated to hurl for the soldiers. Despite the fact that there are a few hammer wielders running around loose who have been knocking the home teams and boosting the Olympics, the local boys have played good baseball, and have given the visiting team a rub on nearly every occasion. The same may be said for the 25th, and this team has always proved to be a good drawing card whenever they have lined up on the diamond. - 25th Good Hitters. - Martin has proved that he has plenty of stuff, but he will need everything if the 25th Infantry team starts hitting the ball, as this organization is the best hitting squad in Hawaii today. Should Rogan go on the firing line, the Olympics will have a hard time solving his shoots, although Barker and Kennedy have showed unusual ability in hitting safe. The 25th Infantry team has played mighty good ball against some of the locals, and when they can win from an organization like the Travelers they certainly are up and doing. Martin has plenty of speed and good curves, but the 25th have faced other pitchers with the same combination and won out. It should be a good exhibition of the diamond sport, whether the Olympics or the 25th finish on the long end of the score. - Fence Buster on Team. - Lieutenant Wyman will have a number of good hitters in the lineup. Rogan, Johnson and Crafton are fence busters who are liable to break up the game at any time. Jasper, Waterhouse and Jackson with Rogan make a good quartet of heavers. Should Rogan adorn the hilltop, Swinton will wear the mask, with Hawkins at the initial sack. Fagin will be stationed at second with Smith at short and Moore at third. The infield will be fast, and all are fair hitters. Wyman will have a good hitting outfield, and a fast fielding one with Johnson, Crafton and Goliah in the lineup. The trio have all hit well in past games, and should manage to connect with some of Martin's shoots. In the last series, Rogan, Johnson and Crafton hit around the 400 mark, and the other players were well up in the batting department. - Martin a Star Moundsman. - Martin and Riordan will be in the points for the visitors. Martin is without a doubt the best pitcher that has been seen in action since Des Jardien was here with the Chicago University team, and in many respects Martin equals the great Chicago pitcher who has received an offer to play with Tinker's Cubs. Riordan classes up well as a catcher, and has it on all the backstops in the Island with the exception of Kan Yen, who is acknowledged to be the peer of all the catchers that has been seen here in the past year."

Honolulu, HI
"25th Infantry Blanks Olympic Team Yesterday - Rogan Pitches Great Ball, Opposing 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 25th Infantry 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 soldiers had annexed three scores. Rogan, who was on the mound for the 25th, had the visiting tossers eating out of his hand. During the afternoon he sent nine of the Winged O players back to the water bucket. Rogan was in a playful mood and the same may be said for Swinton. Standing 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 Outplays Visitors. - Martin adorned the mound for the Olympics, and pitched good ball. The Rogan, Crafton and Johnson combination came through with hits, as is usual, and Goliah also smashed one far afield for a double. The 25th players were on their toes at all times, and outplayed the San Francisco boys throughout the affray. Rogan was gleeful to the limit yesterday afternoon. The fans are always 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 speed balls, fast breaking curves and an assortment of hooks that completely baffled the opposing swatsmiths. Martin Pitched Well. - Speed Martin looked good yesterday, but he was opposed by another star, however, and with the colored soldiers playing errorless ball the star hurler of the visitors was completely up against it. Schammel relieved Martin in the ninth, when Burke took up the bludgeon and knocked a roller which Rogan toyed with after injecting 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 Crafton rolled a fast one to Kennedy. Nice Catch by Fagin. - Chauncey Traumatola started the Olympic parade by missing three, but Riordan was given life and then Jack Kennedy hit a 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 a hit, doubling Kennedy. Kennedy evened things up somewhat when he dashed over in right and spoiled a hit for Johnson. Smith flied out to Andrade, who made a pretty play. Goliah started the action by lining out a neat two-ply swat, but Eddie Benn, the spoiler of hopes, killed a chance for the run by making a nice play on Hawkin's drive. Andrade singled in the last half, but Crafton made a great catch of McGrath's hit and the visitors failed to cross the rubber. 25th Score Two. - Neither team could break into the run column in the third canto, but in the fourth the fireworks began. Rogan did some damage when he hit a hot one past McGrath, which went for two bases. Crafton used his speed by beating out an infield hit. Rogan came in touch with the Benn sack. Then the 25th pulled something that proved a winner, when the double steal went through and the first run of the game came in. Crafton hiked to Bennville when Johnson went out, and Crafton crossed the rubber on a smash by Smith. 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 heaving them over in fine fashion but he let one get away from him for a wild pitch and Goliah touched the home plate. There were a number of senstaional 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 exchibition. The two teams will meet again on next Saturday. Part of the proceeds of this game will be donated to the Leahi Home.

February 26, 1916

Honolulu, HI
"Rogan Pitches One-Hit Game in Last Tilt - Captain Rogan of the 25th Infantry baseball team seen in action behind the plate. In addition to being a good pitcher, Rogan can also don the mask and catch a star game. He plays third base in fine fashion, and there is not a position on the team he can not fill. It is seldom that a star pitcher is a star catcher, and a good hitter in the bargain, but Rogan is one of these, and he comes mighty close to being the best all-around ball players in Hawaii today. He allowed the Olympics one hit Saturday. - 25th Infantry Star Outtwirls Speed Martin in Great Battle on Saturday - It was unfortunate that the Olympic players did not wander out to Alexander Field Saturday morning. If they had done this they might have planned a different defense for their ball game in the afternoon. Had they seen Gilbert, Ware and Harrison with a number of other runners win the sprint and long distance events at the military meet, and then had they witnessed the finish of the marathon and the winning of the meet they might have arranged to break the jinx by ehloroforming Rogan and a few other stars. They did not do this, and thereby lost a game to the 25th Infantry team by a score of 2 to 1. Pitcher Rogan stood out on the mound Saturday and pitched real baseball, and after the visitors had marched to the plate with their war clubs for nine innings, they managed to secure but one hit. This hit counted for one run, as Kennedy landed a homer in the fourth session over the left field wall. Homers a Feature. - Over the hills to Mary shots were the favorite yesterday, as Johnson, who hits them hard and often, slammed one of Martin's fast ones for one of the longest hits that has been seen on the local field. This hit came at the psychological moment in the ninth, and gave the colored soldiers a victory. Rogan deserved to win. Any pitcher who stands out on the mound and sends 10 men back to the bench and holds his opponents to one hit deserves whatever credit is running around loose. Benn hit a fast one to Moore, but the third baseman made a wild throw, and Kennedy hit one between Fagin's legs that certainly was an error. These were the only chances that the Olympic club got to do very much on the bases with the exception of the first inning. Stellar Pitching. - There were many features in the game, and the pitching of Rogan and Martin was the best seen here for some time. Martin was pitching good ball throughout, and he fanned Crafton, Johnson and Goliah, three of the best hitters on the 25th team. Martin would have won most ball games by his work, but unfortunately, he had to oppose a man who held his team to one hit. Chauncey Traumatola starred with a great running catch. Goliah made a pretty stab of a foul ball, and both Andrade and Johnson starred in the field. Altogether the fans were satisfied with the exhibition of the diamond sport in the closing game of the Olympic series, and those who remarked that it was a poor exhibition should be handed over to the alienists. The 25th is the only team to win two decisions from the Olympic Club aggregation. Punahou and the Chinese broke even, while the Honolulus, 1st Infantry and St. Louis squads were vanquished. Play in Detail. - First Inning - Traumatola went out, Smith to Hawkins. Rjordan was safe and went to second on two errors by Hawkins. Kennedy was out on a roller to first. Riordan was safe at third, but was caught at home by a peg from Moore. After two were out in the first, Crafton, Johnson and Swinton hit, but Martin stopped the scoring by taking care of Goliah's swat. The Olympics did not threaten in the second, and in the last half, after Hawkins had gone out, Moore hit a three-sacker to right field, but Martin fanned Fagin, and Eddie Benn made a great play off Swinton's hard drive. Rogan fanned McGrath and Martin in the next stanza, and Goliah handled Traumatola's drive. The Rogan-Crafton-Johnson combination failed to hit Martin in their half, Andrade taking a long fly from the colored pitcher, and a roller and strikeout ended the inning. Homer by Kennedy. - After Riordan grounded to second, Kennedy hit one of Rogan's fast ones over the left field wall, scoring the first run. Goliah made a great catch of a foul fly close to the right field bleachers off Friene, and Barker went out via the ozone route. Andrade made two pretty plays on long flies by Smith and Goliah, and Hawkins rolled to Martin. Andrade in the fifth hit a hard one to Moore, and was safe on the third baseman's error. Moore made a nice stop, but thre wild to Hawkins. McGrath flew out to Fagin and Martin fanned. Benn previously had hit a hard drive to Johnson, which was captured after a nice run. In the last of the fifth Moore fanned; Fagin and Swinton grounded to Martin. Rogan sent Traumatola back to the water bucket on three swings to open the sixth frame, and then Kennedy hit a roller which went right between Fagin's legs, which was distinctly an error. Kennedy then stole second. Freine went out, Smith to Hawkins. Rogan, who failed to get a hit during the day, was out on a drive to Kennedy. Then Crafton, one of the swatsmith club, hit to left for two bases and was well on his way to third when the throw came back. But the heave was over Benn's head, and the 25th man raced back to the home plate, tying the score. Johnson hit a high fly to Andrade and Smith fell victim to Martin's curves. Benn Peeved. - Barker went out to Rogan and Hawkins to open the seventh, and Rogan played with the ball and the runner as a cat would with a mouse. Then Benn had three balls with no strikes, and when Captain Stayton called the second one good Benn said "No" so loud that it could be heard in the stands. He went out on the next ball Fagin to Hawkins. Andrade was out the same route. Benn dropped Goliah's high foul and the batter was then called out on the third strike. Hawkins went out on a hot drive to McGrath. Martin fielded his position well and got the runner at first. Moore went out, Kennedy to McGrath. Traumatola Stops Triple. - Rogan fanned McGrath and Traumatola in the eighth, and Martin went out, Fagin to Hawkins. Fagin hit a weak one to pitcher, and then Swinton hit a hot drive to right that was ticketed for a triple. Chauncey Traumatola raced across the field, making an attempt to stop the drive. Just as the ball was taking a drop to the greenswarth the Olympic fielder stuck out his gloved hand and stopped the ball. It was a great catch, and he was given an ovation. Rogan hit up into the air to McGrath. Rogan had a big smile on his face in the ninth, and he proceeded to pitch baseball. Riordan hit a weak one to pitcher, and Kennedy was up. Rogan showed him the ball and then laughed, and the home run man ambled back to the aquatic pail after an exhibition of puncturing the ozone. Friene went out by a great play by Smith. Johnson Kills Ball. - Then came the ninth, and Crafton and Johnson were up. The fans who know the ability of these men said: "Either one is liable to break up the game right here." But the first half of the swatsmith club was retired on three strikes by Martin. Then Johnson hit the ball far over Traumatola's head and the sphere rolled nearly to the fence, and the crowd got on its feet, gave a yell for the victors and hurried to their belated dinners, voting the contest one of the best exhibitions ever seen at the local ball orchard."

April 16, 1916

Honolulu, HI
"25th Infantry Takes Chinese Team Into Camp - Aside from the attempt at the grid iron game Luck Yee, who was assigned to do mound duty, was a star. In an effort to hit the bats of the opponents he succeeded wonderfully well, and when he left the firing line the 25th Infantry had gathered seven runs, all they secured during the day. Hoon Ki was selected to follow Luck Yee, and the relief pitcher held the colored soldiers for the balance of the game. Kan Yen Stars. - Kan Yen, who held down the backstop job, was a star at the plate, sending three runners back who were blocked off the plate. Hois catching, and the twirling of Rogan were two of the bright features of the contest. Rogan stood out on the mound and shot the ball across and 11 batters marched slowly back to the aqua pail. Only one error was chalked up against the 25th Infantry squad, and the colored soldiers played good ball throughout, both in the field and at bat. Rogan, as usual, was hard to hit, and the locals secured only six bingles, all of which were singles. Crafton Homes. - Rogan was hit by a pitched ball in the first inning, and then Crafton, secretary of the Wreckers' Union, followed. He proceeded to hit one through Ah Lee for four sacks which rolled to the fence. Luck Yee got Johnson and Smith. En Sue was hit by a pitched ball, and then rogan threw to first and hit him on the foot. Kai Luke sacrificed, and when Smith erred En Sue came home all the way from second. Goliah was out at the plate on a hit and run signal after he had singled and went around to third on an error. In the third canto Fagan was safe on Kai Luke's error, and En Sue after a hard run dropped Swinton's liner. Then Rogan doubled to left, and En Sue in attempting to field the ball sprained his ankle, which completed a day of hard luck for the popular center fielder. Then Apau missed Crafton's shot and three runs were across the plate. Moore injured. - Goliah opened the fourth inning with a two-ply swat, and Hawkins was safe and went to third on two errors. Moore scored him with a single, making two more runs for the 25th Infantry. Moore was forced to leave the game on account of an injury. At this time the Chinese agreed that Luck Yee had had enough, and he retired to the outfield. Hoon Ki came in from the jungles and proceeded to fan Fagan. Rogan and Swinton hit to pitcher. Jackson Caught at Plate. - Jackson singled to open the sixth and went to the keystone station on a sacrifice by Fagan. Then Swinton hit to center, and Jackson was caught at the plate. Kan Yen blocked two more men at the plate in the eighth stanza. Jackson had singled and went to third on an error by Luck Yee, and when Swinton hit to Cheong he caught Jackson at the plate. Rogan was also caught out, Ah Lee to Kan Yen, which ended the scoring. The feature of the game was a circus catch by Johnson, who went up in the air and grabbed Hoon Ki's hit, which was ticketed for four sacks. Kai Luke also made a nice stop and throw of a hard hit ball The game showed a number of exciting moments, despite the fact that the 25th had a big lead all the way, and another contest will be a big feature in local baseball."

April 20, 1916

Wahiawa, HI
"How Company A, 25th Infantry Won Regimental Pennant - Resume of Schofield League Fight Shows Heavy Batting Often Turned Tide of Battle - Two New Trophies in Messhall - By O.E. Saunders. - (Special Star-Bulletin Correspondence.) - Schofield Barracks, April 20. - Company A has not only the champion baseball team of the regiment but of the post as well, for the season of 1915, and, what's more, there are two new large trophies that will attract anyone's attention upon entering the company mess hall of this 25th Infantry organization. In the first game of the recent series, which was with E Company, A started matters in the third by gaining a one-run lead. The score was tied in the fifth and remained so until Fred Goliah came to the bat. Two years ago Goliah was one of Rube Foster's hitting stars on a well known colored team called the American Giants. Goliah broke the tie by giving the fans a homer to applaud. In the sixth E. Company tied the score again, and again Goliah changed the balance of the game by a single in the seventh that scored a base runner. In the eighth E Company tied the score for the third time, and in the ninth Goliah again faced the pitcher with a hungry look in his eye that seemed to long for another homer. The E Company moundsman was filled with fear, and either because he could not put the ball over the plate, or because he wouldn't, Goliah was passed, but not so with the veteran Jasper, who received a ball that pleased him full well and which he sent skating far into left field for a two-bagger, which again placed A Company in the lead. In the last half of the ninth, J. Williams, shortstop of the E Company team, returned the compliment and connected for a double that tied the score for the fourth time. There is no doubt but that E Company would have won the game then and there had not Williams been filled with too great an ambition and attempted to stretch his double into a triple, and died on the third sack. Tired of such persistency A Company decided to cinch the game beyond all matter of doubt, and performed some antics in the eleventh that are best not to record in detail. Any passerby would have believed the champions to be engaged in their evening batting practice. With a triple, five singles and a little clever baserunning they gathered in a total of nine tallies in this one inning. There is little to relate concerning the game with I Company. "Slim" Morgan, the A Company twirler, had the I Company nine under his control during the entire nine innings, holding them to two hits and one run. As usual the A Company team held up for themselves in batting, making 11 hits in all; a triple by recruit Jackson, two doubles by the distiguished batting star Goliah and a double by right fielder Ward. Third Game. In the third game F Company hit the ball as many times as A, but the famous control of "Lefty" Jackson kept F Company's hits so well scattered that they did but little damage. Centerfielder "Yankee" Dandridge starred in this game, as did also Jackson on the mound. It is probable that F Company had a better lineup than they will be able to put in the field again for some time, as many of their best players departed on the last transport. F Company landed three runs in the fifth, a stunt which did not create any great amount of excitement, as A Company had already rolled up a lead of eight tallies. K Company Game is Hard One. The game with K Company drew the largest crowd on record for a game between two company teams and transferred a large part of the wealth of the regiment to the 1st Battalion. The K Company team outbatted the champions, but "Stonewall" Jasper kept the hits so well scattered that many of them were labor lost. It was a hard and closely contested game, won by A Company 5 to 4. The grand finale was the game with C Company won by the champions, 10 to 2. Two homers, one triple, two doubles and a whole carload of singles were more than C Company could put up with. Many of the companies are losing quite a few star players or have lost them already, but A Company expects to keep its team intact throughout the coming season. If there is to be any betting on the outcome of the series for the 1916 championship the odds will probably be in favor of A, and if there are any post championship or other trophies lying around loose, it is quite likely that A Company will pick them up also."

May 28, 1916

Honolulu, HI
"Hoon Ki Holds 25th Infantry to Six Hits in Sunday Game - Chinese Win From Soldiers By Score of 6 to 1 - Waterhouse Leaves Mound After Debating Society Begins Work - Honolulus Score Victory Over Saints on Saturday - "Blondy" Williams Wins Pitchers' Battle From Bill Janssen - "They seen their duty and they went and done it." This phrase, invented by Senor Wun Big Bat, city of Hwai Chau, province of Kwantung, may be applied to the joyful Celestials who cavorted on the green yesterday afternoon at Athletic Park, when the Chinese aggregation of willow wielders stormed the trenches of the 25th Infantry to the tune of 6 to 1. Someone remarked on Saturday that the visitors from Schofield were due for the vacuum treatment soon. Hoon Ki, worthy knight of the heaving department, being a man of much sterness of purpose, decided that he would have his name scribed in the "Hallerfame." Let it now be writ. Hoon Ki Was Star. - Hoon Ki mounted the hilltop for the Chinese, and for six perfectly good cantos, the colored soldiers were unable to do a tango on the home mat. They had annexed three hits in this time. One might remark without fear of contradiction that this was some pitching. Hoon Ki not only used his curves but considerable noodle work in sending the 25th men back to the shade. Waterhouse was on the firing line for the soldiers, also Rogan, and both heavers were tapped. The 25th Infantry debating society held a declamation contest in the seventh inning. Rogan had the affirmative and Waterhouse the negative. The affirmative won, and Rogan cast aside his implements of warfare and mounted the hilltop. Ah Lee Stars It. - To begin the story of the humbling of the visitors. En Sue was safe on Smith's boot. Kai Luke dumped one down. Lang Akana walked and Ah Lee, who had been shifted in the batting order, reached for one of Waterhouse's shoots and sent it far to right jungle for a triple, scoring two runs. Then Hoon Ki singled and Tyau followed suit and one more came in. In the second there was no hitting or scoring. Crafton and Ah Lee singled in the third but neither could get around. Tyau singled in the fourth, but was killed in a double play. The 25th failed to score in this inning. Smith singled in the fifth, but was left; En Sue hit a safe one in their half, Kai Luke sacrificed again, and then Lang Akana hit one to right field ticketed for a double, but Fagan raced over and threw Lang out at first and En Sue scored on the error by Moore after the throw. The 25th went out in order in the sixth. Kan Yen singled in the last half, but was left. Well Rogan! - Hawkins' single to open the seventh was advanced on Waterhouse's hit and an infield out, and scored in a passed ball. Ping Kong was safe on an error. Leong singled, En Sue singled and the bases were full. Then the 25th debated and the argument waxed warm. Rogan doffed his armor and walked out on the diamond, with a sea of faces tense, watching for three strike-outs. They never came. Kai Luke, first to face the new heaver, singled, and Ping Kong came home, and Leong was caught at the plate. Then Rogan made a wild pitch and En Sue raced home. Lang Akana singled, stole second, but was out on a double play. Rogan held the Chinese safe in the ninth."

June 10, 1916

Wahiawa, HI
"Will Rogan Be in Form? Ask Company E Players - If Star Pitcher is Not in Shape Machine gun Company May Drop Game to E Squad - 25th Infantry Team - Schofield Barracks, June 10. - Will Rogan Hold Out? is the most frequently asked question among the baseball fans of the 25th Infantry, which means the entire regiment, for what memeber of the regiment is not a baseball enthusiast. That Rogan is the whole Machine Gun Company team is admitted by all, even by Rogan himself. To be sure there are a few others on the nine who have handled a ball before, including Leavelle, the famous 24th Infantry star, but when it comes to a pinch and the team gets Rogan into a hole, he pulls himself out or pulls the team out by striking out the next nine or ten batters. Complains of His Arm. - It was last Saturday, that Rogan pitched against C Company, then second in standing, and won the game with his mighty arm. He struck out nineteen, but the next day while playing with the regimental team in Honolulu behind the bat, he complained of a serious pain in his arm. This afternoon the Machine gun nine must face E Company, and if Rogan is not in the box, it is all over but the shouting, and the E Company team that has been chasing toward the top of the table by leaps and bounds, will have reached the pinnacle. And so the question is repeated, Will Rogan hold out? How about E Company? E Company stock is way above par just at the present moment. E Company has been winning games galore and is now second in standing. But this nine has very reliable pitchers and the wiseacres are pointing to the last year champions. A Company had a terrible slump at the beginning of the series, but the machinery has apparently been oiled and is now running smoothly. With Jasper, Jackson and Morgan, three of the best pitchers in the regiment, the Company A nine has little to fear - but Rogan. And it harps back to the same old quandary, Will Rogan hold out?

Wahiawa, HI
"Rogan Failed to Beat them Without Help - Star Pitcher Knocks Homer, Twirls Good Ball, and Then Loses to Compay E Team - 25th Infantry League - Schofield Barracks, June 12. - The Machine Gun Company gave up its place at the top of the table when defeated by E Company Saturday afternoon. Rogan was never in better form and it was not due to any weakening of his arm that the game was lost. He rapped out a homerun for the only earned run of the game, struck out fifteen of the E Company sluggers and held his opponents to two little singles. E Company, however, hit Rogan harder than any other team has been able to do. Though there were but two safe hits made off his delivery, the ball was kept rolling and Rogan's support crumbled behind him. The errors made by the rapid firers were crucial. Two boots by Russell, an overthrow by Nash and a dropped fly by Pogue, all figured in the run column of the opposing team. Davis pitched a tiptop game for E Company and held the Roganites to three hits."

June 11, 1916

Honolulu, HI
"Lulus Lose in Eighth Chukkur to Post Giants - 25th Infantry Win Hard Fought Game From Lulus When Bushnell Slips - Henry Bushnell, playing No. 6 for the Honolulus, missed two easy ones in the eighth chukkur yesterday afternoon at Athletic Park and as a result Paresa's squad was defeated once again, receiving its medicine from the 25th Infantry by a score of 9 to 4. For the first five furlongs the two entries were breezing along in fine fashion, after Johnny Carrol was up on Ramble in the third. It was a great day and a great race until the stretch, but the 25th challenged the Lulu entry down the stretch and won by five lengths. Meyer Plays Well. - Heinie Meyer of Maui some time ago was playing No 1 for the Lulus and his work was of the highest order until his teammates threw the game away. Austin was No 1 for the 25th Infantry and worked in fine fashion, showing an excellent southpaw style. He looks like a real pitcher with more seasoning. Rogan was on the field at No 4 and No 5 and his play was fully up to the usual standard. The one bright feature of the game was the great save made by Souza, who prevented a goal in the seventh chukkur. 'Cavalry Jack' Ware broke into the game for the first time and played a great game. He was a star with the mallet. During the match he made three hits and four goals. Both Ware and Johnson made goals in the first chukkur when the big fielder scored by a three-ply drive. Lulus Score. In the third period Bushnell, Souza and Costa made goals when the 25th defense weakened. After that there was no scoring until the eighth period, when Ware and Rogan made goals. Then the Lulas came back by scoring one on Meyer's long drive near the boards. In the last period Meyer, after having lost his game, weakened and five hits counted for four scores. This was the end and completed a game which was interesting for seven periods despite the errors made.

July 6, 1916

Wahiawa, HI
"25th Infantry With Rogan Up Defeats Claras - Captain of Wreckers Wins in Pitchers' Battle from Bliss; Fans 11 of Visitors - 25th Infantry 4, Santa Clara 2 - Schofield Barracks July 7. - The Santa Clara baseball team was defeated here yesterday afternoon by the 25th Infnatry, 4 to 2. The size of the crowd that attended the game was somewhat smaller than had been expected. The 25th Infantry turned out in force, and filled up the bleachers along the third base line; but on the other side of the field rooting for the visitors was but a very small representation from the other regiments. The 1st Infantry baseball fans were conspicuous by their absence. A few Facts and Comments - Crafton didn't have a chance to make one of his major league plays. He contributed a two-bagger and a run however, in the second. All four of the 25th Infantry runs were earned, but only one of the Santa Clara's scores could be placed in that category. The visitors made the first and the last run of the game, while the 25th made four in between. The Santa Claras seemed to take to the baseball diamond that Schofield is so proud of, for they played an errorless game. Incidentally they made one more hit than the local team. Of the eleven hits made in the game seven were for extra bases. The locals would not chance Waterhouse or Jasper in the box, but sent in their best bet, Rogan. They hit Rogan's speed ball in the early part of the game, but when he changed to a wide curve he had the visitors practically at his mercy. He struck out eleven and hit two, Bliss and Gray; passed one, and threw wide once. Bliss pitched his best game since he has been on Oahu. He was in top-notch form. Any pitcher who can hold Rogan's crew to five hits is going some. The game started out with a bang for the visitors. Milburn, the first man at the bat, hit safely to shortstop, stole second and later scored on O'Neill's triple. Their other run was scored in the eighth. Wilson was safe on Goliah's error, advanced to second on Gray's sacrifice, and scored on O'Neil's double. O'Neil was the base cleaner of the visiting team. He had a chance, however, to turn the same trick upon two other occasions at bat, but failed to come across. Crafton scored the 25th Infantry's first run. This was in the second when he started the ball rolling with a two bagger. He took third on Johnson's out and scored on Goliah's sacrifice fly. in the fifth Fagan hit safely for two bases and later scored from third on a squeeze play, one of the few we have seen at Schofield this season. The last two runs were made in the seventh. Johnson started with a triple to right, and Goliah followed with a drive in almost the same place, which was good for three sacks. Goliah scored on Fagan's sacrifice fly. Another errorless feature of the game was the umpiring, which was excellent in every respect. Larry Collins of the 25th was behind the bat, with Barney Donaahue of the 1st Artillery scouting the bases."

July 12, 1916

Wahiawa, HI
"Wrecking Crew Defeats Missions in Fourth Straight Game at Post - All Crafton Does for Day is Knock Out Two Home Runs and One Single - Johnson Gets Triple, Double and Single - Three Santa Clara Pitchers Batted All Over Lot - Jackson and Waterhouse Suffer - Rogan Stops Visitors With Ease - 25th Infantry 15, Santa Clara 8. - Schofield Barracks, July 13. - It was a hectic game yesterday between the army chums and the Santa Claras, a game that was not good for anyone who cannot stand excitement and a much accelerated pulse. The game had its ups and downs, the last up being for the 25th in its last inning at bat, and the last down being for the visitors in that very same epoch of the game. The trouble with the visitors was that they did not have a Rogan to save the day. It was a hard day on pitchers, and Rogan was the only one out of six who could weather the storm. Rogan left the third sack and took Waterhouse's place on the mound in the eighth. The Santas had lined out five clean singles in this inning against Wterhouse'e delivery. They had brough in three runs and tied the score. When Rogan went in the box the bases were full, only one man was out and Hall was facing him at the plate. Hall had rapped out a triple in the first frame and seemed prepared to repeat this performance. Rogan struck him out and then caused Preciado to pop up a fly to Smith. Bumps for Hurlers. - In the last half of the eighth it was a different story. The 25th needed one run to break the tie, but made six. It had no mercy upon Brown, and when he gave way to Leonard, Leonard fared no better. In this inning the Santa Claras disputed a decision of Umpire Donahue, which, had it been reversed, would have retired the 25th without a score in this frame and perhaps changed the entire aspect of the game. It was one of the best decisions Donahue ever made, but the visitors could not see it in that light. There were two men on bases and two out, no one having scored. Rogan hit a hot grounder to Preciado, who made a beautiful stop and whipped the ball to first. Bensburg dropped the ball, recovered it again just as Rogan reached the sack, but did not have the ball more than four or five inches off the ground when it rolled out of his hands again. This time Bensburg, who was somewhat out of balance, left the ball on the ground and put his gloved hand over it, holding this position for the umpire's decision. Donahue called Rogan out when he saw Bensburg recovering the ball, but quickly reversed his decision when he saw the sphere on the ground again. This decision brought about one of the many disputes which took place during the game, most of which were between the different players of the Santa Clara team. Following this calamitous error, Crafton poled out his second home run. Johnson, Smith and Fagan followed with nifty singles to the left garden. What could the poor Santas do? Both teams hit the ball hard. It was a regular batting bee, but the 25th Infantry hit the harder. Both teams fielded passably well, but Rogan's crew fielded very much the better of the two. In the ninth inning the 25th infield let down a little and permitted the visitors to fill the bases on three infield errors. Sunch a calamith might have worried any ordinary pitcher, but not Rogan, and the side was retired without a score."

July 16, 1916

Honolulu, HI
"Two Bit Infantry Team Smothers Sneeze Squad - Fifteen Runs and Fourteen Hits by Wrecking Crew During Affray on Sunday - Fatalities, 15 to 3 - Santa Claras Play Bang Up Ball on Saturday Afternoon and Win From St. Louis 5 to 2 - Visitors Will Take Jaunt to Volcano - Members of the Santa Clara base ball team are going to take a trip. Not that they haven't taken a trip before - in fact they tripped on Sunday - but letting that go, they are going to see the second wonder of the islands, viz: Halemaumau, the House of Everlasting Fire. During their short sojourn on Oahu they have been familiar with eruptions, spatacones, ice cream cones and et cetera. They had a warm session at Athletic Park on Sunday afternoon with the Team of Everlasting Fire. In fact there was so much firing throughout the session that old J. Pluvius had to butt in to keep away the mighty holocaust. The first wonder of the islands, the 25th Infantry, has been looked over, and as far as Santa Clara is concerned they state that they wish they had been overlooked. Forsooth, twould have been much better. He Didn't See It. The boss says always tell your story in the first paragraph, but the boss didn't see that game on Sunday or he would have made a tabulation leaving room for exceptions. He didn't have to see it. Well, the aggregation sometimes known as the Wrecking Crew, with the 25th Infantry written all over their white blouses, succeeded in trimming the Santa Clara University base ball team on Sunday afternoon at Athletic Park by the score of 15 to 3. The score might have been larger if it had not been for J. Pluvius and N Stayton working together. After Santa Clara had failed to score in the first of the eighth, the sky juice began to appear and Captain Stayton, the arbiter with the armor, decided that the spectators had seen enough. For once the crowd cheered him to the echo. Gay and Blissful. There was a gay and blissful period during the afternoon, and taking advantage of this the 25th decided to do a little hammering, and when the day was o'er they had collected 14 hits, 15 runs, and 17 laughs. The laughs do not appear in the box score. Everything else does. The 25th team decided that they were going to have a little ducklet consomme, so decided to allow Lefty Auston to mount the hillock and battle with the visitors. And the crooked arm huler made good with a vengeance. He toyed with the overseas boys and allowed them four measly singles. Aulston Makes Good. Aulston was making his debut against the visitors and in the first inning allowed the Clarans two bingles which were converted into two runs. From that time on until the eighth inning the southpaw did not allow the semblance of a hit. To show that he was pitching good ball he sent nine of the Santas back to the long drink. Rogan, Waterhouse, Jasper or any other pitcher in the 25th stable could not have done better. Aulston was ably assisted by Dad Swinton who had the recruit pitching all the time. Swinton had him shooting letter balls, corner ticklers and his fast-breaking curves had the boys from the Mission school at his mercy. In addition to his work behind the plate, Swinton was the star with the bat, getting four bingles in four times up. Wrecking Crew. Rogan, Crafton and Johnson were in the limelight Sunday with the big bludgeon. In the seventh inning Rogan hit a line drive over Milburn's head which struck the gate, and if someone had opened the portals wide the ball would have gone to King street. Instead, the ball hit the boards and Rogan circled the hassocks. In the fifth canto Mr. Royal Bliss, who had succeeded Francisco Gay, grooved one and Crafton jumped right on it and sent it over Wilson's head in right for four sacks. Johnson also came through with a hard drive to right, but a fast relay held him at third. Santa Clara could not find Aulston for an extra base. Scored Two in First. In the first inning Rogan and Aulston skidded in the mud and two men were safe, and with two hits by O'Neil and Bensberg the visitors chalked up two runs, and the hopes of the Santa Clara rooters were high. But after the Art Smithing was over they felt like the denizens of the deep. The 25th Infantry went out and scored four on singles by Swinton, Crafton and Goliah, a double by Hawkins and a triple by Johnson. They batted around. And did not the Santa Claras come back with a vengeance in the second inning? They did not. Aulston fanned the first two of the Signal Corps artists and Milburn rolled to Goliah. Gay got by until the fourth, and then it rained. It did not only rain globules of aqua but it rained hits and runs, ivory particles and sadness. The 25th scored six runs and Hawkins got two pokes at the ball in this session. Another Game. Roy Bliss had been communing with Morpheus on the bench, and when Pat Gleason poked him in the rips, Roy looked up and rubbing his eyes said, "It's not my lead; I just dealt." After the new coach of the Santa Clara team had informed Roy that he wasn't playing bridge, Roy went out on the mount to face the music. Roy dealt all right. He gave Mr. Crafton a deuce and the 25th Infantry left fielder put an ace on it and sent it far afield beyond the suburbs of Wilsonville. There were two men on the sacks at the time and it gave the 25th Infantry three runs, and adding the one previous by Aulston makes four. 3+1=4. Santa Clara scored their third and last run on an error by Goliah, a walk and a fielder's choice. Rogan's homer in the seventh gave the 25th squad their last run, and after Santa Clara failed to score Stayton said S'nuff, and the crowd wandered out of the turnstiles toward the corn beef and cabbage waiting on the Sunday evening tablecloth."

July 28, 1916

Wahiawa, HI
"Twenty-Fifth is Victorious As Usual - Schofield Barracks League. (Special Star-Bulletin Correspondence) - Schofield Barracks, July 28. - 25th Infantry 11, 4th Cavalry 2. - Nothing in this post at least seems to be able to stop the triumphant march of the 25th Infantry ball team. The 4th cavalry, the one best bet here to pull the trick, tried it yesterday, only to be beaten in every stage of the game. Hickey was on the mound for the cavalry, and was there with the goods as far as control and speed were concerned, but was fatally deficient in head work. He opened the game to pitch for all he was worth, and the 25th just let him extend himself, and then fell on him for 13 hits. Every time an infantry man reached first, he made no attempt to steal, but helped his team by drawing at least half a dozen attempts from Hickey to catch him off the sack. Hickey has not learned the trick as yet, and his shoulder betrays his intention every time he throws to a base. He helped the 25th along by weakening himself in some 50 attempts to catch runners, and in only one case was he successful. If Hickey had attended to his pitching, and left the blocking of the 25th base runners to his catcher, Ronowski, whose pegging to bases is always a marvel of accuracy and speed, the score of the game would be considerably smaller. Hickey sent eight 25th men to the bench by the strikeout route. For the 25th, Waterhouse opened a little wild, but settled beautifully, and after a lone single in the opener held the Cavalry hitless until the ninth, when Hickey touched him for a little fly just beyond the reach of Collin's mitt. In the ninth Donaldson came across with a clean single, scoring the third hit against the big twirler. Smock drew a pass in the first, stole second prettily and scored on Oakes single to left. In the ninth, Donaldson singled, stole third on a passed ball and scored on Fitzpatrick's hot liner which Williams took out of the air and which so threw him out of balance that he could not stop the runner from third and contented himself by catching Fitzpatrick. The 25th batting game was notable, Swinton once and Williamson twice beat out infield hits, Willis hit three pretty singles, Cross opened the game with a home run, laid down a sacrifice bunt in the fifth that brought across a run and finished his day by a single in the eighth. The hit of the day was Smith's, who, in the eighth, with three men on, and two strikes to the bad, laid down a bunt towards third that went as a hit and scored the runner. Donaldson had an off day and his two errors were costly to the Cavalry."