1915-7-02 Made HI debut for Third Battalion on June 30.
"The chief interest in the game was the first appearance on the local diamond of Rogan, late of the Twenty-fourth Infantry, who arrived on the last transport. There is hardly a company commander in the Twenty-fifth Infantry, who has not made a bid for this man's assignment to his company without success. The ultimate assignment of Rogan is still a matter of conjecture. As the recruit company is attached to the First Battalion, his appearance this afternoon with that team was allowed. He played the first three innings at third base and made a great impression. He looks like the classiest infielder the regiment has had in some time. In the fourth he went into the box and here his success was even more pronounced. He had worlds of speed and a quick delivery following a leisurely windup that is in itself puzzling to any batter. At the bat, he had three chances and in each case met the first ball pitched on the nose, but each time in the direction of some fielder."
1915-8-24 Newly elected field captain of 25th Infantry.
1916-5-10 "The second game between the Machine Gun Company and Company I was all Rogan. He went to the mound for the battery team and the Company I batters seemed greatly in fear of his speed ball.
Rogan was all smiles and gave them speed or slow balls, floaters or fadeaways and every other kind of pitch known to baseball on demand with the same result for every offering. Two hits of the scratch variety were all the opposing batters could get."
1917-3-24 On furlough - to pitch for White Sox
1917-3-24 Half of "insular fandom" thinks Rogan is on way - half thinks he is in Honolulu.
1917-3-24 Will play different position every Sunday
1917-3-26 Beat Western Pool 10-2 - allowed but one hit, a single in the 9th by Jess Orendorff. Joe Pirrone was opposing pitcher.
1917-3-26 Also hit three triples
1960-8-04 Stengel praises Rogan.
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