 Friction with his stepmother and unhappiness with the segregated high school he attended led Rogan to drop out of school before graduation and enlist in the Army on October 19 , 1911 . He lied about his age to do so . This would cause later confusion about Rogan 's age , as some records ( along with his Hall of Fame plaque ) give his birth year as 1889 , others as 1893 ; recent histories , such as Phil Dixon 's , conclude that the latter date is correct . 
