On June 4, 1912, the Cañon City franchise relocated to Raton, New Mexico. The team had a 5–6 record under manager Jack Farrell at the time they relocated to Raton.[3][7]
The team's use of the "Swastikas" moniker has roots that are unknown.[a] When the team franchise moved to New Mexico, they became the first minor league team based in New Mexico. Shortly after, the Colorado Springs Millionaires franchise moved to Dawson, New Mexico, and became the Dawson Stags.[10]
The Rocky Mountain League permanently folded on July 5, 1912, before the completion of the scheduled season. At the time the league folded, the Cañon City/Raton team was in second place with a 20–14 overall record. Cañon City/Raton finished 4.5 games behind the first place Pueblo/Cheyenne Indians team in the final league standings.[3]
Since 1912, Cañon City, Colorado, has not hosted another minor league team.[11]
Ballparkedit
Cañon City was noted to have hosted minor league home games at Centennial Park. Possibly having another name in 1912, Centennial Park is still in use today as a public park with ballfields. Centennial Park is located at 221 Griffin Avenue, Cañon City, Colorado.[12][13]
Roster information for the 1912 Cañon City team is lacking in online baseball reference sites.[7][6] An article in the Kansas City Times on May 23, 1912—the day before the start of the league's regular season—gave the team's roster as:[14]
Infielders: Albert Smith, Bill Kemmer, Maurice McKnight, Clifford Marr, and Hobson
^Contemporary newspaper reports about the team during 1912 refer only to Canon City;[8] the use of any nickname is absent. A brand of coal known as "Swastika Sugarite" was associated with Raton, New Mexico, where the team relocated to.[9]
Referencesedit
^"American Classic: Community invited to vintage baseball game Saturday". May 12, 2016.
^"INTER-OCEAN | Colorado Vintage Base Ball Association". www.cvbba.org.
^ ab"1912 Canon City Swastikas/Raton minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
^"Canon City Shut Out Strong City". The Kansas City Star. May 5, 1912. p. 12. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
^"Gibson-Faw Lumber and Coal Co. (advertisement)". The Evening Herald. Albuquerque, New Mexico. November 7, 1918. p. 5. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
^"Is It True Playing Baseball Was Once A Crime In New Mexico?". www.krwg.org.
^"Canon City, Colorado Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
^"Centennial Park in Canon City, CO minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
^"'Mile Highers' in Canon City". Kansas City Times. May 23, 1912. p. 10. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
External linksedit
Canon City - Baseball Reference
December 24, 2023
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The Canon City Swastikas were a minor league baseball team based in Canon City Colorado in 1912 Canon City briefly played in the 1912 season as members of the Class D level Rocky Mountain League before the Canon City franchise relocated to Raton New Mexico during the season Canon City hosted minor league home games at Centennial Park Canon City Swastikas1912Canon City ColoradoMinor league affiliationsClassClass D 1912 LeagueRocky Mountain League 1912 Major league affiliationsTeamNoneMinor league titlesLeague titles 0 NoneTeam dataNameCanon City Swastikas 1912 BallparkCentennial Park 1912 Contents 1 History 2 Ballpark 3 Timeline 4 Year by year record 5 Players 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksHistory editAn early Canon City based team called the Canon City Inter Ocean Base Ball Club played organized baseball beginning in 1874 1 2 The 1912 Canon City Swastikas began minor league baseball play in Canon City Canon City became charter members of the four team Class D level Rocky Mountain League in 1912 The league started the season with the Colorado Springs Millionaires La Junta Railroaders and the Pueblo Colorado teams joining Canon City in league play 3 4 5 6 On June 4 1912 the Canon City franchise relocated to Raton New Mexico The team had a 5 6 record under manager Jack Farrell at the time they relocated to Raton 3 7 The team s use of the Swastikas moniker has roots that are unknown a When the team franchise moved to New Mexico they became the first minor league team based in New Mexico Shortly after the Colorado Springs Millionaires franchise moved to Dawson New Mexico and became the Dawson Stags 10 The Rocky Mountain League permanently folded on July 5 1912 before the completion of the scheduled season At the time the league folded the Canon City Raton team was in second place with a 20 14 overall record Canon City Raton finished 4 5 games behind the first place Pueblo Cheyenne Indians team in the final league standings 3 Since 1912 Canon City Colorado has not hosted another minor league team 11 Ballpark editCanon City was noted to have hosted minor league home games at Centennial Park Possibly having another name in 1912 Centennial Park is still in use today as a public park with ballfields Centennial Park is located at 221 Griffin Avenue Canon City Colorado 12 13 nbsp 1915 Panorama of Canon City ColoradoTimeline editYear s Yrs Team Level League1912 1 1 Canon City Swastikas Class D Rocky Mountain League1912 2 1 Raton SwastikasYear by year record editYear Record Finish Manager Playoffs Notes1912 20 14 2nd Jack Farrell Moved to Raton June 45 6 in Canon CityPlayers editRoster information for the 1912 Canon City team is lacking in online baseball reference sites 7 6 An article in the Kansas City Times on May 23 1912 the day before the start of the league s regular season gave the team s roster as 14 Infielders Albert Smith Bill Kemmer Maurice McKnight Clifford Marr and Hobson Outfielders Mart Henry Barrackman George Henry Catcher John Peters Pitchers Art Hanna Curtis Wilder and LittlerBill Kemmer had played for the major league Louisville Colonels in 1895 and John Peters later played for three major league teams between 1915 and 1922 Notes edit Contemporary newspaper reports about the team during 1912 refer only to Canon City 8 the use of any nickname is absent A brand of coal known as Swastika Sugarite was associated with Raton New Mexico where the team relocated to 9 References edit American Classic Community invited to vintage baseball game Saturday May 12 2016 INTER OCEAN Colorado Vintage Base Ball Association www cvbba org a b c Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles eds 2007 The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball Third ed Baseball America ISBN 978 1932391176 1912 Rocky Mountain League RML minor league baseball on StatsCrew com www statscrew com Rocky Mountain League D Encyclopedia and History Baseball Reference com a b 1912 Canon City Raton Swastikas Statistics Baseball Reference com Retrieved April 22 2022 a b 1912 Canon City Swastikas Raton minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew com www statscrew com Canon City Shut Out Strong City The Kansas City Star May 5 1912 p 12 Retrieved April 22 2022 via newspapers com Gibson Faw Lumber and Coal Co advertisement The Evening Herald Albuquerque New Mexico November 7 1918 p 5 Retrieved April 22 2022 via newspapers com Is It True Playing Baseball Was Once A Crime In New Mexico www krwg org Canon City Colorado Encyclopedia Baseball Reference com Centennial Park in Canon City CO minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew com www statscrew com Centennial Park Canon City CO Mile Highers in Canon City Kansas City Times May 23 1912 p 10 Retrieved April 22 2022 via newspapers com External links editCanon City Baseball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canon City Swastikas amp oldid 1172437037, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
