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Calgary
Bronchos downed Red Deer four games to win in a playoff to capture the
1912 Western Canada championship. The Eskimos had finished on top
in the first half while the Bronchos easily topped the circuit in the
second half.
 Chester
Cox, the playing manager of the Bassano Boosters, was the leading
hitter, finishing with a .348 average. Pete Standridge of Calgary
and Ferdy Manning (right) of Red Deer tied for the lead in pitching wins,
each with 21.
Jack Roche, 21-year-old catcher, played for two seasons, 1912 and
1913 for the Calgary Bronchos. Later, he spent parts of three seasons in the
majors with the Cardinals.
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1912 Stats
1912 Rosters
1912 Tournaments
1912 (CLASS D)
1st Half
Red Deer Eskimos 31 22 .585
Bassano Boosters 29 21 .580
Calgary Bronchos 25 23 .521
Edmonton Gray Birds 15 34 .306
* Calgary Albertan, July 6 & 8, 1912
2nd Half
Calgary Bronchos 34 11 .756
Edmonton Gray Birds 25 26 .490
Bassano Boosters 16 25 .390
Red Deer Eskimos 17 30 .362
* Calgary News-Telegram, Sept 9, 1912
* Red Deer won 1st half,
Calgary the 2nd
half. Calgary won a best-of-seven
playoff.
1912 Game Reports
1912 Photo Gallery
1912 Snapshots
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Left to right - Walter Ford,
Edmonton pitcher; Red Deer manager
Bill Hurley; Edmonton manager John Mackin;
Archie Persons
of Bassano, a .379 hitter, and shortstop Leonard Reddick.
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